New guy at my local spot
- LandTelemark
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New guy at my local spot
Hello all !
First ,thanks for this forum, I read it since a while and it's full of good information about one of my favourite sport.
Check that, I saw a newbie at my local spot last week, he's good for is age !
Have fun !
First ,thanks for this forum, I read it since a while and it's full of good information about one of my favourite sport.
Check that, I saw a newbie at my local spot last week, he's good for is age !
Have fun !
- lowangle al
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Re: New guy at my local spot
Now that he’s retiring he’s gonna steal your lines. Retired guys will do that.
- fgd135
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Re: New guy at my local spot
Sancta cacas! Papa Francesus Aspen se movet, beatum telemarkum vertit
in sacro eloquio, puluerem surripere.
Or something like that, my Latin is a bit rusty.
in sacro eloquio, puluerem surripere.
Or something like that, my Latin is a bit rusty.
"To me, gracefulness on skis should be the end-all of the sport" --Stein Eriksen
- Musk Ox
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Re: New guy at my local spot
Can anyone tell me what the Pope's skiing here?
Look at his lovely Popey face. Having a blast.
Look at his lovely Popey face. Having a blast.
- Jurassien
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Re: New guy at my local spot
You're damned right it's rusty! You better hope that John Cleese doesn't come across that post:
Having said that, this photo is quite obviously a fake. Catholics are very bad at telemarking, as they genuflect with the right knee only. You can always tell the Catholic telemarkers, as they're strewn all over the right side of the mountain till someone comes out to pick them up.
- fgd135
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Re: New guy at my local spot
Oh that's funny! Love that film.
"To me, gracefulness on skis should be the end-all of the sport" --Stein Eriksen
- fisheater
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Re: New guy at my local spot
@Jurassien
That explains my weaker back left foot. I guess their was some benefit to my more wayward days in my youth! Which extended longer into life than many!
That explains my weaker back left foot. I guess their was some benefit to my more wayward days in my youth! Which extended longer into life than many!