2017-2018 US Telemark Teams Announced

The United States Telemark Ski Association (USTSA) announced the rosters for the 2017-2018 US Telemark Teams.  There are three team levels with three top racers named to the A Team.  Fourteen were named to the B Team and another four to the Development (or D) Team. Three veteran team members will fill the A Team this ... More

Foulk and Snyder Claim National Championship Titles

Karbon US Telemark National Championships Recap   To demonstrate the breadth of Telemark and broaden its visibility, the Karbon National Championships were held at Grand Targhee Resort in Alta, Wyoming in conjunction with the Freeheel Life Cup. Over a hard-fought three days, the Men and Women National ... More

Pylman and Mailly Claim Top Honors at Freeheel Life Cup

Reprinted with permission from Telemark Skier Magazine: 2017 FREEHEEL LIFE CUP FINAL RESULTS The Finals of the 2017 Freeheel Life Cup went off in spectacular fashion at Grand Targhee Resort with some of the best big mountain telemark skiing to date. Both the junior finals and adult finals were held in the Bobcat area, a ... More

Global Rescue Sprint Classic at Suicide Six kicks off the race season

  The 2016-2017 US Telemark season got underway this past weekend with the Global Rescue Sprint Classic at Suicide Six Ski Resort in South Pomfret, VT. The first of the five races comprising the Minus33 Merino Wool Eastern Telemark Series, the two run event drew a excellent field of participants on a warm and ... More

Freeheel Life Cup – Karbon Nationals – World Telemark Day HQ Announced!

Telemark Skier Magazine - November 23, 2016 Lifestyle brand Freeheel Life announced today that March 2-5, 2017 will be the dates for it’s signature event the Freeheel Life Cup at Grand Targhee Resort. The premiere big mountain event will coincide this year with the Karbon Nationals Telemark Race as well as the 3rd ... More

Freeski Telemark now a part of USTSA!

Given the Mission  of the US Telemark Ski Association as an organization dedicated to the promotion and development of telemark in the United States, USTSA has decided to merge with the Freeheel Life Cup to add a Freeski division to the organization and to more fully embody the scope of telemark skiing. While the ... More

US Teams Announced for 2016-2017 Season

The United States Telemark Ski Association  announced the rosters for the 2016-2017 US Telemark Teams.  There are three team levels with two top racers named to the World Cup Team.  Sixteen were named to the US Team and another seventeen to the Development Team. Two veteran team members will fill the World Cup Team ... More

World Cup Finals – Top 10’s for Snyder and Visnick

World Cup Finals closes out the 2016 Telemark race season Following on the heels of the US Telemark National Championships members of the US World Cup Team traveled to Europe to compete in the final World Cup events of the year. Lyta Foulk traveled to Rjukan, Norway and competed as the youngest women earning 12th ... More

Foulk and Visnick claim National Champion title

Over sixty different athletes competed in the Karbon National Championships March 4-6 at Crotched Mountain in Bennington, New Hampshire. Traveling from Montana, Utah, Idaho, Colorado and across the Northeast, telemark skiers came out for a beautiful three days of racing. With mostly sunny conditions, racers in the ... More

The Final Race – An interview with Peter McMahon

Current Development Team member Cedar Mattole interviewed former World Cup Team member and mentor Peter McMahon about his racing career.  In this sport, the number of racers and former racers who have mentored younger racers is one of the things that makes Telemark racing special.  This season, Charlie Dresen is coaching ... More