Free your heel and your edges will follow.
- Lou Dawson?
- or a bumper sticker I once saw
What is the deal with telemark skiing?
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Spiny Norman
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Woodserson
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Re: What is the deal with telemark skiing?
So goodfisheater wrote: ↑Thu Apr 22, 2021 5:08 pmOkay George you’re interested. Now google opening ceremonies 1994 Winter Olympics.
I saw it live, I was interested, I’ve been hooked since. What really got me was watching them make Telemark turns down the ski jump.... or maybe the reindeer drawn sleighs
The best opening ceremonies ever!!!
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Re: What is the deal with telemark skiing?
I don't even want to chew gum if I'm thinking of hucking. (I don't huck.)
Ski down the ramp, and fly through the air, and stomp the landing with a flaming torch, while the world is watching... they said. What could go wrong?... they said.
This is bad ass. Viking spirit... like a boss!
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Re: What is the deal with telemark skiing?
In addition to the comments above, the telemark stance gives one front to rear stability when using skis without attached heels. So yes for XC skiing off track it is very handy to reduce the frequrency of falls on one's face.