carving; tele vs. AT

Been skiing tele for 25 years. Alpine before that. Added AT in about 3-4 years ago.

I find that I'm able to rail turns much easier when I do alpine turns and I have been wondering about the mechanics of the two turning styles. Mind you, I'm comparing tele turns and alpine turns on the same skis (volkl gotamas, which have continuous rocker). Is there an inherent disadvantage to a tele turn, where the two skis are not side-by-side, in terms of the ability to get the skis up on edge and hold them there?

Most of the tele skiers I see at the resort slide through turns rather than carving cleanly (uh, myself included).

It just got me thinking. Any discussion?

Dave.

These skiers seem to be carving on freewheel gear



Remember telemark is not a license to suck

A lazy Saturday morning answer
Both styles can rail .

A lazy Saturday morning answer
Both styles can rail .

[/qupote]...why fix the heel....I don't see a problem..😉😋😁

Yeah, I've seen those clips before. On my more traditional cambered skis, the playing field seems pretty level. On the gotamas, it's really different however. Super easy to get both on edge with alpine turns; hard to get the rear ski on edge with a tele turn. So, the full rocker is an interesting variable.

D.

... On the gotamas...

With a 107 mm waist, railing turns on firm snow is an illusion.

The marketing hype might tell you that gotamas will slay hard snow, but it just means that you can skid down the corduroy with better control than on a full reverse rocker ski.