Jack O'Brien
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
Oct 236 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
Jun 98 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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Jack O'Brien
Feb 148 min read
The Convergence - Telemark’s Fitful if Symbiotic Journey Toward Alpine
In the midst of the 2016/2017 ski season – one which saw massive snows in the Sierra and New England and gave much of the West a...
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Jack O'Brien
Aug 31, 20236 min read
Telemark and the Machine
What's the route forward for free-heel skiing? A misty , aborted morning on Klickitat Another fall is upon the Northern Hemisphere, and...
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Jack O'Brien
Jul 27, 202311 min read
What Does Telemark Need Next? Part II: The Great Free-Heel Knowledge Gap
A coming new gear paradigm gives reason to think that telemark could be well positioned for the future. But is it - and telemark as a...
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Jack O'Brien
Jun 15, 20237 min read
Don't Be Fooled By The New Powder Magazine
To be honest, I never loved Powder Magazine. I imagine that comment might trigger defensive reactions in many a skier. How could someone...
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Jack O'Brien
May 10, 20235 min read
Enough About Telemark
From the haters to the zealots, the discussion on telemark is rife with ineloquence. Let’s elevate the conversation or give it a rest....
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Jack O'Brien
Dec 7, 20225 min read
Telemark Has Been Isolated - But It Also Isolates Itself
Photo credit: Ryan Connelly When Telemark Skier , the oft resurrected tele-specific magazine, relaunched in the spring of 2021, there...
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