Watching an elite level telemark skier carve down a steep slope is one of the most mystifying sights to anyone who doesn’t know how to freeheel. As telemark competition promoter and movie producer Nat ...

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 ...

This one goes out to the newcomers–a group whose promise may render them the most important force in all of telemark, no matter how hypothetical their free-heel participation may be. We need you, and ...

Different people come at learning to telemark ski from vastly different angles, experience levels and skill sets. What’s often the same is the eagerness to give it a try, and the determination to ...

Lessons learned on three pins: A journey through free-heel gear progression, and musings on telemark philosophy. I’ve never been a new-gear type of guy. In fact, like a true apostate of free-heel ...

Garnet Hill Lodge in North River offers trails for skiers of a variety of ski levels, and lessons to help you do more. (Gillian Scott / Times Union) In the process of learning a new physical activity, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As I make my way down a steep, corn snow-laden slope drenched in evening sun, using two skis to dance with gravity for just a ...