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NORWAY. Telemark. 2011. Ski mountaineering above tunnel on highway E134 by Haukelifjell. The county of Telemark is the birthplace of modern downhill skiing. In the 19th century Sondre Norheim and his peers pioneered both Telemark- and alpine-style skiing in his native valley of Morgedal and surrounding hill areas.

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