 Poster: A snowHead
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The first rule of telemark camp...
...is, of course, that we don't talk about telemark camp.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 13-02-08 10:52; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Thank God....next subject...
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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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Great isn't it.
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I assume you mean telemark camp in the Kenneth Williams sense. How did it go at MK? Not that you're talking about it obviously.
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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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Why when I see a telemarker does the word 'camp' come to mind 
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Really Camp:
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Gotta agree with thefatcontroller! Looks like fun, looks hard, looks like mincing!
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| PhillipStanton wrote: |
| ...is, of course, that we don't talk about telemark camp. |
or you dont go to telemark camp because you had a man flu 
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parlor, seems like a nice boy
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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The second rule of telemark camp...
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Peter S, As I said above I don't disagree it looks hard, fun not so sure but it just looks like someone mincing. I just visions of the Telemarker shouting as they ski down 'does my bum look big in these salopettes'. Sorry
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You know it makes sense.
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...is, of course, that we don't talk about telemark camp...
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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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the seven faculty rules at the University of Woolloomooloo:
1. No Poofters.
2. No member of the faculty is to maltreat the "Abos" in any way whatsoever—if there's anyone watching.
3. No Poofters.
4. I don't want to catch anyone not drinking in their room after lights out.
5. No Poofters.
6. There is no... rule six.
7. No Poofters.
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Poster: A snowHead
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fatbob - as skimottaret notes, I had man flu (although how skimottaret knew that beats me...). I'm booked in for this coming Saturday.
hobbiteater 
Clearly this thread is going in an unintended direction...
...but hey ho...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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how skimottaret knew that beats me
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the power of the internet...
have fun on saturday, could you have a chat with richard to see if we can get a monthly session going in the off season?
sorry to de rail your thread but im not sure where it was meant to go so aimless, idle chatter sounded about right.. 
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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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Mincing..?? are you joking..?
sorry, doesn't seem to blow up that well
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Wed 13-02-08 10:36; edited 5 times in total
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Who are the telemarkers mincing? I'm out of here 
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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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Whatever about their style of descent....it's the walking up the mountain part that I don't get???
Lift weren't invented for nothing you know.
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Sorry LIFTS!!!
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Wed 13-02-08 10:51; edited 1 time in total
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PhillipStanton, Get yourself to the EoSB. I'd like to think I'm not the only (me beginner) freeheeler there. It'd be nice to get a group and arrange a lesson or two out there.
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kiwi1 - I'd love to, but my BASI Mountain Safety Module's eaten my remaining leave.
Would you be up for something early season?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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PhillipStanton,
Thats is not me, I am afraid, that is a skiing buddy. I am always the camera monkey on these things.
If we could all hit the same place, I'd invite him along, but I am not a telemarker.
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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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PhillipStanton, Yeah I'd be up for it or I'll be doing some summer trips to some glaciers. I'll be heading back to VT for opening week again in November if that works.
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PhillipStanton, montypython
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You know it makes sense.
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Can't do it properly I'm afraid though I can cross my tails and swear in both directions. Sounds a great idea.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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JT - all welcome. You never know, we could tempt you over to the tele side.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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very possible for me...
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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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Excellent.
Not looking for a firm commitment from anybody - just an idea of numbers to investigate options.
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Only involving somewhat more blue runs
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i hope you mean the greener shade of blue
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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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skimottaret, I'm with you there.
How many freeheelers are going on the EoSB?
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question for those dabbling in telemark, assuming you can ski alpine, is it completely different, or does knowing something about carving etc help you?
Do you find it more tiring or less than alpine, and lastly does it f*ck your knees up?
Cheers,
greg
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kitenski,
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is it completely different
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Yes and no.
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or does knowing something about carving etc
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Yes and no
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more tiring or less than alpine,
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Much more tiring
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and lastly does it f*ck your knees up?
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Nope - not at all.
The skis work the same - edges and sidecut. Tele stance means you have to use the back (inside) ski much more than alpine - so a bit counterintuitive if you have an alpine background.
It's not as tiresome on the knees as alpine - but driving fat skis with big boots will be tiresome alipne or tele.
It is more tiring - but get's less tiring with practice. 
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kitenski, to add to what ski has said, most of the elements are the same - it's just you have to assemble them in a different order.
I'm finding it fascinating to be stood at the top of a steep blue run and be scared s&*tless. The experience is doing a lot for my head and a heck of a lot for my alpine technique.
One thing that people often don't realise is that you can alpine on tele kit. It's just that you need the reactions of a cat. I'm finding that if I ski alpine style on tele kit and then hit the bumps on my alpine kit then I ski the bumps much, much better.
Have a go. You have nothing to lose except your dignity
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PhillipStanton, what week / weekend were you thinking.. I am considering going to meribel first or second week of the season and we could stay at mine. Meribel opens up on the 6th and i recon would be fine for green and maybe even blue runs for our more highly experienced telemarkers.
If we could tie up with the Les Arc race bash/camp talked about elsewhere that would be cool....
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