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Jack O'Brien
Jan 613 min read
Telemark Skiing is Back
A protracted if quiet DIY gear revolution and a steadfast base has kept the flame alive in telemark for decades. Now the sport’s...
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Jack O'Brien
Dec 2, 20243 min read
TV Blog: Should Telemark Equipment Try to Compete With AT?
Fundamental to recent telemark folklore is the notion that as alpine (and certainly alpine touring) equipment evolved over the 90s and...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 23, 202418 min read
Josh Madsen, The Leader of Telemark, Steps Away. Then Returns.
Once the leading voice of the sport, Josh Madsen's long path has come to a fraught crossroads
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 18, 20243 min read
TV Blog: What Does the Lay Tele Skier Want?
The bleeding edge in backcountry free-heel skiing innovation has finally permeated the telemark ether. And at last manufacturers have...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 13, 20242 min read
TV Blog: Telemark's Mini Reemergence in Outdoor Media
For a time, telemark seemed to disappear altogether from the outdoor media landscape. While Craig Dostie’s EarnYourTurns always kept...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 11, 20247 min read
Does Every Turn Have to Be a Telemark Turn?
And other musings on free-heel philosophy The firm, cold surface made the snow climb exhilarating. Even as the last in an ad hoc group...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 7, 20244 min read
Amidst a Vacuum of Content, Adam X Sauerwein and CJ Coccia Team Up For a New Telemark Podcast
Telemark skiing has a new podcast . Alone, this fact seems of little consequence, what with the absolute plethora of programs available...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 6, 20244 min read
Happy Hour Heroes
“The usual place?” my friend asks, already knowing the answer will be a resounding affirmative. After an amazing if exhausting powder day...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 5, 20242 min read
TV Blog: A Tip of the Cap to the Telemark Weirdos
As ever, telemark skiing seems to be changing. The new gear, new guard, and a new energy together appear to be not only breaking from...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 31, 20244 min read
Rest In Peace, Paul Parker - Telemark Innovator Dies at 71
Paul Parker - 1953-2024. Photo courtesy Scott Cramer. “We are a bunch of passionate people, passionate about our sport,” Paul Parker, the...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 30, 20243 min read
TV Blog: Did Newschool Telemark Cancel the Cable Binding?
A fellow telemark-obsessed individual I correspond with stumbled upon an interesting reddit post lately . A lifelong alpine skier...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 28, 20247 min read
Is Telemark Skiing Growing? Does It Need To?
Spend much time in the tiny, esoteric world of telemark and you will soon find a certain discussion rear its head; a nagging question,...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 24, 20243 min read
TV Blog: The New Tx Pro is Here
After months of review, conjecture, hype and criticism, the new Tx Pro from Scarpa is finally here. Ski shops are filling preorders. ...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 23, 20246 min read
Telemark Needs Its Own Media
When I first came into this little telemark writing journey nearly two years ago , I had the notion that many telemark skiers share; ...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 22, 20242 min read
TV Blog: Is Telemark's Future Tech Bindings?
Ask most free-heel industry insiders where the future (or present) of telemark lies , and they’ll tell you the same thing: the resort. ...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 19, 20242 min read
Welcome Back to Telemark Voices
Hello again, Telemark Voices has been a little quiet the last little bit - a big thanks to Alex Limkin and Rajkeshwar Tulsie for helping...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 18, 20249 min read
Lou Dawson Elevates Skiing (Again)
Dawson skiing the Crestone Needle in 1991 - an image that would later grace the cover of Couloir. Courtesy Glenn Randall. “Any man who...
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Jack O'Brien
Sep 9, 202410 min read
Telemark's Modern Moves: A Glance at Scarpa's New Tx Pro - and Everything After
The new Tx Pro from Scarpa Bounding down the slope, pressed into lunge, I feel the rigid, active feedback of telemark’s belated entrance...
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Alex Limkin
Jul 16, 20245 min read
Flow State Convergence: Telemark and Neurodivergence
Source: Katy Higgins Lee, MA, MFT, Tending Paths Editors Note: Telemark Voices is happy to be joined by another new contributor this...
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Jack O'Brien
Jun 9, 20248 min read
Can the Wider Discussion on Telemark Ever Be Elevated?
Can the visible conversation on free-heel skiing reach a deeper level, or is the discourse on The Turn doomed to dissonance? “I care that...
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