AK King Salmon mount point

[adrenalated]

I was gifted a pair of 180 King Salmons. Where the fuck do I mount these? Yes, on top, bindings facing forward, got that. Google just gives me pictures of some stupid fish bolted to the wall, I guess the fish was named after the skis or something.

There is a white line on the topsheet, but I can't tell if it's a factory line or something a previous owner added. Previous mounts were for telemarketeering bindings and we all know that, like gingers, telemarkers are not to be trusted. Well, except for the one that gave me the skis, he's cool.

Anyway said line is 77cm from the tail and the ski actually measures 179cm so that's a mount point of -12cm from center. Being an old school ski, I'd expect a rear mount (so does your mom) but if someone has a pair of these kicking around and can verify this for me, that'd be sweet.

[gaijin]

Knowing the age of that ski, and the style of the time— in your position I’d do a ball-of-foot mount.

Place skis on a pipe. Roll until skis are balanced. Place ball of foot over the pipe. Draw a line at center of foot. That’s boot center.


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[Danno]

Those are sweet skis. Fuck if I know where you should mount them.

[gaijin]

I remember when they were created and seeking partnerships around kirkwood. I think Craig G competed on a pair.

Unfortunately they were too burly for the masses.

I’m stoked for adrenalated. Please post pics!

And let’s keep this thread alive so he can find his mount.


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[El Chupacabra]

Maybe Splat would know? Anyone have his contact info these days?

[Core Shot]

site:tetongravity.com "ak king salmon"

Plug that into your search bar

Most are on the line. This one says maybe 1 or 2 back for soft snow
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...s-180-Explosiv

[sf]

These are the ones the Superbro was based on / a replica of?

I guess it depends what you want to use it for.

Splat put me at +1,5 for my SBs, I think. But that is for groomers and slush bumps on a 195 ski.

Guess it doesn’t help you if you’re unsure about the origin of the line

[El Chupacabra]

These are the ones the Superbro was based on / a replica of?

I guess it depends what you want to use it for.

Splat put me at +1,5 for my SBs, I think. But that is for groomers and slush bumps on a 195 ski.

Guess it doesn’t help you if you’re unsure about the origin of the line

No, different ski. The Superbro was the Hart Fuelie Boss, built by Blossom. I don't know who built the AK / Aldo Kuinen (? sp)

[XtrPickels]

site:tetongravity.com "ak king salmon"

Plug that into your search bar

Most are on the line. This one says maybe 1 or 2 back for soft snow
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...s-180-Explosiv

I'd go on the line now. Back in the day, this was a "wide" ski, but they were still bottom feeders.
I don't think it's worth trying to make them perform in pow with the new breed of rockered skis.

But, beats me where "the line" is. I don't remember them being vastly different from the Explosivs (which I still have, so I can measure). I can see -12 being in the ballpark for this era. If you're used to more forward mounted skis and are using them on hardpack, I can see moving them up toward -10ish. Might be a crap shoot with the other mounts and you'll have to drill 'em where ever you can.

Such a classic under-rated ski.

Edit to add: reading back through old threads is such a throw-back. Ah Memories...
I feel old.

[andy m]

I was gifted a pair of 180 King Salmons. Where the fuck do I mount these? Yes, on top, bindings facing forward, got that. Google just gives me pictures of some stupid fish bolted to the wall, I guess the fish was named after the skis or something.

There is a white line on the topsheet, but I can't tell if it's a factory line or something a previous owner added. Previous mounts were for telemarketeering bindings and we all know that, like gingers, telemarkers are not to be trusted. Well, except for the one that gave me the skis, he's cool.

Anyway said line is 77cm from the tail and the ski actually measures 179cm so that's a mount point of -12cm from center. Being an old school ski, I'd expect a rear mount (so does your mom) but if someone has a pair of these kicking around and can verify this for me, that'd be sweet.

Hey, I know who you got these from ;-)
I still have my pair, and the white factory lines are still there and in the same location as yours -- about 77cm from the tail.

[adrenalated]

Those are sweet skis. Fuck if I know where you should mount them.

I don't remember, did you ski them much? I've obviously been slacking on getting them up and running.

he can find his mount.

<insert another your mom joke here>

I guess it depends what you want to use it for.

Being the radest fucking skier on the mountain, duh.

Might be a crap shoot with the other mounts and you'll have to drill 'em where ever you can.

Fortunately telemark bindings aren't real and the holes usually never sometimes don't conflict.

Hey, I know who you got these from ;-)
I still have my pair, and the white factory lines are still there and in the same location as yours -- about 77cm from the tail.

You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks!

[Danno]

I did ski them a fair bit. The last day I skied them was at Jones Pass, when I realized that they sucked in bc powder. So I would recommend not using them for that.

[adrenalated]

THEY IS RISEN

[MakersTeleMark]

You must be at least 1.5 off. In what direction, I do not know. Have fun with them. Slice and dice.