Could a Mainstream Manufacturer Come Back to Telemark?

Long ago, during a time much different than today, telemark wasn’t just en vogue. It held the distinction of being the technique of the backcountry skier in North America. That cachet stoked strong demand, and the telemark marketplace of the new millennium teemed with gear. Years before social media and smartphones, when ski towns were quiet and affordable and the jamband ethos still had strength, legacy free-heel models abounded while new SKUs routinely came to market–even from alpi