Jack O'Brien
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
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 14, 20235 min read
An Ode To The Telemark Instructor
Sitting on the floor of my parent’s old house in Steamboat Springs, I helped distribute gifts to my sister, mother, and father while...
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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
Mar 29, 202310 min read
A Short History of the Modern World (of Telemark Skiing)
Every so often, everything can come together, and, for a moment, something stands in the limelight, enjoying a fleeting instant as part...
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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
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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