Tele-what!?!

Wow, thanks for sharing that link. Great stuff!!
... hammering it out at Alpental on the cow hides and skinnys ... many folks still ski them religiously!

I think my stepson just found me a used, good condition pair of Merrell Ultras!

Don't forget snowyakers! Long before I was skiing in the backcountry, I was making turns on snow in my playboat/kayak....

and don't forget body surfing! That's a blast and you can make turns (and forward rolls); oh, and let's not forget snowboarding...

I've actually see people do telemark turns while doing standing glissades (instead of the usual parallel skiing). :

I posted a picture of telemark glissade in this post earlier in this thread.

Yes, digging the toe in does create a turn in that direction fairly effectively.

What this thread needs is some snow and pretty quick .

I'm gonna be a frickin' nut until I get to try out my new powder skis, so you might as well shut off your computer until the white stuff falls.

How about this to entertain until the good stuff gets here...  Fire skiing!



End of season bash at an east coast resort.

What this thread needs is some snow and pretty quick .

Took the 5+ mile High Skyline Trail yesterday; met a skier (he skis both tele and AT) coming down Muir--he said very good corn snow conditions. I was surprised to find 2/3 the back bowl snow-covered (just an inch) and the front of Mazama as well, with 2-6 inches in the trail. (As vogtski noted, the rocks lining the trail trap blowing snow). Why was I surprised? It was 65 F when I left the parking lot and went I got to the top of high skyline I knew I should have been wearing shorts and a t-shirt.