Telemark and Backcountry Skiing Links:
Recommended Telemark Sites:
Telemark Tips.com - lots of articles on gear and active discussion board, nice video collection. Superb site for instructional tips as well.
SkiTele.com - nice layout with useful links and event info.
Telemarkslauget Orwad, the Homepage for Telemark Skiing!
Telemark Ski - (Colorado) - Gear reviews, discussion boards
Dr. Telemark's Backcountry Skiing Site - videos, backcountry tours, general info.
Telemark sites around the globe
Tele- Skiers - UK - nice set of tours in France described in the site
Telemark Netherlands - teleskiing in Netherlands?? - check it out.
Telemark Sweden - Ostersund Telemark Club
The Telemark Ski Company - UK - ski tour instruction and guiding throughout Western Europe.
Other Injury Info:
Ski Injury.com - a site about skiing injuries from Scotland.
Backcountry Weather and Avalanche Info:
The Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center
Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC)
Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center - active November to May, - tracks snowfall, accumulations, hourly temps.
National Weather Service - Regional Weather - great site for spot forecasts, very up to date
Mountain Cams - www.adayandalife.com - Pacific NW Weather and Mountain Web-cams.
Backcountry Huts:
CANADA
UNITED STATES
Wallowa Alpine Huts - video from a 2006 trip
Cabins on Red Mountain Pass Colorado
Places to go:
Cross Country Skiing Trail Source
Equipment:
Backcountry.com
- great service, great sale prices.
Nunatak Gear - Mountain gear online
MAPPING Resources
Topozone - online topo
maps (free!)
USGS Resources - start here to download Digital Elevation Maps (DEM's) for anywhere in the US.
You need 3DEM to view them.
Other Cool Sites:
Virtually Complete Skier - excellent exercise plan for conditioning
Kam Leang's Mountaineering site - very talented photographer, trip reports, etc.
Contact Dr. Telemark to have your link posted here.
Last Updated 2/2006
©2006 Michael Tuggy, MD