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by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:28 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Tele or Alpine turns in tight trees?
Replies: 21
Views: 45373

Re: Tele or Alpine turns in tight trees?

I dunno, LJ says they have to split the trees to ski where he is!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:24 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: 69 Position
Replies: 8
Views: 15853

Re: 69 Position

Ban him!!! Ban him now! He's largely responsible for the impending doom
of ..EYT!!!!
by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 9:23 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: The Ski Lite / XCD thread
Replies: 784
Views: 1009266

Re: The Ski Lite / XCD thread

If he only had!! could you imagine ? :lol: :lol:
by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:10 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Tele or Alpine turns in tight trees?
Replies: 21
Views: 45373

Re: Tele or Alpine turns in tight trees?

Really? Well we often have to ski up the trees to get down the mountains! :lol:
by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:31 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: New Boots- Suggestions Needed
Replies: 9
Views: 18363

Re: New Boots- Suggestions Needed

T-race! No ski or slope or condition inbounds or out it will not handle.. Yea, the are stiff if you are coming from most 3-buckle options-- and you have to adjust if you have knee issues also.. 75mm, not a tougher boot made! Pair 'em up with some 3pin Hardwires and forget all 700 pages of NTN blath...
by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:20 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Tele or Alpine turns in tight trees?
Replies: 21
Views: 45373

Re: Tele or Alpine turns in tight trees?

Uh huh..well I can assure you that if it gets tighter, you won't ski, you will take off the skis and stomp.. :lol: :lol: the fun is in finding the openings.. thick lodgepole does not, generally, have a lot of lowdown limbs..The upper pic is where the trees open into a nice glade..(Digression) Throug...
by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:08 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Books books books!
Replies: 33
Views: 53353

Re: Books books books!

Dunno..Used to ski the 10th mts some.. I would say they were 1.5 camber before the changes at Madshus..It's not JUST camber that can make a ski unstable on difficult or hard/icy snow ; it's the combination of flex and camber..I guess in theory there could be a 2x cambered ski ( if you don't define b...
by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:30 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: The Ski Lite / XCD thread
Replies: 784
Views: 1009266

Re: The Ski Lite / XCD thread

Blend!
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by Raventele
Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:03 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Tele or Alpine turns in tight trees?
Replies: 21
Views: 45373

Re: Tele or Alpine turns in tight trees?

Some of our fav haunts are areas of very tight trees.. In some cases they are so tight you have to traverse to safely get through them..but then when they open up just a bit, you can choose to tele or parallel..maybe 3 or 4 quick strides and then a runout , but it's all about how well you see the li...