Tele skiers >>>>>

**Headier** · 02-22-2008, 07:26 PM

do you look down your nose at those that can't Tele, no matter how good they may be at their lesser sport

**beaterdit** · 02-22-2008, 07:31 PM

Tele skiing is for Gapers.

**Headier** · 02-22-2008, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by beaterd

Tele skiing is for Gapers.

do go on.

I wish this forum was better run, with whitier participants, who didn't use the same 3 words over and over.

**concretejungle** · 02-22-2008, 07:36 PM

Every day we ski I tell my wife that her bindings are broken and every day she looks down her nose at me but I'm a moron.

**ACH** · 02-22-2008, 07:47 PM

Free your heels, free your mind

Or

Fix your heels, fix your problem

**smitchell333** · 02-22-2008, 07:49 PM

Originally Posted by Headier

with whitier participants,

Are you a racist? What is "whitier"?

**NameTaken** · 02-22-2008, 07:50 PM

It looks nicer, it requires more skill, and its cheaper. It can also be frustrating as hell.

But why hate on anyone? AT, Splitboard, Tele, we all love the BC, so stfu and ski, ride, or tele.

**beaterdit** · 02-22-2008, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Headier

do go on.

I wish this forum was better run, with whitier participants, who didn't use the same 3 words over and over.

Just an observation.

Look around you on any given hill, about 1% of tele skiers can actually ski. I mean in the fall-line, quiet, square upper body, using a wide variety of turn radii and carrying speed.

Except for places like Alta, where about 2% are rippers.

I tried to make a wittier response, I don't know how to be "whitier", I'll reread this thread for ideas:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...d.php?t=113631

**~mikey b** · 02-22-2008, 08:42 PM

fuck art - let's dance!

**Telephil** · 02-22-2008, 08:44 PM

The answer is yes, though I hardly do it anymore.

**koolaideprived** · 02-22-2008, 08:44 PM

No, because I suck equally at alpine.

**RootSkier** · 02-22-2008, 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by NameTaken

It looks nicer, it requires more skill, and its cheaper.

Skiing strikes again.

**Pablo Escobar** · 02-22-2008, 08:53 PM

i just hate on texans. because i have yet to meet one of them who can alpine, tele, snowboard with skill above that of the average grade school kid in CO, UT, or MT

**bio-smear** · 02-22-2008, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Headier

do you look down your nose at those that can't Tele, no matter how good they may be at their lesser sport

A good start

**Soul Rebel** · 02-22-2008, 10:02 PM

I have been teleing for 9 years now, some of the more fun days I have had was with people on snowboards. I don't care what you ride just ride the fall line. I literally am a gaper alpine skier, thats why I tele.

**Laxsnowskisquatch** · 02-22-2008, 10:24 PM

Everyone is equal on the mountain no matter what you ride. Actully nevermind snowblades is the exception

**gorms** · 02-22-2008, 11:11 PM

Originally Posted by Headier

do you look down your nose at those that can't Tele, no matter how good they may be at their lesser sport

Used to....then started alpining and now feel a little sorry for the floppy heel granola eaters

**beaterdit** · 02-22-2008, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by gorms

Used to....then started alpining and now feel a little sorry for the floppy heel granola eaters

Ding ding ding!

**adrenalated** · 02-22-2008, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Headier

do you look down your nose at those that can't Tele, no matter how good they may be at their lesser sport

Down my nose? Hell no, I look up, since I'm on the ground after another faceplant.

**bluespark** · 02-23-2008, 12:11 AM

i think(high-level) tele'in is for resort livin' people who can ski 5+ days a week, or maintain a hi level of fitness. i fruit-booted exclusively for nine years, mostley averaging 50-90 days a year. when i had to actually settle down to a "Career", i felt the drop in ski days affected me adversley. when i started to Alpine again i was blown away how much more control and power were at my disposall. these days ,with dynafit products, i dont think there can be any crazy weight saving rants by the tele-crowd, that can't be matched by the DYNA-unit!

**bluespark** · 02-23-2008, 12:26 AM

people that can't telemark should be seperated and disposed of. i was a fruit booter for around 9 yrs. its fun when your'e killing the fresh... not that i am the most balanced and sure-footed person out here....at least i ride alpine gear, and don't ask for more

**hemas** · 02-23-2008, 01:09 AM

Telemark - License to Suck....

**bio-smear** · 02-23-2008, 02:33 AM

Originally Posted by bluespark

fruit booter

I do not think that term means what you think it means.

**TeleAl** · 02-23-2008, 04:32 AM

The only people I look down upon are those that poach my line.
LEROY JENKINS!!!!!

**heyyyou** · 02-23-2008, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by beaterd

Just an observation.

Look around you on any given hill, about 1% of tele skiers can actually ski. I mean in the fall-line, quiet, square upper body, using a wide variety of turn radii and carrying speed.

Except for places like Alta, where about 2% are rippers.

I tried to make a wittier response, I don't know how to be "whitier", I'll reread this thread for ideas:

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...d.php?t=113631

I agree 100%. Go to any telemark symposia and observe the dork-fest. Not only do the majority of the attendees actually suck at skiing, most of them strive to acheive some level of legitamacy through fashion. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Subaru driving wannabe dressed to the nines in Arcteryx, sporting a mountain man beard and using adjustable poles for skiing groomers.

I was actually told by a teleskier couple that a friend of mine wasn't much of a telemark skier because he didn't drop his knees enough. Funny thing was, the people making the comments are too chickenshit to ski off piste while my friend is perhaps one of the most accomplished local skiers around in terms of ability and style.

To me it doesn't really matter what you ride. If you suck, you suck.