The Freeheel Life Podcast

The Freeheel Life shop is now officially open for the 2021-22 Telemark season!  Today I've got on our new Freeheel Life Industries General Manager Taylor Johnson along with new FHL Shop Manager Miles Shaffer, and Used Telemark Gear Specialist Nate Nordell to help fill us in on what to expect.  Follow these guys here: Taylor Johnson: https://www.instagram.com/teletay/ Miles Shaffer: https://www.ins...

Justin and Miles are a father and son Telemark duo that have been long-time friends of Freeheel Life. Justin was one of our early customers. He luckily found us by way of some other shops that no longer wanted to carry Telemark gear and sent him to us. He dove in full-time right from the beginning of his Telemark journey and our FHL Team was there right along with him. Miles, Justin's son, started...

This week Josh takes listeners on a refresh of Freeheel Life, what FHL offers in terms of services & expertise, & it's all just in time for the upcoming Telemark season.    SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family  Josh on  Instagram  and  Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on  Instagram ,  Twitter  and  YouTube Freeheel Life on  Insta...

Mario Carr is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He grew up skiing from a young age in southeast Wisconsin at areas like: Alpine Valley, Little Switzerland, and others. When he was still very young his parents purchased a cabin in Big Sky, Montana where he and his family would go for a few months every year to enjoy the bigger mountains of the west. Hi exposure to Telemark skiing started when h...

Today I've got Telemark Skier Editor-in-Chief Craig Dostie back on the podcast. I figured I had Taylor Johnson (Freeheel Life) on a few weeks ago to go over all the shop stuff, so this was the perfect time to get Craig's take on the upcoming season too. We talk ski passes, backcountry resorts, the death of 75mm boots in the future, and more. Things are heating up as we get ready to cool down for a...

Jarl Berg is a longtime Telemark skier from the Pacific Northwest. He grew up working at Berg's Ski Shop which his family has owned since 1955. It was there he learned how to tune skis, fit boots, and   work in retail. During this time he was introduced to Telemark skiing during a demo at Mount Bachelor Ski Resort. He created an organized TeleFest at Hoodoo ski area for many years, which introduce...

This week Josh meets up with Taylor Johnson to discuss Freeheel Life's season opening, FHL Protector skis, why people really Telemark ski, and more.  Follow Taylor online: @teletay   SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList   Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family  Josh on  Instagram  and  Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on  Instagram ,  Twitter  and  YouTube Freeheel Li...

Steve Leeder is one of the OGs of Telemark freeride in North America. He's originally from Ontario, Canada where he grew up skiing areas like Calabogie Peaks, Mount Pakenham, and White Face (NY). He was introduced to Telemark through his ski shop job in high school and decided to try it after his friend encouraged him to mount up some Tele skis. He eventually moved to British Columbia to pursue mo...

Kate Galliett has been a Fitness Trainer and Coach for 20 years. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Exercise Science and began work as a trainer in a commercial gym setting before opening her own facility in the suburbs of Chicago. She later moved her entire practice online and now helps folks around the world to become unbreakable. When she is not busy coaching, she enjoys adventuring out...

Jeff Crane along with his partner Kate, are Executive Co-Directors of North London Mill Preservation, Inc. (NoLo) - an innovative non-profit combining historic preservation with backcountry recreation and education. Since he founded it in Feb 2017, they have raised nearly  $1M to rehabilitate the historic North London Mill site near Alma, in Park County, CO. Prior to this, he was Snowsports School...

Alex learned how to Telemark ski in high school after seeing his uncle doing it and knew that was the path for him. After building bike rims as a job for a short time, he found a gig at DPS skis cutting out skis and doing the finish tunes on them. In 2015 he became the original Freeheel Life Ski Tech — mounting 100s of Telemark bindings for customers, for three years, as well as being an integral...

This week on the podcast Josh discusses 6 Telemark Trends in 2021. He covers emerging trends in boots and bindings, technique, and the re-surfacing of past trends. Enjoy.   NEW T-SHIRTS Available on FreeheelLife.com : American Freeheeler, Updated Freedom Eagle tee in Olive green, and of course there are some of the Guru Lou tees in various sizes available   Articles to check out on Telemarkskier.c...

This week Josh follows up on Ep. 53 of the podcast to explain the final part of how Freeheel Life came to exist. He delves into the end of freeheellife.com the webzine, his time as Editor at Telemark Skier Magazine, living in a van outside what would become the shop, and more.  SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList   Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family  Josh on  In...

Ty Dayberry is one of the most influential freeride Telemark athletes to ever live. Over the course of the last 20 years he's appeared in nearly every Telemark movie production that has existed. He's pushed the limits of what can be done on Telemark equipment both in the backcountry and in the park. And in the most recent years he started releasing some of the only Telemark short films that are av...

Tom Carter is another one of the great people I've met over the years that has influenced Telemark skiing for the better. In the 1970s he moved to the Yosemite Valley and lived and climbed there as part of a new generation of climbers. It was there that he was first introduced to backcountry touring and using early Telemark gear to navigate through the valley and surrounding areas to find untouche...

Ben Dolenc was born on the Front Range of Colorado where he grew up enjoying the outdoors: cross-country skiing, snowboarding, and hiking. When he went to college in Bozeman, Montana in the 90s he needed a way to get into the mountains during the winter. He assembled an inexpensive Telemark setup so he could hike around in the snow and when he could afford a lift ticket would cut his teeth at Brid...

Today I'm joined by my good friend CJ Coccia from Telemark Colorado. He stopped by FHL to chop it up about what's going on in their world, their upcoming video release WHY NOT., King of The Heel breakdown, and more. Learn more about Telemark Colorado here: https://www.telemarkcolorado.com/ @Telemark_colorado NEW CONTENT to scope out this week: Ty Dayberry Announces New Movie – Future Freeheel Pt....

Steve Berthel is another one of my favorite mid western Telemark skiers that I've met over the years. He grew up primarily in Minnesota where he learned how to ski on the local hills near his house and participated on the local ski team. He also spent many of his winters taking family vacations to Summit County, Colorado where he was able to experience the Rockies. It was during that time that he...

Kurt Garcia grew up in Redford, MI just outside of Detroit. He went to college at Michigan Tech in the Upper Peninsula of the state where he first learned how to ski. While earning his degree as an Electrical Engineer his love for skiing grew and he spent countless hours skiing with his friends. After college he moved back to Detroit. By chance a friend invited him to start teaching skiing at Mt....

This week Josh catches up with Telemark Skier Magazine Editor-in-Chief Craig Dostie for a debrief on miscellaneous Telemark news, gear gossip, and more.  SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family  Josh on  Instagram  and  Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on  Instagram ,  Twitter  and  YouTube Freeheel Life on  Instagram  and  Twitter...

Today's episode Josh tackles various topics going on in Telemark land.  - SCOTT Abandons Excursion and G-Rex - Misconception about industry - Intergalactic intraweb forum etiquette  - Our new Telemarkskier.com Forum LINK HERE   SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList   Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family  Josh on  Instagram  and  Twitter Telemark Skier Magazine on  I...

Keith Rodney grew up on the east coast of the United States. He started skiing towards the end of high school but was immediately hooked and knew he'd found one his passions in life. His love of both skiing and also building led him to a technical college in Vermont where he could focus on both while getting an education.  It wasn't long until he migrated out west to the rocky mountains of Colorad...

On today's episode Josh takes some time to go through his own lineup of Telemark boots, skis, and binding combos. He speaks to the effectiveness of each, why he chooses what he does, and what you may want to look for in a setup yourself.  SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family  Josh on  Instagram  and  Twitter Telemark Skier Magaz...

Today I'm super excited to get two super rad guys on the podcast that I've worked close with over the past 5 years or so — Todd Herilla and Taylor Johnson. We are going to do a follow-up to last week's podcast, specifically about the new Freeheel Life skis, The Protector 95 and 105. Todd's actually our first alpine skier on the podcast and has a deep rooted history in skiing, tuning and ski buildi...

This week Josh checks in with a Freeheel Life season debrief, what's new in Telemark-land, and explains Freeheel Life's marketing theme for the upcoming year — Protectors of The Turn.  Be sure to subscribe to the newly re-launched Telemarkskier.com SIGN UP FOR THE MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/FHLMailingList Connect with Josh and the Freeheel Life Family Pol Josh on  Instagram  and  Twitter Telemar...