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Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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01-06-2011, 10:33 PM #1gunit130 Guest
Telemark skiing is dead.
It's not looking good folks.
Plus, you've got this:
Seriously, it's dying... and dying FAST.
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01-06-2011, 10:54 PM #2
Damn NTN!!!
Gravity. It's the law.
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01-06-2011, 11:08 PM #3
Tele does not equal an excuse to suck at skiing.
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01-07-2011, 01:01 AM #4
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.
Leave No Turn Unstoned!
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01-07-2011, 01:02 AM #5
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01-07-2011, 01:29 AM #6
Tom Wallisch has killed telemark skiing.
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01-07-2011, 01:57 AM #7features a sintered base
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Big deal. Tanner Hall was dead long before telemarking.
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01-07-2011, 02:14 AM #8
yeah, but telemark snowblading is gonna be HUGE!
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01-07-2011, 08:14 AM #9
^no dude. it's all about the teleboard. i hear teleboarders get tons of pussy
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01-07-2011, 08:19 AM #10Banned
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The one thing alpiners never seem to get....telemark turning is more fun.
For me, it comes down to that.
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01-07-2011, 08:58 AM #11
My acid drenched brain won't allow me to make alpine turns.
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01-07-2011, 10:33 AM #12Hucked to flat once
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01-07-2011, 10:38 AM #13Hey d-bag - here's something for you to think about: maybe (just maybe) not everybody here has their little panties in a wad 24/7 and flies into a rage whenever somebody disagrees with them. Maybe these same mags don't take this place uber-seriously. Maybe this even includes the vast majority of the people who post here as opposed to you and like 20 other thin-skinned douchebags. Just something to think about. -JER
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01-07-2011, 10:39 AM #14mental projection
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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 outLast edited by mtnjam; 01-07-2011 at 10:53 AM.
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01-07-2011, 10:43 AM #15
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01-07-2011, 10:56 AM #16
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01-07-2011, 10:58 AM #17
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01-07-2011, 11:06 AM #18
There is so much incorrect use of terminology in this thread, it's time for some esoteric OreO eating technique.
This dude is CORE
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01-07-2011, 11:40 AM #19
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01-07-2011, 11:56 AM #20gunit130 Guest
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01-07-2011, 11:56 AM #21gunit130 Guest
It is true that AT gear is becoming more durable, lighter and less expensive = demise of the tele?
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01-07-2011, 11:57 AM #22
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01-07-2011, 12:18 PM #23Hudge
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01-07-2011, 12:21 PM #24
so long as scraggly bearded hippies move to mountain towns in their early 20's, there will always be telemark skiing.
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01-07-2011, 12:24 PM #25jim
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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.
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.
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