Cross Country Telemarking

[rocojerry]

The last time I cross country ski'd, I think it was on a nordic trac...
kinda boring being inside...

So most of my adult life I've been on downhill, snowboarding, alpine skiing, telemarking.... I've never once stepped onto a groomed cross country trail or made/followed a fresh track on flat trails....

Wondering if my mom gave cross country skiing a try, if on my tele's I would be fine on cross-country terrain.... I know they probably are a bit more work(more weight, less glide?) than a dedicated cross country setup --

but has anyone ever taken out there tele gear with a bunch of cross country ski'er friends?

whats the deal with cross country 'tracks'? would I p'off the cross country ski'ers with my tele tracks

 

[dmc]

. I've never once stepped onto a groomed cross country trail or made/followed a fresh track on flat trails....

You never set a skin track? If your always in front I want to tour with you...

 

[rocojerry]

You never set a skin track? If your always in front I want to tour with you...

Picked up skins this summer, first tours this year(month?)... I'll tour with you, otherwise I'm probably touring alone. Most of my winterized friends think its crazy to earn turns, and I guess when you have a season pass to lift-service it makes the most sense when the lifts aren't turning.... (aka blackout days)

 

[dmc]

Picked up skins this summer, first tours this year(month?)... I'll tour with you, otherwise I'm probably touring alone. Most of my winterized friends think its crazy to earn turns, and I guess when you have a season pass to lift-service it makes the most sense when the lifts aren't turning.... (aka blackout days)

Slackcountry...
Use the lift to gain some vert put the skins on and head out!

 

[Smellytele]

I have been into Katahdin to roaring brook and I have been along the Kanc in the tele gear without issue. I can tell you that on groomed trails CC skis are a hell of a lot better and faster. They are probably too wide for the golf course flat groomed grooved stuff at cross country areas.

 

[abc]

whats the deal with cross country 'tracks'? would I p'off the cross country ski'ers with my tele tracks

If you ski are wider than the set tracks, you're going to distroy the track. That wouldn't look too cool to your x-c "friends".

Outside of x-c touring centers, that's fair game. You might as well stay in front to break trail, since the narrow tracks made by your friends won't help you as much...

 

[dmc]

If you ski are wider than the set tracks, you're going to distroy the track. That wouldn't look too cool to your x-c "friends".

Outside of x-c touring centers, that's fair game. You might as well stay in front to break trail, since the narrow tracks made by your friends won't help you as much...

My tele friends stick me out front with the splitboard..