Matty Marks on Instagram: "There was this moment in time, right when @parlorskis found me, before I knew really anything much about this magical sport, telemark skiing. Now, full of the knowledge I’ve acquired, my technique and options for how to express myself have multiplied. But in this moment, I was the freest I’ve been, blissfully ignorant of the learning to come but full of joy and raw ability and emotion. That’s what I think anyway. I love tele. Hit me up if u wanna learn how it works a l

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Freeheel Life on Instagram: "One of the biggest shifts in Telemark—and skiing as a whole—happened between 1995 and 2000. For Telemark specifically, that era marked a return to our roots of jumping after years of the discipline being seen mostly as a backcountry tool. There was amazing technical skiing in the 80s and early 90s, no doubt, but not much air-time. By the late ’90s, Telemark skiers were becoming far more well-rounded: mixing backcountry travel with steep, technical lines and sending n