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by CIMA
Sat Dec 09, 2023 4:53 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion
Replies: 165
Views: 24266

Re: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion

Thank you Cima, I understand more where you are coming from. I am not skiing above tree line. In bad visibility I instinctively ski in trees where visibility is typically much better. I also tend to point the skis straighter down the hill in powder, and in foot or so of snow I may ski in leather, b...
by CIMA
Sat Dec 09, 2023 3:22 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion
Replies: 165
Views: 24266

Re: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion

https://youtu.be/wvTagk-idRI?t=37 Maybe following answer by @CIMA gives answers also to the questions, why to sweep? You can control the angle at which the lead ski tips [tilts] by adjusting the width of your feet. The wider your feet are, the more the ski will tip. You can test this on a flat surf...
by CIMA
Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:37 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion
Replies: 165
Views: 24266

Re: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion

Folks, I haven't had a chance to respond to all the critics lately, but I'll get to it when things calm down. :) In the meantime, as a B-tele practitioner, I want to jump in and clear up some things for you. One person made the comment that the axis of rotation in Telehiro’s turns is often inside hi...
by CIMA
Fri Dec 08, 2023 5:18 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion
Replies: 165
Views: 24266

Re: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion

In my previous post , I mentioned that B-tele skiers tend to make small turns. However, this doesn't mean that B-tele is limited to short turns only. B-tele skiers can also make long turns, but this is a more advanced technique that I will explain in future posts. In Telehiro's skiing videos, you ma...
by CIMA
Fri Dec 08, 2023 2:28 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Learning to turn with Gammes
Replies: 72
Views: 21164

Re: Learning to turn with Gammes

tkarhu I understand your thoughts on "weighting" and "unweighting." However, as these terms have been in use for a long time by alpine and a-tele skiers, there's a risk that newcomers to this BBS might interpret and understand them based on their prior knowledge. I plan to address this issue in a n...
by CIMA
Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:59 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion
Replies: 165
Views: 24266

Re: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion

I am not a great skier, but my sense of turning skis is that, in maybe almost all cases, the skis float across the fall line (this would not be true for, say, step turns, snowplow, maybe some others). If this is true, then maybe the differences in technique would be the dynamics of what happens bef...
by CIMA
Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:43 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion
Replies: 165
Views: 24266

Re: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion

(Continued from previous post ) In this thread, when I refer to A-tele, I'm talking about a style of telemark skiing that uses modern equipment like skis with a center width of 90mm or more, high-cut plastic boots, and cable or NTN bindings. From my perspective, A-tele techniques are an extension of...
by CIMA
Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:09 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion
Replies: 165
Views: 24266

Re: Telehiro and B-Tele Discussion

Thank you, Stephen , for starting this discussion. It will be incredibly beneficial for newcomers to grasp B-tele turns without feeling overwhelmed by the search for information. Those interested in this topic may have already seen Telehiro's impressive skiing abilities on YouTube, much like we admi...
by CIMA
Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:12 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Learning to turn with Gammes
Replies: 72
Views: 21164

Re: Learning to turn with Gammes

True. Regardless of the gear, keeping tabs on the movements, stances, etc. involved in turns can pay off if you try to limit expending energy. I try for a very upright stance (not always successfully) including having my boot cuffs one notch more upright. With differences in techniques and gear, ev...
by CIMA
Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:51 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Learning to turn with Gammes
Replies: 72
Views: 21164

Re: Learning to turn with Gammes

Looking at this video from 3:00 to about 7:00, I see many similarities between old school technique and b-tele. https://youtu.be/TAVZ21o64sg?si=G3jvqQL0lVOHLxBV&t=180 First skier makes strong diagonal rear leg pushes (3:00-). Later on, skiers unweight going very little up and down (4:48–). From my ...