 Poster: A snowHead
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I've got a really bad knee. The right one. I was joking casually with sig. other that it might be harder to turn left than right, due to the bad knee (the right one). It got me thinking...
For some reason, it's less painful when extended than when flexed, so does anyone have any experience of using a free-heel telemark binding on one ski, and a normal Alpine binding on the other. I was wondering whether this might be a good solution for next season because I've done a little bit of Tele and quite enjoyed myself, and reckon that it might be easier on my right knee if I kept it extended most of the time (by bending the other knee when making left turns, but keeping it relatively straight when making right turns).
Of course I would have to remember to put the appropriate ski on the appropriate foot, or there would be uncomfortable consequences, but that's a risk I'm prepared to take (I'll paint one ski a different colour from the other, or similar)...
Any thoughts on the viability of this would be appreciated.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Now you really are taking the wee wee but I'll pay good money for the video footage if you try it (or I'll even lend you a tele ski and boot to have a go at Hemel if you fancy it)
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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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Mr Technique, sounds good to me as long as you have professionally fitted foot beds.
What sort of hat would you wear?
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I hear snowblades are good...
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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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I'd fully convert to telemark if I really thought it was the only option for one of my knees. Remember you can always alpine turn on telemark skis
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If you are not taking the proverbial then this is the advice you are looking for:
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| I'd fully convert to telemark if I really thought it was the only option for one of my knees. Remember you can always alpine turn on telemark skis |
Telemarking is far easier on the knees than alpine skiing, but your quads do have to be stronger / fitter.
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great idea i would also suggest using snowboard boots with this set up so your feet dont get sore and snowblades to make it easier to turn.
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Mr Technique,
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and reckon that it might be easier on my right knee if I kept it extended most of the time (by bending the other knee when making left turns, but keeping it relatively straight when making right turns).
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A Tele-turn requires a bend in both knees  But Tele is waaaaaay easier on the knees than alpine. But you will have to fully convert.
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Mr Technique, all true tele much better for the knees- this is counterintuitive but true.
Knees so much genteler.
Thighs, bum, heart and lungs however get completely wasted......after a full day or two on tele gear I have suffered extreme pain walking- going up and down stairs, sitting on the loo- or rather getting up again, night cramps so bad I couldn't sleep.
But apart from all that it is great (really).
Free your heels and free your mind
drop the knee and not the bomb
etc
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Drop the knee .. Squat to pee
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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If you go to the EOSB you can try my telemark snowboard . . . my knees were the only things that weren't fook'd 
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