Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Telemark gear–especially its bindings–has long evolved between the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Starting on Wednesday, Telemark skiers will be able to pre-order bindings they can step into just like alpine bindings when French manufacturer The M Equipment releases its eagerly anticipated Meidjo.

Telemark skiing is named after the region of Norway where it was developed in the 1860s by Sondre Norheim, from Morgedal in Telemark. He designed the free-heel binding that revolutionized the pastime.

The 75mm binding platform–with its iconic metal cage bindings and duckbilled boots–has been part of telemark lore for so long that it has become part of the very essence of the subculture But while ...

Telemark skiers are a funny breed. How else to explain the passion of people who are pursuing a turn invented in Norway in the 1860s that amounts to genuflecting your way down the hill?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Perhaps not unlike humanity in general, the telemark subculture so often seems fixated on time. Indeed many of the free-heeling ...

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

With innovative new equipment and a revitalized subculture, telemark has entered its modern era. But a divisiveness–especially online–has marked the moment for the fitfully evolving niche sport.

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 ...

• 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 ...