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Telemark skiing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Telemark turns are led with the heel flat on the outside ski, while the inside ski is pulled beneath the skier's body with a flexed knee and raised heel. The edges used in a Telemark turn are the same as with a parallel turn, but a Telemark turn involves leading the turn with the outside ski while trailing the inside ski. Telemark sking is a term used for sking using the Telemark turn which is a technique first developed by Sondre Norheim. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Telemark_skiing   (1252 words)

Telemark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The film The heroes of Telemark is loosely based on the raid on a heavy water plant at Rjukan during World War II. Ray Mears made a documentary The real heroes of Telemark as a response to the inaccuracies of the film, giving an account more focused on the outdoor skills that were required for the operation (spending months in remote cabins). The graceful ski technique the Telemark turn and style of sking based on it is named after the area. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Telemark   (306 words)

Telemark - et alternativt reisemål Telemark's magnificient and ever-changing scenery is made for ski sports and enjoyment for the whole family. Telemark is one of Norway's foremost vacation areas. Telemark has everything to offer, from children's adventure trails and gentle slalom slopes to sheer drops where the challenges are many. www.telemarkreiser.no /eng/treiser.asp   (254 words)

GoNorway - county = Telemark Telemarks-skis, the Telemark swing (or "christie") and slalom are all elements native to Telemark. Telemark's impressive cultural traditions and their own growing interest in the national heritage have drawn artists and folklorists to the county from the the mid 1800's until the present. Welcome to Telemark County, it is one out of 19 countys in Norway with a area of 15.315 km2 and a population of approximately 166.000. www.gonorway.no /county_bottom.php?ID=4   (2952 words)

Edinburgh Ski Touring Club Telemark sacrifices speed and control in icy conditions and returns instead greater stability particularly in powder, greater ease in covering terrain with kick and glide nordic style skiing, and a lower centre of gravity which is beneficial if you are carrying gear for a hut to hut tour. Telemark skis are becoming wider, more waisted, stiffer, more diverse, bindings are incoporating step in technologies with quick release, shims are raising the boots to allow more extreme angling of the skis to promote carving, boots are getting higher and stiffer and plastic has all but replaced leather. Although telemark is still a niche market and nordic skiers are relatively unfashion conscious the progress of new technologies is relentlessly shortening the effective life of equipment, unless you are happy to settle for second best. www.ednordic.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /telemark.htm   (1129 words)

Vest-Telemark bunads Telemark is one the 19 counties in Norway. The silvery is of course quite different for the different Telemark bunads. There are several different patterns available for the vippe, but the pattern of the vippe shoud be equal to the pattern of the band around the waist. www.pvv.ntnu.no /~heidit/diversebilder/konf-perkristian   (624 words)

M.A.S. Northern California Telemark Ski School The telemark turn is easily recognized when a skier separates their feet, one foot forward, one foot back with the heel of the rear foot raised. Telemark skiers use specialized nordic (cross country) ski gear which enables the heel of the boots to raise off the ski. The MAS Telemark Ski School is the perfect place experience the thrill and raising your telemark skiing skills. www.mtadventure.com /telemark.html   (455 words)

SME Telemark: About This programme was commissioned by Telemark County Council, and its long-term aim is to contribute to increased competition and innovation within the SMEs. Telemark County Council has commissioned the SMB Telemark programme and The Regional Committee has appointed the Chief County Executive to carry out the project. SMB Telemark provides a network/meeting place between the regional, national and international levels of authority and the SMEs, and seeks to strengthen their competitive position. www.smb-telemark.org /english   (483 words)

Telemark/XC/nordic ski injuries Overall, telemarking is generally thought to have a lower injury rate than boarding and alpine skiing, perhaps because the free-heel allows falls to occur with less torsional damage on the lower limb. Telemarking has become increasingly popular in recent years - advances in equipment allow for faster and more daring skiing and more and more alpine skiers are giving the sport a go. The injury rate for telemarking is quoted to be between 4 and 10 per 1000 skier days. www.ski-injury.com /nordic.htm   (1704 words)

Totally telemark Telemark skiers use a boot that is not connected to the ski at the heel, as it is with Alpine skiing. For Higgison and New England Telemark co-founder Matt DiBenedetto, who run these festivals on the side, the effort was important to promote telemark skiing at a time when many resorts are doing away with telemark programs. The New England Telemark training day Mary and Ron Fox attended to refresh their teaching techniques was no free day of ski. outdoors.mainetoday.com /xcountryskiing/021229telemark.shtml   (1265 words)

Telemark - et alternativt reisemål Telemark Museum has an unique collection of folk-art from all over Telemark, and from the town culture of the 17 and 18 hundreds. It was in Telemark that the Norwegian industrial revolution began. But first of all, Telemark is a living cultural county with enough activities for a whole Summer. www.telemarkreiser.no /eng/sommer_kultur.asp   (1282 words)

Bondelaget: Telemark bondelag: / Telemark Bondelag er bøndene sin største fag- og næringspoliske organisasjon i fylket. Telemark Bondelag er ein partipolitisk nøytral organisasjon, og arbeider for Ã¥ fremja felles saker og tryggja landbruket og bygdene sine økonomiske, sosiale og kulturelle interesser. Det vert invitert til internasjonal konferanse om det kulturelle landskapet som fellesgode i Seljord den 15 - 16 juni 2006. www.bondelaget.no /telemark   (134 words)

aftelemark.free.fr Telemark, c'est avant tout une région située à 250 km au Sud Ouest d'Oslo. Les skis de telemark mesuraient environ 240 cm au lieu de 300 cm pour la plupart des skis scandinaves. Tout comme le Telemark, ils nommèrent cette nouvelle technique du nom de leur province et de leur capitale "christiania". aftelemark.free.fr   (797 words)

Telemark style of Norwegian Rosemaling by Rhoda Fritsch, VGM Telemark Rosemaling is probably the most talked about style of rosemaling and is recognized by a “C” scroll as part of the central design with the “S” strokes built from it. Rosemaling from Telemark is usually asymmetrical in design and may be painted in a transparent method or in a shaded and opaque manner. This style is known for its freedom with graceful lines, elegant stems, overlapping scrolls, and imaginary, fantasy-like flowers. www.rhodafritsch.com /rosemaling/styles/telemark.html   (115 words)

FM Telemark - Hovedside Telemark Fylkeskommune i samarbeid med AT skog, Fylkesmannen i Telemark og Høgskolen i Telemark inviterer til Bioenergi seminar i Ibsenhuset i Skien onsdag 26 april. I løpet av høsten og vinteren har miljøvernavdelingen oppsøkt 10 videregÃ¥ende skoler i Telemark. HovedmÃ¥lsetningen i prosjektet har vært Ã¥ styrke lokalmatbedrifter i Telemark gjennom ulik faglig bistand. www.fylkesmannen.no /telemark   (348 words)

Telemark Ski School Telemark Ski School registration forms will be available in the November and December issues of the Mile High Mountaineer. Because of the physical demands of telemark skiing, you must have enough cross-country skiing experience to complete a ski tour of at least eight miles round-trip with 1400 ft elevation gain. This school is designed for backcountry cross-country skiers who want to learn to telemark or to improve their telemark technique. www.cmc.org /cmc/telemark.html   (189 words)

FIS-Ski - Telemark Telemark skiing is an allround multiskiing discipline with telemark turns, skating sections and jumps. The third official is Telemark Giant Slalom (T-GS), where the telemark turn is used in a course similar in many respects to GS races in other disciplines, with a jump added. The turns are performed in telemark style, named after a region in Norway where the skiing pioneer Sondre Norheim founded the turn more than one hundred years ago. fis-ski.com /uk/newsinformation/descirptionfisdiciplines/telemark.html   (154 words)

Telemark skiing in Chamonix from chamonix.net Telemark skiing is a traditional skiing technique originating from Norway in 1868. From the Aiguille de Midi, telemark the famous 20km Vallée Blanche, with its many variations, or descend the Virtual Vallée Blanche with chamonix.net. Chamonix ski areas cater for telemarkers of all abilities, beginner, intermediate and experienced. www.chamonix.net /english/skiing/telemark/telemark.htm   (165 words)

Tele Board Telemark, though it was the original ski turn in the days of the first skis in mid-19th century Norway, was kicked in the teeth by nordic skiing and left to rot by the popularity of alpine. Until now, the only thing telemark skiing and snowboarding have had in common is a sort of camaraderie, the result of being bastard children of the big winter sports business. Competitive telemark ski racing during the last two decades has also put telemark on the map as part of the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup circuit. classic.mountainzone.com /gear/teleboard   (625 words)

A short guide to Telemark University College Telemark University College is very active in promoting international relations, basically through bilateral and multilateral exchange programmes with institutions around the world, and by participating in the programmes organised by the EU and the Nordic Council. Telemark is known for being the cradle of modern skiing, as it was in this county that Sondre Nordheim from Morgedal revolutionised skiing by creating a new ski, that became the "Telemark " ski. Telemark University College is the sixth major state college in Norway with over 4 000 full time students and over 400 faculty and staff. www-bo.hit.no /hit/info/hitinfo.English.htm   (2567 words)

Telemark for Beginners, FAQ ~ TelemarkSki.com Telemark allows a stable and controlled turn on skis when heels are not attached. Telemark refers to a type of turn, first developed in the Telemark region of Norway. By mimicking pictures of telemark skiers from long ago, they started dropping their inside knee to lower their center of gravity and achieve a balanced, athletic stance. www.telemarkski.com /html/how_tele_beginner.html   (780 words)

Welcome to the Telemark web-site! Telemark County Council is situated in the centre of Southern Norway, reaching from the Skagerrak coastline to the Hardangervidda mountain plains where reindeers roam. Telemark County Council´s International Division is working in cooperation with the county councils of Buskerud and Vestfold. The canal is a first choice for most foreign travellers coming to Telemark, but ancient stave churches, museums, the beautiful countryside and many other attractions make Telemark worth a visit. www.telemark-fk.no /ITF-TFK/add/KnGWebsider.nsf/.XAppWPLookupNewsByUniversalID/346B169F091CEB14C1256E12003C796A   (485 words)

Descender: Telemark and Backcountry Skiing We feel telemark skiing has grown enough to support its own publication- plenty of individuals have agreed with us- but it remains to be seen what type of support the publication receives. Sure, we will cover the current progression of telemark skiing with profiles of athletes and stories dedicated to the new state of freeheel exploits at events such as slopestyle, but without ignoring the roots of telemark skiing. Nonetheless, telemark skiing is growing and should be able to support efforts such as movies, magazines and websites that promote the sport. www.descender.com /content02/telemark_skier_mag.html   (750 words)

Biblioteknett Telemark Andreas Hompland: Det norske samfunnslandskapet - foredrag på Bibliotekdagen i Telemark 23. www.tm.fylkesbibl.no   (124 words)

Telemark Telemark is a privately held, California corporation, with a focus on providing value and service to our customers. Telemark’s wide range of tough, durable sources, in sizes up to 6x100cc, and with power ratings to 15kW, have been proven in more than two thousand installations. Telemark’s products include the widest available range of E-beam sources, including a new 15kW rotary hearth source with crucibles to 6x100cc, 12x40cc, or a 1486 trough. www.avem.org /MemDirF/Telemark.html   (448 words)

Women's Telemark Ski Clinics The sport of telemark skiing, requiring power, grace, and determination, is the perfect medium for exploring the "groove" and finding the place where we can know ourselves and move outward into every aspect of our lives with strength and confidence. Ultimate Groove events are designed to provide women with the resources to develop their own skiing abilities, share their experiences with others and contribute to the growing community of women telemark skiers. PSIA certified instructors as well as former World Cup Team members will be sharing their knowledge of telemark skiing and overall health and fitness. www.ultimategrooves.com   (276 words)

Telemark in 2002 Olympics, Salt Lake City Telemark ski enthusiasts think they may have a harder time, but nevertheless have meticulously compiled evidence for their push for inclusion in the Salt Lake City, Utah 2002 Olympic Games. At the national level, the United States Telemark Ski Association (USTSA) has contacted USOC representatives, and internationally, the telemark committee of the International Ski Federation (FIS) has been working to persuade the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of telemark's readiness and viability as an Olympic event. The jury is still out on the outcome of the initiative, but the event will mean a throng of telemark enthusiasts in the host city garnering support for the sport's inclusion. classic.mountainzone.com /news/tele2002.html   (332 words)

SKI Magazine ~ Out of Bounds: Is Telemark Dead? In contrast to the American telemark scene, with its disdain for competition and doctrine, the Europeans are busy holding international tele races and passionately arguing about what is the "right" technique. I think telemarking is the best way to combine the beauty and simplicity of backcountry touring with the thrill and speed of downhill skiing. Telemarkers began adopting the values of their alpine brethren. www.skimag.com /skimag/features/article/0,12795,327978,00.html   (1528 words)

Velkommen til Telemark Fuglehundklubb Telemark Fuglehund Klubb har et tilbud til de som måtte ønske å leie Grasbu, i et fantastisk naturområde. www.telefuglehund.org   (225 words)

Backcountry Telemark Telemark skiing emphasizes the downhill aspect of Nordic skiing. Telemark outings are not posted in our activity listing. Qualified skiers are welcome to join our Telemark outings. southernonc.tripod.com /id7.html   (290 words)

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