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New Tele Gear for the 2010-2011 Season
81 year ago
by Eric Hoffman
in article
I’ve been telemarking for the better part of 15 seasons now and I must admit that while it’s awesome for the extra movement and “cheap face shots”, it’s also a great way to get around the resort while working too. By this, I mean schleping gear around for photoshoots, events, signage or just standing around – tele gear is light, comfortable to walk in and definitely easy to skate and traverse with. This has all gotten that much easier since I started riding with the NTN telemark setup 3 seasons ago, read the review I wrote about my setup after just a season on it. After two more seasons, it’s time to update and refresh the gear mix and I’ve just pulled the trigger on ordering a new pair of Scarpa Terminator X Pro boots – a nice step up from the original Terminator X’s that I’ve had as they offer 4 buckles and of course the bumblebee style look that I always enjoyed from my old T-1s.
I’ve also picked up an additional pair of NTN bindings that I’ll have the option to mount with wide ski brakes. This is my dilemma: what skis to procure to mount them to? I’ve been happily skiing a pair of 174 Atomic Snoop Daddys for the past 3 seasons, but I’ve been yearning a bit for the float and Cadillac feel of the 185 Rossignol B-3s that I was on before that. I definitely want a fatter ski, but I lean towards one that has a bit more turn in it than the Rossi’s. That said, I’m a bit tired of getting tossed around by cut up crud and having to work hard to keep my current skis from diving on heavier powder days. So, my question is, what are your recommendations for my needs? What ski should I look to ride on for the 2010-2011 season? Please leave your suggestions, tips or even heckles about my tele____ in the comments.
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Telemark Gear Review – NTN binding/Scarpa Terminator X
43 years ago
by Eric Hoffman
in review
Ok, I admit it, I get out skiing quite a bit. But, due to my job, I often wind up heading out for only a run or two and therefore, I’ve tried to save time whenever I can to make the process of “gearing up” as painless as possible. I started to telemark ski about 10 years or so, and until last year, it was always a pain to get in and out of my bindings because I needed to kneel down every time I got in or out of my skis. However, last year, I made a change and got myself a set of Rottefella NTN (New Telemark Norm) bindings and Scarpa Terminator X boots, to see what it would be like to not have to do the tele-bend-over.
I quickly noticed a number of benefits to my new setup, the first being the ease of walking, as well as the comfort of, the Terminator X boots. Because of how the bindings attach, these boots no longer have the awkward “duck-bill” front that otherl telemark boots have. Secondly, I loved being able to get in and out of the bindings with easy, the NTN bindings are essentially step-in and out bindings, another unique trait. Also, I noticed a significant improvement in control of my skis from edge to edge with this pairing of boots and bindings. There is another positive feature of these bindings that I haven’t been able to fully test yet, that being the benefit of being releasable, I’ve pushed out of the bindings in practice but not yet while skiing…
So, after a season, for this frequent resort skier, the NTN bindings and Scarpa Terminator X boots were a great investment. I get in and out of my gear much quicker and I have more comfort and performance out of the deal as well! There is one item that’s bugging me and that’s the fact that I found out that Scarpa was offering to replace part of the shell on my boots for free this past summer, and although I sent them an email at the email address specified ([email protected]), I never received a response. I’m sure I’ll be fine in my boots this winter, but it would have been nice to hear back from someone to at least keep me abreast of what the replacement offer was about. In any case, I still would highly recommend this equipment, particularly to someone who telemarks and is in and out of their ski a lot.
