Q: "What is a telemark turn?" A: "It's a kind of proof that
we're from the same tribe, or like a tattoo." Hmm... When you stand
on the snow with telemark equipment, first try opening your feet forward
and backward. Don't worry. We're the same tribe. Then, if you can execute
this form while downhill, you'll get points! It will raise your hierarchy
among the tribe. And, if the equipment is telemark, telemark turns are
a given, which is a hard-to-dispel preconception, so I expressed this as
a "tattoo." Then I continued, "Or maybe it's a Japanese
SAHOU in KEIKO." When I was told that "telemark turns are a SAHOU,"
I thought, "Hmm, that's true..." would only make sense to Japanese
people, but it's not too far off the mark from the current situation. "SAHOU,
huh, I see," I think. For "KEIKO" AI's answer was impressive
(← from now on, I'll use AI for searches). Now, to keep it short, I'll
summarize. Telemark turns are basically performed with the intention of
looking like that! It is not something that happens naturally when a child
who knows nothing puts on skis. In that respect, the word "KEIKO"
fits powerfully. Whether you are good or bad is all part of the SAHOU.
Also, people who are doing telemark skiing will naturally look at those
doing telemark turns. "Oh, I found telemark!" And at the same
time (for me) I feel happy. Lucky! Like that. A positive emotion♪. On
the other hand, when I see someone who is doing alpine turns with telemark
equipment, I somehow feel a kind of sadness, a pity, a negative emotion.
And it is never because of their skiing technique. The source of this emotion
is probably "we are the same tribe..." I've been an A-tele skier
for a long time too. Next time, I will continue with "Is B-tele a
telemark turn?" October 22, 2024 KEIKO： practise/lesson/class SAHOU：
rules of behavior