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How to pronounce telemark in English?

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Type of turn, turning

Examples of telemark

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They wanted to be seen as the baddest, raddest extreme telemark skier out there.
From the fresnobee.com
Skiers who want to achieve the maximum have to hit a perfect telemark landing.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Many consider Crested Butte the place that sparked the revival of telemark skiing.
From the denverpost.com
At VMS and CRMS, the telemark teams are the most popular among all sports programs.
From the denverpost.com
Some people have compared the flow of telemark skiing to dancing down the mountain.
From the denverpost.com
Competition open to snowboarders, alpine and telemark skiers ages 21 and up.
From the thenewstribune.com
The Mountaineers also will be offering a backcountry telemark ski course this month.
From the thenewstribune.com
Sierra Summit is offering an introductory telemark skiing clinic Saturday.
From the fresnobee.com
Telemark skiing isn't always about the aesthetic pleasure of pretty turns.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
  • A turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards
  • Is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.
  • (Telemarking) Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn. It is also known as "free heel skiing." Unlike alpine skiing equipment, the skis used for telemarking have a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes, just as in cross-country skiing. ...
  • (Telemarking) Skiing with detached heels and metal edges on special cross -country skis; often in backcountry terrain.
  • (Telemarking) Skiing alpine runs on free-heel skis, making turns by kneeling on one ski.
  • An elegant descent and downhill turning technique that's done mostly at alpine ski resorts and in the backcountry. ...
  • Type of downhill turn and style of turning typically involving one ski slid forward and a distinctive forward bent-knee position. Telemark turns provide good fore/aft stability that makes them effective at a downhill ski area using chairlifts or in the backcountry.
  • The Telemark landing (one foot in front of the other) allows the jumper to stay in his/her flight position longer and is a graceful and stable way to finish the jump. ...