They have ruined the sport we love. We ski for the feel-good energy we get during The Arc that comes from popping the telemark or parallel turn. Short, fat, funny-shaped skis that emerged in the 1990s stole The Arc and our precious feel-good energy. Skiing has become a pedestrian and pointless activ...

The problem I had was that on my narrow trails (6' to 8') it took forever to stop not being able to pull off a hockey stop type turn and not having enough slope width to gradually scrub speed by going across the slope. The Weighted Snowplow Stop (WSS) is the answer to your problem. Put your weight ...

https://thumbs2.imagebam.com/73/f5/09/d3ce091327355226.jpg?nc "It use to take years on the hill to learn how to arc a turn with grace. Then in the early 1990’s parabolic skis hit the market and any monkey could jump on a pair of skis, push down in the middle and make the ski turn." "Back in the day...

In the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont ... Always wanted to ski in Vermont. Smuggs mostly. XC downhill with skinny skis. No telefaking with fat skis and hard plastic boots.  Farthest east I've skied is Porcupine Mountain, a neat ski area in the UP that offers beautiful views of the big lake they call ...

For Phil and Doug of Pugski.com. The future of snow skiing. Pardon me if someone has posted this video on Telemark Talk.

http://www.fftv.no/fjellskiskolen-ep-2-svingteknikk-22

Well if you ain't never been there then I guess you ain't been told
That you just can't live in Texas unless you got a lot of soul

For Cantunamunch and Keith Nicol. The rules:

-- Skinny skis.
-- Metal edges.
-- No telefaking.

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