Tele fail

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Lo-Fi
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Tele fail

Post by Lo-Fi » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:17 pm

This happens to you guys, right?


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Harris
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Re: Tele fail

Post by Harris » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:34 pm

Yuuuuum, yum... Going great right up to the point it went to shit. Yep, that's tele.

Great skiing BTW.



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Woodserson
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Re: Tele fail

Post by Woodserson » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:59 pm

YESSSS! You're back!



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teleclub
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Re: Tele fail

Post by teleclub » Tue Dec 05, 2017 5:02 pm

What skis are those?

Yes that happens to me too.



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t-$
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Re: Tele fail

Post by t-$ » Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:35 pm

haha, i wish i could ski like that...i wish i could fall that gracefully too...



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lowangle al
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Re: Tele fail

Post by lowangle al » Tue Dec 05, 2017 10:47 pm

When you ski aggresiely like that its gonna happen. I think with a wider ski you would hae road that one out



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Lo-Fi
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Re: Tele fail

Post by Lo-Fi » Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:02 pm

teleclub wrote:What skis are those?
Karhu Guide / Madshus Annum skis, t4 boots, switchback bindings.

To Harris’ point: Telemark keeps you humble.



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lilcliffy
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Re: Tele fail

Post by lilcliffy » Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:04 am

I thoroughly enjoyed your video!

I actually guffawed out loud when you wiped out! (Why do humans find it funny when we watch others crash?)

Been there all the time man.

You are a beautiful skier- I greatly appreciate you taking the time to film it.
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.



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kanangra
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Re: Tele fail

Post by kanangra » Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:08 am

Beautiful skiing. I'll just ignore the last bit.



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Verskis
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Re: Tele fail

Post by Verskis » Wed Feb 06, 2019 1:29 am

This is not as spectacular as Lo-Fi's faceplant, but here is my recent tele fail caught on camera:



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