Introduction to Telemarking

Urmas Franosch has been teaching telemark skiing for 20 years. He is a former member of the PSIA Nordic Education Team, and is currently the Nordic Chairman for the Western Region. His resume spanning three decades and two continents, includes instruction, coaching, and guiding in alpine, cross country, and back country skiing. In addition to offering lessons and workshops at his home area, Mammoth Mountain, he leads clinics at the Bear Valley Telemark Festival and the Kootenay Cold Smoke Powder Festival in Whitewater, BC.