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...

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...

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...

The 29th annual Midwest Telefest went down the weekend of Feb. 8-10, 2019 at the Porcupine Mountain Ski Area (Porkies), located in the Porcupine Mountains State Park on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The event celebrates the camaraderie of the telemark community in the northern Midwest of the United States.  “It is the best fest in...

The Black Shoes Telemark Festival is the biggest telemark event of the year. For a weekend each season, over 700 telemark skiers get together for skiing, presentations, and celebration of the sport. The man behind it all? Georges Canard Baetz. Born in Courchevel, France, Baetz was on skis as soon as he could stand at...