Where does telemark fits into the mix when time marches on, the knees creak, and the plate gets full?

A thought piece on The Turn’s chief implement.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some two summers past, delighting in the prospect of a post-mountain bike ride beverage, I took a seat at a high top, and thought about beer as I absent-mindedly surveyed the brewery. But something ...

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. The Three Telemark Tips That Have Helped Me Most originally appeared on ...

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 ...

The Telemark Technique Supreme: Steering with the rear. Of all the dynamics present in a telemark turn, nothing may point to a proficient free-heel skier more than the early lead change – initiating ...

PERU — Through clinics and an annual festival, Bromley Mountain recognizes its long history as a telemark skiing destination. "There was a lot of telemark here 40 to 45 years ago and it just kind of ...

There exist precious few resources for learning the telemark turn. Luckily, a few books in the canon have stood the test of time. A look at four classic free-heel how-to’s. Part One of a series. While ...

Some two summers past, delighting in the prospect of a post-mountain bike ride beverage, I took a seat at a high top, and thought about beer as I absent-mindedly surveyed the brewery. But something ...