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Quote: Originally Posted by Tog  Perhaps he skis a wedel style.   Hell, I can wedel and I still plant my poles.
Quote: Originally Posted by EdgeByter  I was trying out some stiff black Scarpa boots I bought at a garage sale for $30 and some straight Tua Diablo MX skis with Voile release bindings I got at Goodwill for $10....
Quote:Originally Posted by Dane . My email and concerns were answered by John Kirchner, general manager of Crystal Mountain. The Kirchner family owns Boyne Resorts. There you go!
I'm always puzzled by posts like EB's.... Everything, lack of pole plants and all, are counter to everything I see in the 'masters' of the short turn' skiing: Kalli, Mikaela, Marcel.. Aren't in the back seat and plant their poles... WC...
Quote: Originally Posted by tb65567  kind of a jerk move skiing through a tow rope line no matter how good you are, no?   I have a hunch he knew the skiers on the lift... staged. He's been around a long...
Quote: Originally Posted by tball    Thanks, but I had my helmet on, so my head would have been fine.  Now with my Avalung I don't need to worry about tree wells.  I guess I need to pick up some...
Man o' man... this place gets pretty humorless from time to time... the video is a very fun joke. I don't doubt that it wasn't staged... but  I'm sure glad he didn't clobber any old people walking to church in his ' All I Can '...
No, you stay well balanced in telemark boots skiing alpine parallel technique. The boots, even the big stiffies, are still relatively soft, So you need to be centered on the ski and maintain cuff pressure. Ruthlessly centered.
And EB, you're very mistaken about telemark skiing. It ruthlessly punishes being out of balance both fore and AFT... 
Quote: Originally Posted by tetonpwdrjunkie   I am also not upset by anything you have said.  I think that the validity of your arguments gets lost through repetition and participation in unproductive...
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