SteveR
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A selection from last week when Jo and I were looking after the Campbell Icefield Chalet, a heli access only backcountry lodge on the western slope of the rockies, NE of Golden, BC. Despite all those sunny photos, it was a challenging week for weather, with lows in the - 30 C range for many days, warming to -24 or so, but the lack of wind made that bearable, although we did stick close to the lodge for safety on many days. A slow warming trend by midweek brought relief with -16 for highs, and some fresh powder as well.
Note that no teleskiers were harmed in the making of these photos
And, how do you tell if someone tele's?
Don't worry, they will let you know.
Seriously though, as a long time telemark skier from back in the skinny ski and leather 3 pin boot days, there IS something about a well done tele turn, especially in powder. Having said that- my roots were in alpine skiing and once I realized that great parallel turns could be made on tele equipment, with less effort, I mostly did those for many years, throwing in a few teles just to change things up. With that, it was probably inevitable that when it was time for new gear about 10 years ago, I went with AT for it's lighter weight, increased reliability and better release function. Jo had already gone that route well before I did. I still have the one "heavy tele" setup that sees use as my rock skis in early season, but mostly, the only tele turns that I make these days are on my narrow xc skis. Just because.
Tele- it's a turn, not a religion!
Note that no teleskiers were harmed in the making of these photos
And, how do you tell if someone tele's?
Don't worry, they will let you know.
Seriously though, as a long time telemark skier from back in the skinny ski and leather 3 pin boot days, there IS something about a well done tele turn, especially in powder. Having said that- my roots were in alpine skiing and once I realized that great parallel turns could be made on tele equipment, with less effort, I mostly did those for many years, throwing in a few teles just to change things up. With that, it was probably inevitable that when it was time for new gear about 10 years ago, I went with AT for it's lighter weight, increased reliability and better release function. Jo had already gone that route well before I did. I still have the one "heavy tele" setup that sees use as my rock skis in early season, but mostly, the only tele turns that I make these days are on my narrow xc skis. Just because.
Tele- it's a turn, not a religion!
