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 ...

This one goes out to the newcomers–a group whose promise may render them the most important force in all of telemark, no matter how hypothetical their free-heel participation may be. We need you, and ...

Perhaps it’s just us telemark skiers telling ourselves sweet little lies, but something seems to be afoot in the heady, esoteric world of free-heel skiing. Jokes at our expense have given way to a ...

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 ...

Learning the telemark turn is to reimagine edging a ski. Though styles and teaching paradigms have changed, many an alpine skier has used the inside edge of their outside foot to great effect, and ...

“I know its volume,” Quintana notes. “But the point is, until you can buy a resort telemark binding that you want to learn on for two hundred bucks–and a pair of boots for under four hundred bucks new ...

Frankenboots and tinkering with homemade gear isn’t just a means to an end for Daniel Papalia, it’s a part of the lifestyle. DIY has long been central to the world of telemark skiing, its ethos ...