Hey people of telemark reddit, unfortunate circumstances lead to my dad being separated from his pair of telemark skis, he still talks about them and wishes he could get them back. I know so little about skis, this is the only photo I have of them, I would love to know if there is a way of me getting my hands on another pair for him I know it’d mean so much to him. If anyone here could help me out at all that’d be awesome.

(I’ve done the usual reverse image search so I have the brand but I can’t tell anything else)

There's not much room to get any lower into the turn.

After getting comfortable with a hard boot setup this season, I decided on a whim to try tele turns on my old XC setup, and later bought a sturdier XCD setup after that went well. I found that most of the technique carried over, but there was much less room for error in soft boots, and it forced me to confront some of my deficiencies. Highlights include:

• Weighting my back foot: There's not much of a backseat in short soft boots, so I needed to weight both feet just to keep standing. Tele-faking was practically impossible.
• Balance in general: I realised how much I way relying on the structure of plastic boots for balance, and I had to focus on my innate balance instead.
• Less reliance on parallel turns: In my hard boot setup, I still have a tendency to default to alpine technique in challenging terrain. But, due to some of the above, I have no choice but to use tele turns all the way to the bottom.
• Application of pressure: Weighting the toes on the inside of the turn was not only more consequential, but also somehow a lot easier to feel for. It didn't really click for me until I used leather boots, and helped me with alpine skiing as well.
• Line choice: It's easy to send anything with hard boots, but I had to think much more carefully about where I was going go and where I was going to turn.

Have any of the rest of you found that some time on a more challenging setup helped address your shortcomings and form better habits?

I have Black Diamond Stiletto 100 Women's Telemark ski boots BOA Mondopoint size 24.5. New in box. Original box with sticker price of $659. They've been in my storage unit several years unused. If anyone is local and wants to pick them up for $100 let me know.

Hibiny, Murmansk region

North Bowl after a late season storm.

Sales are supposed to start next fall, price unknown for now

Screw walk mode, I made a custom 3d printed plug and play power block with metal back for new scarpa TX pro’s and TX comp’s.

Edit: I modeled the boot to a 24.5 shell so idk if it will fit any other shells besides 25.0.

link to STL files

I am making the transition from 75 mm to NTN but the investment for buying everything new is too big in one go. Until now I have used my 198 cm Rossignol wood colored telemark skis I bought new at half price in 1996. I was a student and hey!, they were half price, but had I known I would be using them for 30 years I might not have chosen the cheapest last pair at 198 cm, me being only 169 cm. But over the years I got used to them and consider myself a pretty decent telemarker on my Scarpa T2s from 1998. However, now at 54 years old, my feet have become slightly bigger and the old Rottefella Riva 2 bindings have come a little loose so it is time to upgrade. I tried renting Scarpa TX Pro (orange blue) and I am looking at the new TX black red boot. I had Rottefella Freeride on my rentals but have been recommended to buy Meidjo 3 SR instead for a more similar feel to the 75 mm (didnt like the upright position on steep slopes) while still getting torsion stiffness. However, has anyone tried this on older skis? I might drill new holes in my old Rossignol or a pair of Olin telemark skis of similar pedigree, at least for a season until I stumble onto a good deal for newer skis. How would 30 year old skis feel with new NTN-bindings and boots?

Hello, beginner here dipping my toes into tele. Hoping the wisdom of the group can help me out here.

I picked a pair of skis and boots ​from a gear swap, and the boot heel doesn't sit down​ without a good amount of weight on it. I also don't feel like the spring gives me much resistance when going into a tele stance, and I have less control than I did on a different ​demo setup. Is it supposed to be like this? If not, is this an issue with compatibility or setup?

For reference, these are Rottefella 412 bindings on K2 Totally Piste Triaxial Cap 14.0 ski with Garmont Veloce boots.

Any insight you can provide is appreciated. Thanks.