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Sewardo
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To start I'm going to be out around the Banff area skiing for 2-3 months and I just bought a pair of 187 High Society Freerides.  I am 6 foot 2 and 220 pounds if it makes any diff for my question.  I know this should be in gear talk but as it has to do with skis I assumed it would be aight to post in ski gabber too (mainly just wanted fastest response possible).  I will be skiing as much pow as I can but will no doubt be rockin the park too. 

My question is......where should I mount my bindings?  Center or freeride?  I was thinking center but am still questioning it so would like some second opinions.  

and yessss I checked the fucking search bar but anything I found wasn't specific enough.


sparknotes: skiing in banff for 2-3 months, pow and park. where to mount high society freerides, freeride or center?

Oct 15 2009 11:59AM
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GORlLLA
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Mount them on the skis.
Oct 15 2009 12:05PM
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Sewardo
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wow! I am completely blown away by your intelligence when it comes to skiing and related subjects!  I would have never thought to do that myself.  What a lifesaver!

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now lets hear some legit, non 12 year old posts instead of bullshit

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Oct 15 2009 12:12PM
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-PowAir-
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This would be a great location. And really if you dont know where you want them you really have no business skiing on them at all.
Oct 15 2009 12:12PM
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Sewardo
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I'm beginning to think posting anything but lols and boobs on ns is a fucking waste of time, there must be someone out there who isn't sittin in their grade 3 computer class out there
Oct 15 2009 12:14PM
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daytripper67
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youre a fucking loser
Oct 15 2009 12:25PM
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-PowAir-
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haha
Oct 15 2009 12:40PM
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Dntel.
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okay buddy...


the things you need to consider are 1. are these your only pair and 2. where you ski the most (park or elsewhere). I have a pair of center mounted boards and they work brilliantly as park skis, but riding them in the trees is a total pain in the ass. The added tail length will make initiating tight, precise turns a lot harder. On groomers they just turn a little differently than they otherwise would being mounted at freeride.

basically, if you just chill in the park, center mount those son's of bitches. if not, around like 2 cm forward of traditional is a pretty happy medium.
Oct 15 2009 12:43PM
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Sewardo
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thanks man +K.  finally something worth reading. What you say is what I was thinkin anyways so it's good to have a second opinion.  Any other legit responses/opinions on where I should mount my bindings on my skis are welcome.
Oct 15 2009 12:54PM
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Candy
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I'd go a bit more forward, but I like a more centered feel just cause I'm used to it. I'd go like 3-4cm back from the dead center of the ski. Or if your in the park a bit more like 2ish cm back. My Surface Live Live 2's are mounted at about 2cm back, and they are my powder/all mountain skis.
Oct 15 2009 1:06PM
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Sewardo
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prob gonna rock the 4 cm back
Oct 15 2009 1:35PM
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