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- Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Kick wax or kicker skins when BC for turns?
- Replies: 1
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Kick wax or kicker skins when BC for turns?
I'm looking for advice and opinions on this question, ideally in relation to my specific situation. Where I live and ski (Scotland) we don't often have conditions that lend themselves to waxing. As such I have very little experience with kick waxing. I am however about to go on a wee trip to the Ron...
- Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:56 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Technique feedback thread - post a video.
- Replies: 76
- Views: 37880
Re: Technique feedback thread - post a video.
I noticed @Brynski something that may help. I learned one of the most important position lessons way back in my alpine skiing days. It’s the simple mantra, shins to the boot. Basically it means you flex your knees so your shins pressure the front of the boot. It is applicable and necessary in every...
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:53 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Technique feedback thread - post a video.
- Replies: 76
- Views: 37880
Re: Technique feedback thread - post a video.
I'm happy to hear anyone's critique of my skiing. I'm definitely open to experimenting and learning new techniques. I think the main value of my post is to help people realise that their own skiing conditions couldn't possibly be as mediocre as mine, here in Scotland. Nevertheless, we take what we c...
- Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:31 am
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: 2024 Alpina Pioneer TECH XP Backcountry/Telemark ski boot review XPLORE
- Replies: 47
- Views: 80254
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: Community Ski Reviews
- Topic: Xplore experience - Alfa Free and Pioneer Pro
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4423
Xplore experience - Alfa Free and Pioneer Pro
Hi all, Having been a interested follower of threads on this general topic, I thought it was time I made a contribution. Disclaimer: I don't get to ski anywhere as much as I would like to as the Scottish Highlands are not particularly conducive to producing reliable ski conditions. This means I'm st...
- Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:05 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Fischer GTS Telemark delamination
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7572
Re: Fischer GTS Telemark delamination
They came as part of a bundle with a couple of pairs of used Cirques. Sold unseen, collected by a friend, and the plastic wrapping meant that the edge defects went unnoticed. Paid £50 for them which I'm sure is probably over the odds, but I'm not sure how directly comparable prices are with other pa...
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:44 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Fischer GTS Telemark delamination
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7572
Re: Fischer GTS Telemark delamination
Thanks for all the helpful replies. It's good to hear that some skis with similar defects have been saved previously by others. The injection of a thin epoxy sounds pretty sensible to me. Obviously I don't want to go too crazy on acquiring expensive materials to fix these old skis, but I'd still lik...
- Sun Feb 05, 2023 3:36 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Fischer GTS Telemark delamination
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7572
Fischer GTS Telemark delamination
Hi all, First post for me. Thanks for all the info and entertainment so far. I've just got hold of a stunning pair of Fischer Telemark GTS, still in their wrapper. I'd like to mount then up with the xplore, and use them on the easier runs at my local resorts, such as The Lecht and Cairngorm. Both th...