Spring is here with rotten snow, ice and mud. I’m looking forward to getting out in the forest doing some bushwhacking. Or have I been Land Snorkeling all these years? Quite often when I’m on a trail I’ve been on many times I’ll see see/hear something that makes me veer off trail and wander around f...

Land Snorkeling - Land snorkeling is taking the time to savor aspects of nature we ordinarily don’t see or pay attention to. Land snorkelers wander thru nature with no intention of hiking to a destination. One contemplates what we find in nature and explores every possible connection with all parts ...

I know this isn't a skiing pic. But sometime you just feel like a Badass hiking with your crampons on.

Here is a link to the manufacturer’s site. https://nordic-step.com What! The 3-pins are out of stock? Darn! I was really looking forward to twisting an ankle on a steep snowshoe trail with the Nordic-Steps + Hoks

This was made as a joke - Please don’t sue me Nordic-Step!

Here is a full Tele course, 1 hr video. A little old but moves along in a progression.

Ski with Urmas - Full length learn to ski Telemark video. Instructional tips for beginners to experts.

I prefer the S-98 for Showshoe Rut of Death trails, as compared to a Asnes USGi or E-99. They are fun on lots of other trails too.

@Krummholz Please forgive me if I missed this in this thread- what boot are you using with the Tao? Also- you have NNNBC on the Hok? What BC boot? ...... For reference, I have the 145 Hok- no interest in the 125. I ski 75mm exclusively. My primary boot is the Fischer Transnordic 75 for telemark. I ...

You might try finding a Black Diamond dealer in your area that sells skis / bindings, and see if they have an old jig for the Skyhoy. Then have them mount them.


https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/e ... r-locator/

It depends on if you have the 125, or the 145, like mine. The Tao is 165 and has a little more glide due to the longer black lengths. It would be a big improvement over the 125. The big improvement of the Tao is sidecut and rocker. The Hok has zero. I have found the skin is better on ice/crust than ...