NEWS EVENTS STYLE on SNOW HINTERTUX GLACIER FREEHEELER‘S CHOICE INSPIRATION for ALL MOUNTAIN and FREERIDE Esplanade Range, British Columbia Day 6, January 8Th, 2015
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Season 2015/2016 English Edition PORTAIT TOBI MÜLLER REPORT ADVENTURE IRAN NEWS EVENTS STYLE ON SNOW HINTERTUX GLACIER FREEHEELER‘S CHOICE INSPIRATION FOR ALL MOUNTAIN AND FREERIDE Esplanade Range, British Columbia Day 6, January 8th, 2015 The morning forecast called for fog clearing by noon, and it did. This was our 6th consecutive day touring, window shopping, hauling camera gear and breaking trail. This playful corridor, bordered by poppy pillows on each side, funneled into a mandatory crescent shaped cliff. Floating the skiers right fall line with cameras nestled in the creek basin, Eric Hjorleifson takes flight in route to one of the better faceshots of the trip. Shot on location by David Reddick, Golden Alpine Holidays, Sentry Lodge 4FRNT.com @4FRNT_SKIS #SHAPINGSKIING very once in a while friends are asking me about my motivation and drive to publish a magazine about telemarking in four different languages. I naturally Econfront myself with the same question but I always know the answer right away. It is about passion. The never ending search Richard Schürf, Publisher for a good story, the people you meet along the way and all the experiences you make while working on this magazine are worth sharing. You can see and hopefully see it in this issue of FREEHEELER with how much dedication and drive our sport is being pushed forward. Tom „Schnappi“ Schuster, his friend Öf and the Sax had quite an adventure while they took on the highest peak in Persia called Mt. Damavand (5671m). Another highlight was our foto shooting in Hintertux which we had to delay from mid September to the beginning of October because it was way too warm and the conditions were really bad. It was a wise decision to say the least. As we arrived in Hintertux we had some freshy and bluebird going all the way. There is a lot more to discover in the english issue of Freeheeler. I hope some of you will be inspired by the passion for telemarking and maybe we can meet up and have a chat at the Freeheeler European Opening in Hintertux. It is all about the World Cup which will be held at this location for the third time in a row. I pray for a lot of snow and may all of you stay safe while enjoying the best time of the year. See you out there and tele ho! Richard and the Freeheeler Team Esplanade Range, British Columbia Day 6, January 8th, 2015 The morning forecast called for fog clearing by noon, and it did. This was our 6th consecutive day touring, window shopping, hauling camera gear and breaking trail. This playful corridor, bordered by poppy pillows on each side, funneled into a mandatory crescent shaped cliff. Floating the skiers right fall line with cameras nestled in the creek basin, Eric Hjorleifson takes flight in route to one of the better faceshots of the trip. Shot on location by David Reddick, Golden Alpine Holidays, Sentry Lodge 4FRNT.com @4FRNT_SKIS #SHAPINGSKIING 11 CONTENTS Project Icaro PAGE 6 - 7 Calender PAGE 8 - 9 News PAGE 11 The Project Icaro PAGE 12 - 17 Portait Tobi Müller PAGE 18 - 26 Report Iran PAGE 30 - 31 © Julia Rotter More Fun on Freeheel Skis PAGE 32 - 35 Freeheeler‘s Choice PAGE 36 - 47 Glacier Fun PAGE 48 - 54 Magic Mountain Hut 12 Tobi Müller Portait 18 Cover: Iran ©Bergans Ski, Schah, Shisha Picture: Kristian Krogh Hanssen © Tom Schuster · Roland Knapp · Thomas Friedrich© Tom IMPRESSUM © Drew J. Benson J. © Drew Publisher: 36 Richard Schürf (V.i.S.d.P.) Glacier Fun Editor in chief: Function on snow Richard Schürf Layout & Production Stephanie Heinl Management, Publishing Office & Advertising Richard Schürf GmbH Solothurner Str. 49 D-81475 München Tel. +49 (0)89-75079401, E-Mail: [email protected] Distribution: The Freeheeler telemark magazine is published in German, English, French, and Italian. 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Editorial contributions marked with the author‘s name are not necessarily displying the publisher‘s opinion. printed by: The Telemark- Event Calender 2015/16 26.-29.11.2015 09.-13.03.2016 Freeheeler European & Scufoneda FIS WC Telemark Opening Italy / Moena // www.scufons.com Austria / Hintertux// www.freeheeler.eu 09.-13.03.2016 04.-06.12.2016 Telemarkfest im Kleinwalsertal Telemark-Pfalz Opening Austria / Riezlern // www.telemarkfest.de Austria / Stubai // www.telemark-pfalz.de 18.-20.03.2016 08.-10.01.2016 Alpin Tiefschneetage FreeYourHeel Austria / Kleinwalsertal // Austria / Leogang // www.telemark-austria.at www.alpin-tiefschneetage.de 15.-17.1.2016 02.-09.04.2016 Kappl Freeride Tage La Skieda Austria / Kappl / Paznaun // www.kappl.com Italy / Livigno // www.skieda.com 09.-21.01.2016 25.-28.03.2016 Army Telemark Ski Championships Scuol Freeride&Telemark Festival Schweiz / Mürren // www.awsa.org.uk/telemark Schweiz / Scuol // www.bergbahnen-scuol.ch 21.-24.1.2016 29.04.-01.05.2016 Bregenzer Telewald Freeheel Chillout, Telemark Pfalz Austria / Warth/Schröcken // Austria / Stubai // www.telemark-pfalz.de www.bregenzertelewald.de 23.-26.06.2016 29.01 - 31.01.2016 Stryn Telemark Camp 2016 6. Swiss Telemark Festival Norway // www.facebook.com/stryntelecamp Switzerland Davos // www.swisstelemarkfestival.ch 05.-07.02.2016 Les Houches Telemark Festival INSTRUCTION COURSES Frankreich / Les Houches/Chamonix // ww.leshouches.com 14.-15.11.2015 20.02.2016 Österr. TM- Instruktoren Fortbildung Kitzsteinhorn Allgäuer Telemarkmeisterschaft Germany / Bolsterlang // www.sc-altstaedten.de 20.-22.11.2015 20.-21.-2.2016 SSV Telemark Lehrgangstermin 15-SW-24 Kaunertal 4FRNT Demo Tour Hochfügen Austria / Hochfügen // 22.-24.01.2016 www.facebook.com/4FRNT-Demo-Tour SSV TM Lehrgangstermin 16-AO-01 bis 04 Bregenzer Wald 26.-28.02.2016 Telemarkcamp 29.-31.01.2016 Germany / Oberwiesenthal / Erzgebirge // BSV TM 01/16 - Telemark Fortbildung www.telemarkcamp.de Garmisch 27.-28.02.2016 11.-14.02.2016 FIS Telemark Worldcup 1. Teil Instuktorenausbildung Theoriemodul Germany / Bad Hindelang / Oberjoch Wien 05.-06.03.2016 01.-03.04.2016 Austriaische Meisterschaft 2016 SSV TM Lehrgangstermin 16-AO-06 + 07 Austria / Maria Alm // www.telemark-austria.at Stubaital 04.-16.04.2016 2. Teil Instuktorenausbildung Schneemodul EVENTS Obertauern PAGE6. | FREEHEELER.EU FIS TELEMARK WORLD CUP & NATIONAL CUP 2015/16 27.-29.11.2015 FIS TM WC Opening Hintertux // Austria 03.01.2016 FIS Junior Les Salsies // France 10.01.2016 FIS Junior Thyon // Switzerland 16.-17.1.2016 FIS TM Event Vars // France 26.-27.1.2016 FIS TM WC La Plagne // France 29.01.-02.02.2016 FIS TM Junior World C Les Contamines // France 04.-06.02.2016 FIS TM WC Spain // Espot 27.-28.02.2016 FIS WC Telemark Bad Hindelang / Oberjoch // Germany 02.-03.03.2016 FIS TM WC Golte // Slowenia 05.06.03.2016 FIS TM Event Switzerland // Vals 10.-12.03.2016 FIS TM WC Rjukan // Norway 16.-18.03.2016 FIS TM WC 22 DESIGNS = NTN PRODUCTION “OUTLAW” Switzerland // Mürren % REVOLUTIONARY STEP-IN BINDING WITH A TRUE FREE-PIVOTSTARRING EXCEPTIONAL POWER / ADJUSTABLE PRELOAD INTRODUCING CABLE-FREE TECHNOLOGY MADE IN USA WITH A 2 YEAR WARRANTY STUNT SKIER YOU sDEEP POWDER jTWENTYTWODESIGNSEVENTS.COM .7 FREEHEELER.EUTO STORES | PAGE + COMING NEAR YOU FALL 2015 Quo vadis In 1868 Sondre Norheim 7tm introduced the first TÜV and DIN approved tele- won the first national ski mark touring bindings in 2004 which made touring competition of Norway at on telemark skis a lot easier for the user. 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