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Getting around on skis 3-Aug-2009 At 1:44:53 PM evanbb

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Went cross country skiing (telemarking) for a first yesterday and I liked it. I was hopelessly inefficient and can barely walk today, but that's for a number of reasons. Went out from Mt Selwyn carpark and around the Mt Selwyn loop, about 10k all up I think.

I've downhilled a few times and was proficcient, parallel turns and stops, happy up to a black run I'd say. But these skills were not applicable at all. I fell over probably a dozen times, in quite unpredictable places. So, firstly, where's a good place to learn some technique?

Further, like trad climbing, I could see that this is the highest expression of the art of skiing (Hi M9!). Once you've got good telemark skills you can pretty much go anywhere. If I can learn to ski downhill on the bloody things that is. I was awful. Up was fine mostly.

What's the recommended gear combination for say, skiing 15k in a day, with a pack on, then climbing or skiing around some more from a hut? Something like flexible plastic boots, with tele bindings? Downhill skiis and skins? Huskies and a home made toboggan?

http://picasaweb.google.com.au/evcricket/MtSelwynNSWCrossCountryShenanigans#
Here's some photos from the hilarity. I'm not in any of them because I couldn't stand up long enough to give someone else the camera.