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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...

Jack O'Brien
Jun 9, 20248 min read
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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...

Jack O'Brien
Dec 18, 20237 min read
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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...

Jack O'Brien
Oct 14, 20235 min read
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Fatherhood, Unexpected Discoveries, and an Ode to the Biggest Winter
The ski season had weeks ago ended, but the five-hundred-foot hill in town still held ample snow . It had been the winter of the ages;...

Jack O'Brien
Aug 10, 20234 min read
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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...

Jack O'Brien
Jul 27, 202311 min read
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Reflections on a Year of Writing
Amazingly, a year has gone by since I started writing with any seriousness. And though I haven’t made much of a mark, it has surely been...

Jack O'Brien
Apr 13, 20234 min read
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