Jack O'Brien
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
Dec 7, 20235 min read
75mm Resurrected?
Rumors of 75mm’s death may have been exaggerated as Scarpa’s leaked 2024/25 catalog now shows a curious thing – more 75mm models than...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 27, 20238 min read
Do You Need To Hoard a Telemark Boot Quiver? Part II: Compatibility Blues
To take part in the breadth of free-heel skiing may now forever require a collection of boots, but telemark innovators have in mind...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 25, 20237 min read
Do You Need to Hoard a Telemark Boot Quiver? Part I: Work-Arounds and the Waiting Game
Vintage, bellowed F1s and F3s? The New Scarpa Boot? The death of 75mm?? One boot will never be able to do it all. So is it time for...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 7, 202310 min read
It's 2023. What Telemark Gear Should You Start On?
So you want to try telemark. Check. And you have a little cash to burn. Great. But the dudes in the local ski shop don't know tele, 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
Nov 20, 20228 min read
Telemark's Dead, Right? Not So Fast. Meet NTN Tech.
The mainstream outdoor media has poked fun at the sport and declared it dead multiple times. But the last decade has seen a gear-driven...
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