A thought piece on The Turn’s chief implement.
With innovative new equipment and a revitalized subculture, telemark has entered its modern era. But a ...
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 ...
Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Admittedly, that’s not what everyone is looking for. In fact, the ...
Is telemark’s modern gear paradigm–feature-laden and aggressive–losing something as it moves forward?
If Summit County Commissioner Dan Gibbs were to select a single ski for his one-ski quiver, it would be the Liberty Helix. Tested on hardpack and powder, the ski’s playfulness and energy was the ...
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 ...
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 ...
This post first appeared on SKI. Back in the late ’90s when I was a high schooler and the snow was lousy at my local resort I used to pull out a pair of 210 centimeter Tua skis (maybe 75 millimeter ...
Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The snow is powdery, the sun warm and there are 10,000 hectares of Val d’Isère’s epic terrain begging to be carved by ...
• 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 ...