thelawgoddess Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 wow; i think i need another lesson already! what's the short and sweet for making tele turns in pow? every now and then i would think i was starting to get it but then i'd lose it. and boy do my quads hurt!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 keep torso pointed in direction of desired travel (hint: fall line) at all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted December 22, 2003 Author Share Posted December 22, 2003 same as in alpine skiing ... but easier said (and read) than done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 yeah I hear it's a lot harder to do that on tele gear due to outside foot leading the turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 yeah I hear it's a lot harder to do that on tele gear due to outside foot leading the turn. Â not if you don't over turn and get sideways to the fall line... tlg, equal weight on skis, don't get to low in your stance... Â an exercise an instructor taught me last year has been helpful. Start off parallel turning facing down the fall line, then (after about 5-6 turns) staying in the same rhythm switch into tele turns. Maintain the same quiet upper body and turning from the hips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lI1|1! Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 it appears our esteemed iain has gone from posting on teletips to offering endless advice on DECIDEDLY TELE THREAD on a topic about which he professes to know nothing. i tried to warn you all of this frieghtening trend but was generally scoffed at. Â law honey: pretend you are holding a grapefruit between your knees; it will keep your shizzle tight. too many budding telemarkers start learning on the piste and stick that rear ski back because they think that's how it's supposed to look right? bzzzzzt. stick that ski too far back and it won't be weighted. having that rear ski less than weighted won't screw you on a groomer but try that in the deep stuff and it's head plant city. Â or it could be something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 maybe so but was my advice far off? the answer is no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackbolter Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Funny, I would have said the same thing to her. He is right so obvously he does know something. Back off homes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraysovereign Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I think the biggest difference in powder is your weight distribution. When I was first learning to tele I spent a full day experimenting with different techniques in the powder, and found I progressed most when I really loaded the weight onto my back ski as I came 'round the turn. I now ski with pretty even pressure on both skis, but deliberately exaggerating the load on the back ski for a while really helped me make sense of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Think of a porpoise bouncing up and down in the water - that's how it should feel in the deep stuff. Pay attention to your fore-aft balance through the transitions and cheat towards the back ski if you need to. Start to lean too far forward and you're over the handlebars - which is kinda fun in powder anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 not if you don't over turn and get sideways to the fall line... Â bingo - oops ... that's definitely something i was doing today! thanks for all of the tips so far guys (and gals); i'll definitely give some of them a try in the next couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobinc Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Yes, in general you must exaggerate the turn (and make sure you finish it, too) and weight both skis evenly. It also helps to go as much toward parallel position as you can... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 in pow its all about riding the bases not the edges... think rubber bands or standing on a trampoline underfoot. shoot for equal weighting, feet close together, small wedges, smooth and subtle weight shifts, don't fear the fall line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYouCanEat Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 By leaning forward I have found you can gain some control because by allowing the body to tilt forward your legs need to keep moving to conterbalance. Mind you, this is on steeper terrain and closely placed trees where you can gain some semblence of speed. I find that I tele less and less on flatter terrain chosing to downhill instead. Really, there are a thousand ways to turn in 10 inches of powder and the best advice I could give you is to call in sick everyday there is 10" of powder and go ski it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 call in sick everyday there is 10" of powder and go ski it  the best advice yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tele_nut Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Shredmaximus had some great videos in this thread. Good to show how it's done. Â http://www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/289513/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 lucky for me i never have to call in sick. not having to go to work until 2pm and living 1.5 minutes from my door to the nearest charlift, i can ski my fill EVERY day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 lucky for me i never have to call in sick. not having to go to work until 2pm and living 1.5 minutes from my door to the nearest charlift, i can ski my fill EVERY day. Â Oh just zipp it! You are so suck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fejas Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 Shit, even though i got pow today and I'm gettin pow tomarrow... Can I come live with you for a bit? Insert the :dreamer: icon here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted December 28, 2003 Author Share Posted December 28, 2003 uh ... no. but you're welcome to visit. today was COLD, though. single digits. so bring your puffy jacket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 TLG, I think many of us in the NW are enviable of your ski to the lift situation, nice to be able to be a ski bum, eh? Are you slinging drinks in the evenings or what? Â Say hi to Jon Yanover from me if you run into him, willya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted December 30, 2003 Author Share Posted December 30, 2003 yeah, the living situation here is pretty ideal. when there's enough snow i can ski all the way to the front door of my apartment building. and all that separates me from where i live and where i work is a 4-minute "chondola" ride. or an even shorter ski ... but it's a little too dark (and cold) to do that by the time i get off of work. and no, i don't sling drinks; i look at paper and move numbers around on excel spreadsheets. Â don't know that guy you mentioned but i'll try to remember to tell him hi for ya if i happen to run into him one of these days. Â hoping for another 10" tonight ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted January 2, 2004 Share Posted January 2, 2004 7ft of pow we ski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted January 2, 2004 Author Share Posted January 2, 2004 methinks you exaggerate. Â even with a snorkel i couldn't ski in 7 feet of pow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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