Madsen’s take was all the more provocative given his former shop’s resort-oriented, NTN facing. Though the store sold a wide ...

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 ...

Have you noticed people aren’t saying “no one cares you tele” much anymore? That refrain–a phrase that for years easily left the lips of The Turn’s many disparagers–had long been a trusty ...

From meadow skipping to extreme descents, telemark long had one binding platform–the 75mm Nordic Norm. Now several norms and sub-norms proliferate, muddying the free-heel gear paradigm. But has this ...

In a ski world where much of the discourse now occurs online, a simple film stands as a reminder of the ascendency of ski ...

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 ...

The design of a good ski binding is an exercise in engineering compromise and a lesson in the use of analysis tools. • Telemark skiing combines cross country with downhill. • FEA cut weight off G3 ...

Robert Tusso’s DIY boot and binding experiments have left an indelible mark on telemark skiing gear. This is the first installment profiling DIY innovators in telemark skiing. Spend much time ...

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.

Different people come at learning to telemark ski from vastly different angles, experience levels and skill sets. What’s often the same is the eagerness to give it a try, and the determination to ...

In 1978, a book on telemark skiing was released that would forever change the sport. Exploring technique as much as the coalescing free-heel philosophy, Cross-Country Downhill and Other Nordic ...

• 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 ...