Could one telemark with tech bindings?

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pj21

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I've been thinking, would it be possible to telemark ski with alpine touring tech bindings or any touring binding? Both release at the heal so i don't see why not? I've noticed Telemark boots may have a very different flex to alpine boots/touring boots, but would it be possible?
 
Wouldn't work. The vertical lift from tele bindings is much different from touring bindings. Touring bindings only lift a few centre metres while take bindings you can lift your heal fully
 
I've tried a few turns with dukes and regular downhill boots. if you get your balance just right you can turn, but the biggest problem is ankle flex. then a lack of tension holding the heal down.

I'd imagine it would be a touch easier with boots in walking mode, but it's really not that great. It is definitely sorta possible though
 
No. Telle boots have a flex spot by the toes. Try skiing in telle binding without boots. It dosent work. I to this day do knot know why more big mountain skiers do not have a telle setup
 
I tried tele on touring bindings on flat. Dont do that... Then, I tried real tele with shit gear, it was sick! Absolutely love the sport. Just get the real gear.

I have hear of a couple of companies are coming out with a lockable touring binding. Looks promising.
 
13375703:Uglyboy said:
Wouldn't work. The vertical lift from tele bindings is much different from touring bindings. Touring bindings only lift a few centre metres while take bindings you can lift your heal fully
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I think what OP is talking about is tech bindings, not traditional touring bindings. If you look at the NS cover photo right now or whatever you want to call it, the skier is clearly in tech bindings and has enough range to in the heel to make a tele style turn. If it works is a different story I'm not aware of
 
13375743:CaptTurner said:
If you look at the NS cover photo right now or whatever you want to call it, the skier is clearly in tech bindings
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This is the photo I'm referencing

My-skis-are-magic
 
13375743:CaptTurner said:
I think what OP is talking about is tech bindings, not traditional touring bindings. If you look at the NS cover photo right now or whatever you want to call it, the skier is clearly in tech bindings and has enough range to in the heel to make a tele style turn. If it works is a different story I'm not aware of
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13375747:CaptTurner said:
This is the photo I'm referencing

My-skis-are-magic
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Well, JohnO rides ntns...which are a telemark binding...

Still a sick fuckin pic. But not tech binders
 
13375863:KneeDrop said:
Well, JohnO rides ntns...which are a telemark binding...

Still a sick fuckin pic. But not tech binders
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Although, now I went and looked, you are prolly correct..though it is a tele boot still
 
13375865:KneeDrop said:
Although, now I went and looked, you are prolly correct..though it is a tele boot still
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Definitely agree on the tele boot, I think its just new tele boots that are also compatible with the tech bindings and the pins. Its something I don't know a lot about but would like to learn, as I'm interested in getting into tele.
 
13375865:KneeDrop said:
Although, now I went and looked, you are prolly correct..though it is a tele boot still
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13375901:CaptTurner said:
Definitely agree on the tele boot, I think its just new tele boots that are also compatible with the tech bindings and the pins. Its something I don't know a lot about but would like to learn, as I'm interested in getting into tele.
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Alright changed my mind after looking at the NTN bindings, probably not tech bindings in the picture. The bindings I referenced earlier in the thread that I saw at Mad River were probably NTN bindings, I confused them for techs at first
 
13375733:jynx81 said:
No. Telle boots have a flex spot by the toes. Try skiing in telle binding without boots. It dosent work. I to this day do knot know why more big mountain skiers do not have a telle setup
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Ski touring bindings have come a long way. If I was 20 or 30 years older, I probably would have become a tele skier. Now a days, I don't see the benefit of tele skiing.
 
13375940:Drail said:
Ski touring bindings have come a long way. If I was 20 or 30 years older, I probably would have become a tele skier. Now a days, I don't see the benefit of tele skiing.
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Agreed. A/T setups have greatly surpassed tele equipment for backcountry access.

The benefit of tele skiing, is a different type of turn..a different fun
 
13375983:KneeDrop said:
Agreed. A/T setups have greatly surpassed tele equipment for backcountry access.

The benefit of tele skiing, is a different type of turn..a different fun
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This is why skiing is the fucking tits. So much variety.
 
13375940:Drail said:
Ski touring bindings have come a long way. If I was 20 or 30 years older, I probably would have become a tele skier. Now a days, I don't see the benefit of tele skiing.
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The boots I would think are better for hiking steep shit. But teles are shit for jusp turns...
 
13375722:VinnieF said:
I've tried a few turns with dukes and regular downhill boots. if you get your balance just right you can turn, but the biggest problem is ankle flex. then a lack of tension holding the heal down.

I'd imagine it would be a touch easier with boots in walking mode, but it's really not that great. It is definitely sorta possible though
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ive tried this too (sadly) its possible to do it with dukes, but it just plain sucks. i cant imagine its very good for my bindings. also kind of experianced the same feeling when skinning up something steep and you slip our or something and are just like ;alskjdf;alsjdfajd and do anything to stop yourself.
 
I really like this thread.
https://www.newschoolers.com/photo/762565.0/My-skis-are-magic?c=1&o=3

In my picture I use a Moonlight Mountain Gear Pure Tele binding (http://www.moonlightmountaingear.com/bindings/pure-tele.html).

And if you look really close you can see the cables are in front of the binding - they are in touring mode. And yes I have tele shoes on, they are Crispi EVO with tech inserts.

Without the cables there are no resistance and it feels more unstable than a cross country ski. Doing telemark turns without the cables are nearly impossible, not impossible but hard as F##k. Jumping with this setup is fun but pretty challenging, on the upper side it opens up a whole new world of cool tricks. I consider skiing with just the tech front and telemark shoes as telemark skiing. I dont think you can ski with just the tech front, but one newer knows -the world is full of crazy good people.
 
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