Definition of "telemark" [telemark]

• A downhill turn performed on cross-country skis in which the knees are bent, the inside heel is lifted, and the weight is on the outside ski, which is advanced ahead of the other and angled inward until the turn is complete. (noun)
• To execute a telemark or to ski using this turn. (verb-intransitive)

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• "Nonetheless, he related, the market has spoken and providing skis designated as "telemark" has become less important, thus making way for backcountry oriented brands (such as Black Diamond) which don't distinguish telemark from alpine or AT."
• "To date I've skied 19 days this winter, both cross-country and telemark side note -- I feel pain in my legs when telemark skiing that far exceeds anything I ever felt in speed skating -- and I trained hard."
• "A weekend doesn't go by that Bruce isn't testing his limits by entering some race or climbing some mountain buried in snow for the fleeting pleasure of telemark skiing down it."