There’s not many tele-specific skis out there these days, but here’s a few of the really good ones. Powder aims to feature ...

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 ...

Thoughts on the TX Comp’s evolved product position–and how the new boot compares to a similar model (the Crispi EVO WC).

Telemark gear–especially its bindings–has long evolved between the competing ideals and trade-offs of touring specs and resort features. Originally an overland style of backco ...

Dave Bombard is so passionate about telemark skiing, he started a local company around the sport, although he’d rather call it what it is: freeheeling. “There is a special bond within the freeheel ...

Long ago, during a time much different than today, telemark wasn’t just en vogue. It held the distinction of being the technique of the backcountry skier in North America. That cachet stoked strong ...

Like any subculture's new guard, the modern telemark movement seems to have a quirky relationship with its history. Instead of prioritizing things past, the niche sport’s new school is naturally ...

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 ...

In any sport, beginners need the best gear but they usually start out with the worst. For me, taking up telemark skiing has been no different. I’ve wanted to try telemark skiing for years, and at the ...

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 ...

Following in the boot prints of the legendary ski-film guru Warren Miller, Freeheellife.com has teamed up with Falling Forward Films to create a telemark ski film, ‘Smoke and Mirrors.’ It’s a ...