Or rather your favourite. I have budgeted a pair of skis for myself for this winter and am looking for something to only ski groomers. Bindings most likely will be the Bandits. So recommend me your favourite pair. I’ve previously tried Atomic x9s and they sure were fun. Looking for something with a radius of around 15m. Thanks!

Probably a dumb question but are you able to use the scarpa T2 ecos with NTN bindings even though they are 3-pin tele boots? I only ask because I am thinking about getting NTN bindings in the future and am wondering if I will also be needing new boots.

Do any pinheads in Boulder/Denver have a recommendation on where to take my new 22Design Bandit bindings to get mounted?

Thanks!

The new TX Po is becoming available in the shops ahead of snow season in the northern hemisphere. There is definitely a lot to like in these boots which should be a game changer for those of us who have been looking for a hybrid boot for both touring and resort skiing

For more information here is our detailed review based on tests made last season

https://youtu.be/VhP7-vyC-4s

I have an NTN setup for area skiing & I'd like to put together a BC touring kit. I'm thinking some Voile V6 BC skis, with my old Voile Switchback bindings, and resurrect my T2's. Assuming I can fix the broken buckle on the T2, can the lining be remolded for a halfway decent fit? They are kind of packed out. I'd like to get a year or 2 out of the T2's.

Haven't seen this mentioned here, so thought I'd share it. Cascade Telemark introduced a four-week Telemark Ski Conditioning Program on YouTube last week. It's even accompanied by a great PDF describing all the exercises. The exercises seem well conceived with expert instructions. I'd layer on your own choice of cardio and strength training, ideally all year long, but I like how this series can help with the tune-up for ski season and caters to the telemark skier. BTW, I have no affiliation with Cascade Telemark but certainly look forward to seeing them on the mountain someday!

https://youtu.be/MnkZXioDz-o?si=X2M8wquwZrW2APIE

No but seriously the turns were great for it being Oct.26th! I just purchased some very lightly used Garmont Syner-G boots and was curious if anyone has a recommendation for liners? zip fit?? Intuition? Thanks folks! Hope everyone can get out there ASAP, it was so refreshing to drop some pre szn knee in a T-shirt. Cheers y'all

Hi all, Looking to get into some light touring. I have an old set of Black Diamond Ascention skins that are still in good shape. They are trimmed for BD Ethics that i no longer have. 108-75-98 in a 176 length. I want to use my Bent 90s same length, 118-90-109. Are those skins too narrow? Thanks

Hi all,

Long time downhill, ex-jr. racer. Going to finally take the leap into tele this year. Any advice on which boots and bindings to check out? Probably would get new boots and maybe the Axl for bindings. I have a few pairs of decent downhill skis but can tele bindings be mounted to any ski or are there specific pairs which would be good?

Thank you for the help as I'm a total newb in the world of telemarking!

Dette er i jettegrytene i nissedal. Dette er en gangsti som fører til hettegrytene. Jeg husker at jeg gikk her da jeg var liten, lurte alltids på om det var for tømmerdrift i tideligere tider?

These live in the corner at Larry’s Boots in Boulder, Colorado. I had the same skis in 1989, same length (205’s), though different hidings (these are Chouinard Equipment).

Hello…lifetime/expert alpine skier here that’s been dabbling in tele. My dad gave me a pair of Scarpa T2 boots that fit great and are in good shape but are probably 20 years old at least. I have an old pair of Blizzard Brahmas that I was hoping to tele on. I’ve done it a bit before but am excited to learn and get better

So the last thing I need are bindings….hoping to avoid the old school style with the strap that hooks on the heel of the boot. Are there any new tele bindings that you’d recommend to pair with these boots? Or should I just bite the bullet and get new boots? Appreciate any advice.

Hey all,

Last year I started telemark skiing on the T4s. This year I want to upgrade to burlier boot to keep up with my AT friends and charge harder on steep terrain and in bad snow conditions.

I'm running the Rossignol XP 120 mounted with Voile SBs.

I'm torn between the Scarpa T1s and the Scarpa T2ecos. Apparently the T2ecos are a great hybrid boot for touring while the T1 is more of a frontside boot with all them buckles and the forward tilt, and more weight I assume.

Does anyone have any experience touring on the T1s or a boot similar to these?

I'm assuming they weigh more, but they'll let me ski more aggressive (and I can use them when I get a fat/stiffer ski setup) and at the time I'm young and might not suffer hauling them up the skin track.

Thoughts?

Best, Paul

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Upgrading my whole kit this season. It'd been 10+ years.

DPS Kaizen skis with 22Design Bandit bindings.

Ok guys, looking for some input. I am wanting to get on some new sticks but I am not sure what options to look at. I am 40 years old and have been skiing telemark since I was about 16. I would consider myself advanced. I am 5’9” and 170lbs. I am currently on some 2017 Rossi Sky 7 skis and they have been ok but not great. I have them mounted with BD O2 bindings and I have Scarpa T Race boots (the red 3 buckle ones the year before they did the heat moldable liners). With the Sky 7s, they don’t really feel super stable at higher speeds. The tips seem really floppy/chattery. Slower speeds are ok, and the width is about right (98mm) although I could maybe go a little fatter. The tails also feel a little weird to me, I can’t really pinpoint it but they seem like they wash out or something. I think the main thing though is they are too short. I have the 172cm but I think I want something between 175cm and 180cm. As far as other previous skis go, I used to have some 2005 Piste Pipes and I loved those skis. They were perfect except a bit too skinny. I also had some Hippy Stinx that I loved but they really wanted to go fast, so for times when I just wanted to take it easy it seemed like I was trying hard to hold them back. They were awesome in the crud and powder though. Lately I mostly ski with my kids so I don’t ski as fast, and I am getting older so my body doesn’t want to ski as hard anymore. Twin tips would be fun but not a necessity. Is there something that would ski similarly to the old Piste Pipe/Public Enemy but more like 100mm under foot? Maybe the Reckoner 102? Or the Enforcer 99? Any suggestions would be much appreciated! Oh and I am in Utah and mostly ski the cottonwoods, Deer Valley, and Sundance.

wondering if anybody knows of a shop that rents kids tele boots. rented 19.5 from Freewheel Life folks last year and hoping to this year, but haven't heard anything yet.

I'm also looking for a pair of youth waxless skis that are around 140. wondering if there's brand that makes a touring ski that small. thanks.

I found a pair of like-new Rossignol Big Bertho'd skis on the side of the road yesterday. Since I'm an idiot and can't stop myself, I stopped and grabbed them. I have not been able to find much information on these. My two options are to throw some 3-pins on them and use them as rock skis or throw them in my ski chair pile. Does anyone have any insight into these skis?

I have been on telemark skis for 5 years now, my current ski is the armada bdog, but u do not ski park at all, I bought them used for 50 bucks just to try telemark. I like short turns and only ski groomer (a little bit of powder if possible), what ski would fit me?

Plan is to install a whole bunch of TNuts for snowboard mounting pattern and attach some plates drilled and tapped for the 22d pattern to some modified snowboard binding baseplates

Any advice on where I could find a used ntn setup? I don’t live near a large tele market and don’t have the $$ to buy new. But I’d sure love to update my 20yo T2s and Axls. (I’m located in Canada, fwiw)

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I’m picking up my first tele setup in December — used, from a friend’s friend — NTN Freeride bindings on a pair of Blizzard Brahmas. I do a lot of AT but this tele gear will be all in bounds at least to start.

I’m based in Vancouver and there’s only a couple of places to go try boots (in Squamish). I’ll see what they have there but selection might not be great and I might need to buy some online to try them on / return them.

Any advice on boot fit for someone with a high in-step? My feet are average width, 27.0 size, but the top of my foot (navicular/cuneiform) is relatively high. Would appreciate any tips on which manufacturers/models might be a good fit to look out for based on similar anatomy / experience.

Thank you!! 🙏

I'm seriously considering switching to ntn this year but don't quite have the funds to buy the newly released tx pros. I do have the option of getting some used previous gen tx pros for much cheaper. Is it worth it to pick up the old gen, or should I wait a year to switch to ntn so that I can afford the new version?

I'm just getting into telepark and have seen some videos of teleparkers doing various tricks, but not much in terms of nose-butters.

Is this just categorically impossible because the heels are free, or is there some magical way to pull this off?

I've been having some foot issues and need to get my boots fitted. Can anyone recommend a boot fitter in northern Utah with experience doing telemark fitting?

Hey ! Sorry if this has been discussed over and over. Been skiing my whole life, advanced alpine skier, I also spend a lot of time touring in the French Alps. Telemarked a few times over the years and I want now to break the monotony of Alpine when skiing with family. I’m in for a telemark setup mainly for inbound but short uphill approach may also be on the table. From my research it seems that Outlaws would fit the bill but I’m wondering about rotefella free ride as well. Any thoughts ? Or even other recommendations ? I’m in Europe if that’s of interest. Thx !

Lynx? Meidjo 3? TTS? I skied the gen1 Lynxes with TX Pros a few years ago and found them ungodly stiff (so much so that I sold the whole setup and went back to 75mm), but rumor has it the size small Lynx has gotten softer since then... But rumor also has it that the new TX Pros are stiffer than the old ones? If that's the case maybe I should save my money...