Many of the best and most dedicated telemark skiers locked down their heels in the 2010s. What exactly happened, and why?

The more alpine-adjacent telemark scene has largely ignored this mellower, more overland version of free-heel skiing also ...

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Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. While the eponymous New Telemark Norm is actually not so new, there ...

My passion for skiing was reborn from one morning of telemark turns, and before I knew it I was buying season passes and running laps with my heels free.

“You’re not retarded. That’s normal.”Of course, my instructor hadn’t seen my rented tele-skis jump off my shoulder and clatter to the bricks on the mall when she offered that reassuring assessment.The ...

POWDER 's Dave Moe Drops in on Sketchy Telemark Gear As many modern-day backcountry skiers already know, traveling uphill and across mountains on your skis is only possible with a free heel.

The telemark ski was originally designed for backcountry use, providing an opportunity to escape from crowded resorts and search for elusive powder runs.

The design of a good ski binding is an exercise in engineering compromise and a lesson in the use of analysis tools.

Ski companies, if they really wanted to, could use the ski constructions people currently love to build a ski that’s designed specifically for the telemark turn.

Telemarking was invented in the mid-1800s by the father of modern skiing, Sondre Norheim (who was from the Telemark area of Norway). It has two main distinctions: First, instead of securing the ...