April 2005

We’re having a beautiful string of cold nights and sunny days here in central Colorado — should be setting up a good backcountry skiing snowpack

For the past couple of years I’ve been amused by loud panting in the telemark community about a new telemark binding and boot standard that’s creeping to reality. Known as the “New Telemark Norm,” the “NTN” standard appears to basically…

Honoring the legendary Art Burrows, telemark skiing pioneer and all-around ski touring guru who spends a lot of time in the backcountry.

It’s no secret that the red “volcano” heel lifter on the 2005/2006 model Dynafit Comfort backcountry skiing binding occasionally breaks, and is a bit low for some hard-core skinners.

We’ve heard it’s spiritual. We’ve heard it has more soul than anything. We’ve heard about the long running telemark “boom” and numerous “meccas” of the sport. Now telemark skiing is being compared to some sort of drug. “It’s so graceful,…