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Telemark anyone?
I've been a groomed trail skier for quite a while, and started BC
skiing and mountaineering a few seasons back. I've considered myself a good skier (on trails), but I feel somewhat incapacitated going downhill in deep powder, with a backpack. A thin crust on top is even worse - the one not strong enough to hold you (with a 60 lb backpack especially). Basically, a snowplow and a hockey stop just don't work in deep powder and in narrow spaces between trees and rocks. What works then? Telemark? Do I need "heavy" free heel telemark boots and super-fat shaped skis for telemarking? I've been BC skiing in Salomon BC boots (essentially beefed up skating boots) and Fischer E99 skis. My mountaineering friends laugh at my gear (saying my skis are too narrow and long, and the boots are too light), but I like these boots and skis b/c they are lightweight, I don't get blisters, and I get great kick and glide. But downhills remain difficult. Will I get more control going downhill with a backpack if I get heavier duty free heel boots and fatter skis, or can I somehow learn to Telemark (my spell check suggests "telemarketing") with Salomon BCs and the E99 skis? |
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