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The Freeheel Life PodcastRichard Schürf of Freeheeler.euThis week I speak with my good friend Richard Schürf. He grew up in Munich, Germany and was introduced to Telemark skiing through Paul Parker and Yvon Chouinard while he was working for Patagonia in the 1980s. He's had a long career as a distributor for iconic Telemark brands like Karhu as well as many others. These days he runs a successful Telemark event tour with nearly a dozen stops and is endlessly promoting Telemark across the European continent. We also announce our exciting partnership between Freeheel Life and Freeheeler.eu, which is his o...
2023-11-0639 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastWelcome Back Freeheel LifersIt's time to fire up the podcast again as we head into the 2023-24 Telemark season. Thanks for the wonderful break over the summer! I'm psyched to get back and talk your ears off about what we have going on at Freeheel Life along with a little history, equipment banter, etc. Today I just want to catch you up on some changes this year, re-focusing on the objectives, and more. Thanks for your interest in FHL and what we do, and of course for coming along for the ride. Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit...
2023-10-0936 min
The Skippy ReportFreeheel Life’s Josh Madsen, Part Deux!Josh and I sit down to catch up for a bit then we delve into things Telemark and Freeheel Life.
2023-08-311h 24The Freeheel Life PodcastPaul Flück | Telemark Only FestivalPaul Flück started Telemark skiing back in 1989 and has been involved with everything from retail, to event management, marketing, and more. During the 2014-15 season he came up with a way to rent out the entire ski area of Schilthorn Piz-Gloria and create an on-hill experience called Telemark Only, where only Telemark skiers are allowed on the mountain for a private weekend event. 500-600 Telemark skiers continue to go to this event each year now and it's THE spot to go in early May to wrap up the Telemark season worldwide. We at Freeheel Life are s...
2023-04-0352 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastSarah Clemensen | Big Mountain Telemark LegendSarah Clemensen is originally from Mendon, UT, a small town in Cache Valley near Logan, UT. She grew up always having cross-country skis around her house and was encouraged by her parents to get out and explore in the snow. Her first experience with making a Telemark turn was in high school, but it wasn't until after she stopped playing collegiate sports & moved back to UT in the mid-90s that she jumped into making drop knee turns full-time. During the late 1990s she would be exposed to Telemark racing as well as the burgeoning Telemark Freeski s...
2023-01-161h 46The Freeheel Life Podcast5 Key Steps to Transitioning to NTNOn this week's episode Josh goes deep on a common topic that Freeheel Life customers have, "How is the transition to NTN (New Telemark Norm) and what can I expect?" He guides listeners through 5 key steps to transitioning to NTN that will help everyone know what to expect, ways to identify the right gear beforehand, and how to trouble shoot anything that doesn't feel right. 5 Key Steps to Transitioning to NTN: Identify your current 75mm setup: Boots bindings era of equipment needs for touring or inbounds Pivot points Identify and understand your style...
2023-01-0955 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastMy Telemark Wishlist for 2023Happy New Year to all the Freeheel Lifers out there! This week Josh shares his own wish list for the new year and 2023 in Telemark. Could this be the year we see a new boot announcement? Will Telemark skiing grow? Also what is your own wish list, regarding Telemark skiing, in 2023? Send us yours to podcast@freeheellife.com. Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel...
2023-01-0946 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastRussell Rainey | Inventor of The Super Loop & HammerheadRussell Rainey is originally from Arkansas where he grew up enjoying the outdoors and getting exposed to many of his experiences through the Boy Scouts. It was one of his scouting experiences, at the age of 14, when he went to New Mexico and first saw the Rocky Mountains. He told me, "I came home from that trip, but I don't think I really came home. My heart was in the mountains at that point." From that point forward it was a personal quest of his to go back to the mountains. As he got a little older...
2022-12-192h 40The Freeheel Life PodcastHow Do You Mount Telemark Bindings On Skis with Taylor JohnsonPin line, balance point, boot center on ski recommended line, xyz÷qrs+4cm-2 beers. This week I'm joined by Taylor Johnson to discuss a couple important aspects of mounting Telemark bindings on skis. We cover topics such as: where is the best place to mount Telemark bindings on skis, how to handle re-mounts, and what to avoid on modern skis. There are so many opinions on this topic floating around that we wanted to give you the Freeheel Life way of approaching it. Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Follow Taylor Johnson on...
2022-11-2839 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastDiana Rivera | TELEMARKERASThis week I talk to my friend Diana Rivera of We Telemark and the Director of the upcoming documentary TELEMARKERAS. She is also heavily involved in promoting youth Telemark skiing in both Japan and Argentina where whe instructs during the respective winters. Her first appearance on the Freeheel Life Podcast was episode #105. It's a great episode to get her backstory in Telemark skiing and the creation of We Telemark. Listen HERE. Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on I...
2022-11-2153 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastFull Freeheel Life Update w/ Taylor JohnsonThis week I've got Freeheel Life GM, Taylor Johnson, on the show. We do a full breakdown of what's going on at Freeheel Life right now, including where all the Telemark boots are, how opening day was, and what to expect this season from us. Follow Taylor: HERE Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Free...
2022-10-1751 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastJeff Cox Inventor/Engineer & Freeheel Life Industries Acquires Bluebird Day GearJeff Cox always wanted to be an inventor. Even at the youngest ages, living on the east coast, he wanted to create things. As an adult he would become a mechanical engineer, but never gave up on his interest to create new ideas. In fact, he kept lists and lists of inventions that he thought he could possibly create one day. His father was the first person he knew that Telemarked – which also sparked his interest later in life to try it himself. But it wasn't until he saw his mom, who was also a Telemark skier, try...
2022-09-191h 22The Freeheel Life PodcastAlex Johnson | Freeheel Life Finance ManagerAlex Johnson grew up in Salt Lake City, UT in a family full of Telemark skiers. Skiing was a way of life growing up and part of the regular family routine. Aside from moving around the mountains in the winter on skis, he's passionate about hockey and grew up playing that as well. Post high school he kept Telemark skiing and then graduated from Westminster College with a Finance degree. He found his way, to Freeheel Life, a few years back when we needed some help in our shipping department and has since moved up into the...
2022-08-1557 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastResponse to a UTN: Universal Telemark NormOn this week's podcast I respond to a forum thread called UTN: Universal Telemark Norm along with some listener emails about last week's podcast. It's a continuation about the need for a single norm in Telemark and how that could benefit the market, culture, and more. READ THE THREAD: HERE Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop...
2022-06-2752 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastThe Road to a Single Norm — TelemarkIn today's episode I follow up on a listener suggestion about a possible roadmap back to a single Telemark norm. EPISODES TO REFERENCE: #60 - What is Telemark skiing? | The Turn, The History, The Word #4 - 75mm VS. NTN Telemark Boots & Bindings #63 - Is 75mm Telemark Dead Response & Comments #116 - The Death of 75mm w/ Taylor Johnson Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazi...
2022-06-201h 01The Freeheel Life PodcastTelemark Only Debrief & Travel Tips with Taylor JohnsonThis week Freeheel Life GM Taylor Johnson and I sit down to debrief on his adventure to the Telemark Only festival in Schiltorn, Switzerland. This trip was his third to the festival, so it was the perfect time to cover some of the travel hot tips for this festival and ski travel in general. Follow Tay HERE Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freehe...
2022-06-131h 08The Freeheel Life PodcastIan Blackhall Scott | Emerging Fine Artist & Telemark SkierInspired by the philosophies and techniques of the 19th century Hudson River School of artists, Ian's artistic vision is one of revival. He works to restore the classical landscape movement with a modern insight on preservation ethics and reverence for wild spaces. Ian's goal is not to create a perfect likeness of wild places, rather to communicate the unique feeling of time and place. More often than not, his creative process involves skiing, hiking, or biking to plein air painting locations across the American West. Ian Blackhall Scott WEBSITE Ian Blackhall Scott on IG: HERE ...
2022-06-061h 01The Freeheel Life PodcastSun Valley Tele | Julian Tyo, Kyle Livingston and Brendan CoyleSun Valley Tele is a loose collective of like-minded skiers keeping the freeheel faith alive in the historic telemark bastion of Sun Valley, Idaho. The current roster took the reigns from local tele personality Danny "Irie" Walton in 2011, with 8-10 "board members" keeping the good times rolling for the last 11 years, mostly via one obnoxious group text. Though details remain hazy, the "organization" has been hosting annual events since the late 70s, persevering though multiple recessions, the advent of Dynafit, housing insecurity and innumerable low snow years before finally being stopped in their tracks by the pandemic in 2020. 2022 marked...
2022-05-301h 12The Freeheel Life PodcastMike Russell | Backcountry Coordinator at National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS)Mike Russell grew up in the farmlands of Delaware, as an athletic kid who was introduced to the Outdoors through Boy Scouts. This exposure to the outdoors at a young age, eventually led him to move to Colorado to pursue big dreams of big mountain skiing. It was in Colorado that he took an instructional clinic and absolutely fell in love with the tele turn. Not only does Mike pursue ski goals for himself, he gives back to the community by organizing and leading backcountry adventures for the National Brotherhood of Skiers. This included bringing a Telemark...
2022-05-231h 07The Freeheel Life PodcastConnie Marshall | Alta Legend & Telemark SkierConnie Marshall is originally from Ohio where she was first introduced to skiing. As a young adult she headed west to Utah where she landed a job in the ticket office at Alta Ski Area. What she thought would be a couple of seasons in Utah's powder Mecca, turned into a 44-year career at the iconic ski area in Little Cottonwood Canyon. In the early 1990s she became Alta's first Marketing & PR Manager and was instrumental during her tenure for bringing Alta to the forefront of ski culture around the world. Her creation of an athlete and photography team o...
2022-05-161h 07The Freeheel Life PodcastAshley Berkowitz | OG @ Freeheel LifeAshley has been with Freeheel Life since day one and helped lay the foundation for the brand and retail shop that we have today. She is originally from Arizona and prior to working at FHL she had only skied once in her life. Although she isn't the one on the slopes as much as the rest of us, she's played an integral role in not only getting the business off the ground, but keeping it moving over the past seven years. We talk about the early days at the retail shop, playing vinyl records, and some other f...
2022-05-091h 00The Freeheel Life PodcastFHL Protector Ski Pre-Order is LIVE! w/ Taylor JohnsonToday I'm joined by FHL GM Taylor Johnson to discuss the Freeheel Life Protector skis. We just dropped a fresh batch for pre-order on the website! We go even more in-depth about FHL's commitment to manufacturing, what goes into our skis, and reviews from customers who skied on these during this past season. PRE-ORDER PROTECTORS HERE For reference you can find some past podcasts about the concept and story of the Protector series of skis here: #75 - Details on FHL Protector 95 & 105 Skis #2 - What Actually Died in Telemark?
2022-05-021h 05The Freeheel Life Podcast#126 - Nate Nordell | FHL Manufacturing ManagerNate Nordell is one of our great Freeheel Life employees. He just completed his 3rd year here at FHL as one of our lead sales people and go-to-guys for Used Telemark Gear. He has recently been promoted to our FHL Manufacturing Manager and will be heading up our product production over the summer which will include our Protector line of skis. Follow Nate: HERE Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on In...
2022-04-251h 06The Freeheel Life Podcast#125 - The Smelly Kneepad & The Tradition of TelemarkIn this episode I'm going to take you through the Freeheel Life ritual of The Smelly Kneepad. Where skis can't be over 70mm underfoot and must be 200+ cm in length. All bindings must be pre-G3 Targa i.e. 1997 or earlier. Leather boots only, but plastic cuffs are acceptable. I also share some of my thoughts about the history of Telemark, why it's important, and why often times it's not always the best idea to fight against history in the name of progress. Thanks for checking out the episode! Sign-up for the mailing list: htt...
2022-04-1838 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastMadi McKinstry | Ski Patroller, World Cup Competitor, & Telemark FreeskierMadi McKinstry is former Telemark World Cup racer, Telemark Freeski competitor, & current Ski Patroller. She grew up skiing in Steamboat Springs, Colorado but now is a resident of the beautiful state of Montana, where she works and plays in the winter months. In the summers she is guiding on the river. Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeh...
2022-04-111h 01The Freeheel Life PodcastSeason #7 Wrap Up w/ Taylor Johnson and Miles ShafferThis week I've got Taylor Johnson and Miles Shaffer on the show to wrap up Freeheel Life's 7th season. What a year it has been and we couldn't have done it with out all of you out there — THANK YOU! Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop How You Can Support Us...
2022-04-041h 04The Freeheel Life PodcastSeason #7 Wrap Up w/ Taylor Johnson and Miles ShafferThis week I've got Taylor Johnson and Miles Shaffer on the show to wrap up Freeheel Life's 7th season. What a year it has been and we couldn't have done it with out all of you out there — THANK YOU! Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop How You Can Support Us...
2022-04-041h 04The Freeheel Life PodcastSeason #7 Wrap Up w/ Taylor Johnson and Miles ShafferThis week I've got Taylor Johnson and Miles Shaffer on the show to wrap up Freeheel Life's 7th season. What a year it has been and we couldn't have done it with out all of you out there — THANK YOU! Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop How You Can Support Us...
2022-04-041h 04The Freeheel Life PodcastSpringtime Telemark Skiing!This week on the podcast I'm talking about Telemark skiing in the spring! I breakdown a couple ideas for spring at the resort, backcountry, terrain park, and even apres ski. Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop How You Can Support Us: Shop Telemark at FREEHEELLIFE.COM Subscribe & Becom...
2022-03-2846 minThe Freeheel Life Podcast#121 - Midwest Tele Fest 2022 Debrief w/ Miles Shaffer & Taylor "T2" HennumThis week I'm joined by Miles Shaffer & Taylor "T2" Hennum to debrief on their adventure to Midwest Tele Fest 2022. We talk about some epic U.P. Powder conditions, Telemark skiing behind a truck, and what all happened at this year's iconic Telemark gathering. Sign-up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop How You C...
2022-03-2152 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastWhy Not? | CJ Coccia, Taylor "T2" Hennum, & Curtis DevoreI have a couple guests today. My friend CJ Coccia from Telemark Colorado is back on. He's one of the brains behind Telemark Colorado along with his buds Brian Strickland & Erik Jensen. He is rolling solo today, reppin' The TC Crew but he has brought with him two other guys: Taylor "T2" Hennum: who was born in New Hampshire and grew up at a small hill called Granite Gorge. T2 moved to salt lake city last year to work at freeheel life and improve his tele turns. He's also brought along Curtis Devore — who since a you...
2022-03-071h 09The Freeheel Life PodcastWorld Telemark Day 2022World Telemark Day is THIS Saturday March 5th. In this episode I do a roundup of some of the countless WTD events happening around the world this coming weekend! #WorldTelemarkDay #SpeadTelemark #FreeheelLife SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US: Shop Telemark at...
2022-02-281h 04The Freeheel Life PodcastEgor Egorov | Telemark in RussiaEgor Egorov is from Russia and another awesome individual that has been promoting Telemark skiing in his country for several years now. He's been involved in event organization as well as instructing and has worked hard to share the turn he loves to so many other people in his area. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freehee...
2022-02-2137 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastThe Death of 75mm w/ Taylor JohnsonToday I'm joined by Freeheel Life General Manager, Taylor Johnson, to discuss 75mm boots. Recent news shows all three boot manufacturers will be ceasing production of the majority of their 75mm models. We discuss what that means for the industry, how NTN will be affected, and whether or not the shape of your boot really matters? Follow Taylor: @teletay SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube
2022-02-141h 12The Freeheel Life Podcast2022 Telemark News, Events, & MoreToday's podcast is a full catch-up on some of 2022's worldwide Telemark events, news, and a few mailbag questions. Tune in to get caught up on things in your area. Don't forget the 8TH ANNUAL WORLD TELEMARK DAY. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US...
2022-02-0742 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastMarshell Thompson | King of The Lurk & Owner of San Juan SticksMarshell Thompson is originally from the east coast of the United States, but moved to the Durango, Colorado when he was 18 years old to attend Ft. Lewis College. He learned how to Telemark through the free telemark rental program at the college and has been doing it ever since. After years of traveling, he settled into Silverton, Colorado where he spends the majority of his winter days backcountry Telemark skiing. In 2020 he entered an edit into Telemark Colorado's King and Queen of The Heel Competition called "King of The Lurk." And more recently he released his short film by the...
2022-01-3157 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastAuthor & Coach Kate GalliettKate is the all-around powerhouse behind The Unbreakable Body and Fit For Real Life. The only thing Kate has ever cared about is helping people build their body to be strong, capable, and Unbreakable so they can live life as fully, deeply, and energetically as possible. Kate earned a B.S. in Exercise Science from Valparaiso University and went on to study a variety of certifications and trainings, all of which helped her curate the holistic approach she takes to body care today. In addition to her work with clients in-person and on her websites, she's coached at Nerd...
2022-01-241h 14The Freeheel Life PodcastTodd Stuart | Author of Nobody Owes You TomorrowTodd Stuart is a true original in every sense of the word. He's a Telemarker, a mountain man, a free spirit, and a lover of having time. He spent over two decades living in a hut, he built, in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, working as a ski patroller at Deer Valley to pay his bills. His life and story were first exposed to me when we both appeared in Powderwhore's first Telemark movie PW05 in 2005. He has authored 4 books about his life and is currently working on a 5th. I'm proud to know this beautiful human...
2022-01-171h 25The Freeheel Life PodcastArno Klien | Ski HistorianArno Klein was born in 1940, in Austria, and learned how to ski from his father at a young age. By the early 1960s he began to pursue alpine ski instructing in Europe and in 1963 he was invited to visit Japan for the first time, with some other instructors, to observe ski teaching techniques. In 1983 he saw the movie Freedom of The Heels which introduced him to the Telemark turn. He was immediately hooked on learning more about it and how to do it himself. Over the years he's helped organize a network of like-minded Telemark...
2022-01-031h 09The Freeheel Life PodcastAdam "Howie" Howard | Owner & Publisher BACKCOUNTRY MAGAZINEAdam Howard is an old friend of mine and someone who mentored me through my writing endeavors in Telemark skiing. He grew up in Jeffersonville, Vermont where he learned to ski at a very young age. He did some Telemark racing on the east coast in the early 90s before heading out west to attend Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, CO. He worked on the college newspaper during that time and this was his introduction into ski writing. After ski patrolling in the winters and pounding nails in the summer, along with some freelance writing, he...
2021-12-271h 24The Freeheel Life PodcastFreeheel Life GM Taylor JohnsonToday I've got Freeheel Life General Manager Taylor Johnson onboard for the podcast. Today's just a general catchup on all things at the retail shop, ski manufacturing, kids Telemark rentals, and more. Newsroom & Notes: Online Premiere of the Tele Colorado Film Tour on Friday, December 17th. Details can be found at www.telemarkcolorado.com/tour with an early registration for people to get email reminders. The premiere will start at 6:30 PM MST. It will show all 5 short films as well as introductions from the athletes and an online raffle for a pair of 22D bindings SHOP N...
2021-12-131h 02The Freeheel Life PodcastJoe Smith | Former Engineer at Black Diamond Equipment & Avid Telemark SkierJoe Smith is originally from Red Lodge, Montana. He learned to ski there at the local hill with his friends and was passionate about snow sliding from the start. His junior college days were spent in Northern California around Lake Tahoe skiing and adventuring more. By the early 1990s he headed to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City to finish his engineering degree and get in some powder skiing. It was in Utah that he first borrowed some Telemark equipment and got started on dropping knees on the hill. He did a two-year stint working...
2021-12-061h 20The Freeheel Life PodcastErik Nordin | 4x Scandinavian Big Mountain ChampionErik Nordin is originally from Rättvik, Sweden. He is the youngest child and grew up in a family full of Telemark skiers. Once he could fit into some of the hand me down Telemark boots from his siblings, he never looked back and has been a Telemark skier ever since. As a young teenager he primarily focused on skiing in the terrain park at his home mountain of Kläppen. By age 14 he was already competing at the Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships in the much bigger mountains of Riksgränsen, in the Lappland area of Sweden. Aft...
2021-11-2252 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastTelemark News RoundupOn today's episode I'm doing a Telemark news roundup. There's plenty of interesting news tidbits, borderline gear gossip, & happenings going on these days. I read through some of the pieces I've come across, draw some attention to some of the important milestones in Telemark event land, and share my thoughts about it all. Here is the press release link I used for the Full Stack Supply story: HERE The absolute best way to keep up with everything we are doing is to sign up for the mailing list: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList
2021-11-1545 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastMy 5 Essentials Before Opening DayToday Josh explores his 5 Essentials Before Opening Day. It's his simple guide to getting ready, looking over gear, and exploring what you want to improve on. My 5 essentials Before Opening Day: Boots squared away. List what things I want to work on Set a parameter for how hard I want to go on day 1 Get inspired by something new Full Kit review top to bottom SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier...
2021-11-0148 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastLorenzo Worster | Athlete, Product Influencer, & CreativeLorenzo Worster grew up in Boulder, Colorado where he grew up with Telemarking parents who took him on fun low angle hut trips in the area. He continued to Telemark ski through high school where he finished out his last few years at the well known Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, Colorado. After his secondary education he eventually landed in Lake Tahoe teaching snowboarding at Sugar Bowl Ski Area. It was around this time that he started competing in the United States Telemark Ski Association (USTSA) big mountain Telemark series. It was here that he began...
2021-10-251h 11The Freeheel Life Podcast#98 - The Shop is OPEN 2021-22 Season | w/ Taylor, Miles, & NateThe Freeheel Life shop is now officially open for the 2021-22 Telemark season! Today I've got on our new Freeheel Life Industries General Manager Taylor Johnson along with new FHL Shop Manager Miles Shaffer, and Used Telemark Gear Specialist Nate Nordell to help fill us in on what to expect. Follow these guys here: Taylor Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/teletay/ Miles Shaffer: https://www.instagram.com/mileshaffer/ Nate Nordell: https://www.instagram.com/24karat_tele/ SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList
2021-10-1151 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastJustin and Miles Shaffer | Father & Son Telemark x Mile's New Position as FHL Shop ManagerJustin and Miles are a father and son Telemark duo that have been long-time friends of Freeheel Life. Justin was one of our early customers. He luckily found us by way of some other shops that no longer wanted to carry Telemark gear and sent him to us. He dove in full-time right from the beginning of his Telemark journey and our FHL Team was there right along with him. Miles, Justin's son, started coming to the shop with his father towards the end of high school. We talked him into trying Telemark and he soon ditched...
2021-10-041h 02The Freeheel Life PodcastPre-Season Refresh with Josh MadsenThis week Josh takes listeners on a refresh of Freeheel Life, what FHL offers in terms of services & expertise, & it's all just in time for the upcoming Telemark season. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US: Shop Telemark at FREEHEELLIFE.COM Subscribe & Beco...
2021-09-2739 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastMario Carr @bigskytelemark | From The Midwest to MontanaMario Carr is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He grew up skiing from a young age in southeast Wisconsin at areas like: Alpine Valley, Little Switzerland, and others. When he was still very young his parents purchased a cabin in Big Sky, Montana where he and his family would go for a few months every year to enjoy the bigger mountains of the west. Hi exposure to Telemark skiing started when his parents learned how to drop knees out west in Big Sky, Montana and would come home to the Midwest and do it at their local hills...
2021-09-201h 20The Freeheel Life PodcastCraig Dostie | Passes, BC Resorts, & MoreToday I've got Telemark Skier Editor-in-Chief Craig Dostie back on the podcast. I figured I had Taylor Johnson (Freeheel Life) on a few weeks ago to go over all the shop stuff, so this was the perfect time to get Craig's take on the upcoming season too. We talk ski passes, backcountry resorts, the death of 75mm boots in the future, and more. Things are heating up as we get ready to cool down for another great Telemark winter. Hope you enjoy the listen today friends! SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly...
2021-09-1359 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastJarl Berg | Ski Bums GarageJarl Berg is a longtime Telemark skier from the Pacific Northwest. He grew up working at Berg's Ski Shop which his family has owned since 1955. It was there he learned how to tune skis, fit boots, and work in retail. During this time he was introduced to Telemark skiing during a demo at Mount Bachelor Ski Resort. He created an organized TeleFest at Hoodoo ski area for many years, which introduced many people from the area to the Telemark Turn. His most most recent endeavor is his new business, called Ski Bums Garage, which he recently started ou...
2021-09-061h 05The Freeheel Life PodcastTaylor Johnson | FHL Season Opening, Skis, & Why People Really Start to TelemarkThis week Josh meets up with Taylor Johnson to discuss Freeheel Life's season opening, FHL Protector skis, why people really Telemark ski, and more. Follow Taylor online: @teletay SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US Shop Telemark at FREEHEELLIFE...
2021-08-301h 03The Freeheel Life PodcastSteve "Crazy" Leeder | OG Canadian Freeride TelemarkerSteve Leeder is one of the OGs of Telemark freeride in North America. He's originally from Ontario, Canada where he grew up skiing areas like Calabogie Peaks, Mount Pakenham, and White Face (NY). He was introduced to Telemark through his ski shop job in high school and decided to try it after his friend encouraged him to mount up some Tele skis. He eventually moved to British Columbia to pursue more outdoor adventures around skiing and climbing. That's where he ended up helping a friend open up and run a ski shop near Sun Peaks near Kamloops...
2021-08-231h 20The Freeheel Life PodcastKate Galliett | The Unbreakable BodyKate Galliett has been a Fitness Trainer and Coach for 20 years. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise Science and began work as a trainer in a commercial gym setting before opening her own facility in the suburbs of Chicago. She later moved her entire practice online and now helps folks around the world to become unbreakable. When she is not busy coaching, she enjoys adventuring outdoors in her home state of Utah. Her online writing and coaching programs can be found at her sites, The Unbreakable Body and Fit For Real Life. And yes, she tele...
2021-08-161h 21The Freeheel Life PodcastJeff Crane | North London Mill Preservation, Inc. (NoLo)Jeff Crane along with his partner Kate, are Executive Co-Directors of North London Mill Preservation, Inc. (NoLo) - an innovative non-profit combining historic preservation with backcountry recreation and education. Since he founded it in Feb 2017, they have raised nearly $1M to rehabilitate the historic North London Mill site near Alma, in Park County, CO. Prior to this, he was Snowsports School Director at Plattekill Mountain in New York's Catskill mountains where he started the annual Telefest, celebrating its 10th anniversary next season. He is an avid freeheeler both on and off the resort, PSIA Level 3 Tele. Currently h...
2021-08-091h 16The Freeheel Life PodcastAlex LeBlanc | OG Freeheel Life Ski Tech & Current Ski PatrolAlex learned how to Telemark ski in high school after seeing his uncle doing it and knew that was the path for him. After building bike rims as a job for a short time, he found a gig at DPS skis cutting out skis and doing the finish tunes on them. In 2015 he became the original Freeheel Life Ski Tech — mounting 100s of Telemark bindings for customers, for three years, as well as being an integral part of building the business into what it is today. He currently lives in Angel Fire, New Mexico where he is a...
2021-08-021h 01The Freeheel Life PodcastTelemark Trends 2021This week on the podcast Josh discusses 6 Telemark Trends in 2021. He covers emerging trends in boots and bindings, technique, and the re-surfacing of past trends. Enjoy. NEW T-SHIRTS Available on FreeheelLife.com : American Freeheeler, Updated Freedom Eagle tee in Olive green, and of course there are some of the Guru Lou tees in various sizes available Articles to check out on Telemarkskier.com: PREMIUM SUBSCRIBERS can access the 22 Designs Lynx, v2 Updated Review 2021 and then there are some NEWS pieces available: Big Four Partner to Address Climate Change, Colorado Pursues Canada to Develop Outdoor Ec...
2021-07-261h 06The Freeheel Life PodcastFollow Up on Ep. 53 | The Freeheel Life BackstoryThis week Josh follows up on Ep. 53 of the podcast to explain the final part of how Freeheel Life came to exist. He delves into the end of freeheellife.com the webzine, his time as Editor at Telemark Skier Magazine, living in a van outside what would become the shop, and more. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter
2021-07-1936 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastTy Dayberry | Future Freeheel 2Ty Dayberry is one of the most influential freeride Telemark athletes to ever live. Over the course of the last 20 years he's appeared in nearly every Telemark movie production that has existed. He's pushed the limits of what can be done on Telemark equipment both in the backcountry and in the park. And in the most recent years he started releasing some of the only Telemark short films that are available on the Internet. He recently announced that he'll be releasing his latest project Future Freeheel 2 which is a compilation of his best telemark outings of the...
2021-07-121h 25The Skippy ReportJosh Madsen, Owner of Freeheel Life in Salt Lake City, Utah and Telemark Skier MagazineDuring this episode I chat with Josh about life before and his pursuit of, "The Freeheel Life". Most of us know how passionate El Jefe is about the Telemark turn, during this first of two episodes we find out how and why Josh has become the "Protector of the the Turn". Enjoy!
2021-07-081h 12The Freeheel Life PodcastTom CarterTom Carter is another one of the great people I've met over the years that has influenced Telemark skiing for the better. In the 1970s he moved to the Yosemite Valley and lived and climbed there as part of a new generation of climbers. It was there that he was first introduced to backcountry touring and using early Telemark gear to navigate through the valley and surrounding areas to find untouched powder and use skis for travel. His love for backcountry skiing and traveling in the mountains by way of his Freeheel gear led him and his...
2021-07-051h 22The Freeheel Life PodcastCJ Coccia | Telemark ColoradoToday I'm joined by my good friend CJ Coccia from Telemark Colorado. He stopped by FHL to chop it up about what's going on in their world, their upcoming video release WHY NOT., King of The Heel breakdown, and more. Learn more about Telemark Colorado here: https://www.telemarkcolorado.com/ @Telemark_colorado NEW CONTENT to scope out this week: Ty Dayberry Announces New Movie – Future Freeheel Pt. II Voile's New Long Travel Springs for TTS Pin-Up: Mike Miller – The Unknown Cable Guy New 22 Designs Kids Telemark Binding SIGN UP FOR THE MAIL...
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Those Tele GuysS2E2 - Pandemic skiing tips with Tele Tay (Taylor Johnson) from the Freeheel LifeWe are not sure which direction our season will head this year and we need all the advice we can get, so we travel to Salt Lake City, Utah to catch up with Taylor Johnson (a.k.a Tele Tay) to hear what it was like skiing during a Pandemic. Taylor is the store manager at the Freeheel Life, is a regular on Josh Madsen's Podcast show of the same name, and loves freeing his heels (and doing it well) at Alta ski resort. He also hosts the Lowdown, a series created by the Freeheel Life to share news...
2021-06-0949 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastKurt Garcia | Founder of Motor City TeleKurt Garcia grew up in Redford, MI just outside of Detroit. He went to college at Michigan Tech in the Upper Peninsula of the state where he first learned how to ski. While earning his degree as an Electrical Engineer his love for skiing grew and he spent countless hours skiing with his friends. After college he moved back to Detroit. By chance a friend invited him to start teaching skiing at Mt. Brighton. That same friend ended up introducing him to Telemark skiing as well as few years after that. After years of people asking he...
2021-06-0755 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastMiscellaneous Debrief & Gear Gossip | Craig DostieThis week Josh catches up with Telemark Skier Magazine Editor-in-Chief Craig Dostie for a debrief on miscellaneous Telemark news, gear gossip, and more. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US CHECK OUT FREEHEELLIFE.COM Subscribe to TelemarkSkier.com Email Podcast@freeheellife.com
2021-05-3155 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastSCOTT Kills Kid's Boots, What even is "The Industry?", & New ForumToday's episode Josh tackles various topics going on in Telemark land. - SCOTT Abandons Excursion and G-Rex - Misconception about industry - Intergalactic intraweb forum etiquette - Our new Telemarkskier.com Forum LINK HERE SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop
2021-05-2447 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastKeith Rodney | PSIA Telemark Demo Team Member & Current V.P. of the United States Telemark Ski AssociationKeith Rodney grew up on the east coast of the United States. He started skiing towards the end of high school but was immediately hooked and knew he'd found one his passions in life. His love of both skiing and also building led him to a technical college in Vermont where he could focus on both while getting an education. It wasn't long until he migrated out west to the rocky mountains of Colorado. It was there that he was first introduced to Telemark skiing which would become his preferred method of snow travel. Rodney wa...
2021-05-171h 20The Freeheel Life PodcastJosh's Telemark Gear choicesOn today's episode Josh takes some time to go through his own lineup of Telemark boots, skis, and binding combos. He speaks to the effectiveness of each, why he chooses what he does, and what you may want to look for in a setup yourself. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop
2021-05-1054 minThe Freeheel Life Podcast#75 - Details on FHL Protector 95 & 105 SkisToday I'm super excited to get two super rad guys on the podcast that I've worked close with over the past 5 years or so — Todd Herilla and Taylor Johnson. We are going to do a follow-up to last week's podcast, specifically about the new Freeheel Life skis, The Protector 95 and 105. Todd's actually our first alpine skier on the podcast and has a deep rooted history in skiing, tuning and ski building. Taylor and I have worked with Todd since 2015 when we did our first small batch of Freeheel Life skis. We are going to be going over To...
2021-05-031h 28The Freeheel Life Podcast#74 - Protectors of The Turn | Preserve, Protect, & Promote | New FHL Skis, Telemarkskier.com, & MoreThis week Josh checks in with a Freeheel Life season debrief, what's new in Telemark-land, and explains Freeheel Life's marketing theme for the upcoming year — Protectors of The Turn. Be sure to subscribe to the newly re-launched Telemarkskier.com SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Pol Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPP...
2021-04-2644 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastSusie Sutphin | The Founding Woman of Telemark Skier Magazine with Former Couloir Publisher Craig DostieSusie Sutphin grew up in Ohio. After high school she moved west to the Rocky Mountains to teach skiing at Keystone in Colorado. It was there that she was introduced to Telemark skiing. During her time in Summit County Colorado she witnessed classic events like the Breckenridge Bump Buffet, Telemark racing, and the emergence of a new surge of Telemark skiers pushing the limits of what was possible on freeheel gear. Susie began selling advertising for Couloir Magazine and eventually moved to Truckee, California to work at the Couloir offices. It was during this time that she...
2021-04-191h 27The Freeheel Life Podcast2020-21 Telemark Ski Binding Debrief w/ Craig Dostie and Taylor JohnsonIn this episode I'm joined by my good friends Craig Dostie and Taylor Johnson. We break down the 2020-21 Telemark season with ALL the bindings. What we all liked, disliked, surprised us and where we think Telemark bindings are headed in the future. Follow: Taylor Johnson: @teletay Craig Dostie: @earnyourturns SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instag...
2021-04-121h 42The Freeheel Life PodcastFHL Used Gear Specialist Nate Nordell & Taylor JohnsonThis week Josh is joined by FHL staff members Nate Nordell (Used Gear Specialist) and Shop Manager Taylor Johnson. Nate filled this new position this past season to meet the growing need of our used Telemark gear category and has excelled at growing it into one of the most important areas of our business. He talks about is deep quiver of Telemark skis, his love of fashion, and how he stalked Tele Tay before he ever worked at the shop. You won't want to miss it! Find Nate on Instgram: @24karat_tele Find Ta...
2021-04-051h 17The Freeheel Life PodcastJosh's Comments on SKI Magazine's Latest Telemark PieceThis week on the podcast Josh reads and comments on the new article published by SKI Magazine titled, "Telemark Skier, Why Are You The Way That You Are? We've been talking, and we're a little worried about you. And also your knees." SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop
2021-03-2946 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastBenoît Golay | Worst CrewBenoît Golay lives in the village of Gryon, Switzerland and is an avid Telemark skier. He is a founding member of the WORST Crew and has continued to help run a local Telemark festival in the area. He and the rest of the WORST Crew now focus on teaching kids Telemark skiing through their festival and do so through some kids gear they have acquired. He spent the 2015-16 season working at Freeheel Life for a few months and helped us grow the business while taking a break from his business development position back in Switzerland. #S...
2021-03-221h 01The Freeheel Life PodcastWe're Re-Launching TelemarkSkier.com | Craig DostieThis week I'm joined by my good friend Craig Dostie to talk about the re-launching of TelemarkSkier.com with Dostie taking the lead role at the magazine in it's digital format. Telemark Skier Magazine was originally created in 2003 as an additional title to Couloir Magazine. Both titles were later sold to Height of Land Publications (Backcountry, Alpinist) where I became the Editor-In-Chief for three years before acquiring the Telemark Skier title myself in 2012. Thank you for your continued support! best, Madsen SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: http...
2021-03-1549 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastRussell Johnson | Alta Local, Family Man, & Lifelong Telemark SkierRussell Johnson has been Telemark skiing for 4 decades. He is originally from Illinois but moved to Utah as a teenager. It was then that he learned how to ski and later started Telemark skiing when he was working at the Rustler Lodge at Alta, UT. He was involved in racing through the famed Groundhog Day Race at Alta Ski Area, Wasatch Telemark Series and others around Utah and Colorado. His father is 88 years old also Telemark skis as well as his wife and 2 sons. He started teaching his sons, Taylor and Alex, to Telemark ski around the...
2021-03-081h 19The Freeheel Life PodcastMidwest Tele Fest Debrief with Taylor Johnson & Wyatt DaigleThis week Josh speaks with Taylor Johnson and Wyatt Daigle about their recent trip to the 31st Annual Midwest Telefest. They talk about the Midwest Tele scene, powder on Lake Superior, and more. Connect with them: Taylor Johnson: @teletay Wyatt Daigle: @wyattdaigle SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The...
2021-03-011h 36The Freeheel Life PodcastTelemark Hot Tip | Adding Size & Shape To Your Telemark TurnThis week Josh is coming in hot with a few of his tips about adding size and shape to your own Telemark turn. Don't get stuck in the same cycle over and over with these tips and tricks to use natural terrain to improve. Step 1: Identify where you're at in your Telemark turn proficiency. Beginner, Intermediate, Expert, So Rad You Don't Have a Description For Yourself Step 2: Identify what type of turn you are making? Small, medium, large, no shape, etc. Step 3: Pick out natural features that are going to give you boundaries...
2021-02-2239 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastHolly Blefgen | Canadian Telemark Pioneer & Owner Ski Telemark Ltd. Corp.Holly Blefgen is one of the pioneers of Telemark skiing in Canada. Her deep love of snow and the outdoors started at a young age when she started skiing on the hills of her local golf course. Throughout her childhood she continued her love of skiing locally, and when she was 17 visited Alta, UT, in the USA, where she fell in love with deep powder. She went onto receiving a degree from the University of Guelph in Kinesiology. In the early 1980s she traveled to Vermont where she met Dickie Hall along with other Telemark skiers where...
2021-02-151h 01The Freeheel Life PodcastIs 75mm Telemark Dead Response & CommentsThis week Josh responds to @Teletay's latest Lowdown about the question if 75mm Telemark is dead? He reads your YouTube comments and gives his insights on the topic and the perceived great divide between the duckbill tribe and the duckbutt revolutionaries. #SpreadTelemark #FreeheelLife SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark...
2021-02-0840 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastJasmin Taylor | World Cup Telemark RacerJasmin Taylor is the first Briton to win a World Championship medal in telemark skiing and is 6 time British Champion. She has achieved 5 World Cup victories, across all 3 disciplines and has 32 World Cup podiums to her name. Jaz joined the British Ski Academy as an athlete aged 12, competing as an alpine skier. After becoming the youngest British Ski Cross Champion ever, aged just 15, she made the England Freestyle Ski Team in 2009. It was during this time Jaz started telemark skiing, a discipline for which she showed potential on a far larger scale, competing in 2011 at her first...
2021-02-011h 13The Freeheel Life PodcastTaylor Johnson & Josh Madsen | Telemark, Telemark, TelemarkThis week Josh is joined again by Freeheel Life Shop Manager Taylor Johnson. They discuss what's going on at the FHL shop, their love for leather boots, when gear matters and when it doesn't, and more. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Taylor on Instagram Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HO...
2021-01-251h 08The Freeheel Life PodcastWhat is Telemark skiing? | The Turn, The History, The WordToday's episode Josh goes back to one of the most basic questions there is — What is Telemark skiing? If you're new to Telemark skiing or not-so-new to it the hope of this podcast is to help clear up some of the history of the turn, where it came from, how it came to be, and maybe a little bit on where it's going. Winston Churchill once said, "The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." It's a quote that can easily be applied to Telemark and one that illustrates Josh's philosophy on the imp...
2021-01-1851 minThe Freeheel Life PodcastMailbag Episode #6 | Josh Answers Your Emails & QuestionsThis week Josh dives into the deep end of emails to answers your questions about Telemark skiing, boot history, more dead telemarkers, and course gear. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter and Facebook Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US Support our content by making a donation of yo...
2021-01-111h 01The Freeheel Life PodcastLuca Gasparini | The Telemark JournalLuca Gasparini is a long time friend of mine and a fixture of the Italian Telemark scene. He was an early gear rep for Scarpa, an instructor, part of the La Skieda Telemark event that once took place in Livignio, Italy, writer, adventurer and now the creator of the Telemark Journal. #SpreadTelemark #FreeheelLife SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagr...
2020-12-281h 26The Freeheel Life PodcastNat Ross | Tough Guy Productions & Telemark Freeski PioneerNat grew up in Winter Park, Colorado where he learned to nordic ski at a very young age. His mom collected water samples for the US Geological Survey and they would cover many miles by skiing. As he grew older his school schedule allowed him some more gravity fed activities. He started alpine racing, skiing bumps and nordic combined. He eventually picked up Telemark and backcountry skiing in Crested Butte and was around some of the very first alpine US Extreme Skiing competitions that were held in that area. He also participated in the first X Games, held in...
2020-12-211h 07The Freeheel Life PodcastThe Breakdown on What's Hot in 2020-21 So Far! w/ Craig Dostie & Taylor JohnsonThis week Josh is joined by FHL Shop Manager Taylor Johnson and Gear Guru Craig Dostie. They dive into what Telemark gear is hot right now, what issues they are seeing, and what's likely to go out of stock quickly. #SpreadTelemark #FreeheelLife SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://manage.kmail-lists.com/subscriptions/subscribe?a=KaBh5P&g=P354FQ Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Taylor on Instagram Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram ...
2020-12-071h 04The Freeheel Life PodcastGratitude & The Beginning of Freeheel LifeIn today's podcast Josh reflects back on the beginning of FreeheelLife.com back in 2003. He explains it's simple beginnings, it's purpose, and what the Unity Tracks™ logo means. Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US Support our content by making a donation of your choice: PayPal.me/freeheellife CHECK OUT FREEHEELLIFE.COM Check out articles on T...
2020-11-3032 min
The Freeheel Life PodcastBrian Male - Early Telemark Freeskier & Current Alta Ski PatrollerBrian Male is one of Telemark skiing's early Freeski athletes. He competed in some of the first Telemark Freeski competitions in the mid to late 90s as well as the famed USTSA Telemark Freeski series in the early 2000s. He also appeared in Josh "Bones" Murphy's Unparalleled Telemark movies, which were an integral part in pushing Telemark free riding into the limelight. He is currently the only dedicated full-time Telemark skier on Ski Patrol at Alta Ski Area where he loves throwing bombs and serving up powder to the public. SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING...
2020-11-231h 35
The Freeheel Life PodcastKjell Ellefson - Former Telemark Athlete, Photo Editor, & K2 Team ManagerKjell Ellefson was the 2008 US Telemark Extreme Junior Champion, 2012 Grand Targhee Extremes Sick Bird award winner, 2x Teva Mountain Games Big Air podium winner, and he's been featured in multiple full-length Telemark ski films. He's also been the Photo Editor at Telemark Skier Magazine, Associate Photo Editor at SKI & Skiing magazine, Photo Editor at FREESKIER magazine, K2 Skis- Team Manager, & Moonlight Mountain Gear-Marketing Manager. Kjell Ellefson on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kjellellefson/ Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on I...
2020-11-161h 22
The Freeheel Life PodcastFreeheel Life Fall 2020 Gear PreviewFreeheel Life shop manager Taylor Johnson sits down with me to go over his top picks for new Telemark gear in 2020-21. You won't want to miss it. Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Taylor on Instagram Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US Support our content by making a donation of your choice: PayPal.me...
2020-08-1045 min
The Freeheel Life PodcastThe Black Shoes - Josh, Ashley, Taylor, & Alex Venture to Tignes, FranceWhen I opened up the Freeheel Life shop in 2014 it was me and Ashley working there. Taylor showed up a little later that 1st year and Alex eventually joined the family the year after. I have always said that Freeheel Life is the great Telemark experiment and these guys were the first to really put it on the line with me and get this place up and running. There are others that are part of this tight family but this core 4 definitely has a special place in my heart. In 2017 we were invited by Pierre Mouyaude of...
2020-05-251h 17
The Freeheel Life PodcastLynx, Meidjo, and more weird tech toe tidbits you always wanted to knowThe waters can often look a bit murky when it comes to tech toe Telemark bindings. So today Josh brings on Craig Dostie, the gear guru from our own Telemark Skier Magazine along with Taylor Johnson, the Freeheel Life Telemark Shop Manager. The three of them breakdown where tech toe Telemark came from. What it's good for, predictions for the future, and what they like about the different bindings on the market. Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Taylor on Instagram Josh on Instagram and Twitter Tele...
2020-03-161h 20
The Freeheel Life PodcastMail Bag EpisodeOn this week's episode Josh meets up with Ashley and Taylor of the Freeheel Life Crew to answer some questions that have been mailed in recently by listeners of the podcast. A few samples of questions to be answered: - If Tele turns are supposed to be weighted 50-50? - Dry land training suggestions? - What's it like to go to Morgedal, Norway? Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Ashley on Instagram and Twitter Taylor on Instagram Josh on Instagram and Twitter
2020-02-2450 min
The Freeheel Life PodcastThe Basics of Telemark Boots: Sizing & FittingTelemark Boots! What do those numbers mean on the shell of my boot? Is it really supposed to feel this tight when I wear them? And more... The purpose of this podcast is to cover some of the basics about Telemark ski boots. We cover how to determine what size you need, how to identify the size of the boots you have and the myth about 1/2 sizes. Josh is joined by Freeheel Life team members Ashley Berkowitz and Taylor Johnson who help him cover the facts about the boots. Connect with Josh and t...
2020-01-131h 15
The Freeheel Life PodcastAshley Berkowitz & Taylor JohnsonJosh sits down with his two original Freeheel Life Telemark Shop employees Ashley and Taylor. They talk about what it's like to work in a Telemark shop, Ashley's experience as a beginner skier, listening to vinyl records, and more. Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Ashley on Instagram and Twitter Taylor on Instagram Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop
2019-12-3033 min
The Freeheel Life PodcastTaylor JohnsonEpisode Notes This week on the show, Josh meets up with Taylor Johnson who manages the Freeheel Life Telemark Shop in Salt Lake City, UT. They discuss Taylor's journey as a young kid into telemark skiing, working at the shop, and more. Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Taylor on Instagram Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop
2019-12-1637 min
The Freeheel Life PodcastIntroductionEpisode Notes The Freeheel Life podcast is dedicated to all things Telemark skiing. This week on the show, Josh Madsen introduces himself and the podcast. Josh goes over his personal history with telemark skiing and how it all started for him. Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Josh on Instagram and Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube Freeheel Life on Instagram and Twitter Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop
2019-12-0416 min