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    The Freeheel Life Podcast

    The Freeheel Life Podcast with Josh Madsen

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    #108 - John Falkiner | Telemark Legend & IFMGA Guide Dec 20, 2021
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    John Falkiner is originally from Australia where grew up on a large sheep farm. His father, who learned to ski in Europe before World War 2, introduced him to skiing at 5 years old at Mount Buller in Victoria, Australia.

    As a young man he bought a one-way ticket to Europe in 1973 and started working in Verbier, Switzerland. In 1975 he ended up getting a gig helping haul film gear around for famed ski move maker Dick Barrymore which introduced to the Hot Doggin' scene.

    He's competed at a high level of Alpine skiing. On top of that he's appeared in over 80 film productions as a professional skier including several James Bond films. He's also a IFMGA certified Mountain Guide.

    And in 1978 he was introduced to Telemark skiing by way of the legendary Karhu team who was visiting the area.


    #107 - Freeheel Life GM Taylor Johnson Dec 13, 2021
    Show notes

    Today 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 NEWS: New TS flatbrims, Meidjo restocked. Black are going HOT this year!

    SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList

    Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family

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    Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop

    HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US:

    • Shop Telemark at FREEHEELLIFE.COM
    • Subscribe & Become a Supporter of TelemarkSkier.com for articles, gear reviews, & more!
    • Email Podcast@freeheellife.com

    #106 - Joe Smith | Former Engineer at Black Diamond Equipment & Avid Telemark Skier Dec 06, 2021
    Show notes

    Joe 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 for Black Diamond Equipment, soon after the company moved to Salt Lake City, as a Quality Inspector while he was finishing school. But it was again in 1999 that he ended up at Black Diamond again, this time as a Process Engineer. During his time at BD, he was around for Telemark binding innovation that started around the Pitbull and went through such notable bindings as the Skyhoy, BD 01, 02, & 03. He also was there during the acquisition of Ascension skis, SKY Bindings, as well as helped with setting up the factory for Black Diamond ski manufacturing.

    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 & Become a Supporter of TelemarkSkier.com for articles, gear reviews, & more!
    • Email Podcast@freeheellife.com

    #105 - Diana Rivera | Founder of We Telemark Nov 29, 2021
    Show notes

    Diana Rivera is a professional winter sports trainer and examiner. She has dedicated half her life to the study and practice of three different winter sports disciplines: ski, snowboard and Telemark.

    Her first season as a full-time professional was in 2001 in Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain. She's also worked in France, Switzerland, Argentina, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, and currently lives in Hokkaido, Japan.

    In 2020 she founded the educational platform We Telemark, which currently is making a movie production called Telemarkeras. The organization is currently based in Niseko, Japan and has their own set of rental telemark equipment they offer out during their free instructional lessons and clinics.


    #104 - Erik Nordin | 4x Scandinavian Telemark Big Mountain Champion Nov 22, 2021
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    Erik 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.

    After finishing school he decided to improve his big mountain skills by moving to Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. This vastly improved his Telemark skills and in the years to come he competed and won 4 Scandinavian Big Mountain Telemark Championship titles.

    Follow Erik Nordin: https://www.instagram.com/eyriknordin/

    Scandinavian Big Mountain Championships: http://bigmountain.se/

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    Telemark Skier Magazine on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube

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    Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop

    HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US:

    • Shop Telemark at FREEHEELLIFE.COM
    • Subscribe & Become a Supporter of TelemarkSkier.com for articles, gear reviews, & more!
    • Email Podcast@freeheellife.com

    #103 - Telemark News Roundup Nov 15, 2021
    Show notes

    On 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

    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 & Become a Supporter of TelemarkSkier.com for articles, gear reviews, & more!
    • Email Podcast@freeheellife.com

    #102 - Nikita Isaev | Krasnaya Polyana Russia Telemark Nov 08, 2021
    Show notes

    Nikita Isaev is originally from Moscow, Russia. He grew up playing outside regularly in the winter on the slopes around town sledding as well as cross-country skiing. His father was an accomplished cross-country skier himself and also had access to downhill equipment during a time when many people did not. The boys and their father would often go to mountains near Sochi to ski on the slopes there.

    After high school he moved to Vermont to attend St. Michael's College. It was here that he continued to ski, and also had his first glimpse of Telemark skiers. Although it wasn't until he was teaching skiing in Verbier, Switzerland that he picked up Telemark himself and began learning the turn.

    He currently lives in the Krasnaya Polyana region of Russia where he has assembled his own fleet of Telemark equipment that he rents and loans out to people in the area.

    This was a great conversation and a great glimpse into an area I've wanted to know more about and what Telemark skiers are there.


    #101 - My 5 Essentials Before Opening Day Nov 01, 2021
    Show notes

    Today 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:

    1. Boots squared away.
    2. List what things I want to work on
    3. Set a parameter for how hard I want to go on day 1
    4. Get inspired by something new
    5. 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 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 & Become a Supporter of TelemarkSkier.com for articles, gear reviews, & more!
    • Email Podcast@freeheellife.com

    THANK YOUR FOR LISTENING. PLEASE TAKE A SECOND TO RATE AND REVIEW US.

    SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!


    #100 - Lorenzo Worster | Athlete, Product Influencer, & Creative Oct 25, 2021
    Show notes

    Lorenzo 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 to meet many other like minded knee droppers that were pushing the limits of what could be done.

    He's been featured in countless Telemark ski movies, magazines, and events. Through the early to mid-2000s, as an athlete, he helped influence product development from companies like KARHU, G3, & Patagonia.

    Lorenzo's student podcast about change: https://soundcloud.com/lworster-681499966/kids-talk-climate-an

    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 & Become a Supporter of TelemarkSkier.com for articles, gear reviews, & more!
    • Email Podcast@freeheellife.com

    THANK YOUR FOR LISTENING. PLEASE TAKE A SECOND TO RATE AND REVIEW US.

    SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!


    #99 - Paddy O'Connell | Freelance Writer, Creator, & Storyteller Oct 18, 2021
    Show notes

    Paddy O'Connell works in the outdoor industry as a self-described word nerd and professional chit chatter -- This essentially means he's a freelance writer, creator, storyteller, voice over talent, and multimedia producer. He has written for the top magazines and dot coms in the outdoors and has done work both in front of and behind the camera as talent and producer.

    Telemark skiers may know him from his article in SKI Magazine in March of 2021 titled,

    Telemark Skier, Why Are You The Way That You Are?

    Or his more recent follow up piece for the same magazine titled,

    I Made Fun Of Tele Skiing—and Then I Actually Tried It.

    I had a great conversation with him about both of his pieces, the fun of being in the mountains, and what his first knee-dropping experience was like.

    #ProtectorsOfTheTurn #SpreadTelemark #FreeheelLife #Telemark #TelemarkSkiing #TelemarkSki #Skiing #Ski


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