STEVENS PASS -- Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, beware this curious "tele" cult carving so gracefully down the slopes like snowbound sirens. Free the heel, they say, and the rest will follow.

Garnet Hill Lodge in North River offers trails for skiers of a variety of ski levels, and lessons to help you do more. (Gillian Scott / Times Union) In the process of learning a new physical activity, ...

A thought piece on The Turn’s chief implement.

VAIL – It’s hard. It makes your thighs burn. You’re really tired when you’re done.Apparently, those are good things – reasons to cross over to telemark skiing and never look back.”This is more ...

This one goes out to the newcomers–a group whose promise may render them the most important force in all of telemark, no matter how hypothetical their free-heel participation may be. We need you, and ...

With innovative new equipment and a revitalized subculture, telemark has entered its modern era. But a ...

Have you noticed people aren’t saying “no one cares you tele” much anymore? That refrain–a phrase that for years easily left the lips of The Turn’s many disparagers–had long been a trusty ...

• Telemark skiing combines cross country with downhill. • FEA cut weight off G3 bindings without a strength loss. • Physical tests verified FEA results. Telemark skiing might not have as many devotees ...