Most of us are familiar with Shane McConkey’s game of G.N.A.R., but never before has there been an adaptation for telemark skiers. Telemark Colorado is looking to change that. Telemark Colorado presents King of the Heel, an annual telemark video competition. Everyone is welcome to play and the official rules will be released on New...
Pin-Up: Meghan Kelly
Mountain Grown Media’s newest film, “Our Family,” features household names like Waite, Dayberry, Johnson, and Shepard. But there is a new one in the mix: Meghan Kelly. The only female telemarker in the movie, she holds her own as she shreds alongside the guys. This is her story. Born and raised in Detroit’s suburbia, Kelly...
Product Review: Voile Switchback & Switchback X2
If bindings were cars, the Switchback would be a Subaru for its all conditions versatility. It isn’t the most powerful binding on the market, but it easily goes where others can’t. Weightwise it’s light, three pounds per pair. On the “road” it tracks superbly, uphill and downhill, and if you know how to drive ‘er,...
Pin-Up: Thousand Turn Ty Guarino
Mountain guide, ski guide, avalanche educator, ski patroller; there isn’t anything Ty Guarino can’t do. Born and raised in the small town of Lee on the coast of New Hampshire, skiing wasn’t always close by. Guarino’s first turns were at the age of three despite Gunstock Mountain Resort being an hour away. Guarino’s parents were...
The Hope and Risk of TTN
To eliminate issues of boot/binding incompatibility, Pierre Mouyade is proposing a Telemark Tech Norm (TTN) to define the sole of a telemark boot that is compatible with bindings like Lynx or Meidjo. The TTN specifies dimensions related to the tech inserts that are absent with the current NTN specifications. It nails down the width of...
