by asmrz » Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:20 am
by The Chief » Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:44 am
by mike_lindacher » Wed Jan 12, 2011 2:48 am
by T Sharp » Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:34 am
Sierra Ledge Rat wrote:tfarkas wrote:...hard terrain, including steeps, tight trees, bumpy stuff, shitty coverage/ice, cliffs, and heavy pow -- often there's a nasty ... combination of these out there. ....
There's no such thing as bad snow. Only bad skiers.
by T Sharp » Wed Jan 12, 2011 5:02 am
by macintosh » Wed Jan 12, 2011 8:44 am
mike_lindacher wrote:try teletips on the net
by wallspeck » Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:06 am
by T Sharp » Thu Jan 13, 2011 5:21 am
mattski wrote:^ Funny, but you can pretty much learn in the back country, because you can ski them just like alpine skis if you don't want to drop a knee, just like they say free the heal fuck the face!
by Sierra Ledge Rat » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:39 am
wallspeck wrote:I know that most people find it difficult, and I've heard over and over how it takes so much time to learn, but I learned in 1 day and was on advanced runs on my 3rd day. I never went back to regular downhill skis.
I know 2 other people who picked it up almost instantly as well. I find it actually EASIER than downhill skis...
by dadndave » Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:23 am
by RickF » Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:03 pm
wallspeck wrote:I found Tele skiing to be much more natural than alpine downhill. It shares a lot of movement with surfing and has the same kind of feeling and flow. There is a joy to it that is akin to dancing.
I know that most people find it difficult, and I've heard over and over how it takes so much time to learn, but I learned in 1 day and was on advanced runs on my 3rd day. I never went back to regular downhill skis.
I know 2 other people who picked it up almost instantly as well. I find it actually EASIER than downhill skis.
So, I guess you never know til you try it.
Do you surf? You might be tele skiing after an hour.
Despite that, I would never take my tele gear to go mountaineering. asmrz is right on that! AT (randonee) is the only way to go.
by T Sharp » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:40 am
by dadndave » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:36 am
by macintosh » Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:24 pm
dadndave wrote:Anybody remember the Alpina binding system from the seventies?
I think it was a Yugoslav design, The traditional three pin duck bill was replaced with a stainless steel bar extending from the toe of the boot (at right angles to the direction of travel) which clipped into a retaining lock in the ski. There was also a notch in the boot just about where yer big toe is which located on a bar on the ski. It worked well and the boots looked so much cooler and "high tec" than the old black leather boots, but the system never caught on. I think I've still got a pair of those cool boots in the shed somewhere though.
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