The Freeheel Life Podcast

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#28 - Keith Woods Jun 08, 2020

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Keith Woods was the past President of Telemark Ski Canada. He was also a board member and Secretary of Telemark Ski Ontario for 15 years.

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#27 - Hamdog 2069 Jun 01, 2020

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Hamdog 2069 is a group of weekend warriors from Golden, Colorado dedicated to denim, dive bars, and dropping knees. They are the winners of the 1st annual King of The Heel Video Competition put on by Telemark Colorado.

#26 - The Black Shoes May 25, 2020

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When 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 The M Equipment to travel to The Black Shoes Telemark Festival in Tignes, France. In Today's episode we take you along for the adventure as we recount our experience of going overseas, meeting The Black Shoes, skiing great snow, and enjoying the culture.

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Taylor on Instagram

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#25 - Pierre Mouyade May 18, 2020

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Pierre Mouyade is a mechanical engineer. He was a project manager & department manager in different sectors of the sports equipment manufacturing industry such as fall protection — also involved in engineering in aeronautics, medical and nuclear.

He is passionate about sliding sports like Skate, BMX, & MTB.

After snowboarding for 30 years he discovered telemark in 2011 and after a few tests to learn the turn, he quickly thought about designing a new binding adapted to NTN boots.

THE M Equipment was created in 2014 to produce and market Meidjo, his first binding offering.

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Shop The Freeheel Life Telemark Shop

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT US

Support our content by making a donation of your choice: PayPal.me/freeheellife
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#24 - Telemark Colorado May 11, 2020

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I first got wind of the Telemark Colorado guys a few years back when I started seeing some meetups and some edits go up online. Colorado has always been a strong hold of Telemark Skiers from the early days until now. I've worked with these guys on some T-shirt collaborations over the past few seasons for Freeheel Life and we helped support the king of the heel video competition this season… and I'm just super psyched on the style and energy that they are bringing to our Telemark community right now and wanted to find out more about how the whole thing started.

From Telemark Colorado's Website :

Telemark Colorado was put together to serve as the Apres ski bar for our niche knee dropping community. To indulge in the turn, indulge in the gear, maybe have a beer or two, and probably crack some jokes.

So for those who want to believe telemark is dead, let them think that. And for us, we can celebrate the aspects of telemark that brings us together and coming back for more. Let's all keep our knees to the ground and our beers to the face! Welcome to Telemark Colorado.

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#23 - 10 Key Words & Phrases for Every Beginner Telemark Skier May 04, 2020

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The reason I wanted to do this podcast was to have at least one documented place where a newbie could find some answers to what is being spoken about. This podcast has helped me realize how often beginners are left out of the conversation because of verbiage and slang. So this one is for you. And if you're an old crusty — you might find something useful too. Who knows!

So these are my TOP TEN THINGS I think every Telemark skier should have in their vocabulary to help them navigate a conversation with a more veteran Telemark skier:

PINHEAD
75MM
BELLOWS
BINDING TYPES
LEAD CHANGE
HEEL THROW
ACTIVE BINDING / NEUTRAL BINDING
LURK
CHORD CENTER
NTN

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#22 - Does Telemark Have It's Own Industry? Does It Need One? Apr 27, 2020

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This is going to be more of a community building type of podcast around the business of Telemark. Think of it as a thought exercise.

These ideas are really central to the concepts I share with my employees at the Freeheel Life Shop, with the people that are close to me in Telemark, and I wanted to take the opportunity to share them here, with you, on the show.

This podcast may not be for you…I'm actually curious to see who this resonates with and who it does not. So let's call this one experimental. #SpreadTelemark #FreeheelLife

#21 - Ty Dayberry Apr 20, 2020

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Ty Dayberry has been a staple name in the Telemark world for the better part of two decades. He started his freeheel skiing journey at age 10 in and around South Lake Tahoe where he grew up. In 2004 Ty was showcased as an up-and coming, albeit still young, Telemark skier in Josh "Bones" Murphy's final telemark ski film, Unparalleled 4: The Lost Season. He went on to appear in every major telemark ski production company of the time: Toughguy Productions, Lipstick Films, Falling Forward Films, Unparalleled Productions and the Powderwhores.

Over the years he helped innovate new tricks and style in Telemark park and backcountry skiing through his segments and online edits. He's also been a free ride coach, and inspired countless young Telemark skiers, from around the world, to jump and innovate their own tricks.

In recent years Ty released his own Telemark short-film called Future Freeheel along with two other short films with his collaborator Bevan Waite under the name Mountain Grown Media. And the list of accomplishments goes on.

#20 - The Life Cycle NOT Life Hack of a Telemark Skier Apr 13, 2020

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This week Josh shares his philosophy on the life cycle of a Telemark skier as they progress through various techniques and experiences. He explains why Telemark skiing isn't for everyone and why often times people quit.

The Life Cycle of a Telemark Skier is broken down into the following segments:

1. The Newbie

2. The Middle Zone

3. The Mindless Zone

4. Mastery

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