Graham Sparks turned the frustration of watching his Dad fade away due to Frontotemporal dementia into the creativity and strength to start his own ski building company.
I went through a time were I was just using an Ipod shuffle while skiing. I always try to listen to music when I ski when the situation allows. It really helps me find my flow. There is a rhythm of your music that syncs with the rhythm of your turns. Things are flying by you. It really helps to calm down your inner chatter. There is always a time where your mind wanders and you wonder what to I have to do next. Music replaces that inner chatter and gives you this energetic vibration you can tune into. For me it helps elevate my body to a place it would not be before. When I was only using a Shuffle, I was having a lot of problems with my skiing–I was going through a funk. I realized that I like to listen so many different kinds of music, and a lot of time it depends on a variety of conditions. What I'm feeling on day, the weather, and what the snow is like will dictate what I listen to. Then I got one of those 160gb iPods, and since then my skiing and music relationship has gotten a lot better.
Jeremy Jones gets his first run on snow while attempting a 1st descent in the Himalayas at 21,000 feet.
From secret weather scientists to formulas in locked boxes, discover the crazy story behind the Farmer's Almanac(s) winter predictions.
Before Almost Ablaze drops with Nick McNutt's 1st TGR segment, we look back on his epic Co-Lab effort and the segment few will forget.
While most of the mountain bike world was throwing whips over screaming crowds at Crankworx Whistler, Cam Zink was hiding out at Mammoth, where the ski area...
TGR alum Clayton Villa is a guy whose skiing you just have to respect, whether you're a park rat, first-chair powder whore, or zip up into a GS suit.
Relive the glory days from Nick McNutt's Co-Lab entry before you see his full segment in Almost Ablaze this fall!
Miniature BMX bro or miaiature-er surf brah?
Introducing an exclusive video and article profile series on the one and only, Garrett Russell.
Talking with Almost Ablaze athlete Johnny Collinson about his solo 200-mile hike through Wyoming's remote Wind River mountains.
Recently we were able to catch up with TGR athlete Todd Ligare when he stopped by the office to check out our new film Almost Ablaze. We asked him to narrate ten of his favorite Instagram photos from the past year.
What it's REALLY like to work as an intern at Teton Gravity Research...
TGR Community's jbogdon shares an awesome story about exploring the history of forgotten ski areas in Nevada.
Can New Hampshire's Whaleback Mountain be saved?
Ask Sage anything in the TGR Forums tomorrow (Friday) from Noon-3 MST.
TGR employee & NS'er Eric Lovely with a pow-choked season edit and rowdy lessons from getting caught in an avalanche.
The 6 items you need to survive the summer housing crunch in your local ski town by living in your car from May to September!
Rad photos from one of skiing's hottest up and coming photographers.
Kalen Thorien breaks down the art and science of getting your ass up the hill to ski powder.
