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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Dec 23, 2014 - 07:02am PT
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WIlbeer this is such a great thread, thanks for making it happen..even if you are a telemarker ;-)
Berg , thanks for sharing that super creative clip..btw the backflip at 2:58 is pretty badass when you notice the telephone/power lines nearby.
R.I.P. Auclair
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enjoimx
Trad climber
SLO
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Dec 24, 2014 - 05:09pm PT
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Anyone have any used Telemark boots, size 10.5 they need or want to sell? Thats a 28.5 mondo size. I would really appreciate any leads. I am looking to spend around $150-$175 for a decent pair.
Thanks
Rob (PM me if you want)
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 25, 2014 - 05:41am PT
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Willbeer. Hows your snorkel and flippers working out..... I am in a deep depression here as the rain fog and warm wind steal the snow and ice......
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2014 - 06:13am PT
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This is my local ski hill today.They depend on real snow .
Nothing in the bc either.By this time I can find something around to ski.Or even the gullies would be frozen enough to TR.ALL sedimentary rock around here,the only time of year you can climb anything is when there is some solid ice,otherwise it is a 3-5 hour trip,to the dacks.
I doubt there is much there either,sad....
60F here yesterday.Not a chance.
So I hear you ,Tradman.
But ,Hey, Merry Christmas,It will come soon!
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John Duffield
Mountain climber
New York
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Dec 25, 2014 - 06:24am PT
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Been getting some, at an ole abandoned ski area in the Catskills the last two w/es. With these temps, won't last.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2014 - 06:28am PT
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John Duffield,I love skiing Bearpen Hollow,what a great old ski area.
Glad to know others get after that place.
Cheers ,good sir.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 25, 2014 - 07:08am PT
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Looks as if we should be praising Ningue ourselves!
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Dec 25, 2014 - 09:31am PT
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well dingus we didn't gets sh#t for snow here on the eastside.....the ski gods are surfing right now
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 25, 2014 - 03:19pm PT
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I did a driveby of Lake willoughby this afternoon. Complete and Total Thermo Nuclear devastation... :(
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sempervirens
climber
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Dec 25, 2014 - 07:07pm PT
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There was 3-5" of new at Squaw Valley this morning. Cold. Snowing off and on throughout the day. Damn good, considering... The lower mountain is still mostly bare. They opened one run to the base but it looked bad.
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Fish Boy
Social climber
Squeamish
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Dec 25, 2014 - 09:10pm PT
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Sick, just saw this thread. I've never locked the heel and never will. Tele has gone from being the efficient way to get up and down a hill to being a way too heavy dangerous way to have fun. But once you become ok at it, why change? My NTN/megawatt setup weighs 3x a dynafiddle/wailer setup, but at least i have an excuse for sucking.
Not that anyone cares....
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Dec 25, 2014 - 10:06pm PT
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makes them tougher if you make them earn em when they are 13. Another 6 inches tonight gonna be great in the morning.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 26, 2014 - 05:12am PT
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Glad to see you folks are getting some!
In the meantime,enjoy this,I posted this on another thread,I know the skier is not telemarking ,but,he is earning his turns.
http://vimeo.com/111085476
Winter is scheduled to return over here by weeks end.Bring it.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 26, 2014 - 06:31am PT
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The Tele as a rhythm guitar,hard to dislike THE tone.[Click to View YouTube Video]
Distraction Needed.
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sempervirens
climber
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Dec 27, 2014 - 10:36am PT
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Here's a short, fun, must-read (IMO) for all telemarkers. I mentioned it a couple pages back and incorrectly attributed it to the well known back country skier, Andrew McLean, who is quoted in the article.
http://unofficialnetworks.com/2011/11/telemarking-huh
Last week I had a tele-binding malfunction (you'd think I'd have checked it and fixed it during the long autumn wait for snow...). Like a dope I didn't notice it until I was in line for first chair at Squaw Valley. So I went and demo'd some excellent, fat, rockered downhill skis (Brahma blizzards) with downhill boots and bindings. I have both downhill skied and tele skied for many seasons, but for whatever reason (make one up) I hadn't been on downhill skis for 15 years. I observed: it took several runs until I felt comfortable on these, they were noticeably heavier than my tele set-up; parallel turns were much easier; my legs lasted twice as long, and it was fun as hell.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Dec 27, 2014 - 03:59pm PT
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5 days ago winter was absolutly awesome! we had ice to climb and snow to ski. in fact everything was completly covered in fresh white. A winter wonderland. now it simply Sucks.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 27, 2014 - 07:11pm PT
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Man ,could I say a lot about your picture^^^^^^^,Tradman.
We all suffer from the same exact disease.
It will get better.
SKEEIN IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!
Truer words could not be said.
Thanks eKat!
Happy New Year to you all.
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enjoimx
Trad climber
SLO
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Dec 27, 2014 - 10:24pm PT
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First season on skis. Haven't locked my heel yet! First day ever on skis was skate skis! After a week, I made it out to Glacier Point ski hut! I'm pretty psyched right now living in Yosemite. First winter in the Sierra.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Dec 28, 2014 - 05:24am PT
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Have fun skatin'! I love turning my body inside out on those skinny nordy stix! Can't wait to get on my misery stix when I get home, we finally got the winter goods!
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