Tory Hauser – Racing 40 years ago in skinny skis and leather boots It was 40 years ago, 1981/82, that I took up this crazy sport of telemark ski racing. I was on a mountaineering trip traversing Denali on 3-pins and we got stuck in a storm at 17k’ after summiting. We met some other summiters that had done the Cassin Ridge who were from our county. Since we had a bigger tent and lots of food, we spent some fun time together trading butter for their pot, talking about sailing, etc. One of those guys, the mighty Thor Kieser became a good friend and climbing partner and later that year convinced m ..read more

USTSA is kicking off the 2019-2020 season with the announcement of the four US Telemark Teams; A-Team, B-Team, Development Team and the Masters Team. Across the four Teams USTSA is supporting 39 athletes for the upcoming season.   The A-Team, or World Cup Team, consists of only the top US Telemark athletes, who are all expected to compete in part of the FIS World Cup series. This year’s Team consists of Jeffery Gay, Sara Godek, Birk Larsen, and Cory Snyder. All four of these athletes are long-time US Team veterans. Gay currently holds four US Telemark Championship titles, Snyder hold thr ..read more

Every few years a US skier creates the opportunity to move to Europe for the winter, train with another national team, and compete in all of the World Cup events.  This year, teammates Cory Snyder and Tanner Vinsnik planned to do just that.  Cory moved to Salzburg to work on his PhD while Tanner moved to France.  Both trained with the British team. Unfortunately, just days before the first race Tanner crashed during training and suffered a season ending injury.  Despite his injury at the beginning of the season, Tanner found a way to stay involved – by joining in on th ..read more

The beginning of the week started off with some, um, weather. It seemed like all of Colorado shut down, so for those that were there early we got in some incredible powder turns, but it also meant some on-the-fly schedule adjustments, moving one Classic to Friday morning, so that athletes who’s flights had been canceled could still compete. Eldora was such a gracious host, in fact their EMSC Executive Director, Matt Tomasko and Director of Marketing, Sam Bass, ended up (after watching how great the racing is the first day) signed up for the remaining three races. Even with one classic being mo ..read more

Our athletes are on the move! From World Cups to local events, USTSA athletes are in full-winter mode. In fact, with snow storms blowing in across the country it’s safe to say that winter is here to stay for a bit. Cory Snyder The FIS World Cup opened with La Thuile, Italy. USTSA athletes Cory Snyder and Larry Bosche both competed on what is commonly referred to as the steepest course on the World Cup circuit, with Cory landing a top 20 finish in both the Sprint and Classic. Next stop for these elite racers will be two days in France at Pralogna-la-Vanoise, be sure to tune in via livestream to ..read more

I had a wonderful time out east… there were cheers, tears, and old friends waiting for me. It was good to be back.   First, I would like to thank Nathan, Keith, Sarah, and all the other US Telemark supporters for their outstanding work and leadership in hosting the Gore Mountain Tele extravaganza weekend. Even with the usual first event of the season hiccups, the event was run first class. Two days of racing, supported by a top alpine program, it’s hard to beat that to kick off the season. As with many Telemark events, one of the highlights happened to be off the hill. Crashing with local ..read more

The United States Telemark Ski Association (USTSA) has announced the rosters for the 2018-2019 US Telemark Teams.  This next season the organization will be supporting four teams; A Team, B Team, Development  Team, and Masters Team. Across the four teams there are 11 women and twenty-two men.   The A Team, often referred to as the World Cup team due to it’s athlete requirements, consists of four athletes this year. Returning members Jeffery Gay, Cory Snyder, and Tanner Visnick will be joined by Birk Larsen of Midway, Utah. Larsen is a long time USTSA member, having competed with ..read more

March 2-4 the top big mountain telemark skiers arrived at Grand Targhee Resort in Alta, Wyoming for the 2018 Freeheel Life Cup. This premiere telemark big mountain event allows tele skiers to test their knee-dropping skills against the best from around the globe. The field had competitors from Sweden, France, the United States and more. There were both Junior and Adult categories.   RESULTS: JUNIOR BOYS 14 AND UNDER:                                               JUNIOR GIRL ..read more

January 26 Today was the final day of FIS Telemark racing in the US this year and the event finished with a Sprint.  After two exhausting days of Classic races and rain earlier in the week, the Sprint under blue skies was a welcome relief.  For the second day in a row, the French stood atop the podium.  See the complete results here. Women Argeline Tan Bouquet (FRA) Beatrice Zimmermann (SUI) Johanna Holzmann (GER) Men Phillippe Lau (FRA) Nicolas Nichel (SUI) Stefan Matter (SUI) Jeffrey Gay was the top US racer, breaking into the top ten with a 10th place finish.  Cory S ..read more

August 15, 2017   Vermont, USA – The United States Telemark Ski Association (“USTSA”) is pleased to announce that our organization has been selected by the International Ski Federation (“FIS”) to host two separate FIS Telemark World Cup events in January 2018. USTSA is excited to be partnering with two excellent resorts in Suicide Six Ski Area in South Pomfret, VT for the first three-day event on January 20th through 22nd and with Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT for the second three-day event on January 25th through 27th. These events will bring together the world’s best Telemark skiers o ..read more