Dostie’s View #50 - Teton Tips for Telemark Skiers, Part 2

Craig Dostie takes a trip to Jackson Hole to get some tips on Telemark technique from Scotty McGee, former PSIA examiner and long time telemark instructor for Part 2 of the “Teton Tips for Telemark Skiers”
Part 1 is available here: • Dostie’s View #46 - Te...
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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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[@trouthunter4250]

A great teacher and a great guy. I’ve had the privilege of learning from Scotty at Targhee and The Beav and he is fabulous. If you ever get a chance to ski with him, don’t miss it. You won’t find a better tele teacher.

[@grigorbrowning]

Really enjoying the "Dostie's View" series! Great mix of content and learning a lot. Cheers!

[@FreeheelLife]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@stanramseyjr9388]

Are you putting equal pressure on both skis? I can't seem to get enough pressure on my up hill ski to get it to do anything, any ideas?

[@FreeheelLife]

Typically it depends on the steepness of the hill, but if you are are getting an uphill ski that isn't doing what you want it to you'll need to pressure more. A good drill is to get on a steep groomer, in a Telemark stance, and allow yourself to side slip down in your stance and practice over pressuring the uphill ski to get a better sense of the pressure. Then you can take it in motion and hopefully take that adjustment to when you are making turns. Hope that helps. - Madsen

[@karlhoffman9817]

Nice tips, never seen cowboy drill before! Those gusts really spoiled audio at the end, maybe putting some foam around microphone will help?

[@FreeheelLife]

Different mic with different foam might help. Working on it.

[@simonfeuerborn2383]

Scotttyyyy!!!!