Telemark Skier Magazine Archive 2003-2022

“M-O-R-G-E-D-A-L,” I repeat as if I were teaching a young child a new word. The Norwegian girl behind the ticket window looks perplexed. It isn’t that I’m pronouncing the name wrong; she simply doesn’t know where Morgedal is. I try not to show any signs of distress, but in all...

Four Tips on how to Punch it in Steep Couloirs on Telemark Skis by Weston Deutschlander     Shaun Raskin in the La Sal Mountains, UT | photo: Ross Downward Telemark steep skiing is a blast. It’s challenging, exhilarating, dangerous, and nothing beats the feeling of accomplishment when looking back up...

Legendary Ski Maker Karhu Is No More.by John Dostal [caption id="attachment_2015" align="aligncenter" width="640"]XCD: Cross Country Downhill. Karhu Skis 1978-2010. | photo: Simon Peterson[/caption] “What’s the Sioux word for ‘Day to Die?’” Tom Carter bellowed as he walked through the front door of his renovated miner’s cabin in a hamlet of...

    4 New Hampshire Gems To Uncover This Season by Holly Crimmins Once you get to this rest stop all bets are off. State Liquor Store the letters read, and in smaller letters, State Safety Rest Area. On winter mornings, the pilgrims traveling north-bound are skiers. Young men pull...

by Joe Penacoli He’s been around long enough that when he picked up freeheel skiing at age 10 he wore leathers and used flip-flop cable bindings. As the equipment progressed, so did Ty Dayberry and for the better part of the last decade, Ty has been leading the forefront of the younger...

4 Easy Steps To Making Better Telemark Turns in Bigger Terrain by Eric Hendersen | illustrations by Scott Howard A telemarker walks into a bar after a bell-to-bell day. The bartender quickly yells, ”I suppose you want a Wobbly Knee.” The telemarker shrugs and responds with a smirk, “Do I have a choice?” The truth of the...

Padding the Turn by Rob Bohn There’s no padding the truth: Telemarking hurts. It hurts knees and ankles; it hurts toes and hips; and it bruises egos. I fell into tele—metaphorically and literally. I didn’t get downhill. Keep centered and forward; stay out of the backseat; it made no sense....

The modern stance for fat skis by Mickey Stone Telemarking has taken on a whole new look the bowlegged look. Skis spanning 100-135mm underfoot are common, and while it takes some technique adjustment, they can make short and long turns with equal prowess. Here’s how. To drive fat skis, you...

Near Death Experience Gives Tele Pro Hope Beyond Skiing by David J. Rothman On September 30, 2007, professional telemark skier Max Mancini and his girlfriend, Molly Jackson, were involved in a horrific, three-vehicle accident on Colorado State Highway 285. According to the Colorado State Patrol report, the accident occurred about...