Long panned but subversively independent, the typecast tele ski bum of yore reminds the modern outdoor culture what truly matters. In the early spring of 2021, at a time when telemark skiing was still ...

In 1978, a book on telemark skiing was released that would forever change the sport. Exploring technique as much as the coalescing free-heel philosophy, Cross-Country Downhill and Other Nordic ...

Bishop’s skis mark the return–arguably the modern emergence–of the telemark-specific model. And the 2025 Chedi is the real deal. Modern, conventional wisdom has eschewed the telemark-specific ski. To ...

From meadow skipping to extreme descents, telemark long had one binding platform–the 75mm Nordic Norm. Now several norms and sub-norms proliferate, muddying the free-heel gear paradigm. But has this ...