Every sport has its subcultures, and for skiing, it’s undoubtedly the wide world of telemarking. In fact, telemark skiing outdates alpine skiing by centuries. The sport has evolved tremendously over ...

Telemark thrived in that late '70s milieu in North America. Independently rediscovered just years earlier by skiers in the Eastern Sierra, the Northeast, and–possibly most legendarily–Crested Butte, ...

Ten years ago, the Olympic torch passed through Mordegal, Norway, the birthplace of a man named Sondre Norheim. While Sondre Norheim might not be well-known to most Western skiers, the fact that ...

What if our own era could tap more into optimism, reminded in body and soul that discovery lies in wait for each generation?

A look back to when the free-heel turn quietly changed skiing.

A commentary on historical myopia in free-heel skiing. Like any subculture’s new guard, the modern telemark movement seems to have a quirky relationship with its history. Instead of prioritizing ...

• Telemark skiing combines cross country with downhill. • FEA cut weight off G3 bindings without a strength loss. • Physical tests verified FEA results. Telemark skiing might not have as many devotees ...

Ever watch a telemark skier carve crazy loops in the snow while heading down a slope? Much of the appeal in the Scandinavian obsession is perfecting a difficult yet graceful turn that’s beautiful to ...

They say a lot of things about time. Time loves a hero; tragedy plus time makes comedy. But no matter the trope, one thing remains true: time waits for no one. And with creaking knees and the ever ...

STEVENS PASS -- Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, beware this curious "tele" cult carving so gracefully down the slopes like snowbound sirens. Free the heel, they say, and the rest will follow.

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