Norway's Telemark Canal is hewn from rock that soars from sea to mountains and negotiates a challenging barrier of waterfalls. When it was completed in 1892, Norwegians referred to it as the eighth ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. It’s easy to assume that Norway, a country celebrated for its ...

Every sport has its subcultures, and for skiing, it’s undoubtedly the wide world of telemarking. In fact, telemark skiing outdates alpine skiing by centuries. The sport has evolved tremendously over ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Doing lunges down a mountain may not seem like a fun or efficient way to ski, but those of us addicted to telemark skiing wouldn’t have it any other way.

“To me skiing feels like freedom,” she says. If you want to experience the most freedom possible on skis, Telemark skiing might be calling your name. It offers the flexibility of going just about ...

And the current state of the gear. Telemark skiing’s essence is epitomized by the free-heel binding. It is the advent that sets the turn apart from other modes of downhill snow travel. And this style ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every sport has its subcultures, and for skiing, it’s undoubtedly the wide world of telemarking. In fact, telemark skiing outdates ...