translate English to French: The new "Kandahar" bindings, by fastening the skiers' heels down, gave them dramatically improved downhill performances but made ski touring and hill climbing unacceptably awkward.
Les nouvelles fixations « Kandahar », qui retiennent le talon, permettent aux skieurs de réaliser de meilleures performances en descente mais rendent difficiles le ski de randonnée et la montée des pentes.