Need Help Finding Center Line for Mounting Bindings on my Skis?

Question

I just got a pair of skis I need to mount bindings on. I have mounted all the bindings on every pair of skis I have owned so I know how to do that, but every other pair I have had in the past has had a line marking where the center of the boot would be. This new pair doesn't have that line. Is there some kind of formula for finding that mark? I have looked all over the net and can't seem to find it. Everything just seems to tell me to line up the center line, with the center of my boot, but I don't have line. I would like to mount the Traditional mount, (more ski in the front than the back, not a twin center mount) and the ski's are Volkl 170 semi twin tip. There is a italic i on the side wall of the skis but it seems randomly placed and looks like a stocking letter or something. I would call a local shop, but I live in Ohio and there isn't anybody around to go ask, except big retailers and I don't really trust their "Techs" Any help would be great!

Answer 1

I would go to one of the big ski retailers and look at the other skis.  find some skis that are similar to yours and look for the boot mark on them.  you could measure how far back from the center of the ski it is and mount yours accordingly.  also it wouldn't hurt to just ask their techs.  one might actually know what they are talking about.

Answer 2

I'm assuming you are refering to the balance point of the ski, not the center-line of the ski (running the length of the ski.)

To find the "center" you should never trust what the ski says anyway...I don't.

Balance each ski on something thin. A thin shelf bracket works great. If you don't have that, stick a thin piece of metal or wood (like 2mm-3mm thickness) in the top of a vice and find the balance point of each ski.

Draw a line on the ski where it balances on the wood or metal bracket.

Place the tails of each ski against a wall. If the lines you drew match up, great...if not, use the line that is the most forward as your center point and mount accordingly. If you want rear-mount, just measure back from the balance point.