Telemark skiing is dead.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Always seeking the Rapture?

Adhering to dogma


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[Danno]

I skied my first few runs the other day in walk mode by accident. Made a comment to my tele cohort “ man I think I need to tighten up the tension on these bindings a little bit “

He’s like - are you in walk mode?

“Umm errrr uhhh yeah dude thanks.”

I ski in walk mode 100% of the time.

[S.B.]

You want to be able to leap of the snow while in your turn, springing off the balls of both feet. If you can’t, you’re dragging your rear ski too far behind you and won’t be able to get any power from it, hence putting too much weight on your front ski. Use shorter poles too. Your alpine length will keep jacking you too far rearward and throw you off balance. Seeing folks with giant poles and a lazy back foot flailing around behind them kills me and gives us all a bad rep.

Oh just wait a few weeks and you'll be seeing that at Smuggs from me... maybe

I tried out the piano stool advice today and it definitely helped to weight the back ski better. Sure does burn the legs, but that really helped. Thanks all

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[MagnificentUnicorn]

I ski in walk mode 100% of the time.

Yeah, consider that tele boots are all cabrio boots and there’s really no point in locking the cuff.


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[bodywhomper]

Y’all tele ski in jeans, too, dontcha?!

[Danno]

Y’all tele ski in jeans, too, dontcha?!

dashiki

and a kilt

[riser4]

Got lurk?

[jhyatt]

You shouldn’t be lifting your heel, you’re heel comes off the ski because you pressure the cuff


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Ok when my heel.goes up because of the cuff pressure.
Why is the stiction

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[MagnificentUnicorn]

Put your hammerheads on 2 or 3. 4 is overly constraining imo. It should feel like you’re smashing a bug with the ball of your foot on the trailing ski.

One of the reasons I like NTN is that the boot sole on Scarpa boots has a nicer forefoot flex than most 75 mm boots


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[PB]

Put your hammerheads on 2 or 3. 4 is overly constraining imo. It should feel like you’re smashing a bug with the ball of your foot on the trailing ski.

One of the reasons I like NTN is that the boot sole on Scarpa boots has a nicer forefoot flex than most 75 mm boots


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There's the gun! There off, racing to dump their archaic gear, bedazzled by the latest unproven bauble ...... what? NTN isn't knew and unproven?!?!? Well, it is to me, and I know it all!

Seriously, Once the OP gets the weighing and stance issues minimally under control, perhaps a gear upgrade is in order, depending on long term objectives, most common snow conditions.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

There's the gun! There off, racing to dump their archaic gear, bedazzled by the latest unproven bauble ...... what? NTN isn't knew and unproven?!?!? Well, it is to me, and I know it all!

Seriously, Once the OP gets the weighing and stance issues minimally under control, perhaps a gear upgrade is in order, depending on long term objectives, most common snow conditions.

I don’t know man, I only tele on pins anymore on my Koms in the woods


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[S.B.]

There's the gun! There off, racing to dump their archaic gear, bedazzled by the latest unproven bauble ...... what? NTN isn't knew and unproven?!?!? Well, it is to me, and I know it all!

Seriously, Once the OP gets the weighing and stance issues minimally under control, perhaps a gear upgrade is in order, depending on long term objectives, most common snow conditions.

I'm happy with the setup I have at the moment, it certainly isn't the gear at fault here. The fact I have less than $200 into everything is helpful too haha. I think the red 3 buckle T1s I'm on are the same model year as I am, but they're still kicking.

I switched back to stiffer boots today and felt better getting into a lower stance. Skiing is fun

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[riser4]

So. One thing we lost with ttips, besides Mitch, was quite a bit of knowledge. Cooking with Big Tim. Mount point info. DIY fishscales (Baahb and his half moon pattern from a spade bit with the point broken off). Etc.

I have a pair of Tua cross ride 110s that I got way back when for free (iirc) off the tele turnaround . They are drilled for hammerheads for a smaller foot than mine. They're also on the shorter side for me. I want them for goofing around and meadow skipping with 3-pin cables. Do I mount them boot sole center? I'm really an XCD skier, can't tele to save my life so I free heel parallel.

[Doremite]

I'm happy with the setup I have at the moment, it certainly isn't the gear at fault here. The fact I have less than $200 into everything is helpful too haha. I think the red 3 buckle T1s I'm on are the same model year as I am, but they're still kicking.

I switched back to stiffer boots today and felt better getting into a lower stance. Skiing is fun

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Yeah, man. Looking good. I hope to track you down this season to talk shop. In the NEK this week skiing Burke but back at Smuggs in Jan

Just like to also take a moment to celebrate all the tele stoke here of late. Tele is grateful to be dead.

[PB]

Red 3 buckle T1s = T2s, probably the T2x, NTTAWWT
The T2X was my favorite 75 mm boot ...... 15 years ago. Some of my best BC days, some of my worst (no fault of the boot - entirely user error, compounded by age).

[tellybele]

Do I mount them boot sole center? I'm really an XCD skier, can't tele to save my life so I free heel parallel.

Pins at chord center

[Doremite]

Do I mount them boot sole center? I'm really an XCD skier, can't tele to save my life so I free heel parallel.

Pins at chord center

No knowledge of XCD mount points but for “modern” telemark mounts go boot center on the recommended line unless you know you want to be fore/aft on a specific ski. If mounting 75mm, measure the bsl from pin line to heel. For 22 Designs mounts I take half that measurement and place the pin line on the template that distance from the line.

[~mikey b]

old school XCD would be pins on chord center - maybe a cm or two forward if you’ve got big fkn feet

[sb]

Gonna pull off the telebulldawg clamps from my meadow skippy planks. Anyone interdasted in them?

Would halp me buy 3pin cable binders as replacemats.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Gonna pull off the telebulldawg clamps from my meadow skippy planks. Anyone interdasted in them?

Would halp me buy 3pin cable binders as replacemats.

What were you thinking price wise?


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[S.B.]

Yeah, man. Looking good. I hope to track you down this season to talk shop. In the NEK this week skiing Burke but back at Smuggs in Jan

Just like to also take a moment to celebrate all the tele stoke here of late. Tele is grateful to be dead.

Awesome I'll be back around the same time. Heckle me if necessary, probably will be in a tan jacket and white helmet

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[stec06]

Crested Butte last week...

[Peruvian]

Why does it always have to be the telemarkers?

[~mikey b]

Mammoth freak

[PB]

Which is worse, leather boots or leather skin?
This is why Dog invented lycra/spandex.