Jackson Hole local Corey Felton's edit from the inaugural Co-Lab. He was working too many 14 hour days to promote his entry on Facebook, but the burly lines won him the wildcard entry anwyays! Check out the interview at: http://bit.ly/1gp3u3P
For a few years, Marco Salgado has been preaching the gospel of Sella Nevea. When not logging footage for Teton Gravity Research in Jackson, Wyoming, he spends his time shredding in Italy. This winter, a crew from TGR joined him in Sella Nevea?and luckily, the legendary ski resort was enjoying the most snow it had seen in one hundred years. With Marco as their guide, Colter Hinchliffe, Dash Longe, and Dana Flahr dove in deep. After a storm dropped over six meters of snow, the crew hopped on the resort?s iconic tram. Their arrival at the summit set the tone for the day, as a shit ton of snow had poured into the tram dock. Energized?rather than undeterred?the crew promptly began terrorizing the chutes, steep lines, and pristine pow of Sella Nevea while filming for TGR?s latest film, Almost Ablaze. Check out this episode of Almost Live Presented by Gore-Tex Products to see what went down?and then start making plans to head to Sella Nevea. It?ll be worth your while. View Teton Gravity Research on Google+
Fortunately for Ian McIntosh, Canada's health insurance system still insures for folks with pre-existing conditions, like having a few screws loose upstairs. You're not supposed to be able to ski La Grave?a place infamous for pants-shitting steeps and deadly exposure?at the speeds Mac and Johnny Collinson do in this episode of Sony Mind's Eye, so maybe socialized medicine is playing a part in the ability of guys like Ian to blaze new trails in the speed category (we're joking). Watch Ian and Johnny flash some steep couloirs, some in pow, others in brutally variable conditions, in France's most unencumbered mountains with guide Joe Vallone, and then run off with Mac as he takes a vacation from his butt-puckering ski routine to go BASE jumping in Italy. We don't know what the translation of ?terminal velocity? is in Italian, but we think it might sound something like ?Non provateci a casa!!? Sony's Mind's Eye is a 10-episode series of self-edits that give an insider's look at the team of TGR athletes as they documents their adventures with Sony's Action Cam. Check out the new Sony Action Cam, with its next-level image stabilization feature, snow-proof body, and A-grade audio recording at: http://bit.ly/1lygvzX More Mind's Eye Episodes: http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/channels/sony-minds-eye-series-111/ Follow Us! Facebook: facebook.com/TetonGravityResearch Twitter: twitter.com/TetonGravity Instagram: instagram.com/TetonGravity
For some, skiing is about escaping choices?and for others it is a means for embracing them. This winter, Teton Gravity Research athletes and filmers headed to Sella Nevea, Italy to film for the company?s latest project, Almost Ablaze. Thanks to a storm that dumped over six meters of pow, the iconic ski resort found itself enjoying the most snow in one hundred years. Between all this snow and the resort?s legendary terrain, skiers Colter Hinchliffe, Dash Longe, and Dana Flahr were surrounded by an abundance of options. Steep chutes, cliff faces, open bowls, and wind lips provided the perfect canvas for throwing down. And luckily, this episode of Almost Live Presented by Gore-Tex Products captures the action. Sometimes in life, it doesn?t hurt to be overwhelmed by options. Drop in with TGR! Facebook: facebook.com/tetongravityresearch Instagram: instagram.com/tetongravity YouTube: youtube.com/tetongravityresearch Twitter: twitter.com/TetonGravity View Teton Gravity Research on Google+
For pros who ply their trade in front of cameras, much of their winter is based around chasing snow. And despite the shortage of snow that plagued much of North America this winter, a crew of athletes and filmers from TGR found plenty of powder during a recent trip to Revelstoke. TGR athletes Nick McNutt, Tim Durtschi, Dylan Hood, and Dane Tudor spent several weeks skiing the area?s legendary pillows?and eating shit. See what went down in this episode of Almost Live Presented by Gore-Tex products. ALMOST LIVE The Almost Live series takes you around the globe with the TGR production team and athletes. Get an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps, traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet, and the lives of the worlds top riders. ?Almost Live? plants you on location with our crew. You will be able to track our progress throughout the season, and watch the drama unfold. Drop in with TGR: Facebook: http://facebook.com/tetongravity Instagram: http://instagram.com/tetongravity YouTube: http://youtube.com/tetongravity Twitter: http://twitter.com/TetonGravity
Pro riders may pass hundreds of hours waiting for the ideal weather in which to film their exploits. These hours can serve as a catalyst for pranks?and sometimes shit just goes a little further than expected. Such was the case when Jeremy Jones and members of the TGR production crew traveled to Svalbard to film for Further. During this trip, Dan Gibeau, a rookie member of the production crew, became the victim of a practical joke. Once Gibeau?s colleagues put their prank into motion, their acting and antics proved far more believable than they had imagined. Consequently, the outcome of their prank managed to surprise not only Gibeau, but also themselves.
?When we add someone new to the team, it?s interesting to test it out and see how it works. Some people really excel and make the whole dynamic better, and Tanner did just that.? Sage had kind words for Tanner during the filmed of Re:Session, when Hall, already a legend, was getting more and more comfortable in the Alaska?s oversized terrain, and was becoming a solid addition to the TGR crew. As his line selection and mountain prowess improved, Tanner was able to bring more and more of his bottomless trick bag to the big mountains, throwing double backs, mistys, and switch 540s deep in the backcountry. Hall ends his Re:Session segment with some jumps from the park shoot at Steven?s Pass that would, unfortunately, result in two broken legs for the legendary skier, but which would ultimately prove the resolve Tanner has always had to ski to his full ability.
While cameras often immortalize their descents, Teton Gravity Research athletes are just as likely to find adventure when not filming?or, for that matter, skiing and snowboarding. Such was the case when Max Hammer, Griffin Post, Mark Carter, and Angel Collinson embarked on a multi-day camping mission to ski and snowboard big lines in Grand Teton National Park. With the help of Exum Mountain Guides, the athletes rode several of Mt. Moran's classic routes. Yet their time off the mountain was just as memorable. Whether repairing tent poles, just lounging around camp, or laying down iconic lines, each day was an adventure. To see more action from the crew's Teton mission, be sure to check out TGR's latest film, Almost Ablaze, when it drops this September.
Did Tom van Steenbergen stomp the biggest front flip in mountain bike history? Watch the video from Tom's Sony Action Cam, shot during production of Teton Gravity Research & Anthill Film's new movie, UNREAL. Coming Summer 2015. #theUNREALmovie
We know this is a ski site, but we also know plenty of skiers have been following this and are looking forward to the final chapter of the Jeremy Jones trilogy. DVD/Blu-Ray pre-orders, and tour tickets, are available here: http://www.tetongravity.com/films/jeremy-jones-higher
TGR's Steve Jones accepts the Ice Bucket Challenge on behalf of the company... then all social media fad hell breaks loose!
In 2013 Nick McNutt entered TGR?s Co-Lab competition. Skiing out of his hometown of Whistler, British Columbia his smooth buttery style, switch landings, and easygoing persona caught the eyes of the TGR team. Although he would eventually fall short of winning the $100,000 grand prize, McNutt felt like the right addition to the TGR crew. So this year when deciding whom we were going to film for our new ski film, Almost Ablaze, Nick McNutt was the easy and natural choice. He joined the production crew in Jackson Hole and Revelstoke to film for the new flick. Nick earned his stripes, showing why he deserves a place alongside seasoned TGR athletes Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Tim Durtschi. We are stoked for the world to see his segment this fall. As means of an introduction, we are sharing Nick's original Co-Lab edit. If you enjoy wh
Let your friends at Teton Gravity Research & Anthill Films transport you to a place beyond the real world. Rise into the unReal and explore the imagination of some of the best mountain bikers on the planet, creating a world where snow is fair game, 1000-pound mammals are riding partners, and anything is possible. Coming Summer 2015
TGR athlete Ian McIntosh ditches his skis and picks up a parachute in this episode of Sony's Mind Eye. McIntosh and company look to emulate their Swiss cohorts so they pack their chutes, stretch out the hammies, and go for a little Swiss "Yogg". Over the course of the next nineteen days Ian and friends complete forty-nine BASE-jumps throughout Switzerland & France. Ian is relatively new to the BASE-jumping world. He has been sky-diving for nine years, but only started seriously jumping a year ago. This episode of Sony Mind?s Eye documents his second major trip BASE trip to Europe. Equipped with a new wingsuit, a Sony Action Cam, and plenty of big cliffs, Ian realizes a lifelong dream of flying. Now with 110 BASE-jumps under his belt he is well on his way to become an accomplished jumper and wingsuit pilot. Sony's Mind's Eye is a 10 episode series of self-edits that gives an insider's look
There's just one big drawback: come morning, everything is frozen?including your boots. Dealing with those damn bear traps when they've been dried and toasted by the fireplace is bad enough, but that sixth toe and heel blister are really going to feel the hurt when your liners are a damp frozen cave and the shells are as stiff as rebar. Still, this has never stopped TGR's in-house snow camping aficionado, Jeremy Jones, from conquering the 3,000 foot hikes necessary to gain access to his favorite spine walls. In this case, these hikes led to a few prized spring lines in the East Alaska Range. While shooting for Higher last April, Jones and Ryland Bell spent their nights camping and their days riding epic lines. The duo filmed their exploits using Sony's Action Cam. The resulting footage captures both the realities of camp life, as well as the sweet rewards that make waking up to frozen boots so worthwhile. All footage shot on Sony's Action Cam, for which Jer has high praise: "This latest one (the new white AS100V) that we just got has stepped up on all fronts; it's more weather resistant so it doesn't require a case and I love the huge improvement in the tripod screw mount so mounting is really simple, bomber, and low-profile. And then the visual - in the footage we're looking at now, we can definitely tell an improvement in the sensor. And the audio continues to kick ass."
In this episode of Sony Mind's Eye, Dash wanted to use the Action Cam to abandon the conventions of your run-of-the-mill POV edit. He worked with TGR production intern Matt Dillman to chop up the footage and throw in some animation, breaking up the usual format while also covering some fun bits from TGR's recent shoot in Sella Nevea, Italy. "Matt and I were really focusing on using as many different angles as possible to break up the traditional POV look and feel," Dash said about his time in the TGR studio last week with Matt. Using diverse angles from the production crew and audio bites?all captured on the Action Cam?Dash and Matt put together a different take on the ol' left turn-right turn experience while bagging shots for next year's film, Almost Ablaze. Sony's Mind's Eye is a ten episode series of self-edits. These edits give an insider's look at the team of TGR athletes as they document their adventures with Sony's Action Cam. Be sure to check out the new Action Cam, which features a snow-proof body, image stabilizer, and A-grade audio recording at: http://bit.ly/1lygvzX
In Season 2, Episode 5 of Sony Mind's Eye, Angel Collinson showcases the POV footage from the ski mountaineering trip she, Mark Carter, Griffin Post, and Max Hammer recently completed while filming for Almost Ablaze in the Tetons. Their trip to Mount Moran relied on 25 people?including 10 porters?to haul 1,500 pounds of gear seven miles across a frozen Jackson Lake and to the base of the peak's most famous line, the Skillet. Angel's edit puts us behind the scenes of what will certainly be the most sweat-and-tears intensive runs of this year's film. Filmed entirely with Sony's Action Cam, this edit transports us from setting up base camp in the dead of winter to scaling 5,400 vertical foot lines on foot?and then it gives us a sneak peak of what those lines will look like in the film. Sony's Mind's Eye is a 10-episode series of self-edits that give an insider's look at the team of TGR athletes as they documents their adventures with Sony's Action Cam. Check out the new Sony Action Cam, with its next-level image stabilization feature, snow-proof body, and A-grade audio recording at: http://bit.ly/1lygvzX
Enjoy the buttery style of TGR athlete Nick McNutt in this week?s Sony Mind?s Eye. McNutt burst onto the scene this year with one of the most talked about segments from TGR?s award winning film Almost Ablaze. He captivated the freeride community with uncanny ability to land switch in deep pow off huge features. The Whistler based skier was nominated for ?Best Male Freeride Segment? and ?Rookie of the Year? at this year?s IF3 Awards, taking home the hardware in the later category. In this edit McNutt overwhelms the senses with wicked nose butters, tree taps, and those infamous deep pow switch landings. We at TGR are psyched to showcase one of the most exciting talents in free skiing and can?t wait to see what the future hold for this hard charger.
Teton Gravity Research (TGR) announces the release its film Almost Ablaze on iTunes. Almost Ablaze won "Film of the Year" at the 2014 International Freeski Film Festival. To celebrate, we are releasing the gritty urban Sarajevo segment, featuring Olympic gold medalist Joss Christensen, Karl Fostvedt and Chris Laker skiing the remains of the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic venue. Buy TGR's Almost Ablaze http://geni.us/almostablaze ?Sochi was criticized for its hastily-built and exuberant infrastructure, whose lack of potential for long-term use barely justified the environmental degradation its construction wrought,? writes Sam Morse in his article accompanying the release of this Sarajevo segment. ?The now-dilapidated venues in Sarajevo, which hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics, were marked by disuse and destroyed by war, provoking eerie parallels to the criticisms made of Sochi?s future. With Oslo recently withdrawing its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the trip validated plenty of the concerns that have caused a decline in public support for hosting the Winter Games.?
Sochi was criticized for its hastily-built and exuberant infrastructure, whose lack of potential for long-term use barely justified the environmental degradation its construction wrought,? writes Sam Morse in his article accompanying the release of this Sarajevo segment. ?The now-dilapidated venues in Sarajevo, which hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics, were marked by disuse and destroyed by war, provoking eerie parallels to the criticisms made of Sochi?s future. With Oslo recently withdrawing its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the trip validated plenty of the concerns that have caused a decline in public support for hosting the Winter Games.
?Tim Durtschi showcases his trademark skiing and personality in this episode of Sony Mind's Eye. He makes dropping pillows, throwing casual butters, and huge threes look effortless. Throughout the whole edit it is apparent that Durtschi likes to have fun with his friends in the mountains. Whether it is singing T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" while skiing past Dane Tudor or making faces on camera, Tim Durtschi is the ski buddy you want to have. Be sure to check him out in TGR's Almost Ablaze, now available on Itunes.
Adaptive skier, Vasu Sojitra, stars in ?Out On A Limb? profiling his inspiring story as he ventures into the backcountry to summit peaks, explore avalanche zones, send cliffs, and ski deep powder lines?all completely unassisted. Filmed in the Chic-Choc Mountain range and Vermont?s backcountry, Vasu shows that the only limits are those we place on ourselves
