Howdy,

Picked up the new Scarpa TX pros and the boots keep popping into walk mode when trying to make a turn. This started happening when I changed the forward lean to the most upright position. Doesn't happen on the middle position. Has anyone tried adjusting their forward lean and experienced this problem? Happens on both boots and appears to be a manufacturing problem.

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I've been telemarking for about 20 years and found myself skiing with a new alpine convert on their first day on tele gear. I was a bit lost as far as advice to give. I gave him a few things to work on, but clearly being a good skier does not make someone a good ski instructor.

For experienced skiers - whats the best advice you've given to beginners?

What do you all think of putting tele gear on a ski like the Ripstick that have right and left specific skis ?

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Please dont shoot me if this has been posted a million times already, but I did a search and found nothing here regarding these yet!

It appears the previously eluded to new TX Comp from Scarpa are indeed in the pipeline and seem very real! I started my tele career on an old beat up pair of black n yellow TX comps hired from a random guy, tried to persuade him to sell me his rig but totally understood why he wouldn't!

Links to OG picture sources (shamelessly stolen) from Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VillageSkiandSport/photos/the-rumors-are-true-scarpa-is-building-a-new-tx-comp-telemark-boot-for-20252026/871123105008213/?_rdr

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=9153658124749514&set=g.138948244412326

Anyone ever mount a tele binding to a WNDR ski? They're made here in Salt Lake I think, but with some interesting materials. Wondering if they would hold up to the forces of a tele binding.

Specifically, have you noticed a reduced ability to bend the ski through the turn as compared to pressuring the ski at your chosen mounting point?

Background: mounted Lynx at Boot Center Mark on 24/25 Icelantic Nomad 94. It feels dramatically too far forward, especially on steeper terrain. Considering shift plates rather than blasting 6 more holes into brand new skis.

Hey gang, looking for ski recommendations.

The Line Blade Optic 92 is on sale everywhere right now for super cheap, evo.com has it for about $210.

I am worried though that this ski would be a little too “loose” for a beginner tele skier, I am still learning how to turn properly. I am figuring out my first set up so any insight would be great. I have only one season renting tele gear

Current set up: Boots: used Scarpa TX pros Bindings: Outlaws

Edit: Would be skiing mostly groomers and chop as I’m still learning, likely no trees or deep stuff. I am an advanced skier coming to tele to try something new.

Other skis I’m looking at on sale: Black Crows Serpo (tail shape seems better but expensive), Blizzard Rustler 9 or Hustle 9, Liberty origin 96 (have skied this alpine and love it)

After 3 days so far this season I'm never going back to my alpine ways! Splurged for a NTN setup and loving it, already going down some blacks and double blacks and getting pretty good at carving on the groomers. I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for flat slope/slight uphill (mainly cat tracks/ridges) technique. I've tried to do a hybrid of cross country heel release with alpine skating technique and it just feels off. Appreciate any YT videos or general advice!

Relatively new to telemark, but not averse to a bit of back-country when I was solely alpine.

If you need to bootpack from where you park to where you can start skinning, how many of you do it in your tele boots, rather than wearing regular boots and then switching? It's pretty much impossible in alpine boots.. just wondering how feasible it is in tele boots?

Experienced skier, want to try tele just because. Advice on setup to get?

46. Been skiing since I was 7. Pretty aggressive skier, mostly ski steep expert terrain but not some double backflipping cliff hucking semi pro. Crested Butte is my home mountain and I teach skiing there.

Wanting to try tele for the hell of it. FWIW my main skis are 189 Rustler 11's and 184 Enforcer 94's. I assume NTN is the way to go. What should I get as far as skis, boots, and bindings?

Hello r/telemark! I just spent my first weekend on Telemark skis, so much fun! I've been skiing my whole life, but hadn't dropped knee until now. Right now I'm on a pair of 4frnt Kye 110s, which in the 188 which I'm on are actually 114 underfoot. I'm a big dude, 6'5, 250. I'm on the east coast, and I'm wondering if these skis will allow me to learn properly being so wide. I have Switchbacks on them and some wicked old Scarpa T2s.

I have a pair of G3 Targas sitting around, would it be worth it to save up and find a pair of more versatile skis to mount up and learn on, or just say F it and keep skiing the fattys? Would love some insight. Thanks so much!

New to skiing and decided I wanted to learn the Telemark style due to have a good mix of ups and downs on my doorstep and Telemark seems like a great way to take advantage of that.

It snowed here a couple of weeks ago and the snow has turned into these ice crystals in the meantime. Is there a name for this type of snow? Got some secondhand boots and skis and I've been falling over a lot but having a lot of fun doing it. How much more difficult is this kind of snow making it for me (if at all)?

Thanks!

Talk to me about guided hut tours. Or day tours. I have a level one avalanche course under my belt, but I don't trust my assessment skills enough beyond maybe the Adirondack slides and New England ravines. The Rockies, Sierras and Cascades intimidate me profusely. I found a reasonably priced guided trip in Canada, but the airfare and ground transportation will add up to more than the trip itself. Any suggestions domestically in the U.S.? Ideally near SLC or Denver, though Seattle is an option. Or are there (relatively) safe low-angle routes even I can recognize? Should I stick to the familiar in the Northeast?

I learned how to ski on tele 4 seasons ago (never having alpine skied) and am now looking to get into touring. I know I can tour on my tele bindings but I’m looking for a touring specific tele binding to mount on some new skis I got. I am not sure where or what to look for, any pointers? Thanks so much 🙏

Anybody use Voile BC skis + meijdo bindings for resort and meadow skipping (xcD)?

Can you kick and glide a bit, not too much worse than e.g. sbound 98s + nnnbc? How are the fishscales in bounds? Is meijdo pretty easy to transition? Was thinking ultravectors but open to suggestions.

I'm a snowboarder and enthusiastic xc skier searching I guess for a way to get something more xc-like out of the resort days that my kids occasionally insist upon. Put a few days in on an old 75mm setup and enjoyed the new challenge.

Is this too much of a compromise?

So this is my second season on tele and I'm trying to understand the mechanics of the tele turn.

We know that skis are labelled with a certain turn radius, for example 17m, based on the alpine parallel turn. How would this turn radius be affected by a tele turn? I can imagine it would be a lot longer, due to the way the lead change works and the longer effective edge, but also am aware it's possible to do some tight tele turns too.

So given a "natural" tele turn, compared to a "natural" parallel turn on the same set of skis, how much longer in distance would it usually take to complete? Or would the two be around the same? Would one want skis with a shorter turn radius for tele turns?

It just feels like it takes me a lot more distance to do a full tele turn, vs a typical carving parallel turn, and trying to figure it out.

Hi y'all, Is there a good site for used boots/bindings? I don't want to drop 1k$

I currently ski the Icelantic nomads with TX comps and Outlaw Xs, and I decided I want something a little stiffer and more directional, and can blast through crud and float in soft stuff. I’m a 20 year old aggressive 6’0 skier and the nomads just get a little too floppy and chattery. My backcountry setup is a Voile Manti and I really love the feel of that ski for reference. I’ve been looking at the new Black Crows Corvus, the K2 Mindbender 108ti, the Elan Ripstick 106 and the Volkl Mantra 100. Just thought I’d ask for some opinions to guide my decision ✌🏼

New to the sport and learning on old 75mm gear (rottefella cobras and old T2s) but thinking about investing in some new gear. Coming from alpine skiing, it's surprising to me how few options there are that have any kind of release - and it seems like the meidjo is the only "safe" binding out there.

Do I have this straight? Is tele skiing safe for your knees, tibs and fibs? How are you all thinking about this? For me, a long skiing career is important.

My current set up is a set of Bishop Powderhounds with the BMF\R bindings. I just picked up a set of Rossignol cinder 104 TI’s and I’m trying to figure out what binding I should mount. I can either go with a switch plate for the bishops and use my existing binding or I’m looking at the new 22 design bandits. It will be a front side setup and honestly I’m not in love with the bishops. The brakes keep catching on the edges and that seems to be some thing that the bandits have resolved. I know it’s an NTN thing, but it definitely messes up my turns. Any thoughts?

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Hi. First reddit post! I have been skiing tele for 20 years but am only now making the switch to NTN. I'm in Canada and nobody stocks this stuff! I have finally picked up the Scarpa TX Pros which I guess is good timing as they are a new design. Now need to make a decision on bindings. Most of my skiing is resort going pretty hard. I like to mess around with cliffs (nothing too big I'm getting old) and natural features and generally ski big mountain style. Getting more into the backcountry and being more gentle though so expect to have an even split between backcountry and resort this year. (My current setup is centre mounted armada 106s with a binding that I am not even sure what's up with it but it has a release and it clips onto the back but by travelling under the boot not around it. Boots are 75mm scarpaT2 and both are about 15 years old.)

My question is whether there is a binding that will do double billing as both a resort and touring star? I recognize that ideally I would have a touring setup and one for resort days, but my sense is that once I get used to these new boots and NTN I am not going to want go back, so my old gear will no longer suffice in bounds and it is just not that efficient for uphill travel so will be beat there too.

I have no friends who tele and the boys in the ski shops here are clueless on this topic so I'm really hoping r/telemark can ride to the rescue here and point me in the right direction. Extra points for anyone who knows the best source to purchase in Canada so I don;t get hammered on shipping. Thanks!

I am a total telemark newb. Never looked into it before now. But a longtime advanced alpine skier.

I had the idea of trying tele, both for fitness and challenge reason. I'll probably convert my old pair of AMC Fischer 76s from 2008 (still good condition; barely used the last 10 years) into my dedicated telemark set. That part should be feasible, assuming I find a shop that is familiar with mounting tele bindings.

What other resources should I look at? Where do I even begin finding a decent pair of tele bindings and boots that I can grow into, without spending over $700 on the two of them? And what are the best guides (Youtube, books, actual people guides) I can use to get started?

In case it helps, I live in the SF Bay Area and ski Tahoe, Denver, and SLC resorts frequently.

Thanks!