[Butch]

Well, just finished my 3rd day on tele gear. I'm quite familiar with the concept of sucking at something at something new when you first start at it, but this is like, a whole 'nother level of suckage.

[Bambi]

... just a hunch from the name but a little more finesse perhaps?!

I seem to remember it took a couple of weeks skiing to be able to pretend that I was teleing. The learning is the fun bit though. Plateaus are boring.

[Teleroll]

Hang in there; you'll be glad you did. You should try a beginner lesson if that's available. I had a very slow and awkward start and taking a lesson helped me through a lot of the learning curve. Interestingly, although tele was awkward for me at first, it now seems much more "natural" to me than alpine.
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[Nurse Ben]

Yeah, it's hard, but it can be done.

We all struggle with telemark, it has it's challenges even for the gifted.

For perspective, try learning to ride a unicycle during the off season

Seriously, get some lessons, make sure your gear is right for you and the conditions, and maybe put some (gawd help me) p turns in the mix.

Do you ski alpine well?
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He's just a "kook" from Tennessee

[edgeworker]

It's worth all the effort. Enjoy the journey!
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On the moon they're falling off their seats
From the moon we're comedy
From the moon we're really quite a treat
-crack the sky

[Scottyrottan]

Aaaaaaaah! You southern hemisphere Noobies bring a breath of fresh to blow out the old stinky air that is Telemarktalk forum in the summer. With just talk of biking, fishing, golf (for those who still play) and Bacon the only topics on our mind as the summer heat melts our snow, as here we all sit only dreaming of thigh burn, we all, regardless of whether you suck or do not, living vicariously through you at the moment.

Keep it up brother and you will be rewarded in full by the time we are all strapping on our skis and cursing like a ship yard welder at the pain, coursing through our summer weakened thighs.

A lesson is the best shot. Not from a friend, unless he/she is a tele teacher, but if you can find one, a tele teacher is the way, not an alpine teacher who can tele.

Best of luck brother.

Can I get en Aaaaaaaaaaah-men!
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[Nurse Ben]

Scotty, you need to learn how to ride a uni, it's time brother, the call has been made!
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He's just a "kook" from Tennessee

[robrox]

Lesson followed by independant practice, on snow, to master the skills from the lesson.

Repeat....

...As often as you can
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[rsireland3]

Give up now and mail me your gear.
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I lived in a cake
but i never saw the way
the orange slayed the rake
i was only three years dead
but it told a tale
and now listen little child
to the safety rail

-That annoying little song you all hate to love

[!ski]

You can buy a turn - get better gear, adjust setup, or obtain
gear more suitable for the skier and conditions.

By the way, tele does not work so well on oceanic death cookies.

-r

[Grant]

If it was easy......
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[fajimr]

fixed it for you:

Crap. This is kinda challenging, huh?

just be sure you are always smiling.... it's not hard or serious
did i mention to have fun along the way, too!

jim
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[Mr. T]

Promise yourself a beer every time you figure out one of the many tricks that make up tele skiing!

[David Witherspoon]

[XXX_er]

well you could persevere ,get good ,blow gear,blow yer knees ,break some bones and go AT which a lot of people end up doing

it depends on if philisophicaly you believe in the journey being more important than the goal ... or just wana ski ?