MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT: For functional, high quality ski and mountaineering clothing and equipment – with street cred! They have a superb range of skier friendly rucksacks and a growing range of light-weight and weatherproof clothing designed with the free-heel skier in mind.
Tel: 0161 366 5020
John and Bonny are proud to be supported by Mountain Equipment.

BACKCOUNTRY UK: Previously 'Base Camp', Ilkley, Yorks. A handier shop for some? Nordic and telemark gear as well as general outdoor clothing and equipment. Excellent service, e.g. mounting ski bindings, etc.

MOUNTAIN SPIRIT: The new 'face' in specialist Telemark, Nordic and Ski Mountaineering equipment supply and hire. Mail order and specialist boot fitting available.

EUROSKI: Well-established specialists in all forms of Nordic skiing, from ‘classic’ and ‘skate’ to the UK’s best selection of roller-skis.

BRAEMAR MOUNTAIN SPORTS: Long established specialists in Tele and Nordic gear as well as anything to do with the outdoors. Shops in Aviemore and Braemar.

TELEMARK PYRENEES: Telemark and ski mountaineering equipment on the internet and available by mail order.

CRESTED BUTTE TELEMARKERS: Visit them for an excellent telemark website, local info. and tele gear, located in this crucible of North American telemarking.

THE OUTDOOR WAREHOUSE: Shop in Windermere supplying quality outdoor clothes, walking boots and outdoor footwear at affordable prices. End of lines, order cancellations, sample ranges, last seasons colours and manufacturers overruns. The majority offered for sale at between 25% and 50% discount off s.r.p.

GENERAL SKI & TRAVEL SITES

ATS: AIRPORT TRANSFERS IN THE ALPS: 'Door-to door' transfers arranged on-line from most major Alpine airports to our skiing venues – or at anytime of the year even if you are not skiing!

THE EAGLE SKI CLUB: The UK's national ski touring club, including Alpine. Telemark and Nordic interests. Very active programme and imaginative tours world-wide. Also telemark technical weeks with The Telemark Ski Company – of course!

TRAVEL-QUEST: The Telemark Ski Company is listed with travel-quest specialist travel listings.

JAGGED GLOBE: For expeditions, climbs and courses across the globe – Alaska, Alps, Antarctica, Asia and many places in between! And from Everest downwards! They also have some very good leaders!

BASI: (The British Association of Snowsports Instructors) For more about ski instruction and how to become an instructor.

LONDON REGION NORDIC SKI CLUB: Large and active Nordic ski club covering the South-East of England with a winter and summer programme.

HIMALAYAN KINGDOMS: One of the U.K.'s premier trekking companies offering an unparalleled choice of treks in the Himalayan countries, from gentle cultural tours to long and serious high altitude crossings of glaciated terrain. Excellent standards of service and client care.

SKIING FROM THE INSIDE: Well-known telemark skier and author of 'Skiing From The Inside' Sarah Ferguson has a great site full of telemark interest, stories and photos from around the world.

SKI INJURIES: Dr. Mike Langran, based in Aviemore, is the UK director of the International Society for Ski Safety as well as running his own study of ski injuries. He is also a telemark skier ... visit his website – it's an education!

COMPASS TRAVEL: Offering great deals on ski information and links, flights, hotels, car hire, airport car parking and ferry bookings.

YAMNUSKA: guiding in the Canadian Rockies: premier professional guiding organisation, for summer and winter climbing, hiking, backcountry alpine skiing courses and tours.

GLENMORE LODGE: Glenmore Lodge is Scotland's National Outdoor Training Centre. Offering a diverse range of summer and winter outdoor courses, both for those wishing to attain National Governing Body of Sport outdoor leadership awards and for anyone wanting to develop their personal outdoor skills.

TELEMARK TIPS: One of the biggest telemark e-magazines available. Catch up with the latest tele news, equipment reviews, pics, talk in the chat rooms, videos, etc.

TELEMARK DEMO TEAM: Telemark website from Italy, with events, articles, gear talk, and some lovely pics to inspire!

PHOTO-ZOOM: Some excellent telemark images from all over the world by a group of Italian photographers / telemarkers.

BRITISH TELEMARK TEAM: Phoenix-like, the UK now has a very active and highly motivated team again participating in the Telemark World Cup series.

NEW ENGLAND TELEMARKERS: If you are telemarking east-side of Stateside, these folk could help you, plus info on telemark festivals in eastern USA.

SKITELE.COM: New website dedicated to telemark skiing – news, reports, gear, equipment testing, instruction, best snow, and lots more!

NORTH AMERICAN TELEMARK ASSOCIATION: A great contact for those telemarkers looking for technique clinics, events, movies and contacts when sliding 'across the pond'.

GERMAN LANGUAGE TELEMARK WEBITE: A very comprehensive and professional website with articles, videos, contacts, equipment, etc. A complete tele e-magazine.

TELE e-MAGAZINE IN ITALIAN: Loads of stuff in this Italian e-magazine with some articles and links in English; good ideas and suggestions for places to ski, up-to-date reports, etc.

TELEMARK & NORDIC IN OZ: For great skiing, instruction and gear if you still want more after the end of the Northern winter! Wilderness Sports in Australia is the place to go.

Dr. TELEMARK'S BACKCOUNTRY AND TELEMARK SKIING SITE: USA based and full of stories, tours, video clips, gear talk, etc. Also linked to Dr. Telemark's Ski Injury website – worth a visit.

TELEMARK IN ITALY: Events, reviews, tours, etc. from one of Europe's keenest telemark nations.

TELEMARK IN SWITZERLAND: Website of the Swiss Telemark Ski Association.

TELEMARK IN THE NETHERLANDS: Absolutely! A great site from committed free-heelers.

RELEVANT MAGAZINES

TELEMARK SKIER: The first ever magazine exclusively for telemark skiers, based in the USA with global importance ... articles, gear talk, equipment reviews, technique tips, etc. Subscribe on-line.

COULOIR Magazine: The magazine for all 'earn your turns' snow activists, from extreme snowboarders to Nordic tourers. A far reaching website which has now spawned the specialist off-shoot 'Telemark Skier'.

BACKCOUNTRY Magazine:: North American website and magazine devoted to all forms of ski-touring; loads of interesting articles and a great information source.

CROSS COUNTRY SKIER Magazine: The website of the magazine based in the USA for all those with a more Nordic interest in free-heel skiing – a great site, full of articles.

OFF-PISTE MAGAZINE: Leading North American free-heel magazine - for loads of tele articles, photos, gear reviews, discussion, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS SITES

GINGER CAIN, MOUNTAIN ARTIST: Unique paintings and drawings including subject matter from all over the world. Prints available.

AVIEMORE BUNKHOUSE: The Aviemore Family Hostel and Independent Backpackers' Bunkhouse features new and imaginative standards of high value, quality accommodation. This is a purpose-built, environmentally conscious, property sleeping up to 40 guests in eight rooms, accommodating from four to eight guests. Ideal for our 'Tartan Telemark' weekends – and a lot more!