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Quick question, I browse this group occasionally but this is for my
brother, who is interested in becoming a tele skier as well. My interests are predominantly backcountry and I really can't answer him. Anyhow, he is approx 200 lbs and 5'7". He has come across some old "learner" Crispi CX-2 boots and Olin Sierra skis upon which he intends to learn, mostly in Sierra resort-style settings but also occasionally in the backcountry. His concern is bindings. His current thoughts are toward the G3 Targa binding, chiefly because it's easily available to him. Any thoughts. RBM |
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In article , RBM wrote: Quick question, I browse this group occasionally but this is for my brother, who is interested in becoming a tele skier as well. My interests are predominantly backcountry and I really can't answer him. Anyhow, he is approx 200 lbs and 5'7". He has come across some old "learner" Crispi CX-2 boots and Olin Sierra skis upon which he intends to learn, mostly in Sierra resort-style settings but also occasionally in the backcountry. His concern is bindings. His current thoughts are toward the G3 Targa binding, chiefly because it's easily available to him. Any thoughts. RBM _ These are all pretty good choices. Especially the Sierra as it's the same ski as the K2 Xplorer which is the same shape as the old version of the K2 World Piste. The big thing is to make sure that the boots really fit, boots are the one place not to be cheap. There should be no pressure spots and little or no heel lift when you flex the boot. IMHO, the last part is the key to learning to control your back foot in a telemark turn. If the foot is moving around in the boot when flex the boot, it makes it much harder to keep pressure on the ball of your foot. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBP9dCfmTWTAjn5N/lAQH2cQP9EARALMDDI40I/VPvlVe3RH0jwG/iFmGl lR/4M/8fG/59Mf5XTtpZcGY2kzl3/sqBZ/4re/xBOHcopRvAcQA5iM3IrYUKmedF mic30Q0o5wO5/eoZQGAGn6mtPWtcyildkAinP3uJ/83xNqX/pcrZdyecRKtiv1dC CJBaQfMWMmU= =qY1B -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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Hey Booker,
I noticed that you're using trn, and that you use pgp as well. Do you set up any environment variables, etc, to make this happen? (I'm trying to change it to enable using gpg...) thanks, john In article , lac.stanford.edu wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article , RBM wrote: Quick question, I browse this group occasionally but this is for my brother, who is interested in becoming a tele skier as well. My interests are predominantly backcountry and I really can't answer him. Anyhow, he is approx 200 lbs and 5'7". He has come across some old "learner" Crispi CX-2 boots and Olin Sierra skis upon which he intends to learn, mostly in Sierra resort-style settings but also occasionally in the backcountry. His concern is bindings. His current thoughts are toward the G3 Targa binding, chiefly because it's easily available to him. Any thoughts. RBM _ These are all pretty good choices. Especially the Sierra as it's the same ski as the K2 Xplorer which is the same shape as the old version of the K2 World Piste. The big thing is to make sure that the boots really fit, boots are the one place not to be cheap. There should be no pressure spots and little or no heel lift when you flex the boot. IMHO, the last part is the key to learning to control your back foot in a telemark turn. If the foot is moving around in the boot when flex the boot, it makes it much harder to keep pressure on the ball of your foot. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBP9dCfmTWTAjn5N/lAQH2cQP9EARALMDDI40I/VPvlVe3RH0jwG/iFmGl lR/4M/8fG/59Mf5XTtpZcGY2kzl3/sqBZ/4re/xBOHcopRvAcQA5iM3IrYUKmedF mic30Q0o5wO5/eoZQGAGn6mtPWtcyildkAinP3uJ/83xNqX/pcrZdyecRKtiv1dC CJBaQfMWMmU= =qY1B -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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