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Martin Thornquist wrote:
I use heavy tele because that's what I know, and, frankly, am getting quite good at. I figure if I tele exclusively my using heavy tele gear even in steep, hard terrain will make me a better tele skier overall, also when it comes to light gear in more mellow terrain. And I'm quite confident that is the case; I'm now able to tele on XC racing gear in the right conditions, I wouldn't be if I went to locked heel when doing steep skiing. If I were skiing every day I'd probably try both alpine and snowboard, but as it is I think it best to use my far too few skiing days on the one thing I'm starting to get a real grip on. To be clear, I no longer alpine and I do ski on heavy tele gear, especially at resorts. To a point, I agree with the arguement that skiing on heavy tele gear helps reinforce skills needed to tele on lighter gear. It is certainly *more* related than alpine skiing, to be sure. However, there are substantial and significant differences between how one skis on mid-fats and high plastic tele boots and how one turns on lighter gear. BTW, if you haven't tried alpine, you should give it a serious go for a season or so. As one person said, "I can ski the whole mountain on tele. But on alpine, I can rip it." I agree with Bob on this point, tele is harder than alpine. Much harder. You don't see any hiking advantage to tele? Granted, that AT boot with the bendable toe probably levels the field a bit, but I still imagine tele gives some advantage in hiking flatish terrain (sometimes you have to to get to the steeps). Some will point to the use of AT bindings in places like Antartica as proof of the adequacy long, flat approaches; especially when plodding under heavy loads. Others who have used both, will contend that the free pivot of AT bindings makes for easier climbing, especially when the snow gets steeper and deeper. I think the big advantage that nordic gear has is when you need to move between striding and turning frequently. Touring on rolling terrain is one example of places where nordic touring has the clear advantage, imo. Boots like the Excursion and skis light the Fischer S-Bound series are great examples of the upper end (in terms of weight) of equipment where nordic is superior to alpine. -- Dave ============================================== "It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts without the proper equipment." Aristotle, Politics, 1323a-b, trans Jowett ============================================== |
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