Talk:Telemark skiing

message: The disambiguation page Pinhead mentions it as a nickname for telemark skiers. No such reference here. I have no clue, but it sounds unlikely to me. Could someone who knows if it isn't true have a look? Tenbergen (talk) 01:12, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: pinhead?

message: It is my understanding that this turn was not "invented" by sondre nordheim, simply brought to the attention of the world skiing community by him.  It has been around for far longer right? -- Ochotona (talk) 00:58, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: History

message: The section on equiptment has to be cleaned up and the various bindings mentioned. As an example; the current version indicates that all bindings have three pins. I'll try to come back to this soon when time permits.--Swift 19:46, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bindings 

message: I'm watching the Telemark World Cup even in Rjukan, Norway on tv right now, and they called the event "Telemark Sprint". However, unlike what's described in the section in the article, they use the freestyle cross-country-skiing technique.
--Unclevortex 00:39, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Competion Event  

message: I have edited the statements about even weight distribution over both skiis.  This is completely wrong.  I have skied Telemark for most of my life having grown up in Norway and have recieved instruction from a lot of excellent skiers there.  They have all consistently said that the way to ski Telemark is to put your weight on the outer ski.  This enable faster, tighter and more powerful turns.  I must make it clear that though this is the optimal way to ski Telemark, it is perfectly possible however to use even weight distribution if you are just going for a quiet relaxing ski.  My other changes were minor.
Cheers
--Hugin&Munin 22:16, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weight distribution 

message: Hinged plate bindings are becoming more and more popular for telemark skiing.  Look at http://www.linken.com/ and http://www.bombertele.com websites.  In the article hinged plate bindings are mentioned in connection with alpine touring, which is right, but so are the three-pin and cable bindings.  But when you have the ability to lock the heel down, you do not have a telemark binding.  Those are called randonnè bindings, and are in general alpine/slalom bindings that you can use for walking.  When I was in the USA some people used the term "Freeheel skiing" when they were talking about telemark skiing.  This might be a good place to start when writing about the bindings on telemark skis. --hhagelin@gmail.com (sorry for not logging in) 12:33 CET 15 December 2006 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.48.23.17 (talk) 11:34, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Hinged plate bindings

message: I think better photos could be found for this article.  At the moment neither of them do much to show the particulars of telemark skiing.  The photos should be taken at such an angle to distinctly show the loose heel.  I'm not even sure if a picture in powder is necessary, unless if it also shows the telemark style clearly. Icemuon 11:31, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Photos

message: I'm fairly certain that Telemark skis require some type of wax(es). Anyone care to address this topic? Fuzzform (talk) 06:42, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wax 

message: ...what is it? There's a little information about the history of Telemark skiing, but that's all. As a non-skier, I find myself not noticeably better-informed than I was before I read the article. I think it would be good if someone who actually knows about the style/technique wrote a more descriptive article, including what makes it unique, and perhaps a discussion of advantages and disadvantages.
*Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 15:04, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yes, But...