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Jack O'Brien
Mar 29, 20236 min read
An Ode to Winter (or They Never Mentioned We'd Get Old)
It’s 5:00am as the alarm dutifully sounds. Last night the sky was full of snow, and it kept falling. A foot of fresh powder lies on the...
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Jack O'Brien
Mar 14, 20234 min read
The State of Telemark and Why You Should Try It
There is more going on in telemark than most know – here’s a quick guide to the latest developments, and why you should think about...
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Jack O'Brien
Mar 14, 202314 min read
Affiliate-Link Influence And The Demise of Independent Outdoor Journalism
Wall Street-backed firms with less-than journalistic mores are aiming at commoditizing not just larger publications, but even niche...
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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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Jack O'Brien
Dec 4, 20225 min read
A Few Words to the Telemark Newcomer
Some broad, opinionated, and unsolicited advice for those curious in undertaking the journey of the free-heel skier Doesn't this look...
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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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Jack O'Brien
Nov 12, 20224 min read
What Does Tele Need Next?
Photo credit: Chris Troeger Telemark skiing has a lot going for it right now. Despite the misunderstanding of the outside world,...
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