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The BOC Telemark Ski Program
The BOC Telemark Program promotes the lifelong sport of telemark skiing and a passion for being outdoors in the winter. BOC Tele aims to improve students’ telemark skiing ability, no matter their initial level, with a goal to make them proficient on-piste skiers able to translate their skills to the backcountry. We also encourage students to learn the mechanics of the telemark turn and the methodology to teach the sport to others. Students sign-up at an annual autumn info meeting. We have room for 40 free-heelers.
Program Highlights
- Use of BOC tele gear: K2 Totally Piste, Super Stinx, and World Piste skis; Garmont Gara and Syner-G boots
- Classes every Sunday for six weeks at Sugarloaf/USA
- Opportunity to become PSIA-certified telemark instructors
- Option for a weeklong backcountry trip during Spring Break; learn ski tuning, maintenance, and repair; learn telemark/ski-specific fitness training
- The BOC and New England Telemark sponsor an annual telemark film festival on campus
BOC Telemark Videos
Click on an image below to watch videos of BOC freeheelers in action.
The California Sierras, Spring Break, March 2002 |
 The California Sierras, Spring Break, March 2004 |
BOC Tele Class, Sugarloaf/USA, Season '04. A film by Steve Holleran '08 |
Resources & Links:
- Aardvark Outfitters
- Mt. Washington Weather
- New England Telemark
- Telemarkeast: Tele Forum
- Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA)
- PSIA-E (Eastern Division)
- Snow Sense
- Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain
- Sugarloaf/USA daily conditions
- Telemarkski.com
- Telemark Tips
- Free-Heel Skiing
- Allen & Mike's Really Cool Telemark Tips
- iGearList Outdoor Gear Classifieds
Alumni Pinheads:
Join the BOC Telemark Alumni Facebook Group!
Current opportunities:
October 07, 2008
Tele Class Pre-Season Info Meeting
March 09, 2008
March 02, 2008
February 24, 2008
February 17, 2008
February 10, 2008
February 03, 2008
January 27, 2008
January 25, 2008
Telemark Class Pre-Trip Meeting