Dostie's View #30 | Crispi Telemark Boot Rumors
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- Опубликовано: 14 сен 2021
- Dostie squashes the rumor he started about Crispi cutting production of their duckbilled plastic Telemark boots the XR and XP. Quantities may be limited, but they are not Eliminated. Not yet. Long live the duckbill. Long live smooth flexing Telemark Boots, the source of that sweet soulful sensation.
About: Craig Dostie is truly a pioneer of backcountry and telemark media. He was the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Couloir Magazine from 1988 until 2007. His publishing company at the time also created Telemark Skier Magazine in 2003. He has contributed to countless articles on the subject of backcountry & telemark skiing and is the one that coined the term EARN YOUR TURNS. He’s a true legend of Telemark.
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❤love this. 75mm aint dead!
Not if you guys stick around..hahah. Hope you are well. - Madsen
I have to agree with TMF. I've demoed NTN and had a similar experience. My 75's definitely "flow" more. I am also a small guy (145#) skiing a T1, so as far as edging is concerned, I have zero issues with that boot washing out the edge. If you are a gear guy and feel like you need the latest thing or you have an aggressive skiing style or hit the park, then the NTN may be what you need to have the confidence to do your thing. From a standpoint of Protecting The Turn, the sticker shock of an NTN setup can put people off. For example, since there are very few shops in Denver that have Tele gear to rent or demo, I picked up a couple of 75mm setups and two sizes of boots so I can maybe get a couple of friends dropping a knee. For 2 pair of K2 Work Stinx tele skis from early 2000's with Rottafella's and 2 pair of T2's, I paid less than $250. You can't touch NTN for that price.
I did an f1 race and an old defender (f3) with the bolt on duck butt. F1 is light but soooo soft. F3 is good but heavy. Need a light touring tele boot that can ski down as well as hike up (aka light weight and good ROM).
Why would someone feel "pressured" to get NTN? We're not running out of 75mm, so as long as that's available, and you like it, who cares what anyone else says? Same with 3 pin and NNN.
Okay, now that that's out of the way. If you decide to try NTN, I'd like to share a recommendation that might make the experience more enjoyable.
With old, comfy flexy duckbill gear (those can be good characteristics, BTW) you can get the fore/aft separation by pulling a foot back and still get toe flex. With NTN, especially on new gear that's not broken in and stiff, you may find it works better to drive a foot forward by driving the shin of the rear foot against the tongue and keeping that pressure applied through the turn. Otherwise you won't generate the force to flex the toe. You see the results on the slope. Someone will drop the knee and part way through the turn, that rear foot will shoot forward. That's likely to be the reason.
Important take-aways:
You don't HAVE to try NTN!
If you try it, you don't HAVE to like NTN!
Even if you like it, you don't HAVE to buy NTN!
Good grief. This type of discussion takes me clear back to the old Telemark Tips days, and endless arguments about leather, plastic, three pin, 75mm, and the new demon to the sport: NTN.
MY OPINION is that, in the early NTN days, 99% of the naysayers were really upset because of the cash outlay to switch both boots and bindings. MY OPINION is that 75mm is not more smooth, and those that say it is have simply not adapted to the system. I was an initial adapter to NTN, and went through the whole "beta-tester" thing. Maybe you just need to retire your outdated equipment and get more experience on this "new-fangled stuff".
I realize that the intent of your post was regarding availability of certain equipment. But, you had to stir up that old pot, didn't you...lol?
Anyway, keep it up. I always enjoy listening to another's opinions...
I am new to Telemark and I have both setups. I am mainly a backcountry skier who skis rolling terrain. I decided to switch to the telemark gear because I find that a free heel gives you much more control on rolling terrain. So this season I am trying to learn how to tele turn and have been using my equipment at a resort on groomed terrain. Although I like the NTN I find it almost the same as using full alpine equipment. The 75mm setup feels a bit more towards the XC which gives me the control I need in the backcountry on rolling terrain, and it still preforms well at the resort. When I am in the backcountry with my NTN setup I almost never lock in. So I am in the tech toe position most of the time. I just don't find it as useful. I don't really understand why someone would choose NTN for backcountry. Resort skiing I do understand, but then why not just go with alpine equipment. You have the best control with an alpine setup. NTN telemark seems pointless.
You could have a big video improvement if you did not have a sunny background and shady foreground. Info was quite interesting.
8,5 mins to inform us that... crispi will NOT stop selling 75mm? just felt like you are wasting your viewers' time with this episode.
surprised you're still propagating 75mm so hard. what about benefits like uphill mode and releaseability? they highly outway any small difference in flex imho.
also, and perhaps more importantly, you encourage ppl NOT to upgrade their gear!? of course there is the environmental argument, but do you think crispi and scarpa will want to start producing new boots to a crowd that just holds tight to their 10 year old gear and never pays for new gear? I'd say we should encourage all telemarkers to buy new bindings and boots to show the industry we want them to develop new gear for us.
Most of your videos would benefit from cutting the first 90 seconds. It would be rad if you just cut to the chase. I am not interested in your boot walkmode situation.
Many people are which is why we tend to cover it. Thanks - Madsen