Technique feedback thread - post a video.

[Krummholz]

FYI - I have created a Tele-B page in the TELEWIKI, taken from Telehiro’s info on his YouTube and webpage.

https://telemarktalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=6640

[Lhartley]

I got some points while skiing this day from a highly skilled Tele skier. Overall much better than the last time, a few years ago, that I skied with him. The Rossi Alpineers skied much better than the last time with SB98’s.

Nice "B" tele. Did you teach yourself that intentionally, or was it a byproduct of skiing with one pole?

About a week ago I had a pole malfunction and had to ski out with only one pole. When thinking about how I would ski the remaining hill I decided B tele was the way to do it. It worked great and made me wonder if Telehiro came up with the technique because he does so much filming and skiing with one pole.

I think I have overcomplicated this style of skiing in my head. I blame 17 thousand threads

[Lhartley]

Nice "B" tele. Did you teach yourself that intentionally, or was it a byproduct of skiing with one pole?

About a week ago I had a pole malfunction and had to ski out with only one pole. When thinking about how I would ski the remaining hill I decided B tele was the way to do it. It worked great and made me wonder if Telehiro came up with the technique because he does so much filming and skiing with one pole.

I’ve been watching Telehiro videos but I hadn't really practiced the B Tele in the past because I’m normally on lower angle (green run) type hiking trails and don’t need to do that to slow down. But once we moved over to the blue runs it was an “oh shit” moment and I just started doing it. And it worked! It was easier to only have to think about 2 movements. I’ve tried the one pole in the past then went to a chest and backpack mount, it was to hard to maintain balance on uneven terrain. But it turned out to be easier on the groomers. @Lhartley I had a GoPro bar mount and it workes on my ski pole. Next time I’ll need to extend it to its full 150cm length to get more in the frame. In the past I’ve used a GoPro 11 Mini, but I’ve had so much trouble with it locking up, I bought a used DJI Action 3. So far it’s worked fine.

Thank you much appreciated! The skiing too

[Montana St Alum]

I think I have overcomplicated this style of skiing in my head. I blame 17 thousand threads

Is it really only 17000?

[Lhartley]

I'm just salty cus I can't do it. Like wtf. I even brought Ramen today. No dice, still poodling about

[norway]

Winter 22/23:

Winter 21/22:

[JB TELE]

Voile objectives with leathers today. I've developed a much more upright stance.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZoGu8Y812Lk? ... RRSPYbwhQD

[John_XCD]

Voile objectives with leathers today. I've developed a much more upright stance.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZoGu8Y812Lk? ... RRSPYbwhQD

awesome terrain-- i grew up in durango but have only spent much time around andrews lake in summer. looks like perfect xcd conditions.

i also ski the objectives with light boots (alfa guard, nnnbc binding) though spend more time on narrower skis. i think the spread of your stance is about right from my experience on the gear. the wide rockered tip of the objective is staying afloat with your weight distribution-- but i try to weight even more on the rear ski (narrower skis like FT62 are less forgiving and will quickly reward you with faceplant if on deeper snow and too much forward weight).

it looks like the transitions between turns are a good next step to focus if you want to ski smoother linked turns w tighter radius. i made progress by thinking about pulling the forward leg back under me to transition to the next turn (as opposed to sliding the trailing foot forward).

attached pic is objectives and alfa guards!

[JB TELE]

Thanks, that is my lazy tele when I'm trying to save energy. I don't get very low, very upright stance. Seems to work well on mellow stuff. If I need to turn fast I usually put a lot of weight on the rear ski and get low, but that wears me out fast. Maybe I can learn to make hard, fast turns in a more upright position by weighting my rear ski more?

Transitions are something that I really need to work on.

This was south of Andrews. Lots of good mellow touring around there. Not a lot of low angle in the San Juans unless you drive to Cumbres.

[Montana St Alum]

If I need to turn fast I usually put a lot of weight on the rear ski and get low, but that wears me out fast. Maybe I can learn to make hard, fast turns in a more upright position by weighting my rear ski more?

Generally speaking, a more upright stance with a shorter front to back spread is quicker, edge to edge. It takes more time to drop deeper, and it also takes more time to move skis to 18" of spread than 36" of spread. I would avoid putting MORE weight on the back ski. The more you can engage the front ski, the less you'll work and the quicker the transition will be. It's also terrain and condition specific - In bumps, I'm more on the front ski than in powder, but even in powder, if I get back too much, it really hinders my turning. The downside, of course, is the reduced front to back stability. With practice, that becomes less of a problem. And of course, it's more of a challenge on a more neutral setup, Vs. something active, like Outlaw X's and stiff boots.