How do you describe telemarking?

#TelemarkTurnsMatter

AT is to Boxing as Telemark is to Tai Chi
With AT (and Alpine) skiing you beat your way down the mountain.
With Telemark skiing you flow with the terrain to descend.

I have done both for over 40 years and prefer Telemark unless I need to beat the mountain up for some reason.

http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=34677.0;id=21707;image

The dude taking a rest in the lower right seems to be sporting Silverettas.
Aside from that, this hating on telemark seems to be akin to the tired Windows/Apple or Ford/Chevy type of arguments.
As others have said, if your having fun, what does it matter what toys you're playing with?

To each their own.

Haha, good eye, found that on the internet and posted for fun and a joke! People on here are soooo sensitive! "Haters" and all that.... Here is a picture of ME telemarking!! Take a chill pill doods!! I agree, it doesn't matter what you use... only Michael cares...

I always thought tele, in nice powder, was more akin to a swooping, leaning bicycle turn, versus alpine feels like training wheels.

HOWEVER - I freely confess two things:
- I am a crappy skier, both tele and alpine
- I now have dynafits, for the weight reduction, and will probably not don my teles very much except on powder days and shorter climbs.

I was so happy when Regine and I got to move from 60ish mm waist skis to 70 mm!  Them was fat!  My were Tua Excaliburs, hers were Kneissel Tourstar Ultras (carbon and Kevlar) both with Rainey superloops.

Superloops - almost forgot about those! Old skool! But I was happy to have 'em