Back country skiing dilemma - which technique? (part 1)

[rubbersidedown12]

Awesome video, very well done!! Great soundtrack!!

"I learned to throw my poles by watching you"......breakable crust.

[cbotr]

I feel you, man. Made the switch to AT a few years ago. Tele gear isn't for backcountry anymore. It's for dudes who want to look cool under the lift but can't bring themselves to snowboard. Tele gear is too heavy now. Not like when a pair of leather boots, 3-pins, 200 cm Tua's and skins weighed 8 pounds total. You can't find a pair of tele boots that weigh less than that now. And the bindings!! Why bother? Just get a Dynafit setup and go skiing.

[hezhiwen]

For one thing, the telemark technique in this video is terrible. The uphill leg is not suppose to go down like that. The knee should not hardly bend at all. Only let it slide a couple inches past the rear of your other boot. And don't start the switch til after you've started the turn and are approaching the fall line.

[psiaski]

@hezhiwen The technique here isn't so much terrible as dated. Modern tele gear (stiffer boots, more robust bindings, and more alpine-style skis) has enabled a huge reduction in the amount of knee flexion required to stabilize the ski when it's being pressured at the end of the turn. Still, lots of telemarkers make the mistake of "going too deep." Looks like these guys might appreciate some new gear, or tele lessons, or both.

[glassolalia]

long toes!

[nosondre]

It's harder than golf.... but I've yet to throw my clubs. Telemark is way easier than it was at the beginning.

[llskibumll]

i love this guy! haha

[philacoudre]

Say Couloir again... "hey dude, check out this COOL - loir" Hahaha so funny...

[Zoidberg227]

"... a bergschrund is German crevasse so it's especially nasty" = thumbs up.

[philacoudre]

@Zoidberg227 hey thanks for writting that down for me!

[philacoudre]

@Zoidberg227 the guy is not even pronouncing it properly!