They all release, the Freeride, the Meidjo, the Outlaw and all the exotic tech variations. The Meidjo does have a more advanced release system. BUT... My opinion is that one should never base his decision on releasability. Unless it's DIN approved, it's never going to mean "safety". Of course a rel...

... I have never locked a heel since. Now I'm the dirty old Tele guy. I loved reading that line. Similar experience here. One difference--I'll probably never be good enough to get admiration---I'll only get laughs. Hey, I went to Whitewater last year (I assume you meant in B.C.), but there was no s...

There must be a good source of information for finding eastern U.S. off-piste tele spots, and you folks are probably the best source of all! I'm looking for places similar to "Whitegrass" (in West Virginia). It's a failed alpine resort (had a few rope tows many years ago, but there's barely any evid...

My Alpinas out climb my Rossi BC 125,s but they drag way more on the down. I love the way my 125,s ski and don't mind putting on skins if I have to. The're an excellent compromise. Kickers work great if you aren't Yo-yoing and don't mind the downtime of applying and removing. There pretty easy to d...

Until I figure out how to quit my job and move, my "back-country" telemark skiing is limited to local resorts and a small West Virginia cross-country place called "White Grass". It's an old, failed alpine resort that has given over to cross-country skiing trails and climbing up the former down-hill ...

So, I just re-watched an Urmas video for fun, before dragging myself off to the office (linking tele turns). From your description (a delay in dropping the knee), and from the video, it ironically seems that you are actually practicing better technique on your supposed bad side, and rushing the lead...

TomH--that's good stuff. Since you don't have a lot to spend on lessons, I have some ideas that helped me a ton: ---Find and buy/borrow a "Joy of Telemark" DVD. It's put out by an organization that calls itself NATO (North American Telemark Association). It's almost everything you need to start to l...

Of course everything has already been said. I think Tele Enthusiasts are just like girls. It's not that they like to talk about it, they NEED to...! : ) Harry, my friend, if by any chance you are aware of any new idea we could discuss, please let us know!! 8-) LOL! Finally, a response. I guess that...

As a lurker for years, then finally as an active participant on Mitch's old forum (ah, those were heady days...) I was really surprised to see the revival of the "great NTN debate". Are you folks new to the sport, or are you old farts who didn't get enough arguing, insulting, and finally being barre...