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Jack O'Brien
Jan 613 min read
Telemark Skiing is Back
A protracted if quiet DIY gear revolution and a steadfast base has kept the flame alive in telemark for decades. Now the sport’s...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 13, 20242 min read
TV Blog: Telemark's Mini Reemergence in Outdoor Media
For a time, telemark seemed to disappear altogether from the outdoor media landscape. While Craig Dostie’s EarnYourTurns always kept...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 6, 20244 min read
Happy Hour Heroes
“The usual place?” my friend asks, already knowing the answer will be a resounding affirmative. After an amazing if exhausting powder day...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 5, 20242 min read
TV Blog: A Tip of the Cap to the Telemark Weirdos
As ever, telemark skiing seems to be changing. The new gear, new guard, and a new energy together appear to be not only breaking from...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 31, 20244 min read
Rest In Peace, Paul Parker - Telemark Innovator Dies at 71
Paul Parker - 1953-2024. Photo courtesy Scott Cramer. “We are a bunch of passionate people, passionate about our sport,” Paul Parker, the...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 28, 20247 min read
Is Telemark Skiing Growing? Does It Need To?
Spend much time in the tiny, esoteric world of telemark and you will soon find a certain discussion rear its head; a nagging question,...
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Jack O'Brien
Oct 18, 20249 min read
Lou Dawson Elevates Skiing (Again)
Dawson skiing the Crestone Needle in 1991 - an image that would later grace the cover of Couloir. Courtesy Glenn Randall. “Any man who...
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Alex Limkin
Jul 16, 20245 min read
Flow State Convergence: Telemark and Neurodivergence
Source: Katy Higgins Lee, MA, MFT, Tending Paths Editors Note: Telemark Voices is happy to be joined by another new contributor this...
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Jack O'Brien
Jun 9, 20248 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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Rajkeshwar Tulsie
May 20, 20245 min read
Why I Tele
A Brown Guy Perspective Editor's note: The plural in Telemark Voices at long last becomes apt - I am honored to have my first outside...
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Jack O'Brien
Feb 14, 20248 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
Dec 18, 20237 min read
The Toil That is the Backcountry
We didn’t really have a great plan – at least that’s how I felt. My backcountry partner wanted to ski a certain line that I was sure...
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Jack O'Brien
Nov 9, 20234 min read
Does a Telemark Culture Actually Exist?
Does this lowly band of free-heelers constitute a subculture? Photo credit Noah Wetzel, courtesy Big Agnes Ask anyone about telemark...
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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
Sep 18, 20235 min read
Howelsen Hill – A Short History of a Little Telemark Oasis
I was scared. Standing at the base of Howelsen Hill, having just stepped into my pin bindings affixed to my skinny XCD skis, I felt...
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Jack O'Brien
Aug 22, 202313 min read
One Man Saved Telemark
Telemark stands where it does now in large part because of one man’s blog. Meet Craig Dostie and his humble website, EarnYourTurns.
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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
Mar 29, 202310 min read
A Short History of the Modern World (of Telemark Skiing)
Every so often , everything can come togethe r, and, for a moment, something stands in the limelight, enjoying a fleeting instant as part...
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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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