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Would I be able to learn telemark without being able to ski on normal skis? I've admitted I do need to learn something as a 2nd discipline and telemark does look cool. Would being a spazz on skis go against me or is the technique completely different and being unable to ski normally be a bonus?
Closest answer I've got so far is "well it would be interesting"
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stab, talk to Rudi Lanz Wink

But really, I think you should be able to learn to tele without learning to ski... hell the norwegians managed Wink

The one thing Tele shares with Alpine ski... it won't work if you try to board on them !
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stab, I think most of the people who try telemark have either previous experience of alpine skiing or cross-country skiing (which is of course also free heel). However, in principle I don't see why you couldn't start off learning on telemark gear (after all that's what the original telemark skiers did! Smile ). You would probably still need to start off with snowplough turns on gentle terrain, and then progress from snowplough to the telemark turn. Of course there are other techniques such as traversing, side slipping and parallel turns which any competent skier (alpine or telemarker) needs to have mastered as part of their armoury of skiing tools.

You must know Tino who runs the Privat ski and board school in Wengen. He is a great Telemark instructor Cool , and I believe he is also a boarder, so will understand your strengths and weaknesses from that discipline. Have an informal chat with him and see what he suggests, and maybe a 1 hour lesson with him to see how you get on.
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cheers guys, those are the 2 I had in mind. Now its quieter I'll see them. You never know, I could be having telemark lessons soon Laughing
I cant snow plough Embarassed
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stab, Did you have any ski lessons or did you try and teach yourself?
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riverman, He's a proud man, he never took lessons to board wink

I'm amazed he is considering tele lessons Wink
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riverman, no lessons, I don't need them, I'm teh Stab Laughing

Ronald, After my basi boarding thing I can see the advantage of lessons, proper lessons that is.
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 After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

stab, those instructor courses are real eye-openers, aren't they Wink
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stab, Skied with many tele skiers who never learned to alpine but it does come in handy at times especially early season when I don't want a knee in the rocks and stumps.
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