Fix your heel and fix the problem

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09-13-2005, 11:31 AM
laseranimal

Fix your heel and fix the problem

Interesting first article by Andrew McLean over at T-Tips, tounge in cheek I'm sure but not exactly the way to make friendly with the natives

http://www.telemarktips.com/AlpTouring1.html

Quote:

Soul is where telemark really shines.Tele is absolutely bursting with soul, like, James Brown shaking it down in a vat of green Jello amounts of soul. Tele has soul patches, soul slides, soul brothers, soul sisters and soul searches. AT on the other hand has only a sole purpose – to go skiing. As of yet, there are no AT drum circles, support groups or backwoods gatherings to celebrate the AT’ness of it all.

Where does this even handed examination of AT versus tele leave us? The answer lies in the happy little snapping sounds of heelpieces the world over which cry out “Fix your heel and you will fix the problem!”
09-13-2005, 12:01 PM
Endlessseason

Ain't too many out there more qualified to make that statement, even if it is in jest.
09-13-2005, 12:17 PM
truth

I am a firm believer in fixing my heel. Should take about 6 - 8 months.
09-13-2005, 12:20 PM
Endlessseason

hoo... boy. That's truth. heh.
09-13-2005, 01:54 PM
Will

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Originally Posted by laseranimal

Interesting first article by Andrew McLean over at T-Tips, tounge in cheek I'm sure but not exactly the way to make friendly with the natives

I have yet to check, but I bet that someone over there has got their panties in the highest and most holy of twists and are yammering their head off about this....

Remember that (actually quite funny) article posted on Descender, Why I Don't Tele Anymore? Jeezuz, people got upset about that. It never occured to anyone that an essay like that posted on a hard-core tele site might, just possibly, be a bit of a joke.

*Will goes and checks out Ttips*

Yep... they've got 5 pages on this already. In fairness, most of them think it's funny.
09-13-2005, 02:45 PM
Trackhead

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Mclean wrote:
Teleskiers are like sheep - they push back. That's why I like them so and always tuck my Gore-Tex pants into my F1's when I see them coming.

That's the trick.
09-13-2005, 02:57 PM
GFP

Can't we all just get along?
09-13-2005, 03:23 PM
dork69

I am an AT skier... I am bereft of soul. But shhhh, I own a drum.