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armchair_skierIf you are riding 70% all mountain you should 100% not ride blends.
Weirdo_PuppyI just inherited some park skis that where mounted -5 for some reason. Mounted them true center and they are so much more fun all mountain and they still carve like a charm. I think that true center would be more fun if you want to play around, butter and hit side hits. If you want to carve get new skis that are stiffer like faction prodigy’s.
alext135Yea I'm definetly not planning on really carving the ski that hard, otherwise I would have bought different skis. Really just plan on jibbing around the whole mountain and fucking around. So I'm thinking true center might be the way to go.
Skiblade420I’m also 6’2. Dude if you’re wanting 70% all mountain definitely don’t go centered on an already soft ski. No idea why people are telling you to go center.
Skiblade420I have the same year and model, I mounted mine at -2 and love them for park and pretty much anywhere. I’d say no further back. If you’re only in the park Hitting rails tho I’d prob say -1 or -1.5.
the ski isn’t fully symmetrical so center mounting is kind of not the smartest. I messaged will Wesson and the line guys, a lot of them go full center., I think they’ve grown up with a center mount preference ingrained in them tho. Peyben from the bunch rides them at recommended -3 tho and he murders it on the blend.
I believe the 2021 side cut is different tho and should be mounted at center
alext135I've read the newschoolers and blister review and both of those had the Blends mounted true center without any real complaints. What would the real downsides to center mounting, especially to someone who has never ridden a twin tip ski before?
animatorThere aren’t any real negatives because both of those reviews are written from a day 1 park skiers perspective. If you’ve never ridden a twin A. The Blend was a terrible choice because it’s ridiculously soft and almost symmetrical and B. Mounting dead center is a horrible idea unless you’re spending all your time in the park. There’s no benefit to mounting dead center unless you’re Twig or you have multiple pairs of skis. Do what you want brotha but people on this forum have experience and know their shit so when we say “probably mount at around -2 or even recommended” I’d suggest seriously considering it.
alext135oh i feel stupid now :(
alext135I am a twig lol, but yea I’ll probably end up mounting -2 and if I ever get into park or get another pair of skis I will just get them remounted
Skiblade420You’re getting in your head, -2 will do totally fine in the park wether it’s rails or jumps. No need to remount. Again, check out peyben skiing the blend. He kills it in the park and in the streets, when I messaged him I was confused where to mount. He said they turn way better at recommended and that I should put it there... but I still went -2 lol. Seriously if you go -2 you won’t regret it no matter what you’re doing on the mountain.
