Sammy Carlson meets up with a super star TGR crew. Not having much experience with Helicopters and Big mountain riding, Sammy is schooled by the likes of Seth Morrison, Callum Petit, and Kye Peterson in the wise ways of Big mountain shredding.
The crew has been waiting for the perfect bluebird day for Erik Roner to ski BASE a HUGE cliff called the Mushroom Tower. Roner, always nervous when hitting something new, steps up his game and drops in. Check out behind the scenes footage in our 4th episode of Almost Live Season 2.
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Seth Morrison, and Erik Roner meet up in Mazama, WA at North Cascade Heli. The Gash is a super narrow, highly technical chute that Sage and Seth have previously conquered. Roner isn't so sure... Check out behind the scenes in our third episode of Almost Live.
Seth Morrison hopped a quick plane to Jackson Hole to meet up with Sage Cattabriga-Alosa. Jackson, just coming out of a storm cycle, granted the boys deep pow pillows, bluebird days and big lines. Sage's double cliff 360's and Seth's lincoln loops were highlights of a great trip.
At the end of January 2010 Teton Village finally got the big dump its been waiting for; locals called it the "Quintessential Jackson Hole Powder Day". With such epic conditions Todd Ligare, Shroder Baker, and the TGR Production crew headed into the backcountry to capture one of deepest days of the year. The crew racked up some powder shots while the athletes got their fix of face shots. This is our first episode in our second season of Almost Live.
In our first episode of Behind the Line season 2, we go behind the scenes with Athlete Callum Pettit. Callum steps it up, hitting a cliff Ian McIntosh wouldn't even touch. The foreseen consequences terribly come true, with a proverbial "hole-in-one" crevasse shot.
In the second part of On the Couch with Dash Longe, Dash recounts skiing in India and the Himalayas as the experience of a lifetime. The totally different cultural experience made a large impact on his life. Dash also details his process before hitting a line or a jump, its good insight to how pro athletes do what they do.
Dash Longe and Corey Gavitt talk about Dash's early love of skiing while growing up in Lake Tahoe. Dash loved riding powder and freestyle skiing early on, but watching snowboard culture influenced him to combine the two and take it to the backcountry. Stay tuned for part 2 coming up next week....
In this episode of On the Couch, Josh Nielsen and Ian McIntosh discuss Ian's consistent 4-point stomps, where and when he uses rockered skis, and his current influences as well as future plans.
20-year-old Sammy Carlson produced one of the most impressive performances in TGR's 2009-10 offering, Re:Session. And, perhaps, Sammy and TGR captured one of the more memorable booter footage in the last five years in ski cinematography. TGR is pumped to share this epic segment with the Newschooler community. Enjoy!
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In this episode of On the Couch, Ian McIntosh talks about growing up in a family that skis and how that influenced his decision to make skiing a career.
On the Couch continues with an inspirational interview with legendary skier Seth Morrison. In this episode Todd Jones and Seth Morrison sit down to discuss his progression into the sport in part one of this double episode. Check out Part 2 on TetonGravity.com
On the Couch is back with part two of the inspiring Dana Flahr interview. In this episode Josh Nielsen continues his conversation with pro skier Dana Flahr on his progression into the sport, the crew he rides with, his experience skiing in Alaska and much more. Stay tuned for future On the Couch interviews with your favorite pros.
On the Couch is back with an addition to the inspiring interview series. Josh Nielsen and Dana Flahr kick back in part one to discuss Dana’s upbringing in BC, the importance of free skiing, and much more. Stay tuned for On the Couch with Dana Flahr Part 2.
Teton Gravity Research in partnership with snowboard athlete Jeremy Jones is proud to announce the trailer release of Deeper - a new big mountain snowboard film featuring Jones with a handpicked group of elite riders including Jonaven Moore, Travis Rice and Xavier De Le Rue, who set out to conquer the best lines without the limited assistance of snowmobiles, helicopters or lifts.
“I wanted to get back to solitude, adventure, and new descents,†Jeremy Jones said. “By hiking past boundaries set in place by helis and snowmobiles we were able to get into bigger mountains, away from people and back to first descents.
Presented by O'neill
Additional partners: Recco, Jones Snowboards, Swatch
Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Seth Morrison push the limits on one of gnarliest spine castles that AK has to offer. The two stand at the top of Hotel Room, choose their lines, and experience one of the most intense rides of their lives. Hotel Room is literally the edge of the world. See for yourself in this must see "Behind The Line" episode.
Within the span of a lifetime, one can observe the planet's changing climate. Mountain guides, skiers, snowboarders, farmers and climatologists across the world are all seeing change. Ski areas in the Northeast United States are feeling the effects of less snow. California farmlands are experiencing water shortages and the glaciers in Europe are receding at alarming rates. Skiing, which started as a mode of transportation, has become ingrained within mountain cultures everywhere.
Archive footage courtesy of Charles Dubost and Jean-Daniel Nydegger, Médiathèque Valais - Martigny.
Follow the athletes and crew as they fly deep into the mountains of Haines, Alaska to rebate lines that they have tomahawked down in the past. When they discover perfect conditions and experience the deepest powder they have ever skied on steep AK spines the whole crew is stoked. "Usually, its you go into the white room… you come out of the white room… you go in… you come out… This time it was all white room!
In our wildest dreams we could not have dreamed of terrain like this. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa again steps out of his comfort bubble and steps out on top of Dr. Seuss, a line pioneered by Jeremy Jones. A feeling of elation and amazement of survival overwhelms Sage as he coasts through the rest of the day beyond content.
Mazama, Washington is a sleepy 200 person town at the end of the road and home to one of the finest heli ops in the world. North Cascade Heli Skiing is an insane place, they fly every day, snow or shine, and receive copious amounts of snow every year. Seth Morrison, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, and Kye Petersen found tons of sweet terrain to ride and film in. The trees and pillows here are some of the best in the world and the boys took full advantage of the epic zones and got tons of pillow practice.
Athletes Dash Longe, Dylan Hood, Dana Flahr, Tanner Hall, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa headed out with the TGR crew to Stevens Pass, WA for a two week park shoot. The park crew built some amazing features for the athletes, including a monster gap jump. After some salting, re-shaping and a little guinea pigging the gap was ready to be sessioned.
Behind the scenes from the filming of TGR's new film Re: Session. Conditions weren't ideal for shooting in the backcountry, so Sammy Carlson and the TGR crew decided to test their creativity on the streets of Jackson, WY with this seek and destroy urban mission. Check out this episode and find out if the mission was successful.
Grand Targhee and TGR teamed up to build this unique jump in the Targhee backcountry. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa met up with the crew and started sending it immediatley with a massive laid-out front flip. Stoked from his success with the single rotation, Sage decides to try and double it up.
The award winning producers at Teton Gravity Research (TGR) present their newest 16mm and HD film, Re: Session. This project takes viewers beyond the traditional ski and snowboard movie into a revolutionary realm of action sports entertainment. Shot on both film and RED ONE high definition camera technology, Re: Session documents the true wealth of the mountain experience. Follow the crew as they score in one of Alagna, Italy’s deepest seasons on record. Check out forbidden powder in Poland, massive wedges in Colorado, new gap jumps in Utah, and seven weeks of epic riding conditions in Alaska. Re: Session brings the most talented athletes in the sport together into one must-see film. The all-star roster includes TGR regulars Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Seth Morrison, Jeremy Jones, Kye Petersen, Ian McIntosh, Dana Flahr, Dylan Hood, Erik Roner, Wiley Miller, and Dash Longe rounded out with the fresh faces of Tanner Hall, Sammy Carlson and Callum Pettit.
Shot on location in: Jackson Hole WY, Alagna Italy, Last Frontier Heli-Skiing, Poland, Slovakia, Haines AK, North Cascade Heli-Skiing, Colorado, Stevens Pass WA, Utah, Montana, and Pemberton B.C.
View the Re: Session Film Page: http://www.tetongravity.com/re_session
Order the Re: Session DVD: http://shop.tetongravity.com/ReSession_DVD.aspx
Re: Session Film Tour Dates and Info: http://www.tetongravity.com/tour
