Telemark Technique

[Lhartley]

Henry Hardwire has been accused of being the banned Ron himself. Who cares? Aside from some small snark,I have learned as much from Ron's and Henry Hardwire's posts as anyone else.

I’m no forensics writing specialist, but that’s 100% Ron and I imagine Dostie is sure of it. As Henry seems to be on his best behavior in order to not get banned again, perhaps Dostie is just letting things slide (pun unavoidable), with some occasional rebuke (which comes across as harsh to those of us on the outside).

I have learned a lot from Ron thanks to his own tele forum and his comments on videos I’ve posted. I wasn’t aware of many of the flaws in my skiing prior to his intervention — all I knew was my technique wasn’t working (it still isn’t, but at least I now know some of the reasons why). However, the xcd guys Ron seems to have it out for (Tom M, for example) have done a lot more to inspire many of us to get into free-heel skiing than any analysis of the finer points of technique ever could. If “spreading telemark” is really the goal, I think Ron could show more appreciation for the xcd folks as a valuable entry point into tele (with bored alpine skiers being the other) and less aggressive commitment to his own views on things. He’s kind of cut himself off from the mainstream tele community online, and that’s unfortunate because he has a lot of expertise (as seen on the link this thread is about).

OK I really like your channel and I find that dude commenting on your vids a little too much. If that's him then I see Dosties respone in a different context. Never heard of this other "tele forum", and I'm ignorant of the history of the banned account.

[Manney]

Work for Swix. LOL.

Ship me a lifetime supply or Rex… or Holmokol.. or Toko (oops, they’re owned by Toko-Swixsport AG). Don’t forget all the tools too… don’t forget the roto ones and the cases. That will save me from having to buy all my stuff at MSRP like everyone else.

I was jk. And it really doesn't matter what a motive is for posting content on a public forum imo. Generally peeps can tell a grifter when they see one

Ha ha. Yeah, figured that from the start. Wax is so cheap that the margins aren’t enough to paying brand influencers. And free wax? Gee, thanks. Wouldn’t be enough to justify a switch between Kraft Dinner and Tuna —> Waygu Beef.

But Adsense royalties are paying for my F150 Lightning and toy hauler. LOL.

The thing about Swix is that it’s available just about anywhere. Guess that comes from being the biggest kid on the block.

Their charts are good too. Whoever is doing the graphic arts knows how to lay out clear visuals… most of the time. A few of the CER overlays were a mess.

[Lhartley]

"But Adsense royalties are paying for my F150 Lightning and toy hauler. LOL".

I KNEW IT!;)

[Manney]

Never heard of this other "tele forum", and I'm ignorant of the history of the banned account.

Posted that link a few weeks ago. Princess Leah or Hans Solo deleted the thread… prolly to keep some ppl from freaking out.

It’s a site in which most members here and on BCT are critiqued by a bunch of old, mostly-banned geezers who are struggling with flare ups of erectile dysfunction, herpes, and gonorrhoea. A few cheerleaders from there are on this forum. Some under different sigs… some stupidly not.

It’s fun to read because half truths and old animosities combine to assuage their pain. Every so often the squad talks about the medical problems keeping them from shredding. LOL. Yeah… like that’s what kept them away from the WC circuit. Tough break.

[Manney]

"But Adsense royalties are paying for my F150 Lightning and toy hauler. LOL".

I KNEW IT!;)

Good thing tele is the hot ticket right now. At $0.0000000000001 per click, my spot in the 1% club is just around the corner. Just waiting for Bill Gates’ call to tell be about the initiation procedure.

[Lhartley]

Well you see, there's this island, and these young girls, and....

[Inspiredcapers]

Manney wrote:

“It’s a site in which most members here and on BCT are critiqued by a bunch of old, mostly-banned geezers who are struggling with flare ups of erectile dysfunction, herpes, and gonorrhoea. A few cheerleaders from there are on this forum. Some under different sigs… some stupidly not.

It’s fun to read because half truths and old animosities combine to assuage their pain. Every so often the squad talks about the medical problems keeping them from shredding. LOL. Yeah… like that’s what kept them away from the WC circuit. Tough break.”

I had a look at it. Lotsa sarcasm, judgment, and negativity (wouldn’t be surprised if what I post here gets torn apart and I’m judged as a shitty wannabe skier too).

One of the best posts I’ve seen regarding skiing was contributed by FrenchFred…

“If it’s not fun, you’re not doing it right😁”

Absolutely!!!

[Lhartley]

Manney wrote:

“It’s a site in which most members here and on BCT are critiqued by a bunch of old, mostly-banned geezers who are struggling with flare ups of erectile dysfunction, herpes, and gonorrhoea. A few cheerleaders from there are on this forum. Some under different sigs… some stupidly not.

It’s fun to read because half truths and old animosities combine to assuage their pain. Every so often the squad talks about the medical problems keeping them from shredding. LOL. Yeah… like that’s what kept them away from the WC circuit. Tough break.”

I had a look at it. Lotsa sarcasm, judgment, and negativity (wouldn’t be surprised if what I post here gets torn apart and I’m judged as a shitty wannabe skier too).

One of the best posts I’ve seen regarding skiing was contributed by FrenchFred…

“If it’s not fun, you’re not doing it right”

Absolutely!!!

It's really interesting from a social observation viewpoint how closed and cliquey this community is for something that considers itself "dying". Like, why do that?

And then to add to that the battle brewing between telecolo and freeheellife, so much drama

[Inspiredcapers]

Telemark is a turn- and when I happen to pull one or two off out of multiple attempts (and I’m sure my form leaves much to be desired) I’m pretty damn thrilled.

[Lhartley]

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