@bauerb - thanks for all the guidance! I’m going to tackle a rec course with the F1 Race boots and the setup @mikesee posted above (as well as some good adventures in the woods with my dog) and see if I catch the skimo bug.
I’ll keep you all posted on how it goes!
Search found 7 matches
- Sat Jan 28, 2023 10:56 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Skimo on Teles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11945
- Fri Jan 27, 2023 1:42 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Skimo on Teles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11945
Re: Skimo on Teles
bauerb - After going down this rabbit hole and talking to a few of my buddies who truly skimo, it seems that AT is the only way to compete and survive the downhills while staying light. It's been awesome to see the posts from a few years back and now see you crushing these races. I think for me, I ...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:31 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Skimo on Teles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11945
Re: Skimo on Teles
Thanks everyone for such thoughtful responses - digging into your experiences trying this out and talking about this on the forum and backcountry talk it seems like this is a hot topic that hopefully get's some attention (although Scarpa probably doesn't have a ton of economic incentive to build rac...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:15 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Skimo on Teles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11945
Re: Skimo on Teles
Secondly, I was the only person skiing tele in the race and I'm quite new to tele skiing. It sounds like you're way ahead of me there. I do like the Xplore binding but it just wasn't enough for the downhill, which was steeper and really chopped up by the time I got there. I'd never skied anything q...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:01 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Skimo on Teles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11945
Re: Skimo on Teles
Thanks for such a detailed reply @baurb. Actually what got me to post here was a thread you started a while back asking about a tele setup for a race - I followed your journey there and it was super informative: https://www.backcountrytalk.com/forum/bc-talk/backside-bar-grill/110660-my-first-post-th...
- Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:00 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Skimo on Teles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11945
Re: Skimo on Teles
Although... I will say if the goal is the GT... I've often wondered about that race with a patterned base ski and tele/nordic bindings. I know to be at the front one would need to skate, but it's more an xcd race anyway than a pure skimo race. Thanks for the great advice here spopepro - I am wonder...
- Wed Jan 25, 2023 1:40 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Skimo on Teles
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11945
Skimo on Teles
I have been cajoled into doing the Gothic Mountain Tour this year and if all goes well, the GT in 2024. I would love to do it without locking down my heel, and without lugging my old TX Pros and Freerides the whole way. I have been lurking on a few of the older threads and have seen good recs on a l...