What is Telemark? An Introduction to the World of Telemark | Back to Calendar |
Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 from 5:30 pm - 7 pm MT
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Event Type: Webinar
Location: Online
Host Division: National
Registration Information:
- Cost: $20.00
- CEUs: 1
Prerequisites: Current PSIA-AASI Membership
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 4:30 pm MT
Online Registration: CLOSED
Course Description:
Like many PSIA-AASI members, you may be curious to learn more about telemark skiing and its unique culture. In this 90-minute webinar, PSIA-AASI National Telemark Task Force member Marc Schanfarber will introduce you to telemark skiing, provide a brief history of the discipline, and compare and contrast telemark to other disciplines, highlighting how movements translate.
Marc will also provide testimonials from those who have crossed over to telemark and why they did so. Finally, he'll discuss where you can rent gear and some of the places it can be demoed throughout the country.
This 90-minute webinar will give you the knowledge to:
- Explain what telemark skiing is and its similarities/differences to other disciplines
- Compare transferable movements and skills between telemark and alpine, cross country, and snowboard disciplines
- Outline how and where you can experience telemark skiing, including demo events, festivals, and learning opportunities
About the Speaker:
Marc Schanfarber is a 30-year member of PSIA-AASI whose home mountain is 49° North in Stevens County, Washington. He's a PSIA-AASI Northwest alpine and telemark examiner, a Children's Specialist 1 and Children's Specialist 2 clinician/examiner, a member of the PSIA-AASI National Telemark Task Force, and a member of the Northwest Region's Senior/Adult Learning Task Force.