Step 1: Source a ski. Most shot skis are made with an old-school ski from the 80s, but why bother with that when you can use a 2004/5 Rossignol Scratch BC. (I lost the other one somewhere in the powder in 7th Heaven on Blackcomb a few years ago – if you found it, lemme know!)

Step 2: Build a playlist. The ski isn’t from the 80’s, but the music may as well be!

Step 3: Remove the actual bindings and measure the distance between contact points (the usable portion of the ski for mounting the Shotzski bindings). Shotzski recommends a minimum distance of at least 15 inches between bindings. With a usable length of 56 inches we can have about 18 inches between bindings.

Step 4: Start marking off the ski where the bindings will be mounted. I marked increments of 18 inches lengthwise down the ski between contact points, and measured widthwise to find the centrepoint at each increment. This is different from how Shotzski recommends (where all the bindings are mounted inline down the centerline, but I’m mounting them a bit differently). I used tape to mark each 18 inch increment and a centrepunch to mark the centre, which doesn’t really turn out in the photo, but allows you to remove the tape and still see the centrepoint.

Step 5: Then place the first binding over the centrepoint at the narrowest part of the ski. This determines the angle at which they’ll all be mounted. Use a centrepunch to mark the spots where the screws will go.

Step 6: Once you’ve marked the spots for the screws, remove the binding and screw a couple holes to half depth. I did this so I could use both hands on the screwdriver to ensure the screws were straight down and that I could avoid skipping out of the screw (instead of using one hand to hold the binding and just one on the screwdriver).

Step 7. Then remove the screws, place the binding over the holes, and screw on the binding. Measure the angle with a square using the edge of the table as a guide. Use this angle to place the remaining bindings so they’re consistent.

Step 8: And proceed with the rest of the bindings the same way you did the first, just making sure they’re all mounted at the same angle using the square.

Step 9: The screws for the binding at the tip are too long for the ski – they’ll punch right through the base. I needed to trim them down but I couldn’t find proper boltcutters so I used the sidecutters on some needlenose pliers. I wouldn’t have used them if they weren’t already pretty crummy. Right tool for the job kids – unless you don’t have the right tool, then just bojang it.

The finished product. I’ll get around to finding some filler and fixing up those old binding holes at some point. Overengineered? Maybe. Awesome? Definitely.

These shot glasses are MASSIVE. Gonna be dangerous. Actions shots are incoming!

-Ice Buzzman