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Should I Switch to Telemarking?

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TheProfitSkier
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Ive been thinking of switching to telemarking- really haven't been in the park much this year, really liking skiing trails and finding the best snow- so should i make the switch? - how much fun is tele? thanks
Jan 2 2007 1:16PM
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BFFset.
Posts: 2210 - Karma: 12
its wayy fun but you have to be in good shape, your legs get sore if you are doing good, quality shit all day
Jan 9 2007 12:33AM
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DaysToCome
Posts: 1601 - Karma: 86
you dont have to tele turn all day either. i save my energy for tele turns when it counts, off groomers and outside the park. not to say that i dont occasionaly drop the knee for steeze
Jan 9 2007 12:39AM
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LINE169
Posts: 267 - Karma: 12
why would you totally switch over to telemarking, just do all types of skiing. you dont have to quit one style to take up another
Jan 9 2007 11:21AM
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twintipteles
Posts: 2954 - Karma: 13
true nosepresses and nose butters will never be possible on teles. Big switch landings in powder are probably possible, but not very feasible. Anything else is possible. This is not to say that people can't do some weird knee presses and butters, but a traditional press is just not possible.
Jan 11 2007 2:06PM
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skidemon22
Posts: 4418 - Karma: 1,941
in my opinoin, fuck tele.
Jan 11 2007 4:11PM
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Grimace.
Posts: 8345 - Karma: 25
werd simon is a sick tele skier


Jan 11 2007 4:13PM
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JAYTRON
Posts: 2373 - Karma: 16
check out adkfreeskier's pics. He's a ski patroler at my mountain and is sick on them. heres one of his pics on tele's.....

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Jan 11 2007 4:49PM
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JAYTRON
Posts: 2373 - Karma: 16
lets try again...
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if that doesnt work just click this... http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/pictures/1143854491jay%20peak.JPG
Jan 11 2007 4:52PM
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tBatt
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 580
^yeah jamies sick...
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Jan 11 2007 5:36PM
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oiECSoi
Posts: 1447 - Karma: 10
ill kick you nin the nuts if you do
Jan 11 2007 7:01PM
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dr_phil
Posts: 1698 - Karma: 95
Try it and if you find it fun, do it! That's all I can say.
Jan 11 2007 7:15PM
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telejib
Posts: 4 - Karma: 10
you should definitely try it first. it takes some time to learn, but once you have it down, its way fun.
Apr 16 2008 9:56PM
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televback1
Posts: 386 - Karma: 11
for the first month it hurts your knees but eventually it feels good and you are getting a work out
Apr 17 2008 12:35AM
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Ski303
Posts: 468 - Karma: 22
Why? Theres no point to Tele'in besides being different. There are no advantages.  Get AT bindings if you BC. I would say no, theres no need
Apr 17 2008 12:43AM
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huckaberry
Posts: 993 - Karma: 14
my friends brother does it
he can do all of the rails at the park
and 360 to
haha
Apr 17 2008 12:54AM
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Sir_SkrillALot
Posts: 1736 - Karma: 668
I started freeheelin it like last year sometime, didnt try a day on alpine since, then tried alpine 3 weeks ago and was really disappointed, just not as fun compared to tele. A previous poster is right, the free heel is way more comfy but thats not whats great about tele, its the awesomeness of the turns. I would never want to ski powder again on alpine (maybe just like once to try a nose butter in powder) but my god those turns make you get so much more into it. And that hippie shit isnt true at all, many tele'ers now are tryin to look or look as gangstaz as many alpine skiers out there.
Apr 17 2008 12:57AM
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Sir_SkrillALot
Posts: 1736 - Karma: 668
Were you dropped on your head as a baby? Tele'in is based around the ability to lift your heel and do tele turns. Yeah we dont do that in the park but who the fuck carves in the park. Being different is what id do if I lived in your homo ass town but where I live there are plenty of tele skiers
Apr 17 2008 1:01AM
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KjellEllefson
Posts: 581 - Karma: 254
you should check out http://www.lipstick-films.com
they are a freeride based telemark company and kill it

Apr 17 2008 1:02AM
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Sir_SkrillALot
Posts: 1736 - Karma: 668
Haha self promoting? Just kidding man, and lipstick-films is way sick, those guys are just crazy.
Apr 17 2008 1:22AM
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fk.ths.noys
Posts: 70 - Karma: 10

How about "Toe-Presses"?

http://media.nscdn.com/uploads/member/videos/1207106868toepress.mov

Me

Apr 17 2008 1:27AM
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Sir_SkrillALot
Posts: 1736 - Karma: 668
Most of this is tele kids
http://blip.tv/file/726207/
Apr 17 2008 1:41AM
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C_Ewart
Posts: 627 - Karma: 41

This is a tele nose press:

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Apr 17 2008 2:44AM
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C_Ewart
Posts: 627 - Karma: 41
<img src=http://a571.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/69/l_ab8cbff45fb13a2dafabc0138be64dca.jpg>
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Apr 17 2008 2:45AM
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C_Ewart
Posts: 627 - Karma: 41
I give up.
Apr 17 2008 2:46AM
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SK1ERDUDE
Posts: 1365 - Karma: 51
tele is sooo much fun but it is hard
it will probably take you a bunch of years to get the hang of it
Apr 17 2008 4:58PM
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tele_tom
Posts: 135 - Karma: 10
umm, yeah. nothing left to say.

lose your training heels!
Apr 18 2008 8:33AM
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leone
Posts: 2663 - Karma: 1,121
if you're on the east coast, check out pico,vt next year cause they do free tele demo days with cheap lessons. try that first and then go from there
Apr 18 2008 3:06PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15949 - Karma: 9,432
i wana try it just for fun
Apr 18 2008 11:14PM
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Bumbleton
Posts: 1474 - Karma: 13

word, then you basically have the best of both

Apr 19 2008 9:36PM
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twintipteles
Posts: 2954 - Karma: 13
except the ability to make a tele turn, which is pretty much the point of tele-skiing.
Apr 19 2008 9:59PM
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