 Poster: A snowHead
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Glad you all had a good time and there are more tele geeks in the making. Hope to get along at some point in the future for some turns.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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skimottaret, Love the idea of a session every couple of months (occasionally monthly would be ok too).
Can only do 13th October of the dates you suggested though.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Just a quick update folks as I've just spoken to Richard.
Richard's a bit snowed under with work - so hasn't had time to sort out his diary.
I'm off on leave for two weeks from tomorrow (8th) - so he's said he'll copy Nick W into the email to post here. (Hope that's ok Nick W - your's is the only email address I had to hand.)
I'll have (Crackberry) email whilst I'm away, but net access will be problematic.
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PhillipStanton, thanks for sorting this out 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Don't thank me yet rob@rar - I've not yet managed to arrange anything!
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Thought I'd mention that kiwi1's Junkigear company is the proud sponsor of Andrew Clark, the captain of the GB telemark race team. Andy's kit is a pair of VIST factory GS race skis fitted with a 40mm (yes that's 40mm) VIST riser plate on top of which is mounted VIST's telemark interface plate. That's 45mm of lift in total  .
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skimottaret, Nothing from Richard as yet. Will keep you posted.
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just thought i'd bump this thread with a couple of tele-stoke vids from telemarktips.com: - powder(27Mb) and my favourite training exercise noLeadChange turns(16Mb) - enjoy 
(note: these are urls to wmv files, so probably only play in windows mediaPlayer - there are links to other file formats etc at TelemarkTips - some of the links are broken)
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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geoffers, good bump, good videos, and good tele stoke
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thought it might be worth elaborating on this, as it really helps get the mindset into tele rather than alpine (since presumably we're all getting into free-heel from an alpine background - no problem with that, as I ski both).
1. Imagine you're turning to the left in a parallel turn - uphill (left) ski is advanced - downhill ski is weighted with weight on the inside (big toe) edge.
2. Now unweight & sink/steer across the hill into the next turn (no lead change) - the left ski is still advanced but is now the downhill ski, and we're in a tele turn.
As alpine skiers we would expect to have this ski weighted more than the uphill ski - WRONG. In tele the back ski should have more of the weight (or be equally weighted)
to continue...
3. Now in the tele-turn going right, the lead (downhill - left) ski is advanced, but try to keep the back ski under yourself & focus on weighting its inside edge (little toe)
4. Unweight & steer into another left - parallel turn
5. The sequence becomes left Parallel:- weight on big toe of right ski - right Tele:- weight on little toe of right ski, and as you link turns you can really feel how (in this sequence) its the edges of the right ski which are controlling the turn.
Don't forget to do the same exercise the other way, skiing parallel right/tele left to get the feel of using the left ski to control the turn. When you've stopped having fun, link left & right tele-turns & feel the difference!
As alpine skiers, we tend to get too much weight on the downhill (lead) ski and leave the back ski flapping round doing nothing (probably with your back foot on tip-toes). Not good - especially when you get into powder or crud - well you do need to experience a tele-face plant 
Think of keeping your heel as low as possible on the back ski - you can only achieve this if you keep the ski weighted and under you.
BTW Nowt wrong with skiing parallel all day on teles...
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You know it makes sense.
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have sent a few emails to Richard without reply... Anybody hear anything?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Hi guys
hows it going , i know i missed the 1 sep session  . Had some problems couldnt make it. Anyone going on one Richards week courses in europe or next session up at MK?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Madmonk, have texted, called and emailed richard without success... i am guessing he is abroad but not looking good with regards to more sessions at MK.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| Madmonk, have texted, called and emailed richard without success... i am guessing he is abroad but not looking good with regards to more sessions at MK. |
Glad I'm not the only one he's not responding to!
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BTW Nowt wrong with skiing parallel all day on teles.
Oh yes there is !
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Nice thing is..... you can do this on tele.s : Try skiing tele on alpine gear 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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PhillipStanton, i was wondering if it was just me...i am guessing he is quite busy and not able to spare the time. do you know if MK have their own tele rental gear? if so we might just need to set up a fun day and do a bit of self teaching... i recon most of us could have a go by this point.
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hi guys
i spoke to richard on monday, in reference to his trips to champery jan 2008 , yea is he very busy at moment, but we are on his todo list and will hopefully let us know when the next session is later this week.
Skim: MK does have a limited amount of telemark gear boots and skis. Think like for 4-5 ppl .
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Madmonk, Good news for the next session. When we went last time, Richard had to do a lot of work on the MK equipment to get us all sorted out. He seemed to suggest that theirs was more or less knackered so unless they have sorted it all out since then we might struggle to get enough kit together. In any case I for one would still like Richard around when I venture back onto the slope.
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Nick W, WHo needs rental gear, just buy some boots & bindings for your xscreams and you are ready to go. If you get some tele gear I'll buy some race stuff 
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They do have some tele gear but not as much as they used to & you need to know how to set it up yourself. Also be wary of "pairs" of skis which are 2 lefts as the bindings aren't symmetrical.
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skimottaret, 15th would be good for me as it is my 50th on the following day so it would make a good weekend of it! Well done on making contact.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You free heelers out there might be interested in a Telemark skiing event being held at Castleford XScape on Sat 24th Nov between 14.00 hrs and 23.00hrs. It's being organised by Matt Higginson who organised the Tele Weekend at Tamworth in August. Details here
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I think I can do the 15th, but not the 1st as I'm away that week.
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You know it makes sense.
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so 3 so far for the 15th, excellent... any more takers?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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rob@rar, Nick W, should i go ahead and let Richard know we will have 3 for the 15th?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Yes, I'm up for it. Any others? Graham, Phil...?
Just a thought - you will have only been back from your slalom course for one week. Will you have recovered by then? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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rob@rar, not sure as my training programme has gone pear shaped, i spent saturday night in hospital after coming off my mountain bike, knocked out and 15 stitches, quite sore with dinged ribs and cut up hands and without half my right eyebrow which got scrapped off.... first time in years i didnt wear my helmet and i come off going to the shops to get milk... (helmet was too sweaty after training at bromley) how dumb is that 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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skimottaret, blimey, that sounds painful! Hope it doesn't interfere with your plans for skiing in Tignes.
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rob@rar, THe head is really killing me, must stick up a photo as to why you should always wear a helmet. I willl still be going but wont be as fit as i would like to be. Will PM regarding your course report
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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15th is fine for me, but it sort of depends on what time he's willing to go to. I don't really want to miss am training, so I can't probably get there much before 11am - 11:15 would be safer.
skimottaret, oooh, comiserations. I'm come off my (road) bike several times, but other than one slightly wrenched shoulder, I've never had more than a torn sleeve - and I don't get on with bike helmets so don't wear one. I actually read your last post before your previous one - and thought "Oh no he's taken a pearler at Bromley and that's another two years before we get him back on plastic again". See - plastic isn't that bad after all .
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Just to confirm that I can't make it - we're out for Morzine ski test weekend.
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Looks like it is rob@rar, skimottaret, Nick W, Madmonk, and GrahamN, (a bit later).
Richard had said in his email he prefered a morning start as he is hosting a party that evening. I will check back with him and post a time. Thanks to all for coming back to me so quickly..
PhillipStanton, hope you will test some Tele skis when in Morzine
Spyderman has to work, but promises to do a few lunges during the day...
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skimottaret, Thanks for doing all that. looking good for 15th
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Heard back from Richard and we are a go , he would like us booted up and ready to go for 11:00 so i would suggest meeting at say 10:45 at the boot desk to get sorted.
He asked if i could supply everyones boot size so he can set up the skis prior to arrival to save time, so anyone needing skis please advise boot size.
GrahamN, I know it is a bit tight for you but as he has a party on that night he said he was going to be in trouble starting any later, hope you can still make it.
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skimottaret, Both times I have borrowed his Crispis. I think they were 10.5 uk size.
See you there for about 10.30ish
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