2022 Union Bindings Overview | Snowboarding Profiles

The following is a quick overview of the 2022 Union snowboard bindings lineup.

First I will look at any new bindings for the 2021-22 season, and any old 2021 models that aren't returning with a 2022 model.

Then I'll place each binding into the categories where I see them best fitting.

New 2022 Union Bindings

The new bindings for 2021-22 are:

Explorer - though only essentially new in name. They are in place of the Expedition. Though there have been a few tweaks/upgrades, so not purely a name change, but the major components (high back and base plate) are the same. See summary section below for the changes.
Explorer FC - like the Explorer above, the Explorer FC is in effect a name change from the Expedition FC, but there have also been a few upgrades - most notably new ankle and toe straps.
Rover - OK not actually bindings, but definitely new. These are essentially uphill skis. The Expedition series bindings connect to these to get you uphill, then you can swap the bindings onto any solid board you want for the downhill.
Expedition Pack - Also not bindings, but goes hand in hand with the Rover uphill climbers. Designed for backcountry tours and specifically designed to go with the rover. The Expedition pack has a snowboard link system for carrying your snowboard up and a Rover link system to store your rover uphill climbers when you're on the way down.

Exiting 2021 Union Bindings

The 2021 bindings that aren't returning with a 2022 model:

Union Expedition - but not really because the Explorer is a like for like replacement, with a few upgrades

Union Expedition FC - but not really because the Explorer FC is a like for like replacement, with a few upgrades

All 2022 Union Bindings by Category

Below I have organized Union's 2021-22 collection. This is according to the categories here at SnowboardingProfiles.com and not necessarily the same as how Union might label them.

Of course these are only broad categories as every binding is different, but this is a rough guide.

UNION BEGINNER BINDINGS

Men's

Flite Pro | Top 5 Beginner Binding
Contact Pro

Women's

Rosa | Top 5 Women’s Beginner Binding
Milan

UNION PARK/FREESTYLE BINDINGS

Men's

Contact Pro – See Full Review | Top 5 Freestyle Binding
Flite Pro – See Full Review

Women's

Milan - full review coming | Top 5 Women’s Freestyle Binding
Rosa

UNION ALL-MOUNTAIN BINDINGS

Men's

Strata – See Full Review | Top 5 All-Mountain Binding
Force – See Full Review | Top 5 All-Mountain Binding
STR – See Full Review

Women's

Trilogy - full review coming | Top 5 Women’s All-Mountain Binding
Juliet - full review coming

UNION ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREERIDE BINDINGS

Men's

Falcor – See Full Review | Top 5 All-Mountain-Freeride Binding
Atlas – See Full Review | Top 5 All-Mountain-Freeride Binding

Women's

Legacy - full review coming | Top 3 Women’s Freeride Binding

UNION FREERIDE BINDINGS

Men's

Atlas FC - See Full Review | Top 5 Freeride Binding

UNION SPLITBOARD BINDINGS

Men's

Explorer | Name change for 2022
Explorer FC | Name change for 2022

UNION YOUTH BINDINGS

Cadet Pro
Cadet
Cadet XS

Summary

So there you have the 2022 Union snowboard bindings lineup.

Out with the Old

Essentially nothing is really exiting, with the Expedition and Expedition FC essentially just getting name changes.

In with the New

Apart from the Explorer and Explorer FC (which are name changes), there are some new accessories to go with said splitboard bindings, namely the Rover and the Expedition pack, which work hand in hand.

The Rover are 100cm uphill skis that help to get you uphill on backcountry expeditions.

The Expedition pack is a 24L backpack that is designed with snowboard connections for carrying your board uphill and Rover connections for carrying the Rover uphill climbers on the descent.

Changes to Existing models

Explorer: Apart from getting a different name to it's predecessor (the Expedition) it gets a new ankle strap (Exoframe 4.0, which was on the Expedition FC last year), new toe strap (TS 2.0 W/Pin) and a new highback lean flad
Explorer FC: Like the Explorer the Explorer FC get's a new name and some new components, namely, new ankle strap (Exoframe 5.0), toe strap (TS 4.0+), and new flad
Atlas FC: New ankle strap (Exoframe 5.0) and toe strap (TS 4.0+)
Force: New ankle strap (Exoframe 4.0) and toe strap (TS 2.0 Rhombus)
Trilogy: New ankle strap (Exoframe 4.0) and toe strap (TS 2.0 Rhombus)
STR: New ankle strap (Exoframe 2.0)
Juliet: New ankle strap (Exoframe 2.0)
Falcor: Quite an overhaul on this one. New high back (Falcor Forged Hybrid 2.0), which is the biggest change, but also new ankle strap (Exoframe 5.0) and toe strap (TS 4.0+) and a couple of other small things.
Contact Pro: Just one change but a fairly significant one. New high back (Asym S2 Duraflex)
Milan: Just one change but a fairly significant one. New high back (Asym S2 Duraflex)
Flite Pro: Complete overhaul of this one with a new baseplate (stage 8 duraflex), new heel cup, new high back (stage 12 Flite Pro duraflex), new bushings and new toe strap. Looks kind of like a Falcor, but they couldn't be more different!
Rosa: Complete overhaul of this one with a new baseplate (stage 8 duraflex), new heel cup, new high back (stage 12 Rosa duraflex), new bushings and new toe strap.

So, they've been busy!

Snowboarding Profiles Tests

I was able to test a good number of 2022 Union bindings (including several women's models) and I'll release the reviews for those through the year, including the Falcor, Contact Pro and Flite Pro which were the most significantly changed of the men's lineup.

For all of Snowboarding Profiles' Union reviews, check out the link at the button below.

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