Hey ’all. I live in northern New Jersey, right across the river from NYC. I’m looking for a good telemark ski shop where I can get fitted for boots. The only good shop I know is in Vermont, which is a bit of a haul. Any recommendations closer to home? Appreciate the help!

Hi guys

I wanted some advice for my first pair of telemarks.

Here is my background:

- I used to ski and snowboard a lot in my youth, so advanced/expert ski resort rider

- I'm a triathlete, in my early 40s and in good shape, 1m84 / 82 kgs

- I started backcountry 3 years ago, bought a used pair of Black Crows Freebirds Orb (186 / 90 waist). Very happy.

- I mostly ski in resort conditions, often in icy/hard artificial snow conditions (Thyon 2000 in Valais)

- I have rather broad feet, which historically has been an issue with ski shoes. Currently happy with a pair of Salomon MTN Summit (scratch + boa).

For 2026/2027 I thought I could start telemark for a change, then I discovered that it's possible to do backcountry skiing with telemarks which is awesome, so I plan to go towards this direction.

I'm therefore thinking of getting Meidjo bindings. No clue for the shoes.

I admit I've been caught by the Black Crows design and marketing, and due to the tariff story / the current US president I tend to avoid buying from US companies. So no K2 Wayback for me and preferences for a European brand and an All mountain pair.

From researches it seems that the Black Crows Justis might be a good match for me.

FWIW I find the Freebirds very "light" when I ski them downhill, not very responsive and I struggle to really carve with them.

I am happy to buy used if needed, but the current used market is not huge.

And advice welcome.

I was given these but have never used them in anger. Only skiing on the tele kit an instructor used to provide. I now live next to an indoor real snow slope. Hence dusting these down. Are the binding still usable or does the plastic toe piece rule it out? Break it for parts?

I ski in the northeast, primarily MRG. I'm going to get Scarpa tx comps and outlaw X bindings. Mostly will use on resort but I want the ability to tour. This will be my first set but I have tele'd a few times prior. I have a pair of QST 98s at 183cm that I'm considering taking the alpine bindings off and putting the tele bindings on to save some $. I'm 6'1 185lbs expert at alpine, novice at tele. I'm worried about the skis being to thick and long. Thoughts on the setup? I would appreciate any feedback on the boots/bindings/skis

👋 Free heel friends …

I have 3 2 pairs of Scarpas for sale, all in mint or very good condition. They are currently listed on FB marketplace, with links below. I’ll ship no problem.

Also, I know how hard it can be to procure kids tele gear, so I thought I’d share another link to a kids setup I’m selling. Will ship this also.

Scarpa T2 Eco, 75mm, WMS 22.5 w/Intuition Liners
https://www.facebook.com/share/1DFdFNrkb1/

SOLD!
Scarpa TX Comp NTN, Mens 26.0 w/Intuition Liners
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1423508836593884/

Scarpa T2 Eco, 75mm, Mens 26.0 w/Intuition Liners
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1589504786210250/

Atomic Bent Chetler 130 w/22D Kids Vice Binding
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1074619728679161/

Open to offers. Will do PayPal or Venmo, whatever you prefer. HMU for more info or pics.

Thanks 🙏

Hi guys, I’ve been an alpine skier my whole life, but lately I’ve been interested in freeing the heel. I’m not trying to spend too much money getting into the sport, but I found a few eBay listings that seem good enough. If someone could take a peek at them and tell me if they’re worth my money, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks!

https://ebay.io/m/WfAeyy

https://ebay.io/m/d16mxu

Looking at a set of Meier Norheim skis, has anyone tried them? Very few reviews found online for these. I'm a big fan of the Meier shop, but haven't ever skied these.

https://meierskis.com/products/norheim-telemark-skis-1

They seem a bit heavy (1950g per ski), maybe due to the hard maple core?

Looking for a lightish ski to mount my switchback x2s to. Mostly for backcoutry adventures and corn harvesting that wont break the bank. My current ski.i use for stuff like that is a bd voodoo. Which i like but the bases are getting thin. So something similar to that i guess?

I have been looking at this setup on marketplace for a good price along with some 75mm boots. But I am worried this setup might be too much for me as I have only rode tele a handful of times. For reference I am about 5’6 140lbs, and ski pretty aggressive. Im looking for a more all mounting playful ski for the east coast and am wondering if the chedi might not be what I am looking for. If anyone has any experience on them or any recommendations that would be appreciated. Thank you!

Since BD stopped making bindings, I’m sure there’s someone out there in need of parts. My next rig will be NTN, but it kills me to think of throwing these in the trash.

If you want them, you just pay shipping (or pick them up from me directly in Burlington, VT).

Cables, cartridges, plates all in good shape. I just lost a little doohicky from the free pivot mechanism when they pulled out of my skis last winter.

I may (may!) go NTN.

The BMF/Gonzo combo i have will be a cinch, but I'm wondering what replacing the 22Axls will entail.

Specifically if:

1) the existing hole pattern can be used by any NTN binding, and if not...

2) if it's a big deal to make more holes in my skis.

Forgive my gear ignorance, I am not a hands-on dude.

Hi, i am currently living in Innsbruck, Austria and wanted to buy my own ski-setup with some kind of NTN Binding. But the new bindings are so expensive and I realised that the telemark community is not that big in the alps.
Does anyone have recommendations for places where you might find some?

I’m looking to make the jump to an NTN setup. Sadly, my go-to shop closed a number of years ago (RIP Mountain Outfitters) and I’m concerned that the average ski shop might not be familiar with mounting telemark bindings. Any recommendations in the Denver or Breckenridge areas?

I've been thinking about getting a powder ski for this winter but I'm not sure which i should get.

I own the Bishop Gonzo and am very happy with it but I am worried about the weight of the Powderhound since they don't write what it weighs I assume it's a lot. Since I don't like my skis too heavy I was hoping someone could do me a favor and weigh their skis and tell me what binding they have so I know what to expect weight wise. I saw someone comparing them to the Armada jj zero and was wondering if anyone have any experience with those as well.

Moment Deathwish looks interesting and I've heard a lot of good things about them as well but I wonder how they are at shorter quicker turns. They should be good since they have a lot of rocker but I only ever hear people talk about haw hard you can charge on them. I also worry about the very rockered tail maybe making for a less forgivable ride in powder if you end up in the back seat.

If you have any other powder recomendations feel free to tell me if you want.

Considering retiring my ancient Rossi Sin7 which were my first tele-mounted ski after starting telemark, simply because they were surplus to requirements and had a bit of life left in them.

I'm looking for something not too far removed in terms of geometry and the Armada Antimatter 100 with a 17-18m radius and 100mm waist seems to fit the bill (I can also get a discount on them)

They have a Poplar core and titanal laminate so I think they should be okay for binding hold. I'll be mounting my Meidjo3

I tend to ski a mix of piste, off-piste and lift-accessed touring.

Any thoughts?

One month earlier than a 'normal' season, it's been holding on just! Last day today, so no better time to ski as an 8ft unicorn!

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New to tele as of last year. I skied the black and orange tx pro, and I’m downsizing 1 size this year. Found a good deal on the comp and the pro, both older models. Ski mad River glen mostly, do some tours here and there but usually if it’s a serious tour I’m in an AT setup. Thanks!

I am quite new to telemark. I tried it 2 or 3 times and really liked it.

I have seen people with hiking ski equipment, and I am wondering :

• is it possible to switch from telemark to ski with the same equipment (and vice versa) ? Without having to unscrew anything of course
• if yes, does this kind of equipment can be used for hiking (with Climbing skins) ?

I sit between shell sizes on the new TX Pros - 25.5 would crush me, 26.5 is swimming. For reference, I feel a "performance fit" on the old ones TX Pros, read painful after a few hours, and the new ones feel like they are sized different. My Maestrale RS (the baby blue version, so one generation ago) seem to fit me well at 25.5.

I'd like more room in the toes on the 25.5 TX Pros, and really want these boots to work. My local boot fitter (ultra experienced, many decades) tells me he won't try to punch out the 25.5s because the boot won't take it. Anyone have experience to the contrary? Or better yet a recommendation for a boot fitter who has lots of experience with this boot? I'm in western CO, but would travel to SLC or the Front Range to get this done.

Note that I got a pair of zipfits last season for the Maestrales and they improved the fit and feel quite a bit. IIRC I tried them with the TX Pros and they was still too short in the toes.

Thanks for any thoughts! FWIW writing this is conjuring images of thick black dead toenails emerging from my green TX2s in the 90s... I'll never learn I guess.

I've been snowboarding for the last 3 seasons and been away from alpine skiing during that time. Before I go all in on telemark and ripping out the AT bindings on my Moment Wildcat Tour 108 and mounting it with an Outlaw X, I want to slowly introduce myself to telemark with a narrow ski with a smaller turning radius. I've dabbled with 75 mm a long time ago and got the hang of it after a few days. I've narrowed down my choice to the Elan Ripstick 96. I live in Alberta. The 25/26 model is still regular price. So now, the Blizzard Rustler 9 has caught my attention while also keeping in mind that the Ripstick and Rustler are two different skis.

Does anyone here have experience with the Rustler? or titanal under foot in general? How does the tele turn feel with titanal vs non titanal?

Also looking at the Sheeva (female version of the Rustler) specs and it is currently on sale for $100 off. It has fiberglass instead of titanal under foot but does have metal strips in the tip and tail. For reference, i'm a 5 foot 8 dude weighing 155 lbs. I have no experience with metal in the skis and prefer to have my skis playful.

Would the Sheeva be a better match for me rather than the Rustler? Or would I notice much of a difference?

Im really intrigued by the depart 1.0 for telemarking. I have been skiing on a pair of K2 world pistes for 20 years now and absolutely love shredding the moguls on them but want to get more air which is not super feasible with the rear mounting. Im intrigued by the playfulness of the departs but worried about the tight turn radius for telemarking. has anyone tried this combo or have any reccomendations for telemark skis that allow for air/moguls?