Installing and configuring mounts on alpine skiing ah is often performed by specialists who know how to do it right. But, if you wish, you can prepare yourself. To do this, it is necessary to approach the process with full responsibility, without violating safety rules.

For self-installation of mounts, preliminary preparation is required. Necessary:

1. Take into account the parameters of the skier for whom the equipment must be prepared;

2. Stock up on the necessary tools:

• the skis themselves, bindings for them, as well as skiing shoes;
• roulette;
• screwdriver;
• screwdriver;
• pencil or marker;
• drill;
• screws.

Stages and types of installation

The bindings are the lever through which the leg transmits the command to the ski. Their second function is to provide safety for the legs. In situations where there is a high probability of injury, the bindings free the leg from the ski.

• By their design, the fasteners are a front head and a back heel. Each of these parts allows you to adjust the actuation forces;
• The actuation force should be understood as the indicator of the maximum load. Once it is reached, the fastener engages and opens, freeing the leg. The scale on the mounts helps to set this indicator;
• The higher the scale division, the more load is required for triggering;
• The presence of brakes on the mounts does not allow the skis to roll far if they are unfastened;
• Manufacturers often sell skis with rails on them. This allows both fasteners to be moved and adjusted.

There are two types of fasteners installation:

1. Using drilling;
2. Using already built-in special rails or platforms.

Let's talk about each method in more detail.

Using drilling

Installing fasteners using drills is when fasteners are mounted on screws. The advantages of this type are:

• Possibility to choose any inventory to your liking;
• Installation without gaps and backlash. Thanks to this, ski control is as accurate as possible.

Cons of this type of installation:

• Availability of tools for installation;
• Experience and skills in this type of work;
• Inability to use skis if the difference in boot length exceeds 2 cm.

Important: When reinstalling fasteners using drills, the number of screw holes in the ski increases. This is bad for the durability of the inventory. Reinstallation in this way is not desirable.

The installation process itself consists of several stages:

• The first step is to determine the center of gravity of the ski. For this, you can install it on a small hill and find the point at which it balances. Mark this place with a marker;
• All mechanisms on sale are accompanied by instructions. If it is not there, then it should be taken into account that for classic skis the top point of the foot should be at the previously found mark. If skis are skis, then 8-15 mm closer to the nose;
• The location of the pin (top point) is in the place where the hinge is attached;
• Then the fastener is displaced so that it is on the longitudinal axis of symmetry of the ski;
• Now you can drill the front of the fastener onto the center screw. If there are guides, then you need to center with them.

If not, then a boot is inserted into the installed element and is also installed in the center. This will help determine correct position heels. Now the boot can be removed and the necessary holes can be made for the remaining fasteners;

• When using a rigid mount, the heel of the boot should cover the heel by 10-15 mm. For system bindings (with rails), an installation is required in which the boot is completely on the rail.

Using already built-in special rails or platforms

Installing mounts using built-in rails or platforms greatly simplifies the entire process and has the following advantages:

• The most simple installation and adjustment of ski mounts, without resorting to the help of specialists and without using a tool;
• Possibility of self-adjustment of ski mounts for boots of a different size or manufacturer;
• The ability to shift the center of the boot.

The disadvantages include:

• The choice of mount is limited (as it is already integrated);
• All such mounts give a small gap over time, which affects the accuracy of ski control;
• Weight gain sports equipment generally. This is a hindrance in the execution of some elements, especially for experienced skiers.

Fixing customization rules

After mounting the fasteners, they need to be adjusted. This is done for comfort and safety. Competent adjustment of ski mounts allows you to:

• Take into account the parameters of the skier: weight, foot size;
• Hold and maneuver confidently while riding;
• Take into account the load that falls on the legs and ensure their safety.

If the skis were purchased with bindings installed on them, then the seller himself often makes the adjustment. Some manufacturers do not allow self-adjustment. This is a prerequisite for the validity of the warranty on their products.

Under adjusting should be understood correct location front head and back heel for the skier. It is important to consider:

• The rider's experience and skills, as well as his physical condition;
• Driving style (calm or aggressive);
• Condition and complexity of the ski track.

The parameters of the skier and the corresponding actuation force on the scale on the bindings:

Weight, kg	Height / cm	Boot sole size / mm
		255 and less	250-270	271-290	291-310	311-330	331 and more
10-13		0,75	0,75
14-17		1	1	0,75
18-21		1,5	1,25	1
22-25		1,75	1,5	1,5	1,25
26-30		2,25	2	1,75	1,5	1,5
31-35		2,75	2,5	2,25	2	1,75	1,75
36-41		3,5	3	2,75	2,5	2,25	2
42-48	148 and less		3,5	3	3	2,75	2,5
49-57	149-157		4,5	4	3,5	3,5	3
58-66	158-166		5,5	5	4,5	4	3,5
67-78	167-178		6,5	6	5,5	5	4,5
79-94	179-194		7,5	7	6,5	6	5,5
95 and more	195 and more			8,5	8	7	6,5
				10	9,5	8,5	8
				11,5	11	10	9,5

In this table, you need to find your indicators. When they are on different lines, you must select the one that is located above.

Then the required column is determined according to the corresponding sole length. The cell at the junction will determine the appropriate actuation force rating. This method is suitable for beginners or skiers with a careful riding style.

• If the skier feels confident and has certain skills, then the indicator from the line below should be used.
• In the case when aggressive driving on difficult tracks is practiced, the indicator 2 lines lower will be correct.

When working with fasteners, some points should be taken into account:

• You shouldn't tweak your bindings too much. This increases the likelihood of injury;
• Setting too loose will also prevent you from enjoying the ride. The skis will jump off at any, even harmless, fall. It is inconvenient even for a beginner, especially for a professional;
• Please note that the length of the sole of the boot may vary depending on the manufacturer. This means skiers with the same foot size may not necessarily be able to use the same skis with an adjusted binding.

We also offer you to watch a video on how to mount ski bindings at home without using special tools and devices:

Also interesting

ATTENTION! When sold (with bindings installed), it is imperative to adjust the bindings for the skier according to the recommendations of the Salomon company.

It is necessary to warn the buyer every time (especially a beginner):
-Increased values ​​relative to the recommended leads to an increased risk of injury
-In case of spontaneous operation of the fasteners after the store installation, tighten the fasteners (as a rule, for adults, no more than 0.5 DIN scale divisions)
-When practicing (aggressive) freeriding, participating in competitions, the values ​​increase according to the level of physical fitness.

Driver Front Mount Jaw Adjustment
1.Loosen the adjustment screw so that the front of the boot touches the front antifriction plate.
2. Tighten the screw until the jaws come into contact with the front of the boot (fig. A1 - correct, fig. A2 - incorrect).

Height adjustment of the driver's front mount
Using the screw in the upper part of the front attachment, set a gap of 0 ... 0.5 mm between the sole of the boot and the antifriction plate of the attachment. Do not overtighten the screw! (Otherwise, the mount will not work correctly - the actual values ​​of the actuation force will be significantly less than those set on the DIN scale.)

Adjustment of the front mount type Quadrax (Z, Cosmic)

The front mount type Z and Cosmic do not require adjustment.

Adjustment rear mount(Driver, Z and Cosmic mounts).

1.For Driver systems, adjust the front mount first.
2. Insert the boot into the bindings and fasten the bindings.
3. Make sure that the arrow is in the area of ​​the tolerance scale - see fig. C2. or C3.
4. Otherwise, make adjustments. Pry the lever with a screwdriver and move the rear mount relative to the slide - see fig. C1 (check that the lever is locked).

Setting the actuation force of fasteners on the DIN scale

The setting of the actuation force on the rear and front mountings is carried out using the corresponding screws according to the following table.

Skier parameters			Approximate release value depending on sole length (mm)
Weight, kg	Height, cm	Skier code	<=250	251->270	271->290	291->310	311->330	>330
10-13		A	3/4	3/4
14-17		B	1	1	3/4
18-21		C	1 1/2	1 1/4	1
22-25		D	1 3/4	1 1/2	1 1/2	1 1/4
26-30		E	2 1/4	2	1 3/4	1 1/2	1 1/2
31-35		F	2 3/4	2 1/2	2 1/4	2	1 3/4	1 3/4
36-41		G	3 1/2	3	2 3/4	2 1/2	2 1/4	2
42-48	<=148	H		3 1/2	3	3	2 3/4	2 1/2
49-57	149-157	I		4 1/2	4	3 1/2	3 1/2	3
58-66	158-166	J		5 1/2	5	4 1/2	4	3 1/2
67-78	167-178	K		6 1/2	6	5 1/2	5	4 1/2
79-94	179-194	L		7 1/2	7	6 1/2	6	5 1/2
>=95	>=195	M			8 1/2	8	7	6 1/2
		N			10	9 1/2	8 1/2	8
		O			11 1/2	11	10	9 1/2

Procedure for setting the release force of fasteners
The magnitude of the actuation force is adjusted with screws on the front and rear mountings and is monitored on the corresponding scale.
It is recommended to set the same actuation force values ​​on the front and rear mountings.

Selection and setting of actuation force values
The consultant should only use the values ​​recommended exclusively by Salomon in accordance with this procedure to set the actuation force suitable for each skier. Any deviation from these guidelines can lead to trouble.
In exceptional cases, it is allowed to set the values ​​of the actuation force lower than these recommendations at the convincing request of skiers who have previously used Salomon mounts with the corresponding values ​​without any problems. However, be careful in such cases and make sure that these skiers do not use too old bindings, bindings with worn out elements (anti-friction plates, etc.), bindings with a long service life without proper maintenance (lubrication) or improperly adjusted bindings (in especially with excessive force of pressing the boot against the front anchorage).

Determining the type of skier
Determination of the type of skier is made by means of a dialogue with him, during which all factors that may affect the choice of the magnitude of the actuation force of the bindings must be taken into account. These criteria and the corresponding type of skier are defined as follows:

> Skiers type 1-
- Skiers requesting lower actuation force values ​​than those recommended for Type 1 skiers.
- Recommended for beginners (first days of skiing) over 25 years old

> Skiers type 1
- Rides carefully, without risking
- Prefers low speeds
- Rides on easy to moderate slopes
- Average level skating, but physical fitness / training is not up to par.
- Good level skiers with a smooth, calm skiing style and safety concerns.
- Prefers values ​​of actuation force below average, deliberately allowing a greater risk of spontaneous (untimely) actuation of mounts for the sake of greater safety with a variety of falls.

> Skiers type 2
- Intermediate skiers in good physical shape.
- Rides at various speeds.
- Rides on slopes of different difficulty, including difficult ones.
- Any skier who does not belong to all other types of this classification.

> Skiers type 3
- Rides aggressively.
- Prefers high speeds (mostly skates fast).
- Prefers overestimated actuation forces, deliberately admitting large risks that can arise with a variety of falls for the sake of a lower risk of spontaneous (untimely) actuation of fasteners.

> Skiers type 3+
- Skiers of the highest (professional) level, skiing in extreme style and on the most difficult terrain
- Skiers using higher trigger force values ​​than Type 3 skiers.

Be careful! The type of skier does not match the level of skiing. For example, an expert skier riding all sorts of slopes, but not too aggressively, can use the trigger force values ​​recommended for Type 2 skiers.

Using the table to determine the tripping value

1.Using Table 1 (Chart 1), determine the skier's code (Skier Code column) by his height (Height cm column) and weight (Weight kilo column). The skier code can be found in the row of the table with the corresponding height and weight of the skier. If the skier's height and weight are on different lines, the skier's code will be determined by the top line of the two.

2. The resulting skier code corresponds to a type 1 skier.

For Type 1- Skier Code: Go 1 line of the table above.
For Type 2 Skier Code: Go to line 1 of the table below.
For Type 3 Skier Code: Go to 2 lines of the table below.
For Type 3+ Skier Code: Go to the 3 lines of the table below.

3. For skiers 50 years old and older, and children 9 years old and younger, go 1 row of the table above.

4. Use Table 2 (Chart 2) to determine the approximate value of the tripping force. The recommended value will be at the intersection of the line containing the skier code defined above and the column corresponding to the sole length ski boot skier in millimeters.

5.Using a slotted screwdriver, turn the corresponding screws to set the reading on the DIN scale of the front and rear mounts of each ski.

6. Attention: if there is no value at the intersection of the sole size column and the line with the skier's code (the cell is empty), move to the right along the line and use the first value of the actuation force that appears.

7. If it is obvious that the attachments after setting the actuation force and correct adjustment do not work adequately (they work spontaneously), the consultant, at the request of the skier, can:

slightly increase the value of the actuation force on the rear mount.
in case the problem persists, increase the value on the front mount. It is necessary to act sequentially in increments of no more than half a division on the DIN scale, each time checking whether the problem has been eliminated or not.

Actuating force values ​​determined from these tables are preliminary and in accordance with ISO 11088.

Fasteners for ski sports equipment perform two functions: transferring forces to the equipment and detaching from the runners in the event of a threat of injury. They are a drive that is an intermediate link between the leg and the ski. Factors that ensure both safety and speed of movement depend on their quality. Correct adjustment of the ski bindings ensures that the assigned tasks will be completed.

Fasteners are installed on skis or platforms. They are often made by manufacturers with fasteners and have holes for their installation. All components must be purchased from one manufacturer. Otherwise, you will have to adjust the details.

The part has two parts and a plate:

• plate under the front of the boot. It provides a low degree of friction;
• the task of the front part is to separate the boot in the lateral direction;
• at the rear, it is disconnected upwards.

Covers are made to standard sizes. This allows you to use shoes of any company. You don't need to pick it up on purpose.

By their design, fasteners are subdivided:

• with manual fastening;
• with semi-automatic or automatic fastening.

Each species has disadvantages. In the first case, the high cost of the models, and in the second, the likelihood of quick breakdown if water gets into the fastener and freezes. Often wedges if there is no support on a solid surface.

Fixing customization rules

Before going on the track, the ski mounts are adjusted. To do this, you need to know a couple of nuances.

There is a scale on the front of the fastener that can be used to make adjustments. Each mark on it means the weight of the skier, reduced by 10 times. For example, "5" means that the weight is 50 kg. The bottom line is that with an effort of 50 kg, the ski independently detaches from the boot.

There is a screw in the end part of the front part. With its help, changes are made to the indicators of the scale. It usually turns hard, so you have to make an effort.

On the back, the scale is hidden under the pressure mechanism. The setting principle is similar to the front reach. Adjustable with a screw.

Weight adjustment can be done either manually or automatically.

Mount Adjustment Tools

To configure you need tools:

• directly sports equipment, fasteners for it, boots;
• yardstick;
• screwdriver;
• screwdriver;
• drill;
• screws.

The set of tools depends on the installation method:

• with drilling;
• due to built-in platforms.

Adjusting the efforts of the ski bindings

The adjustment of the mounts is carried out taking into account several factors:

• taking into account the experience and manner of skiing of the skier;
• adjustment of the ski bindings according to the user's weight.

The adjustment is made so that during intensive skiing the device does not come loose.

Adjustment rules:

1. The indicator at which the device will be triggered is determined. To do this, the weight of an experienced skier is divided by 10. For those who are skiing recently, a couple of units are subtracted from the resulting figure.
2. The maximum value of the adjustment indicators is determined by the formula: the user's weight is divided by 10. The error is 1 - 2 points in any direction.
3. Often the effort is expressed in kilograms rather than units. With this option, the weight of the skier is taken away within 30 - 40 kg.
4. You can help to correctly establish the force indicator using a special table. It is included with the purchase of the mounting system.

In the absence of customization experience, problems arise. In this case, guarantee high quality the specialist can.

Using built-in rails and platforms

The customization process is easier in sports equipment using rails or platforms. The advantages of this option include:

• DIY equipment assembly;
• of the tools you need one screwdriver;
• allows customization for any boot size. The manufacturer does not matter either;
• it is possible to move the center of the ski boots.

Along with the advantages, disadvantages are also noted:

• the range of fasteners of this type is limited;
• after a while, the device is displaced and a gap is formed. In this case, ski management becomes more difficult. It is impossible to get pleasure from such riding;
• the weight of the skis increases significantly, which interferes with the performance of some serious elements performed by experienced skiers.

After self-installation of the fasteners, they must be adjusted. Often, inventory is bought from already installed mounts... In these cases, a sales assistant in the store can adjust them. Some companies require specialist tuning. If you try it yourself, the warranty will void.

• the adjustment is performed carefully, without exceeding the set parameters;
• with a decrease in the degree of effort, it will be impossible to get pleasure from riding. will bounce off every minor load. This introduces a lot of problems.
• The shoe model is also taken into account. The sole type differs from the standard one. The amount of ski glide will vary.

Alpine skiing is a passion that has conquered more than one person. These are both professionals and amateurs skiing... Full enjoyment from it will be provided by high-quality equipment. You need to purchase it only in specialized stores.

In order to ride confidently and safely, it is not enough just to put on special boots and insert them into the ski bindings. The ski bindings still need to be adjusted. It is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance, but there are a few nuances. Therefore, we will consider in detail how to set up mountain ski bindings.

Ski bindings have a special design and consist of a head and a heel, which not only hold the boot, but also work when the skier falls, freeing the feet from the skis. All inventory, regardless of the manufacturer, is adjusted according to several parameters. This is the actuation force, depending on weight, height, level and manner of riding, etc.

Actuation force

The fall of a skier, even at low speed, is always a threat to health. And skis attached to the legs represent a powerful lever that threatens lower limbs... Therefore, when falling, they must unfasten, the fasteners are responsible for this. But often the riders run into bumps or small obstacles, while a certain tension of the mounts arises. Such a situation does not threaten health at all, unless the unfastening of the alpine skis occurs. To prevent this from happening, all fasteners have elasticity, measured in special units - DIN. Different models have a different range of elasticity, the adjustment scales for which are located on the head and heel. adjusts this parameter for himself. It depends on height, weight and how confidently and aggressively the person skates. Depending on the level of skiing, skiers are divided into three groups:

• initial - it includes beginners and people who prefer calm and comfortable skiing on green tracks;
• average. It includes riders who ride both slow and fast, and choose more difficult tracks - blue, red and black;
• sports - already from the name it is clear that this group includes professional athletes as well as extreme skiers who ride fast, aggressively and mainly on red and black tracks.

Most modern models have special tables for calculating the actuation force, where in one column the weight is indicated, and in the other the size of the boot, at the intersection of these values ​​there will be the desired value of the actuation force for a novice skier. Riders related to middle group, you need to take the number from the line below, and the athletes go down two lines below.

If the purchased model does not have such a table, then you can determine the trigger force in another way. To find out the DIN, you need to divide your weight by 10. You get a standard value that fits the average. If the skier is a beginner, then you need to reduce this number by another 30 percent, at the beginning of the season it is worth reducing the standard number by 10 percent. Athletes and riders with great experience skating, on the other hand, increases the standard value. You will need a screwdriver to adjust the trigger force. The screws are located in the front of the head and in the back of the heel, knowing your DIN, you need to tighten the screw and set it on the scales of the ski mounts. It is very important to correctly adjust the actuation force, and it is better to under-tighten the screw than over-tighten. If the skis are unfastened during skiing, you need to put more effort, adding ¼ values.

Boot size

It is not at all difficult to match the size of the sole of the boot. To do this, you need to move the heel of the ski mounts along special rails to the heel, while the heel should stand on the pedal, and the toe should be tightly pressed against the head jaws. To move the heel, depending on the specific model, a special screw or lock is used. If the size is set correctly, then the boot will click into place with some effort, and the heel will go back a couple of millimeters.

When adjusting ski bindings, inserting a boot, you need to make sure that the sole is clean, there should be no snow, water and even more sand on it.

Thus, it can be seen that the adjustment of alpine ski mounts, although very responsible, is not at all difficult, you just need to take into account some of the points described in this article.

Any deed can be done in three ways: CORRECT, WRONG and SO, as they do in the Army ... ( Folk wisdom)

The philosopher Charles Louis Montesquieu, at the beginning of the 17th century, once remarked: "Nature wisely took care of making human stupidity transient - books immortalize it."

I don't know what he would say about the Internet. Unfortunately, I am not Shari Louis or Erasmus of Rotterdam. I do not intend to write "The commendable word of Stupidity" ...

I can state: the Internet, at least, replicates Stupidity in such a volume that in the old days it was never even dreamed of.
But there are different kinds of nonsense. There are harmless ones, as Zhvanetsky used to say - "No harm, no benefit." For example, how long should the skis be? More precisely, where they should reach - to the chin, to the bridge of the nose or to the navel ... Let the "advanced" bloggers break their spears on the forums on this topic.

Hazardous Nonsense

But there are, in fact, Harmful, or rather, dangerous to health, Nonsense. One of them is related to the setting of the actuation force of the mountings.

Someone once closed up on the Internet (apparently from great intelligence and conceit) that the numbers on a scale 4, 5, 6, ..., 10, ... are the weight of a skier without "0".

Nonsense, unlike knowledge and skills, spreads instantly. And so, in any box office and in almost any store you will be asked: "What weight should you put on?"

For 60 kg - please "6". For 80 kg - be so kind as "8" ... and so on.

This harmful and VERY dangerous misconception arose due to the fact that manufacturers stopped giving any recommendations on the use of their products.

This, in turn, also happened "As a result" - as a result of the touching concern of the US Consumer Rights Society about its Clients.

After several successful processes on the topic: “I bought the safest bindings from the best brand, adjusted them according to the Instructions, and then, out of my own idiocy, broke my leg. So, now send me a couple of million dollars or more as compensation for moral and material damage ... "

As a result, technical guidelines have disappeared. Now, unpacking the box, you can read about what you undoubtedly did the most the best choice in my life, "grand mercy" and so on, as well as advice to contact the "authorized representatives" of the company to carry out the correct setting.

The circle is complete. Since skis are sold and rented by all and sundry, except for the "Authorized Representatives", then you will undoubtedly have a question: "How much weight should you put on the mount?"

For petite girls and even people of average height and build, who are exposed from "4" to "6.5" - "7" - nothing else. But if a mighty uncle weighing 100-120 kg and a foot size of 45-47 gets at least "10", then he has only one way - to a traumatologist.

The weight of the skier is a parameter that very indirectly affects Fastener Safety Index.

Alpine ski mounts adjustment. Setting the Trigger Index.

This parameter is encoded with numbers from 0.5 to 16 (in amateur models) and higher in sports. The numbers are conditional. The larger the number, the more effort will be required to "trigger" the mount. BUT ONLY!!! No kilogram of weight.

Safe actuation force

Now, special attention. What is safe actuation force?

A fairly close analogue is “Safe Vehicle Speed”. A concept that often baffles those who take driving courses.

Traditional question: “Safe speed” is 40 km / h, 60 or 90? Alas, this is initially a wrong question ... Because “Safe speed” is not some absolute figure for all occasions, it is a safe (and accident-free) speed for you personally at a given moment in time.

It can be 5 km / h where a crowd of people is knocking down or 140 km / h when you are “walking away” from a rockfall on a mountain road, etc.

The same can be said about the safe actuation force of the mountings. In fact, it should open before the trauma occurs, in the conditions in which you are here and now.

That's why Index- this is not a constant and not a dogma, but a very variable value. And it depends on many factors:

• skier fitness
• his riding style
• snow or ice condition
• slope steepness
• etc.

Let me give you an example. Spring, March ... Yesterday afternoon, the slope got loose and on sticky snow, the skis are sinking deeply. A significant part of the fall work is spent on deformation of the snow layer, and only part of this work goes to the bindings. When falling, the impulse of the impact will be "stretched" in time ... In such conditions Index it should be reduced.

On the contrary, in the morning everything that skiers "dug up" yesterday "dug up" on the slope froze. On a steep icy slope, skis get a lot of random but hard bumps. "Accidental" opening of the mounts is fraught with falling on a hard, rough slope, which is completely "uncomfortable", so it is better Index change up.

As an extreme example, I will give the following.

Early December. Mount Cheget. On the slope School of ski training instructors of the USSR Mountaineering Administration. Yesterday we rode in the rain. At the end of the day there is snow at the top, it is still raining below. On top of the Cheget hillocks there is crumbling, mess, earth and stones. At night - minus 16 ° С. In the morning - "winter fairy tale". From yesterday's mess today there are icy hollows, holes and ... a school of instructors. On that day, no one else went down the lower Cheget - only the School.

For those who know what we are talking about, below the "lower house" the slope was the color of light bottle glass. We went down under the single-seat supports, as in other places the snow was washed away. I went down on fabulous slalom skis 2 meters long with bindings Marker-MR, on which after the numbers there was a letter "S", which meant STOP. That is, the mount is guaranteed NOT to OPEN under any impact or load.

So, this time I took out a screwdriver and installed Index on S.

In those conditions, if the mounts had worked and the skis had unfastened, then the ears would not have reached the bottom.

This I mean that everything in the World is relative ... And "advice" too 🙂

And now the promised table:

Alpine ski mounts adjustment. Table from Salomon.

This table was developed by Salomon for branded rental shops and visually modified by the authors of the site.

All values ​​given in the table are indicative with a margin of safety when riding on soft, smooth slopes, at moderate speeds.

Table from Salomon selected as the most sane and understandable.

For example, a company Marker suggested taking the diameter as the initial parameter Tibia- the transverse dimension of the head of the tibia. A very interesting parameter - it can be easily removed from an X-ray at a scale of 1: 1, provided that the image is viewed correctly ... But other criteria are also possible!

I remember somehow in the early 80s of the last century ... Alibek alpine camp, the beginning of the New Year's shift.

For those who do not know, it was still necessary to walk about 5 km to the alpine camp with things from Dombai, to settle in multi-seater "cells", to get skis and boots, as a rule, not of their own sizes, for those who do not have them, and so on.

So, tired instructors sit "on a glass" and relieve the stress of the first day. The headman of the “novice” department appears with a list.

The instructor, after parting with the glass, looks at the list and asks:
- What did you bring me?
- Branch list.
- Yes, there are only surnames and names ...
- What else do you need?
- Like what? Tomorrow we will issue the yoke * ...

* The word "yoke" means a cleverly curved "hook" to which a stick was tied with a cord. This hook in the sliding mode was laid on an “endless” cable moving from the lower block to the upper one and back. The stick was clamped between the legs, and then the rope was loaded with a skillful movement. If everything went well, the skier started up the slope. If not, then the yoke bounced off the cable most often in the forehead. And everything was repeated from the beginning.

- So (the instructor continues), in order to choose the right yoke, you need the length of the legs and the width of the ass ...

Another 40 minutes later, the executive headman presented an updated list of the educational department. The yoke was picked up correctly and safely.

Adjusting the ski mounts is the most important thing!

But we live, fortunately, in a more enlightened time. So back to the Salomon table.

Note. A very important parameter is boot sole length which is measured along its outer part... The fact is that bone strength depends, for example, on age, but does not depend from weights... And the longer the sole, the greater the leverage and, accordingly, the traumatic effort.

Therefore, a diminutive, well skated girl with a tiny foot can “safely” ride the same Index = 6 as an uncle with a weight of 120 kg and a 45-47 shoe.

Please note that the three categories of skiers are not a level technical training... This is, first of all, the manner of skating, the temperament of the personality. That is, the value is constant for a given skier. Of course, all newbies are Type 1... But after 3-4 days of riding, you can confidently say "Who is who".

Now please special attention and seriousness.

This is what the safety of riding depends on even more than all of the above. All these Indices will work and protect you from the possibility of injury in only one single case:

If the distance between the front and back heads matches exactly the length of the sole of your boot.

Unfortunately, a large, very large number of injuries are associated with non-compliance with this particular parameter.

In the rentals and shops all the time, both from US and from THEM, they will put fasteners on "plus or minus bast shoes" in length ... The fact is that the fastening snaps into place in a fairly wide range, creating the illusion that everything is in order.

But in one case, the boot may be jammed, in another, even worse, they will be underused. In both cases, injury can occur before the mount opens.

All modern bindings have an indication of the correspondence between the size of the sole of the boot and the distance between the attachment heads. But, unfortunately, there is a great variety of them. Therefore, it is not possible to describe in detail how to find this indication for all types of mounts.

I will give an example on fairly common fasteners from Salomon (see the picture).

Alpine ski mounts adjustment. How to check the correct setting of the distance between the heads.

With the correct distance between the attachment heads, when you fully snap the boot, the bird should fall into the range between the two marks (see picture). If this does not happen, urgently change the distance between the heads or take it back to the rental point, where you ask for help with this.

Some bindings (eg Salomon STH 14) do not have a “birdie”. Checking the correct length setting in such ski bindings is carried out using the adjusting bolt located on the rear head (see figure)

Checking the correct adjustment of the length of the ski mounts by the adjusting bolt (for example, Salomon STH 14)

With the correct setting of the attachment length, after “zipping in” the boot, the upper plane of the bolt head should be flush with the edge of the platform.

I emphasize again - this the most important moment in the sense of security.

For understanding! If the length of the bindings is not adjusted correctly, then the springs that provide the "shooting" of the skis will not be fully cocked, or, conversely, overtightened. The effect of this is the same as if you did not correctly set the actuation force on the heads of the mountings !!!

Be carefull. Do not trust the "professionals" in the rental centers and know how to double-check everything yourself. After all, the legs (and not only) are YOURS.

P.S. Those who have already traveled with us on ski tours in and know that we pay close attention to the issue of adjusting ski mounts on the very first day on the slope.

And this is no coincidence. Indeed, without practical experience, all these tables and reflections, alas, quickly fade into the background.

So print out this article or just a plate to use on your first day of skiing. After all, we do not spend so much time in the mountains to exchange it for completely unnecessary injuries and troubles.

P.P.S. What is written in this article is the basics of safety for skiers of all levels of skiing. But on steep slopes and in deep snow, even timely shooting of the ski can turn into big problem... How to read in our new article.

If you still have questions about setting up the mining ski bindings write them in the comments ... We try to answer them regularly.