Telemark skiing is dead.

[stealurface831]

By schlong, is that a euphemism for a lurk?

a lurk is sorta phallic

[Core Shot]

I think if you ripped the Carolina snow with leather boots, wool knickers, and a lurk, that sassy redhead could not have resisted your charm.

[XXX-er]

I got out on the 1st version BD verdicts/ 7tm/ T1 setup year before last

it was a shitty day icy to ski let alone be on tele

it was like reconnecting/ having a drink with on old GF

and realizing why you aren't togetehr anymore

[Norseman]

I think if you ripped the Carolina snow with leather boots, wool knickers, and a lurk, that sassy redhead could not have resisted your charm.

Yup, hawt.

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Pinnacle rig of my tele days: OG white chainsaw Megawatts with Hammerheads and Garmont EnerG boots, fuckin SURF'S UP

loved that combo

[mtnjam]

Telemarktips.com V2

[XXX-er]

why not lobby to get rid of that fucking useless bull fighting forum which was funny for about a week and have telemark in its place ?

[JohnF]

why not lobby to get rid of that fucking useless bull fighting forum which was funny for about a week and have telemark in its place ?

Agree

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[Meadow Skipper]

why not lobby to get rid of that fucking useless bull fighting forum which was funny for about a week and have telemark in its place ?

Good point. Telemark has been hilarious, and useless, for like 40 years.

[ktnewcom]

Don't look now but there are still women absolutely shredding on tele skis. No schlong needed.

Quit projecting your gender specific constructions on me, dude. They're all dudes to me, dude.

Next you're going to tell me that there are young people that tele too

[chicken feathers]

Jesus this thread won't go away...tele bindings discussions in gear talk, and teleskier mag is coming back.

WTF?

[axebiker]

Good point. Telemark has been hilarious, and useless, for like 40 years.

And since T-Tips is dead...well...why not?

[Danno]

why not lobby to get rid of that fucking useless bull fighting forum which was funny for about a week and have telemark in its place ?

An idea that might be worth considering if anyone actually had the power to make it happen.

[bodywhomper]

I don’t understand why people give up teleing once they figure it out. Y’all weak? I took a break a few seasons ago and alpine skied because I broke my foot. I had a lot of fun on fixed heel gear, but it felt SO good when I dropped that knee again.

[atree]

I don’t understand why people give up teleing once they figure it out. Y’all weak? I took a break a few seasons ago and alpine skied because I broke my foot. I had a lot of fun on fixed heel gear, but it felt SO good when I dropped that knee again.

Long time Tele skier. Mostly ski locked down now, although I still drop knees once in a while. It's truly stupid.


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[TBS]

I don’t understand why people give up teleing once they figure it out. Y’all weak? I took a break a few seasons ago and alpine skied because I broke my foot. I had a lot of fun on fixed heel gear, but it felt SO good when I dropped that knee again.

As part of your reward for a long life, you will get to the point where, halfway thru a challenging pitch, your brain sez “initiate turn” and your quads say “fuck you”.

That’s if injuries don’t drive you to a fixed heel first. Remember,
Free Your Heel and Crash Spectacularly

[bodywhomper]

I just think it’s stupid damn fun. I’ve been skiing for 43 years and tele skiing for 26 years. I’ve had some injuries.

This season started a bit rough because I was out of tele shape (Covid excuse) and still recovering from my last injury, but my PT and physiatrist have me convinced that it’s all about strength training. It worked great for me last season (first season following two straight years of injury) and is now working well this season.

[efbride]

I’ll play. Started alpine in 66. Got bored and started tele in 84. Back to alpine in 10, to keep up with young crowd, but main drive still tele. Now carry both to feed the need. Came to bird with new tele boots and that was dumb, so sure glad I can lock em down. Anybody got neuroma issues in ball of foot from dropping a knee ?

[JohnF]

I’ll play. Started alpine in 66. Got bored and started tele in 84. Back to alpine in 10, to keep up with young crowd, but main drive still tele. Now carry both to feed the need. Came to bird with new tele boots and that was dumb, so sure glad I can lock em down. Anybody got neuroma issues in ball of foot from dropping a knee ?

I have it. Use wide size footwear. No tight sox. If inflamed or likely to, create a metatarsal arch support using molefoam pads and duct tape on your footbed. Place the support so that it's under the inflamed joint.

Long term, do things to strengthen the foot. I have done that, and have little to no pain now.

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[petey_]

15 years ago you might see more than half a dozen knee droppers at the local hill on a weekend. That was the peak. Now you would be lucky to see that many during a whole season. Today was out of the ordinary and there were two others out freehealing. One was a good telewhacker and the other was a first timer. Not dead yet.

[ill-advised strategy]

We had the central region ussa finals here this weekend...lots of race parents on teles...odd cognitive dissonance stuff going on like full midwest racerdad spyder/poc clothing package plus tele gear.

[coach]

I’ll play. Started alpine in 66. Got bored and started tele in 84. Back to alpine in 10, to keep up with young crowd, but main drive still tele. Now carry both to feed the need. Came to bird with new tele boots and that was dumb, so sure glad I can lock em down. Anybody got neuroma issues in ball of foot from dropping a knee ?

I suffered for years with neuroma which led my to quit tele 15 or so years ago. Had a hell of a time getting a diagnosis but finally had surgery to remove the neuroma and I was able to ski with no foot pain for the first time in over a decade. The surgeon indicated that telemarking was likely not the cause of the neuroma but it sure exacerbates it as you need to pressure the exact spot that’s screaming in pain.

Now that my foot is fixed I’m contemplating getting another tele set up to mix it up again. I agree it is stupid - but it is one of the best feeling ways to get down the mountain. I used to swim race and I compare tele to butterfly - it makes no sense, if you want to go fast swim freestyle (or alpine ski) but once you figure it out, it looks and feels so much more fluid.


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[bodywhomper]

Neuroma sounds shitty!

The one time I met wra in the flesh (FUAC avi course), he told me to that many of his older friends had knee issues from dropping the knee for so long (possibly due to lighter gear). At that time, he was standing tall making turns on tele gear and generally preferred the bellow flex for cruising on flats.

I have found tele boots/bindings much easier for long side hill/uphill traverses compare to having a locked down heel.

[GiBo]

I'm with a couple of the others here. I took up tele 20 years ago or so. Loved the challenge of mastering it. Now I've mastered the P-turn on tele gear. I like both turns, but mostly P-turn because it's easier and I'm old. When I want to feel the tele turn, I tele turn. When I need to skin, I'm ready to skin. For me, there's no point in buying fixed gear. I'd just lose the ability to tele turn.

Not sure why telemarking gets so much crap. It's fun. I thought that's what it's all about. The "no one cares that you tele" thing is dumb. Nothing indicates you care more than repeatedly posting in tele threads that you don't.

[Core Shot]

I started a neuroma thread somewhere here.

If you don’t bend deep it shouldn’t be a problem.
I gave up deep knee bends decades ago for other reasons.

Met arches can help but wide boots are mandatory.

[RootSkier]

I don’t understand why people give up teleing once they figure it out. Y’all weak?

I quit when I moved back to Missoula and was skiing full time at Snowbowl again, where basically all the runs are 2600 vertical and usually with a punishing, moguled run-out. That was fine when I was in my 20s but by the time I was in my 30s it just seemed preposterous.