It's not looking good folks.
Plus, you've got this:
http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com...b978dcef0a.jpg
Seriously, it's dying... and dying FAST.
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It's not looking good folks.
Plus, you've got this:
http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com...b978dcef0a.jpg
Seriously, it's dying... and dying FAST.
Damn NTN!!!
Tele does not equal an excuse to suck at skiing.
It really is amazing how many of my friends (that I've always respect as ripping tele-ers) have dropped the free heel like it was a new plague. ?! I guess that AT gear has finally totally shut down the whole "tele vs. alpine" argument.
^^^+1^^^ Handy excuse no longer!!!!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Moose Pit
Tom Wallisch has killed telemark skiing.
Big deal. Tanner Hall was dead long before telemarking.
yeah, but telemark snowblading is gonna be HUGE!
^no dude. it's all about the teleboard. i hear teleboarders get tons of pussy:yourock:
http://www.teleboardusa.com/products...198_image1.jpg
The one thing alpiners never seem to get....telemark turning is more fun.
For me, it comes down to that.
My acid drenched brain won't allow me to make alpine turns.
Two years ago a good friend told me to fuck off when I said he should try AT gear or alpine in bounds. He bought his Dynafits last year and called me last week to see what alpine bindings would be a good choice.
THANKS FOR ANOTHER WORTHLESS THREAD YOU FUCKING LOSER.Quote:
Originally Posted by gunit130
KILL YOURSELF.
Yep, telemarking has definitely taken a weird turn. The original reason I started was to have the ability to tour away from the ropes and not have to worry about my alpine wreckers. It seems that telemark gear has gotten heavier and AT has gotten incredibly lighter than ever.
When I started tele'ing it was kind of the opposite. I've gone to locking them down on occassion and still letting them free on occassion, but if I want to charge inbounds I'm definitely locking them down, if I'm skiing with Mrs. Mtnjam I usually free them.
BTW, if you want to loose some holiday weight I would not suggest doing it by knocking your front teeth out :nonono2:
^^^^^^^ You're a classic ^^^^^^Quote:
Originally Posted by JONG SLAUGHTER
haha.. problem is, teleboards squash yer nutz, blow out your knees, so if you get tons or punanni, you can't do nothing about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
my buddy jon rides on one of these, and he actually does get some..
agreed on the weird turn thing, but i'd still rather have a heavier duty binding like my HH's out back so I dont' have to worry about the things failing on me. A little extra weight is worth the hassle. Better training too..Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnjam
There is so much incorrect use of terminology in this thread, it's time for some esoteric OreO eating technique.
This dude is CORE
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:7.../oreos.jpg&t=1
^This.Quote:
Originally Posted by JONG SLAUGHTER
Nice to see JS back in form.
Your hate only encourages me. Keep it up brah.Quote:
Originally Posted by JONG SLAUGHTER
It is true that AT gear is becoming more durable, lighter and less expensive = demise of the tele?
I enjoy watching people who couldn't ski alpine to save their life doing tele-wedge poodle turns down the greens, mostly women.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moose Pit
This just looks stoopid.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
so long as scraggly bearded hippies move to mountain towns in their early 20's, there will always be telemark skiing.
I can't see it being any help at all. A couple years ago I went Dynafit (keeping my tele gear for resort skiing). The reason was to do with the lightness factor and reliability. I was replacing G3 toe plates, climbing wires, and other parts on a regular basis. Last week I toured with a guy who had the G3 Ascents and I recall him cursing quite a bit. He iced up and couldn't switch from ascent mode to ski mode twice, then his climbing heal broke. 3 other guys on Dynafit that day had no probs aside from the occasional autorotate.Quote:
Originally Posted by gunit130
Back to the point though. I steered clear of buying new tele gear because I wasn't impressed with the technological progression of the gear. I also feel that things need to be sorted out between NTN and the traditional system, ie there needs to be only one system (such a small market cannot handle this kind of dilution). Once the dust settles I'll reinvest in tele but until then and or at least a vast improvement in either system I am out... I doubt I'm the only one with this line of thinking. But this kind of thinking might end up being the demise of tele, if nobody buys the shit they'll never develop a better system, or improve what we have. Call me a nerd but I still love to tele.
No...it isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
How the fuck did this become a serious thread?
Telemark skiers started to reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moose Pit
You want him trying to reply to threads seriously again?Quote:
Originally Posted by axebiker
Why would anyone ever use tele-specific bindings when they could just get an AT binding and ski it with the heel released?
ever try tele'ing on AT gear? Different pivot point. It can be done, but the pivot for tele is usually a lot further back than the pivot for AT (read ball of foot versus in front of the toes)Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
I hear will gadd telemarks to his ice cliimbs
Point taken. Better to have him fail at funny than to fail at life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Speaking of failing at funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnjam
This is no place for serious discussion. Please confine your remarks to contempt and hatred for those who employ Nordic downhill technique. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Well duh. That's because it's called DoorHingeMarking, not Telemarking.Quote:
Originally Posted by toast2266
no one cares that you can't tele
Tele isn't dead, it just smells funny.