Allright all my forward tip eating telemark friends. Chances are, if you've mounted your newly polished Obsethed skis in the alpine location you're too far forward.....DAMN! If you haven't yet drilled, you're in luck.
I found this mount position to be just forward enough to have a fully active ski without feeling like I was going over the handle bars.
Because Garmont's don't have a midsole indicator line I indicated where the back screws from my BD bindings lined up with the ruler on the ski, but Rotefella, Voile, and G3 all have the same hole pattern so this mount technique should work for them as well.
My stats: 140 lbs, 5'9''. Boot size 25/26.5 (8 street shoe). This location should work for anyone within near range of myself
Ski: 179cm "ObSethed"
A - Center of back screws line up with (B) - mark 5 1/4 forward from traditional line
C - Traditional line lines up with (D) - 12 cm back from 3 pin holes on sole of boot
E - shows the mark 5 1/4 forward from traditional line.....which lines up with the back screws.
F - shows the center of rear screw line corresponding to the 5 1/4 mark
G - traditional line mark that again lines up with a place 12 cm back from the 3 pin holes on the sole of the boot and on Garmont's where the grey meets the vibram sole
Hopefully this helps and hope you dig your new Obsethed(s)!
Happy Skiing - K2 BackSide Athlete - Charlie Cannon
Tags: binding, freeheel, K2, mount location, Obsethed, telemark
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