Saturday December 20th will be the first in the series of Telemark Clinics at Timberline.  This is a great program that I've personally participated in many times.  Good for all level of skier.  Really high ratio of instructor to student and the instructors are excellent.  I like to do the clinics early in the season as it gives you the rest of the season (or better yet, until the next clinic) to work on what you learned.  Hope to see you out there.

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Good to know! I am heading to TL during Xmas holidays. Any estimate on how many top tyo bottom runs will be open by then? I heard only white lightning was open last weekend.

Depends on how much cold they get between now and then.   They have mad snow on salamander, dew drop, drop, and don't know what else.  If it gets cold, they are in a position to get those runs and a few others open in a week to 10 days or sooner.  If it were a solid snowmaking window, it would be sooner than later.   

Awesome! TL has the best blue square runs. So as long as they can have at least one open I am happy. Dew Drop sounds great:)

kwillg6 wrote:

Depends on how much cold they get between now and then.   They have mad snow on salamander, dew drop, drop, and don't know what else.  If it gets cold, they are in a position to get those runs and a few others open in a week to 10 days or sooner.  If it were a solid snowmaking window, it would be sooner than later.   

Yes last weekend only White Lightening was open top to bottom.  But it was really good on Saturday.  Lots of really interesting contours and great snow.  I'm not sure if anything else will be open from the top next weekend - maybe.  My guess is they are hoping to get those runs open by X-Mas.  My guess is they are stock piling snow in big piles on Sallie and Dew and will groom it out once the weather breaks and not before so they don't lose all that snow.

Tom, I had no idea you played with hippie heels.  I tried it many MANY years ago for about half a day.  Definitely something I'd play around with again if I was racking up a lot of days and regular skiing was getting a little bland.

Pretty much 95% of my time is on free heel.  Spices up mid atlantic skiing.  On Saturday it seemed like half the skiers at T-Line were on telemark.  Great group of tele folks there.  As well as boarders and alpine skiers (not to mention mono boarders).

TomH wrote:

Pretty much 95% of my time is on free heel.  Spices up mid atlantic skiing.  On Saturday it seemed like half the skiers at T-Line were on telemark.  Great group of tele folks there.  As well as boarders and alpine skiers (not to mention mono boarders).

Got it.  I had assumed you were another Tom H....... I know a little better.  Nothing wrong with you being you and him being him of course but I will make a mental note that you aren't that other Tom H hahahaha.  

I'm so confused. :)  Maybe I am the other Tom H.  Half the time I'm not sure. 

skicat wrote:

Good to know! I am heading to TL during Xmas holidays. Any estimate on how many top tyo bottom runs will be open by then? I heard only white lightning was open last weekend.

Timberline's Facebook page is saying that Salamander will be open this weekend. 

Thanks David.  Good info.  Salamander is great for practicing so it will be good for clinic participants.

David wrote:

skicat wrote:

Good to know! I am heading to TL during Xmas holidays. Any estimate on how many top tyo bottom runs will be open by then? I heard only white lightning was open last weekend.

Timberline's Facebook page is saying that Salamander will be open this weekend.

Good to hear; assuming that post is from this season.

David wrote:

skicat wrote:

Good to know! I am heading to TL during Xmas holidays. Any estimate on how many top tyo bottom runs will be open by then? I heard only white lightning was open last weekend.

Timberline's Facebook page is saying that Salamander will be open this weekend. 

Timberline must have hired someone to run their social media this year.  All facebook messages seem to be well thought out, and not full of garbled message that need decyphering and blatant lies.  It is kind of nice, and kind of sad all at the same time.  I enjoyed trolling them :(

Wonder when Lower Thunderstruck will open?

jimmy wrote:

Wonder when Lower Thunderstruck will open?

I'm guessing they'll be starting to blow snow any day now. Gotta get that race course open for the kiddos. 

jimmy wrote:

Wonder when Lower Thunderstruck will open?

I've heard they have new and improved snowmaking on Lower Thunderstruck. It's next to the new Cherry Bowl glades, correct? I think I should be able to find it.

What's teh price for a zipline ride going for this season?

TomH wrote:

Thanks David.  Good info.  Salamander is great for practicing so it will be good for clinic participants.

Good to see you this weekend Tom. Sally is also great for carving drills at 2mph which are some of the hardest things I've eva done in my life.

David wrote:

jimmy wrote:

Wonder when Lower Thunderstruck will open?

I'm guessing they'll be starting to blow snow any day now. Gotta get that race course open for the kiddos. 

In a rare bit of seriousness for me, the race coaches/program is pretty effin amazing. I need to shadow them one day to see all the tips JA (and JR?) are giving out. Maybe some sort of adult program would be in order? Once a month basis like the tele clinic?

Heh, problem with that is the teacher to student ratio for the Tele Clinics is like 7 to 1; no way you'd find enough race coaches to do that.......

Unless you are a racer, who cares about lower Thunderstruck.  On a positive note there is another Tele Clinic a week from  Saturday on January 3rd.  Good for all levels by the way.  I'm a fair tele skier and I picked up a fantastic tip last clinic that I've been using all week and it has made a huge difference.  Drop on by for that great teacher to student ratio this saturday.

Im confused..I thought they didnt allow telemarking anymore??...(totally blonde funny face)

You have to put yerself on the do not call list.............

 I’m a fair tele skier........................

Humble too 

Fish - telemarkers are persistent buggers.  They bother you even if you put yourself on the do not call list.  Snow conditions were a little bumpy at TL today as the groomers couldn't do there business last night.  Dew skied the best.