a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards

Type of downhill turn and style of turning typically involving one ski slid forward and a distinctive forward bent-knee position. Telemark turns provide good fore/aft stability that makes them effective at an alpine area using chairlifts or in the backcountry.

Variation of skiing in which the heel remains free, rather than locked as in Alpine or Randonee. Devotees of this style of skiing employ a Telemark Turn, and should be teased at every opportunity as followers of an inferior religion

Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien.