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Show Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1976 Page 7 Talemark Tales ' , ' By Jim Tedford One of the reasons' the new shorter skis are so popular is their ability to turn with a lot less effort. This is primarily because they slip so easily. While this is a real asset in beginning turns, it can become a liability in more advanced turns. We shduld strive to eliminate excessive slipping by correct use of our edges. All skis are constructed with side camber (narrow in the middle and wider at both ends). If the skis are placed on edge and weighted properly, this side camber will do much of the turning. A pure carved turn with absolutely . no slipping is possible but not very practical because it takes too much room to perform. Ideally, we should make our turns with maximum ' edge and minimum slip. This is what people are referring to when they talk about carved turns. Next Week: What is the difference between a "Z" turn and an"S" turn? - By PeteNajar The last few weeks I've been thinking of what to write about after covering the basics of tuning. I thought I'd write about the most common problems I come across in the shop. During the course of the day, at Wolfe's repair shop, we see everything from bindings pulling out of skis to maladjusted bindings. We seem to adjust more bindings than anything else. Usually, it's someone who comes into the shop and complains about his boots not fitting the bindings properly or pre-releasing. It is rare that a good binding pre-releases because the release force is set too low. Usually, a minor adjustment is all that is required to - make the binding work correctly. , - I think it would help to understand how bindings bin-dings function before you tried to adjust them. The binding is the link between you and your skisV Its function is twofold. It must hold the boots to the ski and, at the same time, allow the boot to release when a dangerous force is applied. ap-plied. The binding must be able to discern between bet-ween a force that is damaging and one due to normal skiing stresses. In downhill skiing, shocks are often exerted against skis and binding. Generally, the shocks are not dangerous to the leg if they are of short duration. A person's leg can absorb a shock of a short duration of time, a small fraction of time. The same shock if carried over a larger period of time can be damaging; so the binding has to be able to absorb, the shocks your leg can stand without pre-releasing. The binding that absorbs shocks moves laterally. To effectively absorb consecutive shocks, the bidding must be able to return to center before the next shock is felt, otherwise shocks may compound and cause a pre-release. Whenever a ski flexes, the distance between the heel and toe piece changes. The binding must be able to compensate for this change. If it does . not, too much forward pressure may exerted on the binding and cause the release tension to change. All bindings should have an anti-friction device (AFD) to decrease friction between the bototom of the boot and the top of the ski. Without an AFD, enough friction could develop between the boot and ski to prevent the toe-piece from releasing. . v The ideal AFD is one that will decrease friction between boot and ski such that the toe piece always releases at the same load. The only variable in a binding system shpuld be the spring tension, The spring of the binding should exert the only force on the boot. II all the above is adjusted correctly,: the binding is of good quality, and the boot is compatible com-patible with the binding system, the whole 'svstem should work well ... with no pre-releases. Crosscountry Team Named At Telemark The six women and nine men who will represent the U.S. in the 1976 Olympic Cross-Country competition were announced in Telemark, Wisconsin after the final race in the Olympic Trials. The six women are Martha Rockwell, 31, W. Lebanon, NH; Jana Hlavaty, 34, Chicago, IL; Terry Porter, 22, Concord, MA; Margie Mahoney, 23, Anchorage, AL; Lynn VonderHeide, 22, Anchorage, AL; and Twila Hinkle, 21, Frisco, CO. The nine men are Bill Koch, 20, , Guilford, VT; Tim Caldwell, 21, Putney, Vf ; Stan Dunklee, 21, Brat-tlebqro, Brat-tlebqro, VT; Doug Peterson, 22, Minneapolis, MN; Bela Bodnar, 23, Anchorage, AL; Chris Haines, 24, Anchorage, AL; Ron Yeager, 23, Durango, CO; Larry Martin, 25, Durango, CO; and Don Nielsen, 24, New London, NH. The Olympic Cross-Couhtry Cross-Couhtry Team was selected based upon their results in four competitions held between bet-ween Dec. 28 and Jan. 3 in Telemark, WI. The women had two 5 kilometer (K) and two 10 K races; the men competed in two 10 K, one 15 K and one 40-K races. Each competitor was scored on his or her best three results. Points were assignedf on a percentage basis with the winning time receiving 100 points and each other result scored relative to that winning time. V Five members of the 1976 Olympic Team also competed in the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. They are Martha Rockwell, Margie Mahoney i Tim Caldwell, Larry Martin and Ron Yeager. Rockwell had the best U.S. Cross-Country result with a 16th place finish in the 10 K and an 18th in the 5 K. With the exception of Bodnar and VonderHeide, all other men and women named to the Team are members of the U.S. Cross-Country Team. Bodnar and VonderHeide, Von-derHeide, both from Alaska, had been training on their own and the Olympic trials had been the first major competition of the season and the first opportunity to judge how they would perform against the U.S. -Team competitors.. The group departed for Europe on Jan. 7 from New York for pre-Olympic training and competition, They will be accompanied by U.S. Cross-Country Men's Coach Marty Hall, U.S. Ladies' Coach Tom Upham, Assistant Coach Rob Kiesel and Team Trainer Dr. Art Dickinson. U.S. Nordic Director John Bower commented on the Olympic Team: "AH of our top racers qualified for the team as expected, and the fact that they were able to sustain a consistently high level of performance over the rest of the field throughout the tryouts shows that they all are in excellent condition for the upcoming Olympic competitions." Concerning the Olympics, Bower continued, "This country will be represented in the Cross-Country by a strong team, but one that is still in developmental stages. I make no pretentions about winning big medals but we're looking forward .to doing better than ever before. Martha Rockwell has a realistic chance of placing in the top ten for the ladies. Bill Koch skied extremely well in the tryouts and should race well against the almost formidable European competition. In short, this is a good U.S. Team and will represent this country well in Innsbruck." Here are the pinal point results on top 10 finishers. Complete individual race results available upon request to U.S. Ski Team office. J U.S. Olympic Cross-Country Trials- v . December 28-January 3 Telemark, Wisconsin Ladies 1. Rockwell, Martha 2. Hlavaty, Jana 3. Porter, Terry . 4. Mahoney, Margie 5. VonderHeide, Lynn 6. Hinkle, Twila 7. Muslof, Joanne 8. Valentine, Tammy 9. Tobey,Katie' 10. Richter, Pam Men 1. Koch, Bill 2. Caldwell, Tim 3. Dunklee, Stan 4. Peterson, Doug .5. Bodnar, Bela 6. Haines, Chris 7. Yeager, Ron ; 8. Martin, Larry -9. Nielsen, Don 10: Downey, John Mike 283.45 -(-Caldwell was named to the Olympic Team on Dec. 30, after the second race, as a discretionary choice. Thus, his score reflects two, not three results. Tim won the Dec. 28 race and placed second in the Dec. 30 race. I s " v I 1 by Jim Miller Park West Touring School Instructor From my experience, the most common mistake that all beginning ski touring enthusiasts en-thusiasts make has little to do with their technique, waxing or ski selection, but rather lies in their selection of clothing I say that, almost without exception, most beginners have no idea how to dress. I can't really hold it against them, as ski touring clothing involves a whole different theory of how to dress for the outdoors. -Most skiers show up for their first lesson or 300.00 297.98 292.22 289.11 288.38 288.17 288.14 288.06 278.08 277.92 298.65 198.06 293.01 291.81 290.51 289.98 288.07 285.95 284.22 Hlavaty Wins Big Race Jana Hlavaty, 34, of Chicago, IL, a member of the U.S. Cross-Country Team and just named to the 1976 Olympic Team, today won the biggest race of her skiing career the race for her U.S. citizenship. Jana, ," formerly of Czechoslavakia, a member of the U.S. Ski Team for four years, and named to the White Team just last week, faced the prospect of not being eligible , for the 1976 Olympics because her U.S. . citizenship was not to become final until March 15, 1976, just 40 days from the start of the Winter Games which begin Feb. 4. However, through legislative relief granting early citizenship, which passed the Congress on Dec. 19, 1975, and was signed into law by President Ford on Dec. 31, Jana won her citizenship Jan. 5. Jana had her official swearing in ceremony in the U.S. District Court in Chicago. She left immediately for New York to rejoin the rest of the U.S. Olympic Cross-Country Cross-Country Team as they prepare to depart for Europe on Jan. 7 for pre-Olympic training and competition. The Team was named on Jan. 3 at the end of the Olympic Trials, held in Telemark, WI. Jana finished second in the ladies' competition there. The effeort to obtain legislative relief for Jana involved the support of many, including Senator Charles Percy of Illinois, Congressman Jack Kemp of New York, and Congressman Ralph Metcalfe of Illinois. Jana, her coaches and teammates are very pleased and grateful for the opportunity op-portunity given her. Jana commented: "I am very happy to 'become an American citizen and especially to be eligible to represent the U.S. in the Olympic Games." . 7 tour dressed exactly as they would for a day of lift skiing and lift line waiting. Powder bibs, long underwear, Rolffe Parka and all. Now these clothes might do if it was 10 below zero and we were only going mile. But on most days, these clothes are just too bulky, too restricting and plain old too hot. Ski Touring is constant movement, producing a great amount of body heat, which dictates a much different dress code than Alpine (lift) skiing. All right, then what is the right clothing? Well, for winter touring in the back country (racing cross-country "on a track involves a whole different philosophy) I'd say the most important piece of clothing would be the Gaitor. - Though little seen in lift areas, they are important for ski touring. Not only do they keep the snow out of your boots and lower pant legs or knicker socks preventing wet and cold feet, but they also provide another shell over the lower legs and ankles that will warnm the blood en-route to the feet, again with the result of warm feet. I'm into long gaitors, ending just below the knee. Most quality gaitors have elastic at the top and bottoms, a full zipper, and a hook and string ,to latcji, pntoithe boot.fot tight fit. If too hot, they can be rolled down to serve as awnall ankle gaitor. I prefer a water-resistant gaitor, rather than waterproof as the feet and lower leg will sweat quite a bit during a long tour and if the water has no place to go it will collect on the socks and legs resulting in cold feet. A water resistant gaitor will allow the sweat to escape while still shedding the outer snow. Temperature control is the secret to comfortable com-fortable winter traveling. One must protect himself from getting wet from the outside (snow) and from the inside (sweat). In the former sense, cotton is a deadly enemy. Cotton jeans will pick up snow then freeze, en-caseing en-caseing the wearer in a refrigerator of ice. Corduroy is little better. Me? I'm into good ole' baggy wool pants. A tight weave wool pant will repel most snow (a thin nylon pantshell not warm-up pants that can be slipped over boots and wool pants can be nice for intense snowstorms or intense falling) and even when wet, wool will keep a good insulation barrier against the cold. They are loose fitting, tough, stain resistant, have big pockets, and unless you have sensitive skin, are warm enough to wear without long underwear. Disadvantages? Very few. Dry cleaning is best but they need it only two or three times a year. Appearance-wise they make you look like a character out of John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Ski area manager's frown upon such un-nylon un-nylon (synthetic) appearence, and your girl friends may laugh at you but, heck, it's all worthwhile to keep warm and comfortable in a woods full of winter. Also, wool socks and shirts have no equal, as far as I'm concerned.Now how ' about temperature control from the inside (sweating). Light fishnet shirts, sweaters, wool shirts and windshirts used in combinations will help to control the upper body from overheating. Knickers will work on the lower. Honest folks, tourers do not wear knickers for style,, or really even for warmth it is for coolness. Shut down all the straps, buckles and belts and you've got a , warm pair of legs. Open the bottomm straps, loosen the belt and you've got a little ventilation.' Roll down your knicker sox to your ankles, unzip your fly (no kidding) and you've got some great air conditioning on those hot days or long uphill ;' sections As the day gets colder, just gradually close everything up. Works great, so make your wool Eants into knickers or buy a second pair of nylon nickers for that great springtime touring. You don't need to spend a fortune buying these I clothes. In next week's article I'll list the ' various, 2nd hand clothing shops and ski shops that have some good deals for the economy skier. I'll also list some kits and material shops for those that want to do it themselves. Welcome The Newspaper would like to welcome the following groups and clubs to Park City. We hope you enjoy your stay here and we look forward to seeing you again next season. 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