Got my intro to the tele life on Saturday at Beaver Creek from my aunt (expert tele skier and teacher) I can now turn left effectively and right kinda ok. Hurt my knee slightly because I ignored the tired but goddam… I’m officially on of yall.

I love it.

Edit: if anybody is in the northern NM area, I live in Albuquerque and would love somebody to help me on my journey

Noticed my bindings had a little bit of play today on the slopes, didn’t think much of it until I got home and noticed a significant gap between the binding and the ski under the toe piece. When I pull up on the binding, the screws seem to not pull out any further, which I guess is good, but obviously this is concerned and needs to be fixed.

A little context on the question, I’ll admit I’m kind of trying to get a gut check to see if I have a good reason to be upset with the shop that mounted them - a week or two ago I had the same problem with an xplore binding mounted by the same shop. Noticed significant lateral play, checked out the bindings, screws were loose, hand tightened them down as hard as I could, there was still a tiny bit of vertical play but I have skied them xc and downhill a couple times since then and they still seem OK. These bindings, however, are taking significantly higher forces and I don’t really want to mess around with them potentially failing or tearing out. Is this a situation where I can tighten by hand and keep skiing, or does the shop need to fix this, and am I justified in being kind of annoyed that this has happened on two different mounts from this shop?

And just in case OEM_knees somehow finds this thread and tries to tell me they’re pauwlonia core skis and I should have expected this, yes I know what the cores are (tho my xcd skis are poplar core, so. Still an issue), this same shop has an entire rental fleet of tele setups on skis from the same manufacturer, many of which are also pauwlonia core and they apparently haven’t had any problems, I specifically asked about this at the shop before I bought these bindings and had them mounted. I’m not that big (165ish lbs) and don’t ski very hard, I’m still learning to carve and haven’t taken them out in difficult terrain.

Hey freeheelers, I had a weird day yesterday on my BMF/Rs and 2018 NTN TX Pros. Gonzos, but that doesn’t matter I don’t think.

Love this setup, third season on it. Super fun resort kit.

I ejected twice cruising some hard pack corduroy. Twice. Yeah, always under the lift hahaha!!!

I’m pretty diligent about engaging the bale properly and setting the “locks.”

Both times just before the fall I felt as if the ski and I were disconnected, disconcerting.

On the hill I tried to troubleshoot but ended up skiing down with my mind locked up, trapped in a (terrible, uncomfortable) Alpine stance.

Q: it seemed like the toe might be backing out of the binding. Maybe.

These boots are several seasons old and work and cut up a bit around the toe.

I’m going to play with them on the workbench and see if I can duplicate the issue.

I’ll also recheck the binding adjustment, re-grease everything, etc.

Wondering if the plastic gouges could sorta ratchet the boot out during turns. And if the toe might be worn.

Could I trim a little off without compromising the interface? (Much)

Does anyone still make the little plates so replace worn plastic under or around the toe?

Thoughts? Ideas? I’ll be back out this week testing and trying.

Hoping to get one more season before throwing down for the new boots, although I’m pretty stoked to try them.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!

I have flat feet and am having a lot pain in the arch of both of my feet when skiing. I think I can help it with a new insole. Before I spend big $ on fully custom insoles I want to try some cheaper ones that are available online. My big concern is that the wrong insole will limit the flexibility of my boot, or not hold up to the repetitive flexing of tele skiing. Anyone had luck with insoles that do well with tele. Bonus points for cheap options.

Should the boots fit tight when first purchased?

Hey guys, hope you alle are doing well and had a great start into the new season! We are really proud and happy to be able to release oure new Freeheeler magazine! It includes all the Tourstops and a lot of more really interesting information and story’s from many different famous Telemark skiers! So check out the new magazine with the link down below.

https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/69218043/freeheeler-hintertux-ausgabe-24-25

I took my NEW skis, NEW bindings, and boots to a local shop for mounting and they fncked up the heel mounts so the climbing bails completely miss my heels. These guys guys are renowned for mounting. Now I need to pull and move them both. Question - are they liable to replace new skis since they’re the cause for the extra holes. I’m just pissed off.

I'm taking my new outlaw X's for my first turns of the season tomorrow. Coming from Axls, which I skied on a 3, and before that hammerheads which I skied on a 5. How do the outlaws compare? Should I start with them cranked up to a 5 as well or would you recommend I start lower? Thanks!

UPDATE: I skied them on a 3 today and they were great, I wouldn't have wanted to go any softer.

Heya. First Reddit post here. I’ve been telemarking for 30 years on 75mm. Utah/Washington skier. I like a low knee and soft feel so I was kinda worried about transitioning to new the boot with voile transits, but I figured this is where the industry is going and options are, you know, limited, so I said fuck it. Get on board.

First day was yesterday and it was pretty rough. Pow was ok, I imagine I’ll get used to not dropping knee so low, but groomers I could barely ski. I’m not sure what was going on - it was like the boot was engaging the uphill ski so hard the ski would catch and jerk uphill. Felt like imminent knee blowout. Anyone else experience this? Any words of encouragement? I imagine I’ll just had to put in some hard yards and really change the way I ski…

Also I have some custom fully rockered skis, ~110 underfoot. I wonder if that factors?

The inner springs are optional right? I want a softer tension. I can just remove them ya?

I'm curious, mostly in the context of 75mm but I suppose this applies th NTN as well, about the pros and cons of stiffer boots. I am currently skiing on some older 3 buckle T1s and am considering upgrading to new 4 buckle T1s, or T2 ecos. I am worried that I may not like the feeling of the stiffer boot. For context I am newer to Telemark (3rd season) and don't ski super hard and fast.

Coming out to snowbird 2/18-2/22. Any ideas for some tele lessons and instruction?

Thanks!

Hello all! Excited to join the telemark community. My friend gave me some K2 World Pistes for free, and I was able to find some nice newer T2s for $25. I'm going to go to a local resort on Friday and start slow on the bunny hill to start learning the famed free heel style. I'm reading Paul Parker's book and going to study it until I get on the hill, as well as spend a few hours watching videos and taking notes. I've got my boots fit right, my skis waxed, cables set tight, leashes on the bindings (required at the resort.) Is there anything I'm missing equipment-wise for a first day on tele skis?

Hi, I am an advanced alpine park skier and have been slowly transitioning to tele. Looking to get on ntn this year and found a pair of meidjo 2.1s for a solid price. Do you think I'll be able to ski a bit of park with them? I plan on mostly skiing groomers/trees but I don't want to be held out of the park when I want to dip in.

Finally got to ski some uphill/downhill in northern NH yesterday. Snow was a mix of man-made and natural. It was my first time out on the new Scarpa Tx Pros paired with the Lynx binding. Here are my first impressions:

THE UP - Noticeably easier uphill than my TX Comps - tech toe bindings are the future and the extra ROM makes things a lot easier. My legs aren't in uphill shape yet, but I managed to gain 2700 fairly easily.

THE DOWN - Getting into ski mode was a little tricky - I went up under some guns so there was some frozen snow on the backs of the boots. This was resolved with a few pole whacks. The lock mechanism seems stronger than the past version. I believe this is a good thing. In terms of skiing performance, I was pleasantly surprised - they rode nearly as stiff as my beloved TX Comps. I was able to manage early season snow (crust, ice, wet pow, grass, and rocks) due to the stiff uppers. I'd even go as far to say the new plastic is stiffer than the older versions, although the plastic on my COMPS had 10+ years of abuse. The bellows on the new TX PROS are noticeably softer, but I don't have an opinion on this yet...

Anyone else getting out on these? How do you think they are skiing?

Is Telemarkdown still a reliable website to order from? I noticed that their URL changed at some point to Aspinockwoods. Anyone order from them since the switch over? The last time I ordered from them was nearly a decade ago

I’m thinking of buying new skis, been riding telemark skis for a couple of years now. The old skis is the black diamond route 105 2017 I think(105mm width,185 length). The new ones I’m looking at is rakkar or soleitind from sgn, but I’m not sure what length to get. It is either 185 or 192 in length, I am 185 myself, use the ntn free ride bindings.

Hello, 1st time mounting bindings, never skied tele before.

The 22Designs mounting template says to "Move boot centre mark back 1-4cm from alpine boot center for "tele-mount"."

What is "tele-mount"?

What is current thoughts on this? From trawling the internet to learn about binding mounts telemark bindings are mounted on boot centre and anyone that wants to tune their skis fore or aft can do so but this is the best starting point.

TIA

guess the french like telemark 🤷‍♂️

I'm thinking about getting the Bishop BMF/R upgrading from the outlaw x. I would rather use a strap than the brakes as I feel the brakes get in the way. Can I mount them without the brakes?

I'm thinking of upgrading to the new TX Pro and lighter binding?

Anyone have an opinion on if upgrade price is worth it? My current boots are fine (T2 Eco), in good shape.

However I need to upgrade my current bindings (BD 01), and started to rethink the entire setup.

Hello, I’m looking to get into telemark this winter and looking for second hand gear. Found a pair of G3 Targa bindnings for 30$ and have the possibility to mount these on my Salomon QST 92 currently set up with alpine bindnings.

Would this be a good integration? Do you suggest searching for something else instead or possibly buy skis with pre mounted 75mm setup?

Hi! I am looking for anyone selling either the original outlaw or the outlaw x. I'm a broke college student so used is great - hoping to keep it under $250 if at all possible. Can meet up anywhere in the Northeast or NY but willing to work out shipping as well. Thanks!

Tele park skis ftw

To my ebay friend in Maryland, I promise to treat these well. Thank you so much! And was that Japanese lettering on the packaging box? So many questions.

I promise to only scratch these up a little while I learn to tele.

Forever grateful.

Howdy yall, I am in pretty solid shape but I’m asking if yall have any advice for getting my legs ready for my first day telemarking which is in about a week. I’ve been doing tons of lunges, but I wanted to know if any of you have other advice as well!

I’m excited. Thank you!