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slyfink
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| baetis wrote: | | slyfink wrote: | I thought I'd throw this on here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ektfgA1PWy0
saw it at the Best of Banff Mountain Film Festival last night. The footage not in Whistler is from my local park where we XC... pretty cool to see our local trails on the silver screen! |
Wow, mad skillz.  Brought back memories. I raced xc in HS. Most grueling thing I've ever done. Until, that is, i started road biking.  I think they are the same people; long, lean, no body fat, huge heart/lungs. I used to puke after every race in HS. There was no such thing as skating. Now they call what i did "classic" racing.  |
They certainly are the same guys (and gals) around here... I think it's caus' they have a particular affection for lycra. 
Gatineau Park is a great place to xc ski (there's even a little lift served area there too) and bike (road and mtn). I've got to get out and explore the bc options soon. The only thing is, the hills are a little short... |
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razeontherock
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Baaahb wrote: | | Oh, to have young legs! |
This is at least the second person to say that the star of the vid in the O/P is young, but does anybody know his age? It wouldn't surprise me if he's not really that young. |
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Baaahb
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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Whatever age he is, he has young legs. 
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HayShed
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Location: Somewhere between Pisa and Modena, Italy
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 8:43 pm Post subject: ... Team Japan |
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Going back to the original vid...
Info says: | Quote: | | first half with XC skis - "tree-run" using light weight underfoot. second half with telemark skis (& Scarpa T3 boots), mainly small radius turns. Showing how edging should be done using agile low-cut boots. |
or something like that...
| razeontherock wrote: | | does anybody know his age? |
Born in 1968, so he's 42 this year...
I believe THIS is the same chap on proper XC set up...
Proud to be Japanese  ... even though I still suck BIG TIME... 
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HayShed
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Location: Somewhere between Pisa and Modena, Italy
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| Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Just been looking through His [Hiroshi Ishikida's] telemark ski school website... and it reads interesting.
His motto is "Effortless Telemarking"... and starting with small radius turns and disregarding rhythms... 
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satsuma
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Location: Baton Rouge for a while
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:15 am Post subject: |
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| Baaahb wrote: | Very pretty skiing, but - as Grant said - those aren't skinny skis and those aren't x-c slippers...just sayin....light gear indeed but there is at least one more step lighter...and people who can lay turns on them....
But very nice and very fluid, with a number of different skiing styles demonstrated. Oh, to have young legs!
Anyone figure the boot/bindings on the wide skis?
Get a helmet, dude! |
Look like SNS BC of some type--Salomon trademark on the bindings.
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knut Straud
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:06 am Post subject: |
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| ROOT wrote: | | What type of owl did he swallow? |
| geo wrote: | Good One ROOT - indeed, he has swallowed an owl....
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Oh... I thought he was doing his best Curly imitation. |
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razeontherock
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:56 am Post subject: |
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So when I said he makes it look easy, I guess that took work
And "young legs" at 42! |
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cpw
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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As one who owned E99s w/ SNS-BC, I find the control with the boot/binding more impressive that the "skinny" skis. That sh!t does not forgive if you get even a little off balance.
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ex-sandlapper
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rsireland3
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Location: EL/R -6.12, SL/A -8.15 in NW VT and slightly south of the Poutine Curtain
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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This guy is a riot! I am envious of his skills and his spirit.
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Swift
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Balance. This guy has it like a snow leopard. And fitness. Say what you will about the integrity of his gear, this guy's prowess begins and ends with his incredible balance and fitness. Plus a pretty solid attitude. |
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lowangle al
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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I just watched the video again and I can tell ya the skier is not preasuring his shin against the cuff of the leading ski. According to the experts on this site the guy is doing it wrong. He must be very lucky to ski so well with poor teqnique. There is more than one way to skin a cat.
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hutguy
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| lowangle al wrote: | | I just watched the video again and I can tell ya the skier is not preasuring his shin against the cuff of the leading ski. According to the experts on this site the guy is doing it wrong. He must be very lucky to ski so well with poor teqnique. There is more than one way to skin a cat. |
You have to have a cuff to pressure first.
What I don't get is how can he ski with such a neutral binding and not at least 110 underfoot.
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Baaahb
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| lowangle al wrote: | | According to the experts on this site the guy is doing it wrong. He must be very lucky to ski so well with poor teqnique. |
B minus as a troll.
the vid of him on skinnies (see above) has him skidding all over the place and stumbling! wtf? the guy's a clown!
any better?
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