MD The spring deal at Wisp continues through the end of the season. Rental prices are also reduced. We still have all slopes open and really good cover, said Wisp s Jerry Geisler. We hope to remain open through the end of the month. Timberline Four Seasons Resort , Davis, WV, is conducting telemark spring skiing workshops March 24.
Telemark skiing is somewhere between alpine and cross country skiing.
The skis have metal edges like alpine skis, but can go on the flats and uphill like cross country skis. The bindings don t hold down the heel of a telemark skier and turns are made with a genuflecting one leg after the other. The shift in weight causes the skis to turn. The skinny on alpine equipment for 2001-02 is that skis will be wider and shorter while boots will be more comfortable. Alpine skis will be notably shorter with fewer than 20 percent of models in lengths more than 190 cm for 2001-02.