Telemark gear–especially its bindings–has long evolved between the competing ideals and trade-offs of touring specs and ...

This opinion piece was first published in the February 2017 (45.6) issue of POWDER.Subscribe here to get a year of The Skier’s Magazine for $15. Realized by a Norwegian farmer named Sondre Norheim in ...

There’s not many options for telemark skiers to choose from these days, but here are a few favorites. Powder aims to feature ...

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 ...

While the tides seem to be ever so slightly moving in a new direction, telemark has nevertheless long been rejected for its supposed holier-than-thou, heady stance. Former World Telemark Freeskiing ...

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 ...

In the early spring of 2021, at a time when telemark skiing was still experiencing a long-lived if soon to be concluded dormancy, a rare thing happened for the genuflecting turn. For the first time in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Telemark skiing struggles to be relatable today. Many just can't see why a band of skiers would choose a harder, seemingly archaic technique when something easier is available in alpine skiing. But ...