Thanks @JohnSKepler.

Feel free to send something over for consideration if you'd ever like to contribute. In my dreams the blog has lots of different voices.

Cheers

Hi all - A quick plug for a couple of new pieces on https://www.telemark-voices.com - Do You Need to Hoard A Telemark Boot Quiver? Parts I & II - background info in both parts is probably known to folks around here, but maybe not so much to the scene at large: Part I - While we continue to turn blue...

Thanks for the plug spopepro . The new WildSnow is indeed yet to emerge from hiatus but it in all likelihood will resemble the rest of the AllGear Digital sites when it comes back to life (the Ikon Pass paid post, the last article the site has posted, is probably just the beginning of more ads/artic...

Hey everyone - just wanted to plug for my recent post on what gear newcomers should look into. https://www.telemark-voices.com/post/it-s-2023-what-telemark-gear-should-you-start-on I want to thank Tom M. here for giving me some great insights into XCD, as well as Craig Dostie and Josh Madsen for gra...

Hi all - hope all are having a great end to the summer I have recently decided to try and bring my mostly invisible blog out of the shadows - https://www.telemark-voices.com/. I hope you all check it out and find it meaningful. A few pieces I've recently posted: One Man Saved Telemark - A piece on E...

The signal to noise comment seems very apt. I’m not a frequent contributor here; I find more use out of the other forum. Regardless, the level of discourse here has clearly fallen. And the moderator's reaction to that is very interesting. It is nothing short of a purge of dissenting voices. Which I ...

Hi all - what do folks here use for skins on their XCD setups? I feel like alpine touring style skins might not be quite the ticket (and I'd rather not trim off and throw away half an AT skin for my Panorama 68s).

Thanks

I would look closely at Meidjo and Lynx - the touring on the pins is just so nice. Decent chance of release too, though not guaranteed by any stretch. Better chance than on 75mm. You could make pretty confident alpine turns on any NTN setup, but the Meidjo alpine heel is real-deal. I have that setup...

I've been very impressed by the Blizzard Zero G 85 thus far this season - full disclosure just skiing icy early season resort. But they handle the ice really well - no chatter, no slipping even. I'm actually kind of amazed. I was nervous when I first got them, but for ice, corn, a little soft stuff,...

Didn't quite happen last time...

Looking to buy a pair of Work Stinx, 174(ish) would be grand, would absolutely consider other lengths - 2002-2005 models preferred. Would consider other vintages.

Cheers!

jackO