Telemark Skiing Technique | One Hot Minute: Fixing Leg Drag in Your Telemark Turn

[@theskilawyer]

Good to see a vid addressing one of most common mistakes. The tele turn on modern gear is NOT a lunge. It's a curtsy. Your ski pressure should be close to 50/50. Crush that uphill ski/tighten up!

[@FreeheelLife]

Thanks for watching, I appreciate it. - Madsen

[@theskilawyer]

@@rogerpalin5864 I have custom-made pressure sensors under my feet. Readily available to everyone. They keep them under counter at Surefoot. Just kidding. All feel.

[@biggihs]

I'm a beginner and this one hot minute really helps, thanks!

[@FreeheelLife]

Right on! Thanks for letting me know and stoked to help out a little. Cheers. - Madsen

[@Abophoto]

Excellent ! There is so many people who dont have access to a Telemark instructor, that's the kind of video they need, keep that line Josh 👍

[@FreeheelLife]

Thanks, will do! - Madsen

[@oleyb123]

The boot width between the front heel and rear toe was the most important and actionable tip here for me, thank you!

[@FreeheelLife]

No worries! Glad that part resonated the most with you. Keep me in the loop with your progress. - Madsen

[@patrickmaun9406]

These are great. I’d love to see some breakdowns of early, regular and delayed lead-change and discussion of when you alter your transition to match conditions.

[@FreeheelLife]

Thanks for the suggestion - I will get that on my list for sure. - Madsen

[@Julianhulls]

Loving this One Hot Minute. I’ve always found it helpful to think about stepping forward (“a boot width”) into a shallow lunge… which implies weighting and stepping off the inside ski… which helps keep the fight tight. This approach helps setup ready for carving from turn to turn as riders progress. All the best for the rest of the northern hemisphere season

[@Phil.Austin]

really useful tip, thanks :)

[@FreeheelLife]

You bet! Glad it's helpful. - Madsen

[@kimica101]

I was just out today & noticed I was dragging my back leg. This is perfect thank you!

[@FreeheelLife]

Awesome! So glad it helped - thanks for letting me know. - Madsen

[@jeffleischner2870]

Great instruction. Keep them coming. Thanks.

[@FreeheelLife]

More to come! Thanks for watching. - Madsen

[@nadimsiddiqui1875]

Great advice, I will work on this. Thanks a lot!

[@FreeheelLife]

You're welcome! Let me know how it goes and thanks for watching. - Madsen

[@nobodiesbuzness]

Awesome, thanks for the tip....keep up the strong work!!!!

[@FreeheelLife]

Thanks, will do! - Madsen

[@christoperbewell3607]

I’m day 2 into telemarking and keeping things tight is crucial. Day 1 was loaded with crashes as that back leg was too far back and would drift and cross at higher speeds.

[@gbergma1]

Perfect. Thank you.

[@FreeheelLife]

You got it. - Madsen

[@AssimilatingBanana]

Great vid, thanks dude

[@FreeheelLife]

You got it. Thank you for checking it out. - Madsen

[@yamabiru4553]

Great advice, thx!

[@FreeheelLife]

Glad it was helpful! - Madsen

[@evaodland7349]

Nice! Getting older and keeping the trailing leg from getting lazy is something I encounter more...I'll try those practice drills next time out.

[@FreeheelLife]

You got this! Thanks for checking the video out. - Madsen

[@allahallah123]

deff helpful

[@FreeheelLife]

Love that! Thank you for checking out the video. - Madsen

[@chingchenhanji]

I wanted to get into telemark skiing, The only back country-ish/twin tip Ski I currently own is the new line chronic 94 Is it worth mounting a telemark binding on it, or should I buy a different pair of skis?

[@FreeheelLife]

Right on! I always recommend putting more money into the boot and binding choice and simply using the skis you have. The Chronics will work great for starting out. I would recommend doing a more directional mount at first, meaning don't necessarily mount them for switch riding with a center-mount. Hope that helps and let me know how it goes. Cheers - Madsen

[@BillACK]

I always tell folks to sink DOWN on the back foot, not push it back behind you.

[@FreeheelLife]

Right on! - Madsen