Highmount, NY – Head to New York State’s Belleayre Mountain Ski Center this weekend for the 11th Annual North American Telemark Organization (NATO) Workshop to perfect your knee-dipping technique.

Topics covered by Belleayre’s own tele expert Ferd LaMotte over the two-day event will include everything from the DNA of basic telemark skiing to high end hybrid free heel techniques including step, jump, and hop teles, linking smooth turns, and free heel parallel. There will also be a special section on skiing moguls and steep and packed surfaces.

Pre-registration is required and can be done by contacting NATO Director Dickie Hall at (802) 496-4387 or by emailing info@telemarknato.com.

Clear Channel Radio will be at Belleayre’s Overlook Lodge on Saturday for the next installment of Slope Spies at Belleayre. Register in the morning at the Clear Channel tent outside Overlook Lodge and get a Slope Spies ticket. If a Slope Spies staff member spots you on the hill they will send you to the registration tent for a prize.

Belleayre will also host Valentine’s Couples Race on Sunday. Maneuver the NASTAR race course on Lower Yahoo while tied to your favorite person to get the fastest time in this all ages event. Registration is from 8-10 a.m. in the Garden Room of Overlook Lodge and is free. Helmets are required.