Thread: Mothership mounting point

Just pulled the trigger on a pair of motherships for 600 from Christy Sports . Any one have a suggestion on a mounting point for them? I did a search and only found two people that had mounted them so far. One was plus 1 and the other was plus 3. I appreciate any info anyone has. Thanks

What length? Also, do you like long turns, short turns, no turns?

What other skis do you have to compare them to?

I was the one that mounted my 195's at +1...

Sorry I got them in 185, 5' 9" long turns, I will be skiing them at Alta. I have a pair of Hell Bents mounted +4 which feels right for them.

Originally Posted by freshtracks

Sorry I got them in 185, 5' 9" long turns, I will be skiing them at Alta. I have a pair of Hell Bents mounted +4 which feels right for them.

+4 on the Hellbents? Wow...ok, well since you like a forward mount, and assuming you want these Mo-ships to be crud destroyers, and ALSO assuming you have a 179 Hellbent (yes?), then I would mount your Mo-ships +1 or +2...if you have 189 Hellbent's, mount the mothership on the line.

You can also measure how far back the Hellbent midsole is at +4 and use that as a reference. Don't go TOO far forward on the Mo-ship, though. It is a completely different ski then the hellbent.

Again, I could be way off, but that is my $.02.

i skied the mothership last year with demo bindings and liked them. i just mounted my 185s on the line. i wouldn't think the ships are designed to be mounted forward very much.

Originally Posted by PowTron

+4 on the Hellbents? Wow...ok, well since you like a forward mount, and assuming you want these Mo-ships to be crud destroyers, and ALSO assuming you have a 179 Hellbent (yes?), then I would mount your Mo-ships +1 or +2...if you have 189 Hellbent's, mount the mothership on the line.

You can also measure how far back the Hellbent midsole is at +4 and use that as a reference. Don't go TOO far forward on the Mo-ship, though. It is a completely different ski then the hellbent.

Again, I could be way off, but that is my $.02.

Sorry I should have clarified, the hell bents are 179 +4 from suggested which is -3 from core center

A bump for this thread, I did search and didn't come up with much, many stated they have the Motherships but few stated where they mounted.

this thread does not supply much info and I know there are lots of Motherships out there.

08 / 09 Motherships 185 cm

Me 5 10" 160#, skiing mostly junk and funk and left over with a fair bit of hardpack and settled powder Western Canadian Resorts (Jasper / Banff / Revelstoke / Castle Mountain / Panorama etc...). Don't want a dedicated Powder ski, but rather a all mountain do everything.

What say yee ?

I skied 30 days or so on the 195 at +1....

I have now skied 20 days or so on the 185, mounted on the line...

Mount them on the line, they are super sick and I do everything with these skis.

TRUST me

I had them mounted on the line, got a new boot and moved them up right around +1. I think I like how they ski at +1 better than at the line.

I've had dukes mounted on the line for about 10 days now, I'm currently trading out dukes for jesters, so I have to go up a little or back a little, I have noticed tip dive at slow speeds in powder, but also have notice a little back seat action on the line with dukes...

with a new mount coming...powtron...or others, move to +1 or -1....I use it as a crud buster and steep ski.....probably would like a little more manuevarability for some narrow stuff...

i have a volkl karma, bro183, and kuro also in the quiver.

where to with the remount?

seems like forward would impress quickness and back would help with tip dive. i really like mine mounted on the line for all mountain shredding gnarness.

Originally Posted by mtskier

seems like forward would impress quickness and back would help with tip dive. i really like mine mounted on the line for all mountain shredding gnarness.

+1...exactly what he said.

The 195 skied fun at +1, but there was a lot more tip to float with than the 185. I was going to mount the 185 at -1cm, but after getting used to them I really like them on the line. They are super quick when I want them to be, and still rip Super G turns through crud and fresh pow with no problems.

In either ski, with either mounting position, I have experienced a little bit of tip dive...I think it is due to the ski being so stiff, and there not being much rocker compared to my pow skis.

They want to submarine in severely windblown, 8" or less on crust at times, until it gets chopped up and they blast through everything. To be honest, the Mothership isn't really a POW ski though, and it does handle 12" plus super nice when you can't dive down to the hard stuff below.

this is what the motherships are made to do. skier is skijunky05 in JH.

^^^^ And do that well, they do

BTW, that got me really excited sitting at my desk

For what it's worth: When I asked my Line rep about mounting points he basically said:

"These are not K2s. There is a reason we don't give you 100 mounting options. They're already jibby skis. We take that into consideration. You shouldn't go center mounting them, you shouldn't leave the Mid-sole make. You should just mount them at Mid-sole and they will ski best that way."

my 195 Motherships are mounted on the line.

Great all around ski, I love them.

Thanks for all the replies. As it turned out I had to buy new bindings and decided to go with the Marker Schizo as they can be moved fore and aft on the ski after mounting by 3 cm each way.

Looks like I get to play with mounting point to see where I like it, and will be able to custom position as the snow conditions change.

Can't wait to ski these Mothers'

185 Line Mothership

Just an update after trying two positions with the Schizo's

At the line I love these skis for light snow, hardpack, some moderate junk, bumps, tree's and just general all mountain. Cannot beleive how nimble and quick turning a 111 mm waist ski could be in the bumps and tree's. Done freaked me right out, easier to ski than Dynastar 178 8800's. I say due to the early rise tip.

I then moved the Schizo's to -1. While I hated it there for hardpack, bumps tree's all mountain, I did get a few turns in some deeper snow and think that at -1 it would be much better for true powder. Found the feeling to be squirly, unsettline, unstable somewhat out of soft snow.

two thumbs up for the Schizo, nice to be able to move your binding around. How bomber it will be in the long run.... who knows? OH and put a Philips stubby screw driver in your pocket that useless plastic peice of shit Marker gives you is good for fuck all !

Curious - Anybody care to post the measurement from the tip to their midsole? My mothership (185) mounting lines didn't quite match, so I measured.

I usually prefer a slightly forward mount, but because of a million holes by the previous owner, I ended up going with what I *think* is around .5cm back. They aren't the quickest skis ever, but pretty damn good for 111 underfoot and all that burl - short snappy turns require exaggerated, early initiation. No laziness in the bumps unless you decide to ignore them altogether. Absolutely rail medium turns through the chunder, though.

185 Line Mothership with Marker Schizzo bindings. note bindings were mounted to allow more rearward movement than forward. who the hell wants to be + 4 ???

it's been a great season so far and figured an update may be of help to others. Sorry but some ski review tossed in for good measure

to say the least I am aboslutely lovin the motherships, an extra pair is going to be obtained for future years. It's a ski that just doesn't give up, never faulters and is a great all mountain ski as long as it isn't ice. I think the most suprising thing and best thing about these skis is the playfull ness of them despite their stiffness. I used to hate tree bumps now i dont think twice about diving in.

These have allowed me to go harder and faster through every type of snow condition, with nothing but confidence that they will always be the right ski. I have done scared myself with speed this year. these things just don't have a top end. Without doubt they like speed to work, they dont' work slow nuff said. I have charged crud and nasty fall lines, that previously i didn't think was possible at that kind of speed and control. Edge to edge still amazes me how fast they are.

Binding position. this ski wears many coats, at the line and just behind is best for light snow, and any type of hardpack or where edge pressure is really needed. Bumps are great fun here as well as tighter sections.

-3 to -5 is great for any type of powder and really lets you get forward without alot of worry but still retains the quick turning or pivoting. good enough to get back to the soft stuff on the groomers, but a noticable loss in edge hold and confident turning. still okay in bumps, good but not great for slow trees but fine with some speed.

-7 to -9 is just fantastic in the deep stuff. I can charge full speed ahead, keep my body forward as much as I like, drop into pow and power forward to the finish. Forget about hard pack here, sketchy scrary when going anything near fast. not so great in the tigher stuff when set here, just so much ski up front to pivot around. screw it point em straight.

I have had mine set at -3 most of the season and as much as -9 on the deepest day.

I really beleive this ski is best suited to a binding that can be moved around. it lets you get the best of what is to offer from this ski depending on the snow depth.

Got 185 coming in for crud and slush so probably going on the line....with Line.

^^ yea those were mounted on the line for axials. so if you have a pair just pop those pluggs out and slap em on there!

Oh yea 305bsl

Mounted Line on the line and I tow the line at 189 lbs 6'2".

These skis are freakin' heavy. I guess if I feel the urge to do some curls I can go to town.


These are just awesome in the spring mank. Lay them over and they knifed through the chop so smoothly.

Originally Posted by mtskier

seems like forward would impress quickness and back would help with tip dive. i really like mine mounted on the line for all mountain shredding gnarness.

mtskier- Didn't look like you had any issues with tip dive from the videos you posted. You're rockin' the 185's in those? How big are you? I'm 6'4" 215lbs and not a jibber. I just picked up a pair for $300 and I'm thinking that -1cm would be ideal for a pow-centric all mountain slayer.

Mine are mounted on the line fwiw.