Up and comer Byron Wells was persuaded into guinea pigging a 105 foot gap jump at Stevens Pass. Byron was hesitant about hitting anything first when coming on this trip, but Sammy Carlson and John Spriggs insisted.
In this week's Almost Live, Erik Roner, Seth Morrison & Sage Cattbriga-Alosa find themselves at North Cascades Heli with a familiar pilot, Seamus. To cap off a particularly epic day, Roner utilizes the heli's sliding door and convinces the pilot to let him jump out in his wing suit.
This week's Almost Live joins TGR's athletes and fans at the world premiere of Light The Wick. Watch TGR athletes, friends and family gather for their annual dinner and then gear up for a premiere full of signings from athletes, massive giveaways and a closing segment that was presented in RealD for the late show. As Dana Flahr notes just before the film begins, "We're here for the world premiere of Light The Wick. We've got a packed house and I'm pumped. We're going to see the movie for the first time in about five minutes and I can't wait."
From deep powders days in Jackson to weeklong weather delays in Alaska, every season comes its highs and lows. In anticipation of the coming season, we've compiled a reel of Light The Wick's most gruesome crashes. Sit back, relax and watch as the mountains get the best of Daron Rahlves, Seth Morrison, Dylan Hood, Sage Cattbriga-Alosa and Dana Flahr. As Sage notes, "Well in AK you don't stop. If you crash you tomahawk to the bottom."
From deep powders days in Jackson to weeklong weather delays in Alaska, every season comes its highs and lows. In anticipation of the coming season, we've compiled a reel of Light The Wick's most gruesome crashes. Sit back, relax and watch as the mountains get the best of Daron Rahlves, Seth Morrison, Dylan Hood, Sage Cattbriga-Alosa and Dana Flahr. As Sage notes, "Well in AK you don't stop. If you crash you tomahawk to the bottom."
This week's almost live joins Callum Pettit, Seth Morrison, Sammy Carlson and Kye Peterson at Last Frontier Heliskiing in Ripley Creek, British Columbia. Pettit takes a huge crash during one of his runs and is forced to take a break from skiing and pay a visit to the hospital. As Seth notes, "He sent it off a piece of ice and we didn't see him come out from it." With Sammy adding, "He came on the radio and you could just tell instantly something wasn't good."
To celebrate the release of Light The Wick on iTunes, we're releasing a sneak peak of the film. Here's the opening clip of Sage Cattabriga-Alosa's segment. Watch as he hits huge backcountry kickers, drops cliffs into deeper powder and slays untracked big mountains lines.
Download it here: http://bit.ly/iTunesLTW
In this week's Almost Live Dylan Hood and Sage Cattbriga Alosa trek up to Sun Valley Idaho to session a secret laboratory. As Sage describes, "We came out to about 30 built jumps with fresh pow landings. Pretty much a recipe for a perfect day."
Take a look at Willie Borm's winning edit from TGR's inaugural annual Grom Contest that was featured before Light The Wick shows nationwide. Watch as Borm, a 13 year old Minnesota native, naturally stomps 1080s and grinds rails like he's being doing them his entire life.
Here's the first of a three part series that goes behind the scenes of what went into making this past season's Stevens Pass 3D Experiment happen. Join Sammy Carlson, Byron Wells, John Spriggs and the TGR crew as they figure out how to put it all together. As TGR's Josh Nielsen describes, "It kind just went from an idea that got thrown out there to 'Oh, that's pretty Cool' to 'Alright well yeah, let's fire off some emails to people.'"
Watch Sage Cattabriga-Alosa's Powder TV interview as he talks about growing up in Grand Targhee, Wyoming, meeting Chris Collins, filming with TGR for the first time, skiing in Alaska and his growth as an athlete with TGR.
TGR recently joined The North Face athletes Nick Martini, Tom Wallisch and Mike Riddle for an epic jib session in New Zealand. We are excited to release a series of web edits from this trip for your enjoyment. This first edit features a series of slow-motion half pipe, rail and kicker shots from Snow Park, NZ that will blow your mind.
TGR recently joined The North Face athletes Nick Martini, Tom Wallisch, Mike Riddle and Kaitlyn Farrington for an epic jib session in New Zealand and we are excited to release a series of web edits from this trip. This video is the second in the series and it takes a more lifestyle approach to introduce the athletes.
Opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort this past Saturday, November 27th is one for the books! Never in the history of JHMR has so much snow fallen to date. With a record 130" of total season snowfall and the current snow depth at 51" came a record opening of the entire mountain that was wall to wall with all lifts running.
With record snowfall waiting in the mountains skiers and boarders lined up early for a spot on the infamous first tram of the season. The crowd was filled with amazing energy, thats hard to describe, as JHMR opened the tram gate and the entire mountain. It was a full on powder day and only November 27th! Everyone was blown away by how much snow and open terrain there was. This historical 2010 opening of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will always be remembered. Thank you JHMR for making history!
The TGR production crew recently teamed up with athletes Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Kevin Jones, and Nick Martini to test the 2011 Ford Explorer in Colorado and search out some November powder. The crew uses the Explorer as a “chairlift†to get up and down the mountains and explore some amazing Colorado terrain.
Here's the second of a three part series that goes behind the scenes of what went into making this past season's Stevens Pass 3D Experiment happen. Join Sammy Carlson, Byron Wells, John Spriggs and the TGR crew as they figure out how to put it all together. This week's episode focuses on the camera setup and taking some of the first shots.
Watch Sammy Carlson's Powder TV interview as he talks about hanging out with Tanner Hall and CR Johnson in high school and how he's progressed as an athlete while filming with TGR in Under The Influence, Resession and this year's Light The Wick.
Here's the final episode of our three part series that goes behind the scenes of what went into making this past season's Stevens Pass 3D Experiment happen. Join Sammy Carlson, Byron Wells, John Spriggs and the TGR crew as they figure out how to put it all together. This week's episode features the athletes throwing down some huge tricks while also taking a look at what goes into gathering the other shots necessary for a complete segment.
The TGR production crew recently teamed up with athletes Kevin Jones and Nick Martini in Colorado to test how well the 2011 Ford Explorer is suited for winter sports. In this episode, the crew uses the Explorer as a "feature" by mounting a 20 foot rail on it for an urban jib session.
Watch Dash Longe's Powder TV interview as he talks about growing up in Lake Tahoe, filming for the first time with TGR in Salad Days and traveling all over to world for segments in places India, Corsica, Austria, Switzerland and France. As Dash describes, "Once I got on board with TGR it opened up this whole new opportunity of travel...I would probably never get the chance to go to [some of these places] if it wasn't for skiing."
Watch Wiley Miller's Powder TV interview as he talks about growing up in Billings, Montana, mentor Chris Collins and how it's a dream come true to be filming with TGR. As Wiley describes, "To be sitting here right now at the TGR headquarters...I never thought I'd be doing this. Dream come true to be filming with them now. It's amazing..."
Sammy Carlson produced one of the most impressive performances in TGR's 2010 ski film, Light The Wick. TGR is pumped to share this standout segment with the Newschooler community. Enjoy! For more info on Light The Wick go to TetonGravity.com/LightTheWick. To get a Sammy Carlson Limited Edition Signature Tee go to TetonGravity.com/SammyTee. They are going quick and only available until February 10, 2011.
TGR is proud to release the first episode of Behind The Line season 3. Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2011 ski film, Light The Wick. Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss them, providing an in depth look Behind The Line of Light The Wick.
This week's episode joins Sage Cattabriga-Alosa as he develops a new trick--a flat spin--during the season and goes huge with it in Alaska. As Sage describes, "It's like a video game...once your special meter's ramped you can do crazy tricks...it's kind of the same. That thing is pinging and you know it and you feel it and it's time to go."
TGR is proud to release the first episode of One For The Road's Almost Live. Follow the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. This series will provide insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the middle of the action. Stay tuned throughout the season and watch the drama unfold.
Episode 1 begins in our backyard at a secret location deep in the Jackson Hole backcountry. Join Todd Ligare, Ryland Bell, Erik Roner, Rachael Burks and Griffin Post as they lay down some huge lines on a perfect bluebird day. As Rachael Burks describes just before taking a nasty crash: "We started hiking early and now we are in beautiful, glorious Jackson backcountry and I'm getting ready to jump off a cliff."
In this week's Behind The Line Ian Mcintosh, Seth Morrison, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Todd Jones discuss the town of Petersburg, Alaska and its history with Devil's Thumb on its horizon before. Watch as as Ian lays down a huge first descent on the Devil Thumb's. As he describes, "To get the chance to ski off just the low shoulder of such an iconic peak is the coolest thing I've ever gotten the chance to do and will stick with me the rest of my life."
Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2011 ski film, Light The Wick. Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss them, providing an in depth look Behind The Line of Light The Wick. Watch videos from the entire series here: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/behind_the_line.aspx
Episode 2 joins the TGR crew on top of Jackson Hole's Rendezvous Mountain at the entrance to the S & S Couloir. Watch as Griffin Post, Todd Ligare, Shroder Baker, Josh Dirksen and Jason Tattersall drop a cliff into the legendary couloir. As Tattersall describes, "It doesn't matter how many times you come here, you still wonder if you're going to smack hard."
One For The Road's Almost Live is a web series where we follow the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the middle of the action. Stay tuned throughout the season and watch the drama unfold through through series page here: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/behind_the_line.aspx.
The TGR production crew recently teamed up with athletes Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Kevin Jones and Nick Martini in Colorado to test how well the 2011 Ford Explorer is suited for winter sports. In this episode, the crew uses the Explorer as their "Basecamp" for a night session of urban prowling.
This week's episode joins skiers Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Chris Benchetler & Wiley Miller while they're in France for a competition. Watch as they explore the area and session a backcountry kicker.
One For The Road's Almost Live is a web series where we follow the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the middle of the action. Stay tuned throughout the season and watch the drama unfold through through series page here: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/behind_the_line.aspx.
This week's episode looks back at the teams' travels to Japan in the wake of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami that has since ravaged the country. Watch as they explore this fascinating landscape and donate to the cause.
One For The Road's Almost Live is a web series where we follow the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the middle of the action. Stay tuned throughout the season and watch the drama unfold through through series page here: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/behind_the_line.aspx.
Episode 4 joins Dana Flahr epitomizing "Lighting The Wick" and sending it in British Columbia. Watch as he scouts and hikes a gnarly rock ride to big air line. As he describes, "Just the way the line went and how risky it was…I knew I could do it and it was an awesome, rewarding line."
Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2011 ski film, Light The Wick. Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss them, providing an in depth look Behind The Line of Light The Wick. Watch videos from the entire series here: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/behind_the_line.aspx.
This week's episode of Behind The Line joins Seth Morrison, Dana Flahr, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa & Ian McIntosh in Petersburg, Alaska last April as they wait out stormy weather. When the skies finally cleared the boys got after it, but quickly ran into some bad luck and a couple huge crashes. As Seth describes, "Something always happens on Easter. I've been in an avalanches and other people have gotten hurt or this that and the other. This Easter held up to be another one of those."
Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2010 ski film, Light The Wick. Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss them, providing an in depth look Behind The Line of Light The Wick. Watch videos from the entire series here: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/behind_the_line.aspx.
This week's episode of Behind The Line joins Dash Longe, Chris Benchetler & Dana Flahr in La Thuile, Italy for what should have been a heli trip. Almost daily snow, however, grounded the heli, forcing the crew to explore the area's lower elevations instead. As Dash describes when the skies finally cleared on their last day, "With those Italy trips, you just gotta hope for the best. We ended up having a great day and it turned out in my mind to be one of the best days of the trip."
It's the last week in Petersburg, AK and the boys are chomping to ski because of stormy weather. Once it finally pops bluebird, snow conditions were variable but the boys decided to go up a mellow run. Low and behold, a "picture perfect" crevasse gap is spotted. Everyone thinks Sage is joking, but, obviously, he wasn't. From down days to classic Alaska shredding, the boys spot the Briquette Spines next.
Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2010 ski film, Light The Wick. Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss them, providing an in depth look Behind The Line of Light The Wick. Watch videos from the entire series here: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/behind_the_line.aspx
This week's episode of Almost Live joins Dylan Hood, Dash Longe and Erik Roner in Montenergo as they wait out hazardous avalanche conditions and go big once it pops blue. As Roner describes, "They had a couple resorts that were really kinda low key, funky style with old squakey chairlifts going up radical terrain."
One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the middle of the action. Stay tuned throughout the season and watch the drama unfold through through series page here: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/series/behind_the_line.aspx.
In this week's episode of Behind The Line Dylan Hood and Sammy Carlson meet up with Ian McIntosh in his stomping grounds of Pemberton, British Columbia. Watch as they add a little jib to Pembi's big mountain lines. As Todd Jones describes, "It's always cool to see different people's perspectives on the mountain. So when Dylan and Sammy went up to BC…We knew we'd see a bunch of different stuff and a different take on it."
In this week's episode of Almost Live, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa pays a visit to Ian McIntosh's backyard of Pemberton, British Columbia. Watch as they sled into the backcountry and nail their usual big lines. As Sage describes, "Stoked to be here because I'm getting guided today by Ian McIntosh. This is just another day for him, but it's a new day for me."
This week's episode of Almost Live joins Byron Wells, Andreas Haveit, Rory Bushfield and Nick Martini in Iceland for some urban jibbing. Watch as they are given free reign to let loose on a local school's campus. As Andreas describes, "It's crazy...they got us permission to do whatever we want with this school campus and they've been helping us...build."
This week's episode of Almost Live joins Byron Wells, Andreas Haveit, Rory Bushfield and Nick Martini in Iceland as they use a heli to film their backcountry kicker. As Rory describes, "Here we are with a jump Andreas built. There's a helicopter behind me and we're about to give'er."
One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the middle of the action. Stay tuned throughout the season and watch the drama unfold.
Music: Swim Below As Leviathans by Fireproof_Babies
This week's episode of Almost Live joins Dash Longe and Dylan Hood in Macedonia as they lay down first descents with the help of a Macedonian police helicopter. As Dash describes, "It turned out to be two police officers flying us around in a police bird...pretty rad."
One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the middle of the action. Stay tuned throughout the season and watch the drama unfold.
Music: Wombie Dust by Brain Police
Visit The One For The Road Film Page Here: http://bit.ly/kiI24d
"One for the Road", is a ski and snowboard film following some of the world's most progressive snow sports athletes, documenting their lives on the road, and capturing some of the most stunning riding to date. Road trips are an integral part of every adventurer's life and a conduit to define one's being. Journeys to new lands shed light on each skier's personal mission. Whether shredding with long time ski partners, or meeting a seasoned character in some far off country, wisdom is gained through these new experiences. The road trip is a metaphor for every skier's existence.
Shot on location, prepare for a visually stunning voyage generated with Phantom, Red, Canon DSLR and GoPro HD footage. Join the athletes as they rock a record breaking season in Jackson Hole, immerse themselves into the culture of Japan's powder mecca Hokkaido, discover Iceland's urban side, explore the Balkan wonders of Macedonia and Montenegro, shred deep pillow lines at Baldface Lodge, uncover first descents in Pemberton, BC, and hit full throttle lines in the perfect snow and weather of Juneau, AK.
Join the award winning producers at Teton Gravity Research as they embark on the ultimate road trip.
Athletes: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Ian McIntosh, Griffin Post, Todd Ligare, Chris Benchetler, Dylan Hood, Dash Longe, Daron Rahlves, Sven Küenle, Rachael Burks, Callum Pettit, Erik Roner, Grete Eliassen, Shroder Baker, Byron Wells, Andreas Hatveit, Rory Bushfield, Nick Martini, Tom Wallisch, Dana Flahr, Mike Riddle, Josh Dirksen
Locations: Japan; Iceland; Macedonia; Montenegro; Pemberton, BC; Baldface Lodge, BC; Jackson Hole, WY; Juneau, AK; Tignes, France; Utah; Squaw Valley, CA
Music: Cloudlight by Eskmo (iTunes: http://bit.ly/jFjiHR) and Levrolution by American Royality (iTunes: http://bit.ly/kMtLfM)
Vist the film page here: http://TetonGravity.com/OFTR
