| What is the correct, or rather correct, reasonable, or reasonably good
answer to the question, "What is telemark skiing?" I was jogging
in the morning while thinking about this. Since I was a child, I have always
liked thinking about something while walking or riding a bike (←Anne of
Green Gables!?). I still have the image that it leads to a more constructive
or streamlined approach than sitting in a chair and thinking about the
same thing. So, how do you explain telemark skiing? First, the visual.
Then the characteristics. What you can do. The time you have been involved.
The current situation. I summarized the above and came up with the following.
"It is something that has evolved towards downhill in the heel-free
genre. And now it has reached NTN." Hmm, it's more clear than I expected. The effect of jogging? It's a pattern of "keep the first sentence brief. The explanation follows." So, what is the heel-free genre in the sentence? For example, it could be snowshoes/cross-country skis/NNNBC/XPLORE/75mm leather/75mm plastic boots/NTN...etc. In short, it's the name of the equipment. He states that among these equipment, telemark skiing has evolved especially towards downhill. When I started, telemark skiing was still leather boots. Then, as soon as they appeared, plastic boots were all the rage. 75mm standard. And the new standard that has led to this is NTN. As someone who has been through these 30 years of change, I can honestly say that this (equipment) change has been a straight path of getting harder. However, for those who are just starting telemark, the current situation is the first telemark skiing. For them, it's not like it's gotten harder. Telemark skiing in the same place as alpine skiing. Not that I'm saying it's proof, but on the Rotefeller website, 3-pin bindings have not been on the telemark page for several years now. They have been moved to backcountry. NNNBC/XPLORE/3-pin are in the backcountry category. And NTN is telemark. Hmm, looking at this, I wonder if we should finally be a telemark skiing school? ? Or maybe we should reconsider our signature "Easy Telemark"? That's how I feel these days. I'll continue in this vein with "What is a Telemark Turn?" (←Is that okay?) October 22, 2024 |