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Should I convert?

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telestar6
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Yup as of right now I've decided to convert to Alpine this year. I've skied tele for 11 seasons now. I just want to try something different and see if me skiing will progress faster becasue of it. I'm mostly doing it for BC booters and switch skiing of cliffs and that kind of stuff. I'm still going to have a tele set up but I think I will spent the majority of my days on alpine stuff. It's not final though. I still haven't mounted up my new PRs. Just ordered bindings and boots last night. But I'll just have to see after the first few days of the season on teles I might just mount them with tele stuff. What do you guys think should I do it. Will my skiing improve a lot. How is it in powder? I've done it some in powder but on tele stuff so it was hard to tell what it would really be like with a locked heel.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Oct 19 2004 5:28PM
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MADr.
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i think you should definately convert to judaism


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Oct 19 2004 5:44PM
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ATLANTASKI
Posts: 6009 - Karma: 11
yea dude def do it


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Oct 19 2004 5:45PM
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Crystal-needs-a-park
Posts: 9939 - Karma: 15
youre one of maybe... 2 tele skiers on this site so...
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Oct 19 2004 5:54PM
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BallinBU
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tele in the park is so hot right now.. but real skiing has been hot for a minute
Oct 19 2004 6:00PM
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Freeskier22
Posts: 991 - Karma: 19
it'll prolly be hard keepin your heals down the first day or two. thats awesome man, i trued teli for a day, its pretty tough, i think you will like carving and pow, thats good stuff if you can get ahold of it. good luck this season man
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Oct 19 2004 6:05PM
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Mad4Trix
Posts: 99 - Karma: 11
yea you should def lock those heels in.
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Oct 19 2004 6:07PM
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nilzlet
Posts: 1892 - Karma: 16
I wouldnt order your boots online...



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Oct 19 2004 6:19PM
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mommy
Posts: 12072 - Karma: 59
dont give in. just cause telijibbing looks goofy, dont quit. i give you props for doing what you do. ive never once said telejibbing was gay, i just say it LOOKS gay.
Oct 19 2004 7:40PM
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C-Burg_Team_Rider
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wow tele is gay, def switch you will love it.
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Oct 19 2004 8:42PM
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lanks
Posts: 12544 - Karma: 74
yeah he's gonna listen to you when you say that telemarking is gay. way to make yourself heard bro.

i say do both. on powder days, use your tele's. on normal days, use skis. have fun...


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Oct 19 2004 8:47PM
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TJ.Brk
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Just enjoy the snow man. That's all that matters. 8D
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Oct 19 2004 9:03PM
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IHOP
Posts: 2155 - Karma: 19
good luck with lockin your heals in, hope you have fun.
Oct 19 2004 9:06PM
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NoTeefa
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first you lecture us on how rad telejibbin is and now you're switching? you're a fucking pussy


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Oct 19 2004 9:06PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
^Fuck off jackass. I already bought the stuff. I'd say buying an entire setup is a pretty big risk for some one who's so spinless. I'm not looking for approval. I knew exactly what most people would say becasue they alpine ski.

Noteefa I'm still doing the tele thing. But I'm taking a semester off of school and moving to Tahoe and I figure since I'm going to be skiing 80+ days this winter instead of only like 30 it would be fun to try something different and have two sports to work at. Of course I'm still going to tele. I grew up doing that I'm not just going to drop it.

To the rest of you thanks for the advise. I think I'm going to do a lot of teleing on the powder days and yeah alpine in the park and when we go out and build booters.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Oct 19 2004 11:26PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
Yeah I was a little harsh too. I'm just looking for some one to say yeah go for it. Obviously this is a huge desicion for me. I've been thinking about it literally for two years and really seriously for the last few months. I was just looking for soe support from my fellow skiers.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Oct 19 2004 11:45PM
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rodeo270
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andy if you switch to alpine skiing i am personally going to kick you right in the box
those sloppy alpine bitches have nothing on us.
they just want you to switch so they won't feel like deuschbags when you kick their ass. keep it real homedawg
Oct 19 2004 11:47PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
Taht's funny I was going to email you and ask what you thought since you're the only preson who really gets how cool teleing is.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Oct 20 2004 12:34AM
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snomaster
Posts: 3346 - Karma: 5,771
can't hurt to try. how old are you anyhow?

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Oct 20 2004 12:59AM
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estaked
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no this is a sad day now i cant mak efun of you well i guess but i hear..... once you go gay(tele) you never got back.....
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Oct 20 2004 1:59AM
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FREE YOUR HEEL, FREE YOUR MIND BRO!! hahahahahahah


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Oct 20 2004 2:20AM
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sconniestyle
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for me in wisconsin, tele is something i can challenge myself at on my shitty little mountains. i love alpine, but on 200 vertical feet one gets bored just skiing, so im going to learn to tele on the hills. my opinon is to do what you want, and dont let any other mother suckers tell you what to do. just ski and have fun man.



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Oct 20 2004 3:07AM
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epimitheus
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I think you'll have a blast. The whole carving/angulation thing will probably be way different being locked in, you'll probably be able to learn some harder but also smoother tricks too. I think versatility is a great thing.

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Oct 20 2004 4:44AM
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Aerozol
Posts: 1124 - Karma: 488
yeah cool dude just do whatever you want, changing is always good because it feels like your really making progress, because youre really improving and can try new shit and when you change back it'll be dif. And the people who hassle telemarkers are pissing me off, im starting to think that skiiers are assholes, cause its worse than snowboarders hassle us, its like you need a little kid to pick on or something, so just drop it (i dont tele)
Oct 20 2004 4:50AM
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JackieChan
Posts: 417 - Karma: 10
Half a binding, half a brain.
Oct 20 2004 5:29PM
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hellmut
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i just dont get tele skiing
Oct 20 2004 5:59PM
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ECfreeski3
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dude i bet its gonna feel soo easy for you
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Oct 20 2004 6:40PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
Yeah I'm hoping.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Oct 20 2004 11:47PM
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onepiecerockstar
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telestar, you're pissing me off. keep up the hard work, and remember that pink is the new black, kinda like telemarking is almost the new cool thing to do. rad.
Oct 20 2004 11:55PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
Wait so your saying I'm ahead of the trend on this one? Well then I better keep with it.

Why am I pissing you off?

I'm still going to do it. I'm just going to split my time between alpine and tele.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Oct 21 2004 12:15AM
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rodeo270
Posts: 105 - Karma: 10
onepiece rockstar knows what's up. he rocks out with his cock out, and neither of us cop out and go for that easy bullshit alpine thing. they make fun of us, but lets see those fuckers do any of their alpine tricks on teles. i bet both of us could kick their asses even if they had their heels locked in
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Oct 21 2004 1:01AM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
I know you could. I've been saying all along. Andrew fucking rules!

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Oct 21 2004 1:02AM
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MADr.
Posts: 2193 - Karma: 27
hey man tell me if the shinbang goes away. that stuff kills me. my legs i mean.





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Nov 28 2004 10:16PM
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strode
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man there was a telejibber at copper the other day who was far and away better than anyone else in the park. alpine, snowboard, you name it, this kid was owning butter to 270 on 270 off



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Nov 28 2004 10:22PM
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ShitSlam5
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good choice, now you dont have to look like your raping the ground on every turn








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Nov 28 2004 10:30PM
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skierbabe420
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i want to learn how to tele i think i would be fun just to learn, but whatever i know what you guys will say to that

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Nov 28 2004 10:35PM
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Spam_Man_1500
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WOW MOVING TO TAHOE. Can you handle hurt calves for like a majority of the time there? BECAUSE powder is nice! hahahaha woooooo i like powder
Nov 28 2004 11:04PM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
Yeah, I hope you had fun skiing all that new pow this weekend. Lucky bastard. I want to be there now.

I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Nov 28 2004 11:11PM
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estaked
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so telegay did u change?
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Nov 28 2004 11:14PM
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lawman1ca
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wow, to me, teleskiing is harder than alpine skiing when you are just going down the hill. however, I would imagine that you could get more amplitude on your jumps and have way more style when you huck and do tricks because the free heel will give you an extra boost when you take off.





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Nov 28 2004 11:14PM
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Campeador
Posts: 7516 - Karma: -1,227
I was just at northstar today, holy shit the snow is so fucking nice. Build me a kicker and fuckin stomp my lincoln loops and cork 3s. Thats how every day should be spent

and more, much more than this, I did it my way

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Nov 28 2004 11:15PM
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DubV134
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yeah mad props to tele skiers, i tried it for like 5 runs last season on my friends pair n its hard as hell to do, my legs were burning
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Nov 28 2004 11:17PM
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DietCoke
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I still dont get teleing, you go slower and work harder.
Nov 29 2004 9:58AM
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ATLskier
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Go to alpine, but telejibbers are sick, so don't quit tele.

But, Wow, you bought your stuff online. Don't buy anything on ebay. Some guy might rip you off becuase he didn't get as much money from something as he wanted.
I don't deny there are bad things in the US right now, hell, 51% of the country to be exact. But god damnit, our country being fat is NOT a problem. I do't give a shit how fat people are. hell, fat kids are harder to kidnap, that means our country is safer.

-Melvs
Nov 29 2004 10:12AM
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telestar6
Posts: 2102 - Karma: 44
^I pro ordered my stuff online. I'd never actually purchase ski gear from an internet site. Have fun trying to get warranty coverage if you do.

DietCoke you don't 'go slower' when teleing. People who tele tend to just ski slower but that's not the case of people who are actually good at it. I ski faster than just about anyone I know.



I think rails in general are just a phase. - Anthony Boronowski

D-loc's picture looks like a monkey smoking that cig. If you had a mug like that would you really want everyone to see it.
Nov 29 2004 12:59PM
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KeegLove
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ya man thats sic good move
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