Advice for mounting Prophet 130's...

Alright guys...I need to draw on the collective TGR knowledge. I've got a pair of Prophet 130s, and some Axial 140s to put on them, problem is - there isn't a jig that'll fit these bad boys, so here's what I wanna know: should I mount them myself, or pay a shop to do it. I've mounted a few sets of skis, and have access to a tech shop and it's tools, and could probably fab up a template for them, but am not experienced with freehanding. Or I could take them to a shop and pay to have them done...what do you think?

I have have prophet 130's and Axial 140's coincidently. I wouldn't mount them at all but just sell them on E-bay. Too much sidecut for a ski that wide and the Axial (I have the new ones) toe-peice broke on the first day of a heli trp in Valdez, leaving me to ski on one ski, carrying the others for about 700ft in vertical and losing out on the last 2 runs of the day.

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Originally Posted by StuntCok

I have have prophet 130's and Axial 140's coincidently. I wouldn't mount them at all but just sell them on E-bay. Too much sidecut for a ski that wide and the Axial (I have the new ones) toe-peice broke on the first day of a heli trp in Valdez, leaving me to ski on one ski, carrying the others for about 700ft in vertical and losing out on the last 2 runs of the day.

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No bueno for sure...I kinda wanna ride them though, alot actually. I only weigh like 160lbs. so I'm not overly worried about ripping them out. Would you recommend a different binding, or...?

I didn't rip it out, the binding base stayed screwed on the ski, the majority of the to actually broke off. I am 200lbs though and the warranty was great. I got new bindings the day after I sent them in. Could have been a freak defect but it happened on the first day of use and kinda put a black mark on what would otherwise would have been an epic day so it biassed me. The rest of the trip was salvaged by a Rossi sponsored athlete who lent me a toe piece.

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Originally Posted by StuntCok

I didn't rip it out, the binding base stayed screwed on the ski, the majority of the to actually broke off. I am 200lbs though and the warranty was great. I got new bindings the day after I sent them in. Could have been a freak defect but it happened on the first day of use and kinda put a black mark on what would otherwise would have been an epic day so it biassed me. The rest of the trip was salvaged by a Rossi sponsored athlete who lent me a toe piece.

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Oh alright, I thought this was an issue with the screw pattern or something of the like...I know they have quite a bit of sidecut for that large a ski, but that's part of what made them appeal to me, they seemed like they were solid enough to handle some tough situations out there, but still nimble enough for action below the treeline and in tight spots (like finding some stashes in the trees once other stuff has been tracked out). How did they ski for that kind of action...and landing switch in pow, I wanted a huge platform for that.

They are nimble enough, that is true and they make even a little bit of pow seem bottemless. I have never landed switch in pow with them, so I can't comment on that but the tips aren't high when I compare to my other powder twin (goats) or the dedicated booter skis liks the elizebeth or the JP vs Juliens.