Not long ago I got my first opportunity to tele with and among some of the best free-heelers in the region.  And I was hooked, big time! 

Now, did I hang my alpine boards and free-heel since?  No, not at all but I cannot stop thinking about it and I cannot wait another opportunity to go out and tele again to further explore the truths about my alpine skiing!  Yes, you got it right, ALPINE skiing.

Introduction of brakaway gates in the early 1980s had big impact on racing techniques but this time around changes in equipment and technology have revolutionized not only racing but skiing, in general.