How This Telemark Skier Made His Own Bindings

While manufacturers have undoubtedly been instrumental to free-heel innovation, the telemark DIY scene plays an outsized role in the progression of the sport’s gear, often influencing the direction of those makers. Many a telemark skier of the 80s created homemade plastic cuffs to add power to their leather boots on descent. And only after many a five-gallon bucket met its demise at the hands of these free-heel tinkerers did telemark producers see the opportunity to make their own plastic-