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by greatgt
Wed Dec 27, 2017 7:52 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: interesting old 3-pin Telemark instructional video
Replies: 58
Views: 74850

Re: interesting old 3-pin Telemark instructional video

Couple of thingers here boys....Ski area tele and bush tele are different paradigms.....Modern equipment and olde tyme tele are different worlds....Sometime while in the gonz and heading them down see how the thing kinda works...Fore ski breaks and forms a trough or in nautical forms a wake....Insid...
by greatgt
Tue Dec 26, 2017 7:59 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Help Me Choose: Burly Leather Boots vs. Soft Plastic Boots
Replies: 49
Views: 60491

Re: Help Me Choose: Burly Leather Boots vs. Soft Plastic Boots

The more the leather works toward soft flexible the better....Take what are they Asolo Extremes....They are injected with something for stiffness but where it counts its leather....And having that super flexible is great....Understand most people want it stiff but there are those who like the boot a...
by greatgt
Sun Dec 24, 2017 7:15 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Rossignol BC90/110
Replies: 20
Views: 32241

Re: Rossignol BC90/110

LC the rebound was 88-60-78....The Outtabounds was 88-68-78....Rebound was a softer turn machine while the Outta was stiffer and when in natural dips in the bush would not ride up the far side leading to superman dives...Those went to Telekid...I kept the softer come up and out of dips rebound for m...
by greatgt
Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:01 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: What is the ultimate compromise ski?
Replies: 45
Views: 69530

Re: What is the ultimate compromise ski?

Where can the e109 waxable be purchased?...Thanks...TM
by greatgt
Fri Dec 22, 2017 7:45 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Rossignol BC90/110
Replies: 20
Views: 32241

Re: Rossignol BC90/110

Think you are right the same factory....Rebounds were made there I think then got the same saloman something but it was the Rebound in a different top color....(cheaper too)...Teleking and Telekid use them and ski them well...189 I think...I got them and gave them to the Kid because they were so sim...
by greatgt
Tue Dec 19, 2017 7:57 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: and now....the rain
Replies: 55
Views: 85040

Re: and now....the rain

I know it sounds kinda counter intuitive....but....On one mountain range there was no base....On another there is about 2 and a half inches of crusty ice....On top up in the Highlands the total is @ 14-18 inches of sweet ride the bottoms flat powder....Don't hit much up there but the former is all r...
by greatgt
Sat Dec 16, 2017 7:11 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Grip waxing fishscale bases?
Replies: 14
Views: 25123

Re: Grip waxing fishscale bases?

^^^^ Good! 10o and anticipating heading up and out into the Gonz.....Broke most of two days ago in below zero F and it was good....Wax put on was green and waaay to heavy...needed polar but the cold snow made things slow anyway....Have put a dash of kicker wax on scales as the scales are kinda old a...
by greatgt
Thu Dec 14, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Help Me Choose: Burly Leather Boots vs. Soft Plastic Boots
Replies: 49
Views: 60491

Re: Help Me Choose: Burly Leather Boots vs. Soft Plastic Boots

Mink oil works well but let the oil work in....Just broke a 2 mile trail with some Snowfield 2 leathers on a 215 e99 eropa with tips that hit the moon....Turn....right....Steepest shot.... shot down and as the ski hit it's stride and speed in the below zero snow a feat in itself.....the 99's arced a...