Hey wanted to thank you for your videos. I've been skiing for decades and have been intrigued by telemark my whole life. Can you make controled truns on icy runs? Do you have similar edge power to alpine skiing? I'm in the Northeast and powder is rare. Thanks!
Hey man, you have to give tele a try! Yep, you can make controlled turns on icy runs similar to how you would when making parallel turns alpine skiing. One of the nice things about tele gear is that you can choose whatever technique works best for the conditions or how you're feeling on any given run. I'll toss in a few parallel turns in tight, technical stuff or just for fun when I want to point 'em. The true beauty of dropping knees in the northeast is you can challenge yourself and have a blast on the softer blues and greens versus a skied-off double when Vermont hasn't seen any snow in two weeks (I'm up at Sugarbush). Happy to answer any other questions; spring is the perfect time to give tele a go!
Hey! Love your vids and am a huge tele fan too, you are really ripping it in the trees, do you have any tips of how to keep making tele turns in tight tree lines? I know that sittning back and driving back ski slows me down and controls my speed but then I feel like I loose some control in absorbing bumps or uneven terrain.
hey! yeah, I know that problem well. There's a few things I try when I'm having that issue: (1) try working the teleslash a little bit more if you aren't already (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yQfI5ptZOdU.html). Keep your speed at a comfortable pace for control and slash before trees or on the frontside of the bumps before trees, (2) if you're comfortable staying low, trying riding down there and doing more of scissor motion when making a lead change, (3) work those quick pivots (similar to last technique) with an emphasis on kicking your new back leg out, and/or (4) throw on your shortest, most rockered skis (or go nuclear and mount your bindings a little more towards the center than normal). I'd practice those techniques in the bumps where the stakes are lower. And I'll caveat all that with, I'm not an instructor, just a dude with a GoPro, a Mac, and RU-vid account so. Thanks for reaching out and best of luck!
@@NewSchoolTelemark Those wipper snappers sure do suck! And yea, really miss the East Coast experience. (not that wide open can't be fun but you know..)
