...seeing more tele terrain-park skiers would go a loooong way to make the sport more appealing Is tele really a "sport"? IMO, it's just a way of turning skis, while the actual "sport" is skiing. Alpine skiers don't say they are going to go out and "parallel ski" or "fixed-heel ski", they just say ...

I guess I don't really care what other people do when recreating on the snow. I have little concern for the future of a specific type of skiing turn. I think that many people who embrace the telemark technique are simply interested in doing things in a way that makes them appear exclusive or special...

MTB is great for keeping some aerobic/core fitness, but at the start of every ski season, much to my chagrin, my legs are weak and sore. Cycling uses leg muscles differently than skiing. Hiking is much better for ski season prep for leg muscles.

Slightly off topic, but instead of skins, have you considered a waxless ski (ChargerBC/VectorBC/V6BC/Stinger/Koms,etc)? They are much lighter than a ski/skin combo, much easier to switch between climbing and skiing, and in some situations and snow, they can grip pretty darned well!

GLB wrote:Understanding the compromise I would like one ski to do a little everything. Maybe the Eon would be a better choice ??

I think the Eon or, like Mike said, the S Bound 78 would be better choices. Those skis paired with 3-pins and reasonably stout leather boots would be a great setup IMO.

With skis like the Glitterinds, and being a similar size to you, I would get them in 200 or even 205's, considering that those skis are best used for touring and XC K+G. I don't think that a little shorter length will help with turning those skis very much, but a longer length would give you a bit m...

MikeK wrote:Actually you are both wrong...

It would be like taking the steering wheel and brake pedal out of the Ferrari and replacing them with a pipe wrench and a rubber ducky.

Holy hell, that sounds fun too!

That would be like swapping out a Ferrari's motor with a hamster wheel I see it the other way: Like removing the windshield on a convertible ferrari and drive it at 100mph totally naked. Take the huge Supercharger energy-collecting surface, and super-concentrate it on a a tiny metal bar for 100x th...

...Why the frig do you need flotation kid? Seriously, why would you wanna stay on top and barely touch snow when you could have fun deep deep down and grow a nice snow beard? I will never understand people... I ski mainly in hardwood-covered hills which don't really get cleared of downed trees/bran...

...Now you take a pair of those 90-100mm underfoot all mountain skis (which have enough torsional and bending stiffness) and crank some high g turns with them and you are going to put some serious stress on the knees. I'm not sure I agree. When I ski groomed snow/hardpack on skis in the 90-100mm un...