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by timpete
Tue Jun 06, 2023 10:01 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Boots size
Replies: 4
Views: 3706

Re: Boots size

I recently purchased the Alico Ski March from Telemark Pyrenees. I gather from others on this forum that these are not identical (?) to the UK surplus Alico Ski March boots. Anyways, for the ones I bought, I purchased a size 42 - I wear a tennis shoe size US 9, sometimes 8.5 in US boot sizes (for bo...
by timpete
Wed Mar 29, 2023 6:50 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Free-pivot Nordic touring??
Replies: 37
Views: 52691

Re: Free-pivot Nordic touring??

Great, thanks for bearing with my naivety and confirming what I thought!
by timpete
Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:27 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Free-pivot Nordic touring??
Replies: 37
Views: 52691

Re: Free-pivot Nordic touring??

Dusting off a really old thread because I have a related question: I am setting up my first set of 75mm telemark skis. I'm motivated by increasing my ability to handle varied snow conditions (resort / chopped powder / ice / deep powder) over my FT62+NNN-BC+Alaskas setup. I'm sticking with leather bo...
by timpete
Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:06 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: I could turn last week, but not this week, maybe next week?
Replies: 67
Views: 31923

Re: I could turn last week, but not this week, maybe next week?

I’ve had same experience. I’m learning on light tele equipment with NNN-BC and I while I admit that my technique is a work in progress, small variations in snow conditions seem to change my abilities to drop a knee a lot. (Non icy groomers -> easy, consistent powder -> easy, pushed around heavy sno...
by timpete
Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: I could turn last week, but not this week, maybe next week?
Replies: 67
Views: 31923

Re: I could turn last week, but not this week, maybe next week?

I’ve had same experience. I’m learning on light tele equipment with NNN-BC and I while I admit that my technique is a work in progress, small variations in snow conditions seem to change my abilities to drop a knee a lot. (Non icy groomers -> easy, consistent powder -> easy, pushed around heavy snow...
by timpete
Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:58 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Soft shell jackets for skiing
Replies: 104
Views: 50359

Re: Soft shell jackets for skiing

I do not claim to have read most of the replies to the OP question, but at a quick glance at many, many replies I was shocked I didn't see one obvious answer: cross country skiing / nordic jackets (the kind usually marketed as for "cold" conditions vs warmer or race conditions). They more or less ex...
by timpete
Wed Dec 21, 2022 10:50 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Canadian Ski Marathon
Replies: 26
Views: 13465

Re: Canadian Ski Marathon

I'm also interested in this discussion: what gear for CdB. Track/race skis or something more backcountry oriented? I'd hate to have to herringbone climb in backcountry skis much, not sure if the CdB has much herringbone pitches? My BC flatland gear is the USGI surplus skis with Alaskas/NNN-BC, which...
by timpete
Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:12 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Did not regret going XCD over splitboard or AT this year!
Replies: 16
Views: 15609

Re: Did not regret going XCD over splitboard or AT this year!

That is so cool! I have a similar setup but with alpina Alaska. I just did my first resort skiing of the season last week on alpine skis. After reading your post, I'm wondering if my setup could handle a resort? I'm at bellearye in the catskills. It was so icy last week, even the moderate and begin...
by timpete
Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:11 am
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Trail breaking ski
Replies: 55
Views: 48776

Re: Trail breaking ski

While a lot of us, including myself, have recommended 210 cm USGIs, the OP is definitely right that any sort of herringbone climbing in powder with the USGIs is a BEAR. You will be sweating in 5 min, even if 10-below F. (Which, you need to manage carefully when it's 10-below.) They are heavy skis, i...
by timpete
Tue Mar 08, 2022 1:34 pm
Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
Topic: Trail breaking ski
Replies: 55
Views: 48776

Re: Trail breaking ski

+1 for Asnes USGI, definitely at your weight in 210 cm. I am about 180 lb and this is what I use BC on flat untracked terrain in northern MN. With these skis I often look behind me and admire the track, it almost looks machine groomed. They have a nice high tip, unlike some modern BC skis, which rea...