Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Telemark gear–especially its bindings–has long evolved between the ...

Telemark skiing has long been dogged by a war over two incompatible norms. And debate rages on about what platform serves the telemark skier better: legacy duckbilled 75mm gear and its soft, supple, ...

And NTN bindings have come to market that also incorporate the tech toe, bringing an expanse of options never before available to the telemark skier. While these undoubtedly give the free-heeler more ...

The new telemark tech system solved many of the problems Quintana found with the first round of NTN bindings, which he felt were more optimized for free-heel parallel turns than actual telemark ones.

Like any subculture's new guard, the modern telemark movement seems to have a quirky relationship with its history. Instead of prioritizing things past, the niche sport’s new school is naturally ...