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- Sat Mar 08, 2025 3:26 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Telemark on light gear Reciepts
- Replies: 22
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- Sat Mar 08, 2025 3:23 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Telemark on light gear Reciepts
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16906
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:35 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Ski recommendations for Northern Iceland
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3627
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:30 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Ski recommendations for Northern Iceland
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3627
Re: Ski recommendations for Northern Iceland
Gidday I skied the resort behind Akureyi in your wonderful country back in 2016 and skied the trails there as well. Also surfed at Olasfjordur. Fantastic place cant wait to get back. I would also consider the Voile range of waxless base skis. I have the Voile Ultra Vector BC which is a fantastic all...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 5:27 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Ski Movies
- Replies: 311
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Re: Ski Movies
I'd be interested in knowing what the red boots were featured in this video. Have watched this movie many times, love it I too love this movie....the golden era of Telemarking. The boots areYeti Gaters, an overboot type gater with a rubber rand that fitted around the sole and left the DuckBill out ...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 6:05 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Open turns in Barnett's Cross-Country Downhill?
- Replies: 14
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Re: Open turns in Barnett's Cross-Country Downhill?
The Pedal hop turn was practised by Vallecant and Baud both skiers of Extreme steeps. On extreme steeps your downhill ski is down below on a very extended leg whilst your uphil ski is way up with an almost 90degree thigh making it almost impossible to do normal wind shield wiper hop turns. In the pe...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:22 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Open turns in Barnett's Cross-Country Downhill?
- Replies: 14
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Re: Open turns in Barnett's Cross-Country Downhill?
I too was fascinated by this chapter and turn. It was also used in the Australian Alps in the 1940s in difficult to turn in snows. Basically from my understanding its a scissor turn a divergent alpine turn with the advanced and scissored up hill ski acting like a reverse telemark in a wider stance a...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:52 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
- Replies: 1832
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Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
Yes in the SouthEast corner of Australia we have a large area of snow across the great dividing range that generally is from late June to Early October. So opposite of the northern hemisphere. The beauty of our mountains is you can access every peak by foot or skis without needing ropes etc. They ar...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:09 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 2705998
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 6:05 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
- Replies: 1832
- Views: 2705998
Re: Pictures, pictures and pictures!
It came out backward travelling back in time LOL