Tele Isn't dead?

TrippTerminiTelemark bindings don't release, right? I'm trying to get into telemark and I'm concerned about that. Are there a lot of times that you can get hurt by no release?

Well idk about ntn but regular tele bindings dont, however since there is only one point of contact you ar not very likley to get hurt because of the lack of release

teleTayhttps://www.facebook.com/dizzleberry/videos/1990340727915670/

Andreas in that video was a parkteacher in a mountain I ski a lot in, seriously a crazy dude!

FishChowderIf I wanted to get into it, what would I want for gear? There aren't many who do it at my local hills. I only see one or two a year but I have always loved the style.

Go for some karhus and 22 design bindings

I just started two years ago and it's one of the best things I have done. I love the sport.

Tele. Tubbie skiing is not dead this is my 7th grade self shredding absolute gnar way back in the days at Sundance may tellietubbie skiers live on.

What is the point of Tele skiing?

If you have to ask you'll never know...:)

But I'll try

- Style / feel...good tele turns on powder snow feels like surfing...it's kind of like a mix of alpine/snowboard, super fun feel. And looks pretty good too (imho)

- Challenge, telemark skiing is pretty hard

- Change...e.g. for me after 37 years of alpine and some snowboard I know I am not hucking doubles anymore; fluid tele turns, reasonable sized cliffs, 360s, easy park skiing = more than enough challenge and new kind of fun

- Exercise...it's said that tele is harder to your muscles, alpine to your joints. If you want fit legs, start dropping your knee :)

- Touring/mobility...these days alpine touring is lighter/more efficient but teles are still a very convinient way to move around in the mountains in general. Flats, rolling terrain, long traverses etc. I started to tele to ski with kids, thought that the added mobility will be a benefit when teaching...and got kind of hooked since.

Hope that made sense at all?

I'm part of a big mountain Telemark team at my school, there's about 25 of us on the team and even more in outher Tele groups in our school alone. There's also a big mountain Telemark team at my home Resort with even more kids, so I can attest that telemark skiing is very much not dead or dying. Infact around me it seems that a lot of new young kids are getting into it.

would anyone happen to be selling a setup? I'd love to just buy a full used setup, I'm size 9.5 shoe size and would prefer a 180ish ski

I don't have my own tele gear but I try to borrow some a couple days a year. Does wonders for dialing technique, and as you say it's a nice way to have a chill day with a different challenge. I love the fine adjustments you can dial in in terms of balance.

i would try tele at whitegrass its a cross country place in west va but they have glades and some small rocks for tele