It’s the end of the 21st century’s teenage years and tele tweaks keep marching on to the future. The bad news is early adopters of Lynx might be envious of the changes for 2020. The good news is those who thought they missed it will be glad they were forced to wait. According to 22...
My Journey to 2019 Telemark Only Festival
Telemark-Only Festival
Celebrate the turn in a strictly free heel event Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ski at a resort with just telemark skiers? From May 1-5, 2019 in Schilthorn, Switzerland telemark skiers from around the world will experience exactly that during the 4th annual Telemark-Only festival. “Mürren and Schilthorn are very...
The Breckenridge Bump Buffet
After a 10 year hiatus, the Breckenridge Bump Buffet is back in action but with a slight twist. For over 30 years, the Bump Buffet has been an iconic rite of spring for telemark skiers. Telemark skiing was new to Breckenridge in 1979 when the resort hosted the inaugural ‘Bump Buffet,’ a venue for three-pinners...
Pin-Up: Chris Valiante and Collins Pringle
Vice, Axl, HammerHead, Bombshell, Outlaw, Outlaw X, Lynx. They’re bindings you’ve seen on the boots of telemark skiers in mountains from Japan to Squaw Valley to Austria. 22 Designs has been a leader in the telemark binding industry for an impressive 15 years with the same two strong leaders the entire time. Chris Valiante started...
