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by LooseHeel
Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:00 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Trailhead Time Saver Idea (you heard it here first)
Replies: 7
Views: 14201

Re: Trailhead Time Saver Idea (you heard it here first)

That's a great idea.
It's nice to arrive at the trail ready to go.
Sometimes I wonder about driving with ski boots and the law.
by LooseHeel
Thu Dec 21, 2017 5:42 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Built-in gaitors in ski pants. Do they work?
Replies: 6
Views: 14969

Re: Built-in gaitors in ski pants. Do they work?

I say cut them out. If not convinced, leave enough material on the pants to attach them again...sew, zips, velcro. Less weight is good. Easier to get at the buckles. My pants were Ibex schoeller poly/wool blend, so a bit thick, heavy material. Cutting the gaiters made quite a difference. Snow gettin...
by LooseHeel
Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:41 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Volie Binding Compatibility
Replies: 3
Views: 8809

Re: Voile Binding Compatibility

Until it fits ;) Mine have approximately 1.0mm total filed away. 0.5mm each side. Takes only a few minutes. Strength of the hardwire won't be affected, there's still plenty of material.
by LooseHeel
Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:25 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Volie Binding Compatibility
Replies: 3
Views: 8809

Re: Volie Binding Compatibility

They're not the same, but can be made to fit. The Hardwire rods are thicker than the cable ends. File the sides of the hardwire until they fit the 3pc toepiece.
by LooseHeel
Tue Feb 16, 2016 5:10 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Gear Basket
Replies: 649
Views: 888225

Re: Gear Basket

somebody should get these and do a review...

http://www.lacordee.com/en/la-cordee-bo ... skis-147cm
by LooseHeel
Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:00 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Update from the XCD Knights
Replies: 193
Views: 236547

Re: Update from the XCD Knights

We are now the Knights who say...
by LooseHeel
Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:24 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: The Wood Ski Thread
Replies: 59
Views: 92897

Re: The Wood Ski Thread

Nice job refinishing those skis.
I love the smell of pine tar in the morning.
by LooseHeel
Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:17 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Update from the XCD Knights
Replies: 193
Views: 236547

Re: Update from the XCD Knights

Hell- I see people xcountry skiing on big-mtn “telemark” and/or AT tech all the time-. In Stanley, NB? all the time? really? I've been xc skiing for over 40yrs, going up, down, across many types of terrain, using all sorts of different skis from skinny to wide. For any type of soft snow, a 95-115mm...
by LooseHeel
Fri Jan 29, 2016 11:31 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: TeleTandem!
Replies: 8
Views: 16577

Re: TeleTandem!

Ha! looks like a wild ride.
the 2-man wipe-out would indeed pull bindings . crash in sync for success.haha
by LooseHeel
Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:34 am
Forum: Trip Report Archive
Topic: Montagne St-Pierre, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Québec
Replies: 15
Views: 39687

Re: Montagne St-Pierre, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Québec, March 201

Looking good. Snow looks shallow, but nice.