http://live.tetongravity.com/service/getFeed.kickAction?quantity=25 New blogs from PeteObrien on Teton Gravity Research Thu, 10 May 2012 23:44:05 GMT Thu, 10 May 2012 23:44:05 GMT dev@tetongravity.com (TetonGravityResearch) dev@tetongravity.com (TetonGravityResearch) KickApps Feed Builder 2012-05-10T23:44:05Z 72 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=75233&sortType=recent&tags=null 0 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Occupy-Alaska-With-TGR/blog/6066671/75233.html Are ski movies scripted?  There is a ton of planning and pre-production that goes into every ski film. At the beginning of the winter, a theme and a title are created, but as the peak of the season arrives, it becomes clear that Mother Nature is directing the film.This year, as it became obvious that the Lower 48 was going to have a drier than average winter and Alaska was on track to have a record snow year. TGR decided to head north and set up shop in AK to film The Dream Factory. Words and Photos by Pete O'Brien. [image]Toward the end of our second trip to Girdwood, Sage Cattabriga-alosa sessioned this cornice. Here he is bringing around a huge 720 a few days before heading off to Colorado and taking third place at the 2012 Red Bull Cold Rush. [image]TGR Founder Todd Jones has been on dozens of filming trips to Alaska over the years.  Here's Todd, getting some establishing shots at night in downtown Anchorage. [image]TGR Cinematographer Dustin Handley shoots at one of the many different snowmobile trailheads we visited this winter in AK. [image]Alaskans are a different breed.  It seems like everyone up there owns a snowmachine, a bush plane, or both. [image]Seth Morrison's AK season pass. [image]Tim Durtschi was a welcome addition to the TGR crew this year.  His laid-back attitude with an element of "disturbed artist" was a perfect match to the rest of the team. Not to mention he's a beast when it comes to getting shots.[image]Thompson Pass, Valdez.  So much has changed since heli skiing was adopted in Alaska.  This place continues to be the ultimate spot to get the best run of your life. A visit to Valdez should be on every rider's bucket list. [image]Driving around AK with sleds and hitting a bunch of different heli zones this winter wasn't all fun and games. [image]We have to give props to all of the behind the scene's characters who made it possible for the TGR crew to spend the winter in Alaska. It's never easy to split up a dinner check after you're done eating. [image]Next fall when we're all jonesing to ride powder, everyone will have a stand out memory of a day or a zone or a storm cycle from last winter.  Our time exploring the area overlooking Seward, Alaska on snowmobiles will be my stand out memory.  Sage cranking through some blower pow a couple of miles outside of Resurrection Bay. Are ski movies scripted?  There is a ton of planning and pre-production that goes into every ski film. At the beginning of the winter, a theme and a title are created, but as the peak of the season arrives, it becomes clear that Mother Nature is directing the film.This year, as it became obvious that the Lower 48 was going to have a drier than average winter and Alaska was on track to have a record snow year. TGR decided to head north and set up shop in AK to film The Dream Factory. Words and Photos by Pete O'Brien. [image]Toward the end of our second trip to Girdwood, Sage Cattabriga-alosa sessioned this cornice. Here he is bringing around a huge 720 a few days before heading off to Colorado and taking third place at the 2012 Red Bull Cold Rush. [image]TGR Founder Todd Jones has been on dozens of filming trips to Alaska over the years.  Here's Todd, getting some establishing shots at night in downtown Anchorage. [image]TGR Cinematographer Dustin Handley shoots at one of the many different snowmobile trailheads we visited this winter in AK. [image]Alaskans are a different breed.  It seems like everyone up there owns a snowmachine, a bush plane, or both. [image]Seth Morrison's AK season pass. [image]Tim Durtschi was a welcome addition to the TGR crew this year.  His laid-back attitude with an element of "disturbed artist" was a perfect match to the rest of the team. Not to mention he's a beast when it comes to getting shots.[image]Thompson Pass, Valdez.  So much has changed since heli skiing was adopted in Alaska.  This place continues to be the ultimate spot to get the best run of your life. A visit to Valdez should be on every rider's bucket list. [image]Driving around AK with sleds and hitting a bunch of different heli zones this winter wasn't all fun and games. [image]We have to give props to all of the behind the scene's characters who made it possible for the TGR crew to spend the winter in Alaska. It's never easy to split up a dinner check after you're done eating. [image]Next fall when we're all jonesing to ride powder, everyone will have a stand out memory of a day or a zone or a storm cycle from last winter.  Our time exploring the area overlooking Seward, Alaska on snowmobiles will be my stand out memory.  Sage cranking through some blower pow a couple of miles outside of Resurrection Bay. Thu, 10 May 2012 23:44:05 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Occupy-Alaska-With-TGR/blog/6066671/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-05-10T23:44:05Z Teton Gravity Research Are ski movies scripted?  There is a ton of planning and pre-production that goes into every ski film. At the beginning of the winter, a theme and a title are created, but as the peak of the season arrives, it becomes clear that Mother Nature is directing the film.This year, as it became obvious that the Lower 48 was going to have a drier than average winter and Alaska was on track to have a record snow year. TGR decided to head north and set up shop in AK to film The Dream Factory. Words and Photos by Pete O'Brien. [image]Toward the end of our second trip to Girdwood, Sage Cattabriga-alosa sessioned this cornice. Here he is bringing around a huge 720 a few days before heading off to Colorado and taking third place at the 2012 Red Bull Cold Rush. [image]TGR Founder Todd Jones has been on dozens of filming trips to Alaska over the years.  Here's Todd, getting some establishing shots at night in downtown Anchorage. [image]TGR Cinematographer Dustin Handley shoots at one of the many different snowmobile trailheads we visited this winter in AK. [image]Alaskans are a different breed.  It seems like everyone up there owns a snowmachine, a bush plane, or both. [image]Seth Morrison's AK season pass. [image]Tim Durtschi was a welcome addition to the TGR crew this year.  His laid-back attitude with an element of "disturbed artist" was a perfect match to the rest of the team. Not to mention he's a beast when it comes to getting shots.[image]Thompson Pass, Valdez.  So much has changed since heli skiing was adopted in Alaska.  This place continues to be the ultimate spot to get the best run of your life. A visit to Valdez should be on every rider's bucket list. [image]Driving around AK with sleds and hitting a bunch of different heli zones this winter wasn't all fun and games. [image]We have to give props to all of the behind the scene's characters who made it possible for the TGR crew to spend the winter in Alaska. It's never easy to split up a dinner check after you're done eating. [image]Next fall when we're all jonesing to ride powder, everyone will have a stand out memory of a day or a zone or a storm cycle from last winter.  Our time exploring the area overlooking Seward, Alaska on snowmobiles will be my stand out memory.  Sage cranking through some blower pow a couple of miles outside of Resurrection Bay. alaska, anchorage, chugach, girdwood, mountains, powder, sage cattabriga-alosa, seth morrison, seward, skiing, teton gravity research, the dream factory, thompson pass, tim durtschi, todd jones, valdez nonadult false Occupy! Alaska With TGR text blog alaska,anchorage,chugach,girdwood,mountains,powder,sage cattabriga-alosa,seth morrison,seward,skiing,teton gravity research,the dream factory,thompson pass,tim durtschi,todd jones,valdez 216 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK 0 0 6066671 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Haines-Is-Heaven-TGR-Films-The-Dream-Factory/blog/5997361/75233.html Our tour of Alaska continues on, with our last stop: Haines. Tim Durtschi, Chris Benchetler and Nick Martini are flying with Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures looking for steep lines and natural hits as we film for The Dream Factory. The terrain in Haines has more exposure, more sluff management, and is generally more raw than the other spots we've hit in Alaska this season. Check out these eight photos from the trip. [image]Nick Martini gets his first taste of heli-skiing in Alaska. [image]Out of all the places we visited in Alaska this year, Haines had the steepest terrain.  [image]We rolled right into a long stretch of high pressure in Haines. [image]A visit to Haines isn't complete without a cruise on the Sundowner.  The boys got the chance to haul crab pots onto the deck of the boat and check out wildlife from the water. [image]This is the closest Chris Benchetler has ever been to bald eagles in the wild. [image]Tim Durtschi skiing a 2000-foot warm up lap. [image]Benchetler and Martini discuss their next move. [image]This is the top quarter of a line Benchetler eyed on our first day out.  It ended up being a first descent, which is becoming harder to get as more people come to Haines. Our tour of Alaska continues on, with our last stop: Haines. Tim Durtschi, Chris Benchetler and Nick Martini are flying with Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures looking for steep lines and natural hits as we film for The Dream Factory. The terrain in Haines has more exposure, more sluff management, and is generally more raw than the other spots we've hit in Alaska this season. Check out these eight photos from the trip. [image]Nick Martini gets his first taste of heli-skiing in Alaska. [image]Out of all the places we visited in Alaska this year, Haines had the steepest terrain.  [image]We rolled right into a long stretch of high pressure in Haines. [image]A visit to Haines isn't complete without a cruise on the Sundowner.  The boys got the chance to haul crab pots onto the deck of the boat and check out wildlife from the water. [image]This is the closest Chris Benchetler has ever been to bald eagles in the wild. [image]Tim Durtschi skiing a 2000-foot warm up lap. [image]Benchetler and Martini discuss their next move. [image]This is the top quarter of a line Benchetler eyed on our first day out.  It ended up being a first descent, which is becoming harder to get as more people come to Haines. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:03:27 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Haines-Is-Heaven-TGR-Films-The-Dream-Factory/blog/5997361/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-04-20T20:03:27Z Teton Gravity Research Our tour of Alaska continues on, with our last stop: Haines. Tim Durtschi, Chris Benchetler and Nick Martini are flying with Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures looking for steep lines and natural hits as we film for The Dream Factory. The terrain in Haines has more exposure, more sluff management, and is generally more raw than the other spots we've hit in Alaska this season. Check out these eight photos from the trip. [image]Nick Martini gets his first taste of heli-skiing in Alaska. [image]Out of all the places we visited in Alaska this year, Haines had the steepest terrain.  [image]We rolled right into a long stretch of high pressure in Haines. [image]A visit to Haines isn't complete without a cruise on the Sundowner.  The boys got the chance to haul crab pots onto the deck of the boat and check out wildlife from the water. [image]This is the closest Chris Benchetler has ever been to bald eagles in the wild. [image]Tim Durtschi skiing a 2000-foot warm up lap. [image]Benchetler and Martini discuss their next move. [image]This is the top quarter of a line Benchetler eyed on our first day out.  It ended up being a first descent, which is becoming harder to get as more people come to Haines. alaska, chris benchetler, haines, nick martini, the dream factory, tim durtschi nonadult false Haines Is Heaven - TGR Films The Dream Factory text blog alaska,chris benchetler,haines,nick martini,the dream factory,tim durtschi 226 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Haines 0 0 5997361 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Urban-Assault-On-Alaska-For-The-Dream-Factory/blog/5953691/75233.html It's no secret that Alaska has been getting hammered by snow this Winter.  Since December, Anchorage has been the site of multiple urban film and photo shoots. TGR has visited AK on many film trips over the years to document big mountain riding.  This year the team went on the search to see what the urban scene is like in AK. [image]Tim Durtschi 180 to the roof of an abandoned building. [image]Nick Martini hitting an urban pillow line. [image]Durtschi airing out of a broken window. [image]Martini swap on a bridge rail in Anchorage, Alaska. [image]Tim Durtschi grew up skiing at Alyeska.  He tried this rail for the first time when he was 15 years old.  With all of the urban crews migrating to Alaska to film this year, the cops have figured out most of the spots and getting busted is a regular occurrence.  We didn't get shut down here by cops but we did get shut down by a train conductor. [image]Durtschi on an avalanche barrier at Alyeska. [image]Clayton Vila early season in Anchorage. [image]Cam Riley downtown Anchorage. [image]Durtschi sliding a rail on the side of the highway between Anchorage and Girdwood. [image]Martini sending it off the roof of the Hotel Alyeska. [image]Nick Martini. It's no secret that Alaska has been getting hammered by snow this Winter.  Since December, Anchorage has been the site of multiple urban film and photo shoots. TGR has visited AK on many film trips over the years to document big mountain riding.  This year the team went on the search to see what the urban scene is like in AK. [image]Tim Durtschi 180 to the roof of an abandoned building. [image]Nick Martini hitting an urban pillow line. [image]Durtschi airing out of a broken window. [image]Martini swap on a bridge rail in Anchorage, Alaska. [image]Tim Durtschi grew up skiing at Alyeska.  He tried this rail for the first time when he was 15 years old.  With all of the urban crews migrating to Alaska to film this year, the cops have figured out most of the spots and getting busted is a regular occurrence.  We didn't get shut down here by cops but we did get shut down by a train conductor. [image]Durtschi on an avalanche barrier at Alyeska. [image]Clayton Vila early season in Anchorage. [image]Cam Riley downtown Anchorage. [image]Durtschi sliding a rail on the side of the highway between Anchorage and Girdwood. [image]Martini sending it off the roof of the Hotel Alyeska. [image]Nick Martini. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:18:50 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Urban-Assault-On-Alaska-For-The-Dream-Factory/blog/5953691/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-04-09T18:09:06Z Teton Gravity Research It's no secret that Alaska has been getting hammered by snow this Winter.  Since December, Anchorage has been the site of multiple urban film and photo shoots. TGR has visited AK on many film trips over the years to document big mountain riding.  This year the team went on the search to see what the urban scene is like in AK. [image]Tim Durtschi 180 to the roof of an abandoned building. [image]Nick Martini hitting an urban pillow line. [image]Durtschi airing out of a broken window. [image]Martini swap on a bridge rail in Anchorage, Alaska. [image]Tim Durtschi grew up skiing at Alyeska.  He tried this rail for the first time when he was 15 years old.  With all of the urban crews migrating to Alaska to film this year, the cops have figured out most of the spots and getting busted is a regular occurrence.  We didn't get shut down here by cops but we did get shut down by a train conductor. [image]Durtschi on an avalanche barrier at Alyeska. [image]Clayton Vila early season in Anchorage. [image]Cam Riley downtown Anchorage. [image]Durtschi sliding a rail on the side of the highway between Anchorage and Girdwood. [image]Martini sending it off the roof of the Hotel Alyeska. [image]Nick Martini. 180, 180 gap, ak, alaska, alaska urban, alyeska, alyeska ak, anchorage, anchorage ak, cam, cam riley, clayton, clayton vila, drop, durtschi, hotel, hotel alyeska, martini, nick, nick martini, riley, roof, roof slide, tim, tim durtschi, urban, urban skiing, vila nonadult false Urban Assault On Alaska For The Dream Factory text blog 180,180 gap,ak,alaska,alaska urban,alyeska,alyeska ak,anchorage,anchorage ak,cam,cam riley,clayton,clayton vila,drop,durtschi,hotel,hotel alyeska,martini,nick,nick martini,riley,roof,roof slide,tim,tim durtschi,urban,urban skiing,vila 289 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK 0 0 5953691 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Dash-Longe-And-Tim-Durtschi-Living-Large-In-Alaska/blog/5915177/75233.html Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi continue their winter in Alaska by hitting alpine terrain when there's good weather and trees and pillows during the storms. Words and photos by Pete O'Brien. [image] Dash natural gully gap jump. [image]Durtschi 720 near Girdwood Alaska.  He commented that it's more productive to ski this terrain with a sled rather than a heli because you don't have to worry about time or money while you're sessioning. [image]This time of year there's good light in Alaska from about 9 am to 9 pm, but we've only seen a handful of sunny days on our trip so far.  [image]On some of the bigger lines the boys can only sled up so high before they have to start clawing their way up a knife edge ridge.  With such a big snow year in Alaska, moats have been a serious danger.  As the cornice on the ridgeline gets heavier with more snow, it begins to peal away from the ridge creating a fissure that is hard to spot and easy to fall in. [image]Durtschi sending a high angle cauliflower line. [image]Dash scoping a line at 8:30 pm with 3000' below him. [image]Durtschi jibbing the Wizard's Staff near Johnson Pass, Alaska. [image]Part of the reason we hauled our sleds all the way to Alaska is to ski in the backcountry on days like this.  Tree skiing in Alaska is generally pretty tight, but we've been able to find a few open slots. [image]Dash cork 7 on a windlip feature. Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi continue their winter in Alaska by hitting alpine terrain when there's good weather and trees and pillows during the storms. Words and photos by Pete O'Brien. [image] Dash natural gully gap jump. [image]Durtschi 720 near Girdwood Alaska.  He commented that it's more productive to ski this terrain with a sled rather than a heli because you don't have to worry about time or money while you're sessioning. [image]This time of year there's good light in Alaska from about 9 am to 9 pm, but we've only seen a handful of sunny days on our trip so far.  [image]On some of the bigger lines the boys can only sled up so high before they have to start clawing their way up a knife edge ridge.  With such a big snow year in Alaska, moats have been a serious danger.  As the cornice on the ridgeline gets heavier with more snow, it begins to peal away from the ridge creating a fissure that is hard to spot and easy to fall in. [image]Durtschi sending a high angle cauliflower line. [image]Dash scoping a line at 8:30 pm with 3000' below him. [image]Durtschi jibbing the Wizard's Staff near Johnson Pass, Alaska. [image]Part of the reason we hauled our sleds all the way to Alaska is to ski in the backcountry on days like this.  Tree skiing in Alaska is generally pretty tight, but we've been able to find a few open slots. [image]Dash cork 7 on a windlip feature. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:16:27 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Dash-Longe-And-Tim-Durtschi-Living-Large-In-Alaska/blog/5915177/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-03-29T23:16:27Z Teton Gravity Research Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi continue their winter in Alaska by hitting alpine terrain when there's good weather and trees and pillows during the storms. Words and photos by Pete O'Brien. [image] Dash natural gully gap jump. [image]Durtschi 720 near Girdwood Alaska.  He commented that it's more productive to ski this terrain with a sled rather than a heli because you don't have to worry about time or money while you're sessioning. [image]This time of year there's good light in Alaska from about 9 am to 9 pm, but we've only seen a handful of sunny days on our trip so far.  [image]On some of the bigger lines the boys can only sled up so high before they have to start clawing their way up a knife edge ridge.  With such a big snow year in Alaska, moats have been a serious danger.  As the cornice on the ridgeline gets heavier with more snow, it begins to peal away from the ridge creating a fissure that is hard to spot and easy to fall in. [image]Durtschi sending a high angle cauliflower line. [image]Dash scoping a line at 8:30 pm with 3000' below him. [image]Durtschi jibbing the Wizard's Staff near Johnson Pass, Alaska. [image]Part of the reason we hauled our sleds all the way to Alaska is to ski in the backcountry on days like this.  Tree skiing in Alaska is generally pretty tight, but we've been able to find a few open slots. [image]Dash cork 7 on a windlip feature. 720, alaska, dash longe, freestyle, girdwood, powder, skiing, snowmobile, tim durtschi nonadult false Dash Longe And Tim Durtschi Living Large In Alaska text blog 720,alaska,dash longe,freestyle,girdwood,powder,skiing,snowmobile,tim durtschi 283 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK 0 0 5915177 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Girdwood-To-Valdez-A-Road-Trip-In-Alaska/blog/5848553/75233.html My Winter in Alaska continues with a road trip from Girdwood to Valdez.The TGR Girdwood crew took off to the Lower 48 to compete in the Red Bull Cold Rush. I made the trek to Valdez with the sleds to hook up with Todd Ligare, Erik Roner and Seth Morrison.The heli season in Valdez is just starting to kick in, and with all the buzz in the air about "Snowpocalypse" it should be a good one. All photos by Pete O'Brien. [image]Sage busts a backcountry railslide. [image]I came across these freshly laid beast tracks in the middle of nowhere. [image]Tim Durtschi and Dash Longe with their snowmachines in AK. Dream come true. [image]Tim Durtschi 180 over a big natural gap. [image]Sage and our guide Paul Laca checking out some sled accessed big mountain lines. [image]Sage is rocking a mean shifty three these days. [image]Alaska Backcountry Adventures headquarters on Thompson Pass in Valdez. It's time to pull the trigger on that AK dream trip, if you haven't already. [image]Erik Roner and Todd Ligare scope a classic Valdez line. [image]One of the most peaceful places I've ever been to in the mountains: A Doug Coombs Memorial on top of Staircase in Valdez. My Winter in Alaska continues with a road trip from Girdwood to Valdez.The TGR Girdwood crew took off to the Lower 48 to compete in the Red Bull Cold Rush. I made the trek to Valdez with the sleds to hook up with Todd Ligare, Erik Roner and Seth Morrison.The heli season in Valdez is just starting to kick in, and with all the buzz in the air about "Snowpocalypse" it should be a good one. All photos by Pete O'Brien. [image]Sage busts a backcountry railslide. [image]I came across these freshly laid beast tracks in the middle of nowhere. [image]Tim Durtschi and Dash Longe with their snowmachines in AK. Dream come true. [image]Tim Durtschi 180 over a big natural gap. [image]Sage and our guide Paul Laca checking out some sled accessed big mountain lines. [image]Sage is rocking a mean shifty three these days. [image]Alaska Backcountry Adventures headquarters on Thompson Pass in Valdez. It's time to pull the trigger on that AK dream trip, if you haven't already. [image]Erik Roner and Todd Ligare scope a classic Valdez line. [image]One of the most peaceful places I've ever been to in the mountains: A Doug Coombs Memorial on top of Staircase in Valdez. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:21:55 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Girdwood-To-Valdez-A-Road-Trip-In-Alaska/blog/5848553/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-03-09T19:21:55Z Teton Gravity Research My Winter in Alaska continues with a road trip from Girdwood to Valdez.The TGR Girdwood crew took off to the Lower 48 to compete in the Red Bull Cold Rush. I made the trek to Valdez with the sleds to hook up with Todd Ligare, Erik Roner and Seth Morrison.The heli season in Valdez is just starting to kick in, and with all the buzz in the air about "Snowpocalypse" it should be a good one. All photos by Pete O'Brien. [image]Sage busts a backcountry railslide. [image]I came across these freshly laid beast tracks in the middle of nowhere. [image]Tim Durtschi and Dash Longe with their snowmachines in AK. Dream come true. [image]Tim Durtschi 180 over a big natural gap. [image]Sage and our guide Paul Laca checking out some sled accessed big mountain lines. [image]Sage is rocking a mean shifty three these days. [image]Alaska Backcountry Adventures headquarters on Thompson Pass in Valdez. It's time to pull the trigger on that AK dream trip, if you haven't already. [image]Erik Roner and Todd Ligare scope a classic Valdez line. [image]One of the most peaceful places I've ever been to in the mountains: A Doug Coombs Memorial on top of Staircase in Valdez. alaska, dash longe, girdwood, sage cattabriga-alosa, the dream factory, tim durtschi, todd ligare, valdez nonadult false Girdwood To Valdez - A Road Trip In Alaska text blog alaska,dash longe,girdwood,sage cattabriga-alosa,the dream factory,tim durtschi,todd ligare,valdez 587 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Valdez 0 0 5848553 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Jibbing-Icebergs-TGR-Takes-It-To-The-Ice-While-Filming-The-Dream-Factory/blog/5834897/75233.html With the help of local Girdwood, Alaska, snowboarder Paul Laca, Teton Gravity Research recently spent time sessioning some of the icebergs in the area.After clearing off the fresh powder and getting a snowmobile tow-in, Dash Longe, Dylan Hood, Tim Durtschi and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa hit up a few different chunks of ice that are currently frozen into a lake.Glaciers form where more snow falls than melts and the ice forms when the pressure of fallen snow compresses the snow beneath it. The epic snowfall in Alaska this year will likely have an effect on the glaciers and icebergs next summer. All photos by Pete O'Brien.[image]Dash Longe busts a 180 over a blue ice gap. [image]Dylan Hood spins a 180 spine transfer over the ridge of an iceberg. [image]Sage bashes the lip of an ice wave. [image]Sage shaves some ice. [image] The crew preps a landing by scraping the powder off it. [image]Dylan tows Durtschi into a perfect setup built by Mother Nature. [image]Sage and Dash explore more options to jib. [image]Dash throws a flair on a big, bumpy natural quarterpipe. [image]Durtschi mines for cocktail ice. [image]Paul Laca has been our guide on this trip. He has 10 years of experience exploring the area around Girdwood on his snowmachine and snowboard. [image]Sage floats a 180 from one piece of floating ice, to another. [image]Tim Durtschi pulls a hand drag 180 through tight quarters. [image]This zone will look completely different next winter as the glacier is constantly changing. With the help of local Girdwood, Alaska, snowboarder Paul Laca, Teton Gravity Research recently spent time sessioning some of the icebergs in the area.After clearing off the fresh powder and getting a snowmobile tow-in, Dash Longe, Dylan Hood, Tim Durtschi and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa hit up a few different chunks of ice that are currently frozen into a lake.Glaciers form where more snow falls than melts and the ice forms when the pressure of fallen snow compresses the snow beneath it. The epic snowfall in Alaska this year will likely have an effect on the glaciers and icebergs next summer. All photos by Pete O'Brien.[image]Dash Longe busts a 180 over a blue ice gap. [image]Dylan Hood spins a 180 spine transfer over the ridge of an iceberg. [image]Sage bashes the lip of an ice wave. [image]Sage shaves some ice. [image] The crew preps a landing by scraping the powder off it. [image]Dylan tows Durtschi into a perfect setup built by Mother Nature. [image]Sage and Dash explore more options to jib. [image]Dash throws a flair on a big, bumpy natural quarterpipe. [image]Durtschi mines for cocktail ice. [image]Paul Laca has been our guide on this trip. He has 10 years of experience exploring the area around Girdwood on his snowmachine and snowboard. [image]Sage floats a 180 from one piece of floating ice, to another. [image]Tim Durtschi pulls a hand drag 180 through tight quarters. [image]This zone will look completely different next winter as the glacier is constantly changing. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:21:33 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Jibbing-Icebergs-TGR-Takes-It-To-The-Ice-While-Filming-The-Dream-Factory/blog/5834897/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-03-05T23:21:33Z Teton Gravity Research With the help of local Girdwood, Alaska, snowboarder Paul Laca, Teton Gravity Research recently spent time sessioning some of the icebergs in the area.After clearing off the fresh powder and getting a snowmobile tow-in, Dash Longe, Dylan Hood, Tim Durtschi and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa hit up a few different chunks of ice that are currently frozen into a lake.Glaciers form where more snow falls than melts and the ice forms when the pressure of fallen snow compresses the snow beneath it. The epic snowfall in Alaska this year will likely have an effect on the glaciers and icebergs next summer. All photos by Pete O'Brien.[image]Dash Longe busts a 180 over a blue ice gap. [image]Dylan Hood spins a 180 spine transfer over the ridge of an iceberg. [image]Sage bashes the lip of an ice wave. [image]Sage shaves some ice. [image] The crew preps a landing by scraping the powder off it. [image]Dylan tows Durtschi into a perfect setup built by Mother Nature. [image]Sage and Dash explore more options to jib. [image]Dash throws a flair on a big, bumpy natural quarterpipe. [image]Durtschi mines for cocktail ice. [image]Paul Laca has been our guide on this trip. He has 10 years of experience exploring the area around Girdwood on his snowmachine and snowboard. [image]Sage floats a 180 from one piece of floating ice, to another. [image]Tim Durtschi pulls a hand drag 180 through tight quarters. [image]This zone will look completely different next winter as the glacier is constantly changing. alaska, dash longe, dylan hood, girdwood, iceberg, sage cattabriga-alosa, snowmachine, the dream factory, tim durtschi nonadult false Jibbing Icebergs - TGR Takes It To The Ice While Filming The Dream Factory text blog alaska,dash longe,dylan hood,girdwood,iceberg,sage cattabriga-alosa,snowmachine,the dream factory,tim durtschi 298 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Girdwood 0 0 5834897 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Sending-It-On-Snowmachines-In-Girdwood-Alaska/blog/5823111/75233.html Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dylan Hood, Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi made the trek back to Girdwood, Alaska, to film for Teton Gravity Research's next movie, "The Dream Factory." This time the crew brought their snowmachines for a high-octane powder assualt on the mountains. So far the crew has explored four different trailheads in the area, which have provided more than enough terrain to play on.  It's been a nice surprise to show up at the parking lot each morning to see no other cars, crews, or slednecks.  In some cases the boys have been able to access the same terrain as a heli on their snowmachines. All photos by Pete O'Brien.[image] Sage snowmachined for 10 minutes to get to the top of this peak. He ghost rode it to the bottom where it's patiently waiting for him. [image]Tim Durtschi on his way to winning a pillow fight. [image]In Alaska, sleds are called snowmachines. [image]Dylan Hood sending it somewhere between Girdwood and Seward. [image]Alyeska just broke the 700-inch mark since October. After a long day of snowmachining, Sage and the crew shred the resort until last chair. [image]Dash Longe taking it huge on the guinea pig hit, as usual. [image]Sage popping spines. [image]Durtschi bumped into this natural feature after riding his snowmachine for 3 miles over whoop-dee-doos. A 3-mile approach at 3 miles per hour. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dylan Hood, Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi made the trek back to Girdwood, Alaska, to film for Teton Gravity Research's next movie, "The Dream Factory." This time the crew brought their snowmachines for a high-octane powder assualt on the mountains. So far the crew has explored four different trailheads in the area, which have provided more than enough terrain to play on.  It's been a nice surprise to show up at the parking lot each morning to see no other cars, crews, or slednecks.  In some cases the boys have been able to access the same terrain as a heli on their snowmachines. All photos by Pete O'Brien.[image] Sage snowmachined for 10 minutes to get to the top of this peak. He ghost rode it to the bottom where it's patiently waiting for him. [image]Tim Durtschi on his way to winning a pillow fight. [image]In Alaska, sleds are called snowmachines. [image]Dylan Hood sending it somewhere between Girdwood and Seward. [image]Alyeska just broke the 700-inch mark since October. After a long day of snowmachining, Sage and the crew shred the resort until last chair. [image]Dash Longe taking it huge on the guinea pig hit, as usual. [image]Sage popping spines. [image]Durtschi bumped into this natural feature after riding his snowmachine for 3 miles over whoop-dee-doos. A 3-mile approach at 3 miles per hour. Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:54:22 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Sending-It-On-Snowmachines-In-Girdwood-Alaska/blog/5823111/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-03-01T21:34:10Z Teton Gravity Research Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dylan Hood, Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi made the trek back to Girdwood, Alaska, to film for Teton Gravity Research's next movie, "The Dream Factory." This time the crew brought their snowmachines for a high-octane powder assualt on the mountains. So far the crew has explored four different trailheads in the area, which have provided more than enough terrain to play on.  It's been a nice surprise to show up at the parking lot each morning to see no other cars, crews, or slednecks.  In some cases the boys have been able to access the same terrain as a heli on their snowmachines. All photos by Pete O'Brien.[image] Sage snowmachined for 10 minutes to get to the top of this peak. He ghost rode it to the bottom where it's patiently waiting for him. [image]Tim Durtschi on his way to winning a pillow fight. [image]In Alaska, sleds are called snowmachines. [image]Dylan Hood sending it somewhere between Girdwood and Seward. [image]Alyeska just broke the 700-inch mark since October. After a long day of snowmachining, Sage and the crew shred the resort until last chair. [image]Dash Longe taking it huge on the guinea pig hit, as usual. [image]Sage popping spines. [image]Durtschi bumped into this natural feature after riding his snowmachine for 3 miles over whoop-dee-doos. A 3-mile approach at 3 miles per hour. alaska, dash longe, dylan hood, girdwood, sage cattabriga-alosa, snowmachine, the dream factory, tim durtschi nonadult false Sending It On Snowmachines In Girdwood, Alaska text blog alaska,dash longe,dylan hood,girdwood,sage cattabriga-alosa,snowmachine,the dream factory,tim durtschi 218 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Girdwood 0 0 5823111 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Trams-Helis-And-Cats-TGR-Films-The-Dream-Factory/blog/5735726/75233.html The TGR crew has been sessioning Girdwood, Alaska all week. Consecutive sleeper storms have been keeping things fresh. Whether we're taking the tram at Alyeska Ski Resort, riding in a snowcat, or flying in a helicopter at Chugach Powder Guides, the crew has been getting the goods with the help of local knowledge. Check the recent photos below as we film for TGR's 2012 movie, "The Dream Factory." [image]Sage found this rollover while we were scouting for good snow from the heli. [image]Tim Durtschi taking advantage of the tree pillows that the cat skiing zone has to offer. [image] Dylan Hood. [image]Ted Shred has been showing us the goods. [image]Taking the elevator. You can access the pow straight from your hotel room to the tram. [image]TGR cinematographer Dustin Handley does a fly by of the hotel. [image]Dash Longe busts a 360 in Chugach Powder Guides' cat skiing zone. [image]Dylan Hood mashes some pillows. [image]Dash Longe. [image]Dash drops into another lap of cat skiing. [image]The Alyeska Bear showing some signs of accumulation. The TGR crew has been sessioning Girdwood, Alaska all week. Consecutive sleeper storms have been keeping things fresh. Whether we're taking the tram at Alyeska Ski Resort, riding in a snowcat, or flying in a helicopter at Chugach Powder Guides, the crew has been getting the goods with the help of local knowledge. Check the recent photos below as we film for TGR's 2012 movie, "The Dream Factory." [image]Sage found this rollover while we were scouting for good snow from the heli. [image]Tim Durtschi taking advantage of the tree pillows that the cat skiing zone has to offer. [image] Dylan Hood. [image]Ted Shred has been showing us the goods. [image]Taking the elevator. You can access the pow straight from your hotel room to the tram. [image]TGR cinematographer Dustin Handley does a fly by of the hotel. [image]Dash Longe busts a 360 in Chugach Powder Guides' cat skiing zone. [image]Dylan Hood mashes some pillows. [image]Dash Longe. [image]Dash drops into another lap of cat skiing. [image]The Alyeska Bear showing some signs of accumulation. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:09:00 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Trams-Helis-And-Cats-TGR-Films-The-Dream-Factory/blog/5735726/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-01-27T02:00:12Z Teton Gravity Research The TGR crew has been sessioning Girdwood, Alaska all week. Consecutive sleeper storms have been keeping things fresh. Whether we're taking the tram at Alyeska Ski Resort, riding in a snowcat, or flying in a helicopter at Chugach Powder Guides, the crew has been getting the goods with the help of local knowledge. Check the recent photos below as we film for TGR's 2012 movie, "The Dream Factory." [image]Sage found this rollover while we were scouting for good snow from the heli. [image]Tim Durtschi taking advantage of the tree pillows that the cat skiing zone has to offer. [image] Dylan Hood. [image]Ted Shred has been showing us the goods. [image]Taking the elevator. You can access the pow straight from your hotel room to the tram. [image]TGR cinematographer Dustin Handley does a fly by of the hotel. [image]Dash Longe busts a 360 in Chugach Powder Guides' cat skiing zone. [image]Dylan Hood mashes some pillows. [image]Dash Longe. [image]Dash drops into another lap of cat skiing. [image]The Alyeska Bear showing some signs of accumulation. alyeska ski resort, dash longe, dylan hood, sage cattabriga alosa, the dream factory, tim durtschi nonadult false Trams, Helis And Cats: TGR Films The Dream Factory text blog alyeska ski resort,dash longe,dylan hood,sage cattabriga alosa,the dream factory,tim durtschi 384 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Girdwood 0 0 5735726 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Alpenglow-All-Day-Sage-Dylan-Dash-and-Durtschi-Hit-Alaska/blog/5720991/75233.html Last week, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dylan Hood, Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi left the lower 48 to hit some of the powder in Alaska that has been making national headlines. The boys rolled into Girdwood on what Alyeska locals were calling "the best day of the season." For most of us, it was our first real powder day of the year and after about six tram laps, our legs were Jell-o and everyone had huge grins on their faces. Since then, Girdwood has seen six-strait days of high pressure and cold temps, which has kept the snow soft.  We're slotted for two more days of sun before another storm rolls in this weekend.  It looks like the western U.S. is finally getting the snow they desperately needed, as well. Winter has arrived and it's great to know you can wake up, put the boots on, and get after it. Below are some photos from the past few days.  [image] Sage Cattabriga'Alosa taking advantage of the early season light in AK this time of year. [image] Dylan, gap over some trees. [image] Tim Durtschi grew up skiing at Alyeska and has been guiding us around to all of his secret stashes. [image] The Boys scoping the gnar ... from the bar. [image] Sage is a seasoned AK veteran.  He's been team leader on this trip. [image] If you've never been to AK, this year would be a great time to go. [image] Dash Longe throwing one of his signature "Sleepy Threes." [image] Tim Durtschi railing a turn through last light. [image] Dash Longe assessing the snow a few days after the storm. [image] Sage hitting his first of many AK spines he'll shred this year.     Last week, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dylan Hood, Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi left the lower 48 to hit some of the powder in Alaska that has been making national headlines. The boys rolled into Girdwood on what Alyeska locals were calling "the best day of the season." For most of us, it was our first real powder day of the year and after about six tram laps, our legs were Jell-o and everyone had huge grins on their faces. Since then, Girdwood has seen six-strait days of high pressure and cold temps, which has kept the snow soft.  We're slotted for two more days of sun before another storm rolls in this weekend.  It looks like the western U.S. is finally getting the snow they desperately needed, as well. Winter has arrived and it's great to know you can wake up, put the boots on, and get after it. Below are some photos from the past few days.  [image] Sage Cattabriga'Alosa taking advantage of the early season light in AK this time of year. [image] Dylan, gap over some trees. [image] Tim Durtschi grew up skiing at Alyeska and has been guiding us around to all of his secret stashes. [image] The Boys scoping the gnar ... from the bar. [image] Sage is a seasoned AK veteran.  He's been team leader on this trip. [image] If you've never been to AK, this year would be a great time to go. [image] Dash Longe throwing one of his signature "Sleepy Threes." [image] Tim Durtschi railing a turn through last light. [image] Dash Longe assessing the snow a few days after the storm. [image] Sage hitting his first of many AK spines he'll shred this year.     Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:23:52 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Alpenglow-All-Day-Sage-Dylan-Dash-and-Durtschi-Hit-Alaska/blog/5720991/75233.html PeteObrien 2012-01-19T21:33:19Z Teton Gravity Research Last week, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dylan Hood, Dash Longe and Tim Durtschi left the lower 48 to hit some of the powder in Alaska that has been making national headlines. The boys rolled into Girdwood on what Alyeska locals were calling "the best day of the season." For most of us, it was our first real powder day of the year and after about six tram laps, our legs were Jell-o and everyone had huge grins on their faces. Since then, Girdwood has seen six-strait days of high pressure and cold temps, which has kept the snow soft.  We're slotted for two more days of sun before another storm rolls in this weekend.  It looks like the western U.S. is finally getting the snow they desperately needed, as well. Winter has arrived and it's great to know you can wake up, put the boots on, and get after it. Below are some photos from the past few days.  [image] Sage Cattabriga'Alosa taking advantage of the early season light in AK this time of year. [image] Dylan, gap over some trees. [image] Tim Durtschi grew up skiing at Alyeska and has been guiding us around to all of his secret stashes. [image] The Boys scoping the gnar ... from the bar. [image] Sage is a seasoned AK veteran.  He's been team leader on this trip. [image] If you've never been to AK, this year would be a great time to go. [image] Dash Longe throwing one of his signature "Sleepy Threes." [image] Tim Durtschi railing a turn through last light. [image] Dash Longe assessing the snow a few days after the storm. [image] Sage hitting his first of many AK spines he'll shred this year.     nonadult false Alpenglow All Day - Sage, Dylan, Dash and Durtschi Hit Alaska text blog 792 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 5720991 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_1-4-the-Road/blog/3585408/75233.html From the beginning of the season in Europe, to the 2 months spent in Canada, this season has been epic.  After 72 days on the road chasing powder, I'm back at home crossing my fingers for another spring storm to hit Snowbird.  It will be fun to watch One for the Road when it comes out this September and conjure up memories of awesome weather in France, armpit deep days at Baldface, and apres shred with the Whistler boys.Here are some of the highlights from my Winter. [image] **Hitting the road out of the Alps at sunrise.  Driving towards palm trees and sea.** [image] **Sage and Benchetler contemplating the right spot to duck this rope in France.** [image] **Sage natural take off 720.**   [image] **That microphone isn't even plugged in, and where are the cameras?** [image] **Rory Bushfield joined the TGR team this year.  It's awesome, every photo I have of him he's laughing in it.** [image] **Baldface was the most fun trip I've been on in a while.  Sage, Dylan, Dash, Grete, four camera guys a photographer and a guide.  We would all stumble out of the cat at the top each run, laughing at whatever Dash just said, and be ready to slay some of the longest, fluffiest tree runs of our lives.** [image] **Grete, Baldface.** [image] **Grete 720.** [image] **Callum, Rutherford BC.** [image] **Callum Heli skiing in the backyard.** [image] **Callum has one of the smoothest big mountain styles out there.  He's a super mellow dude that is usually the first guy to get a shot on a film day.  He'll get the ball rolling, which helps the other riders out when it comes to getting shots.** [image] **This is one of Griffen's first shots he got in Pemberton.  Later that evening at around 7pm, he got his second shot.  A banger!** [image] **Dylan Rutherford BC.** [image] **Dylan was just hitting natural features in Pemberton.  No jump building.  He would session hits that no one had seen before in a zone that's had plenty of eyes on it over the years.** [image] **Pappa Jordan.  Now it's on Ian Mac's hit list AND Todd Ligare's hit list.  Some years it doesn't fill in right and you just have to be ready to tackle it when it gets good.  That could be one morning out of the whole season.  Ligare getting bucked off the second hit.** [image] **Ligare backflip.** [image] **Rick showing Dana some heli recon footage.** [image] **Scouted the zone, got the heli, record amount of snow, bluebird, and we're setting off avys left and right.  Let's go home.** [image] **Sage scoping some natural features at the Snowbird comp.** [image] **So long Canada!!**   From the beginning of the season in Europe, to the 2 months spent in Canada, this season has been epic.  After 72 days on the road chasing powder, I'm back at home crossing my fingers for another spring storm to hit Snowbird.  It will be fun to watch One for the Road when it comes out this September and conjure up memories of awesome weather in France, armpit deep days at Baldface, and apres shred with the Whistler boys.Here are some of the highlights from my Winter. [image] **Hitting the road out of the Alps at sunrise.  Driving towards palm trees and sea.** [image] **Sage and Benchetler contemplating the right spot to duck this rope in France.** [image] **Sage natural take off 720.**   [image] **That microphone isn't even plugged in, and where are the cameras?** [image] **Rory Bushfield joined the TGR team this year.  It's awesome, every photo I have of him he's laughing in it.** [image] **Baldface was the most fun trip I've been on in a while.  Sage, Dylan, Dash, Grete, four camera guys a photographer and a guide.  We would all stumble out of the cat at the top each run, laughing at whatever Dash just said, and be ready to slay some of the longest, fluffiest tree runs of our lives.** [image] **Grete, Baldface.** [image] **Grete 720.** [image] **Callum, Rutherford BC.** [image] **Callum Heli skiing in the backyard.** [image] **Callum has one of the smoothest big mountain styles out there.  He's a super mellow dude that is usually the first guy to get a shot on a film day.  He'll get the ball rolling, which helps the other riders out when it comes to getting shots.** [image] **This is one of Griffen's first shots he got in Pemberton.  Later that evening at around 7pm, he got his second shot.  A banger!** [image] **Dylan Rutherford BC.** [image] **Dylan was just hitting natural features in Pemberton.  No jump building.  He would session hits that no one had seen before in a zone that's had plenty of eyes on it over the years.** [image] **Pappa Jordan.  Now it's on Ian Mac's hit list AND Todd Ligare's hit list.  Some years it doesn't fill in right and you just have to be ready to tackle it when it gets good.  That could be one morning out of the whole season.  Ligare getting bucked off the second hit.** [image] **Ligare backflip.** [image] **Rick showing Dana some heli recon footage.** [image] **Scouted the zone, got the heli, record amount of snow, bluebird, and we're setting off avys left and right.  Let's go home.** [image] **Sage scoping some natural features at the Snowbird comp.** [image] **So long Canada!!**   Sun, 08 May 2011 23:39:10 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_1-4-the-Road/blog/3585408/75233.html PeteObrien 2011-05-08T23:39:10Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research From the beginning of the season in Europe, to the 2 months spent in Canada, this season has been epic.  After 72 days on the road chasing powder, I'm back at home crossing my fingers for another spring storm to hit Snowbird.  It will be fun to watch One for the Road when it comes out this September and conjure up memories of awesome weather in France, armpit deep days at Baldface, and apres shred with the Whistler boys.Here are some of the highlights from my Winter. [image] **Hitting the road out of the Alps at sunrise.  Driving towards palm trees and sea.** [image] **Sage and Benchetler contemplating the right spot to duck this rope in France.** [image] **Sage natural take off 720.**   [image] **That microphone isn't even plugged in, and where are the cameras?** [image] **Rory Bushfield joined the TGR team this year.  It's awesome, every photo I have of him he's laughing in it.** [image] **Baldface was the most fun trip I've been on in a while.  Sage, Dylan, Dash, Grete, four camera guys a photographer and a guide.  We would all stumble out of the cat at the top each run, laughing at whatever Dash just said, and be ready to slay some of the longest, fluffiest tree runs of our lives.** [image] **Grete, Baldface.** [image] **Grete 720.** [image] **Callum, Rutherford BC.** [image] **Callum Heli skiing in the backyard.** [image] **Callum has one of the smoothest big mountain styles out there.  He's a super mellow dude that is usually the first guy to get a shot on a film day.  He'll get the ball rolling, which helps the other riders out when it comes to getting shots.** [image] **This is one of Griffen's first shots he got in Pemberton.  Later that evening at around 7pm, he got his second shot.  A banger!** [image] **Dylan Rutherford BC.** [image] **Dylan was just hitting natural features in Pemberton.  No jump building.  He would session hits that no one had seen before in a zone that's had plenty of eyes on it over the years.** [image] **Pappa Jordan.  Now it's on Ian Mac's hit list AND Todd Ligare's hit list.  Some years it doesn't fill in right and you just have to be ready to tackle it when it gets good.  That could be one morning out of the whole season.  Ligare getting bucked off the second hit.** [image] **Ligare backflip.** [image] **Rick showing Dana some heli recon footage.** [image] **Scouted the zone, got the heli, record amount of snow, bluebird, and we're setting off avys left and right.  Let's go home.** [image] **Sage scoping some natural features at the Snowbird comp.** [image] **So long Canada!!**   ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false 1-4 the Road text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 491 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 3585408 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Santa-Rosa-in-Las-Lenas/blog/2645240/75233.html I had the pleasure to experience the Santa Rosa hit Las Lenas this year and am now fully hooked on it. [image] **Torrecillas** [image] **Top of Eduardo's** [image] **It can get a little WINDY in Las Lenas** [image] **Three runs on a powder day is something to be proud of at just a handful of resorts in the world.** [image] **Jose hosted a traditional Asado.  It was a tasty treat on the night of the big storm.** [image] **Jenn and I near the top of Cerro Martin.  The entrance was steep, firm and exposed.  Glad to be a regular footer on that one.** [image] **I bought my plane ticket for Mendoza to Santiago back in May, for $29.50USD.  This view of Aconcagua out of that plane's window, topped off the trip.** [image] **Towards the end of the trip meals were steak twice a day and wine every night.  A day in Mendoza to culturize was helpful.** [image] **The Jerk sighting.** [image] **It was really helpful to see the terrain before the 60cm storm came in.  On the first blue day after the storm, even with a rapid increase in temperatures, the danger was more from hidden rocks than Avys.** [image] **Valle Hermosa** **Santa Rosa, knocking on Lenas' door.** **The timing of the Santa Rosa couldn't have worked out any better.  It was awesome to feel a little cold snow in the face this time of year.** **Bottom of Cerro Martin shredding with the crutch.** I had the pleasure to experience the Santa Rosa hit Las Lenas this year and am now fully hooked on it. [image] **Torrecillas** [image] **Top of Eduardo's** [image] **It can get a little WINDY in Las Lenas** [image] **Three runs on a powder day is something to be proud of at just a handful of resorts in the world.** [image] **Jose hosted a traditional Asado.  It was a tasty treat on the night of the big storm.** [image] **Jenn and I near the top of Cerro Martin.  The entrance was steep, firm and exposed.  Glad to be a regular footer on that one.** [image] **I bought my plane ticket for Mendoza to Santiago back in May, for $29.50USD.  This view of Aconcagua out of that plane's window, topped off the trip.** [image] **Towards the end of the trip meals were steak twice a day and wine every night.  A day in Mendoza to culturize was helpful.** [image] **The Jerk sighting.** [image] **It was really helpful to see the terrain before the 60cm storm came in.  On the first blue day after the storm, even with a rapid increase in temperatures, the danger was more from hidden rocks than Avys.** [image] **Valle Hermosa** **Santa Rosa, knocking on Lenas' door.** **The timing of the Santa Rosa couldn't have worked out any better.  It was awesome to feel a little cold snow in the face this time of year.** **Bottom of Cerro Martin shredding with the crutch.** Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:10:16 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Santa-Rosa-in-Las-Lenas/blog/2645240/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-09-14T02:40:22Z TGR Premium Snow Ski and Snowboard Teton Gravity Research I had the pleasure to experience the Santa Rosa hit Las Lenas this year and am now fully hooked on it. [image] **Torrecillas** [image] **Top of Eduardo's** [image] **It can get a little WINDY in Las Lenas** [image] **Three runs on a powder day is something to be proud of at just a handful of resorts in the world.** [image] **Jose hosted a traditional Asado.  It was a tasty treat on the night of the big storm.** [image] **Jenn and I near the top of Cerro Martin.  The entrance was steep, firm and exposed.  Glad to be a regular footer on that one.** [image] **I bought my plane ticket for Mendoza to Santiago back in May, for $29.50USD.  This view of Aconcagua out of that plane's window, topped off the trip.** [image] **Towards the end of the trip meals were steak twice a day and wine every night.  A day in Mendoza to culturize was helpful.** [image] **The Jerk sighting.** [image] **It was really helpful to see the terrain before the 60cm storm came in.  On the first blue day after the storm, even with a rapid increase in temperatures, the danger was more from hidden rocks than Avys.** [image] **Valle Hermosa** **Santa Rosa, knocking on Lenas' door.** **The timing of the Santa Rosa couldn't have worked out any better.  It was awesome to feel a little cold snow in the face this time of year.** **Bottom of Cerro Martin shredding with the crutch.** general snow, ski and snowboard, tgr premium nonadult false Santa Rosa in Las Lenas text blog general snow,ski and snowboard,tgr premium 361 1 4.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski and Snowboard 0 2645240 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Light-the-Wick/blog/2455409/75233.html   After watching the teaser for Light the Wick, it was cool to reminisce about last Winter.  Photos and video always conjure up memories of choking powder days, wet boots and passing out at 6:30PM.    If there's one thing I can take away from last season it's; you can wake up early for the best day of the year and get nothing, or roll up to the mountain late on a mediocre day and slay it.   No matter how many weather forecasts and webcams you look at, there's no way of knowing the current conditions unless you're currently in them.  Thanks for another epic year everyone!Pete [image] **I'm way into watching the footage from this cam right now.** [image] **January 7, 2010. 1st Snow Assessment Run in the Wasatch.** [image] **Dawn mission on a storm day in Tahoe.** [image] **Apres ski sighting: Hood, Barnhill, Collins, and Miller at the Snowbird Plaza.** [image] **I spent alot of this winter documenting the Deeper guys.  This is Neil Provo scouting a peak in the high desert hills of Southern Utah.** [image] **Forrest big 180 at Alta on a splitboard.** [image] **April is usually a slam dunk month.  This year I spent most of April in a hotel room.  Dylan Hood.** [image] **That was a good day.** [image] **We spent a few days milking the Little to Big Cottonwood bus laps.  This is Wiley and Ligare waiting for a full bus on a weekend morning.** [image] **First day in Whistler with my sled 4/10/10.  Sammy, Rick, Ralphie, Sven.** [image] **Uh _ Ohh.** [image] **...or drive to Vancouver and buy a new shutter...** [image] **Where's Waldo?  There are 7 ski photographers in this shot.  What are their names?** **Provo Bros. Avy control.**   After watching the teaser for Light the Wick, it was cool to reminisce about last Winter.  Photos and video always conjure up memories of choking powder days, wet boots and passing out at 6:30PM.    If there's one thing I can take away from last season it's; you can wake up early for the best day of the year and get nothing, or roll up to the mountain late on a mediocre day and slay it.   No matter how many weather forecasts and webcams you look at, there's no way of knowing the current conditions unless you're currently in them.  Thanks for another epic year everyone!Pete [image] **I'm way into watching the footage from this cam right now.** [image] **January 7, 2010. 1st Snow Assessment Run in the Wasatch.** [image] **Dawn mission on a storm day in Tahoe.** [image] **Apres ski sighting: Hood, Barnhill, Collins, and Miller at the Snowbird Plaza.** [image] **I spent alot of this winter documenting the Deeper guys.  This is Neil Provo scouting a peak in the high desert hills of Southern Utah.** [image] **Forrest big 180 at Alta on a splitboard.** [image] **April is usually a slam dunk month.  This year I spent most of April in a hotel room.  Dylan Hood.** [image] **That was a good day.** [image] **We spent a few days milking the Little to Big Cottonwood bus laps.  This is Wiley and Ligare waiting for a full bus on a weekend morning.** [image] **First day in Whistler with my sled 4/10/10.  Sammy, Rick, Ralphie, Sven.** [image] **Uh _ Ohh.** [image] **...or drive to Vancouver and buy a new shutter...** [image] **Where's Waldo?  There are 7 ski photographers in this shot.  What are their names?** **Provo Bros. Avy control.** Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:09:17 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Light-the-Wick/blog/2455409/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-07-14T03:09:17Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research   After watching the teaser for Light the Wick, it was cool to reminisce about last Winter.  Photos and video always conjure up memories of choking powder days, wet boots and passing out at 6:30PM.    If there's one thing I can take away from last season it's; you can wake up early for the best day of the year and get nothing, or roll up to the mountain late on a mediocre day and slay it.   No matter how many weather forecasts and webcams you look at, there's no way of knowing the current conditions unless you're currently in them.  Thanks for another epic year everyone!Pete [image] **I'm way into watching the footage from this cam right now.** [image] **January 7, 2010. 1st Snow Assessment Run in the Wasatch.** [image] **Dawn mission on a storm day in Tahoe.** [image] **Apres ski sighting: Hood, Barnhill, Collins, and Miller at the Snowbird Plaza.** [image] **I spent alot of this winter documenting the Deeper guys.  This is Neil Provo scouting a peak in the high desert hills of Southern Utah.** [image] **Forrest big 180 at Alta on a splitboard.** [image] **April is usually a slam dunk month.  This year I spent most of April in a hotel room.  Dylan Hood.** [image] **That was a good day.** [image] **We spent a few days milking the Little to Big Cottonwood bus laps.  This is Wiley and Ligare waiting for a full bus on a weekend morning.** [image] **First day in Whistler with my sled 4/10/10.  Sammy, Rick, Ralphie, Sven.** [image] **Uh _ Ohh.** [image] **...or drive to Vancouver and buy a new shutter...** [image] **Where's Waldo?  There are 7 ski photographers in this shot.  What are their names?** **Provo Bros. Avy control.** ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Light the Wick text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 395 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2455409 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Was-that-the-last-Tram/blog/2397010/75233.html Crossing our fingers that that wasn't the last Tram of the year at Snowbird.  But at least we partied like it was.[image]**The game is called connect the patches** [image] **A little pregame warm up** [image] **50+ passes impressive** [image] **Gauntlet glove in June.  Conceals the tall boys nicely.** [image] **Pierre was there** [image] **Freshies in June at the Bird** [image]   [image] [image] [image] **Milking it to the last drop** [image] **Grom** [image] **Pierre and Wrobleski celebrate another epic season at the Bird** [image] **Tram junkies** [image] **Nick Greener huck off the Wave 6/12/10** **Rick Wrobleski riding dirt** **Last Tram?**   **Snowing from 10,000' and up** Crossing our fingers that that wasn't the last Tram of the year at Snowbird.  But at least we partied like it was.[image]**The game is called connect the patches** [image] **A little pregame warm up** [image] **50+ passes impressive** [image] **Gauntlet glove in June.  Conceals the tall boys nicely.** [image] **Pierre was there** [image] **Freshies in June at the Bird** [image]   [image] [image] [image] **Milking it to the last drop** [image] **Grom** [image] **Pierre and Wrobleski celebrate another epic season at the Bird** [image] **Tram junkies** [image] **Nick Greener huck off the Wave 6/12/10** **Rick Wrobleski riding dirt** **Last Tram?**   **Snowing from 10,000' and up** Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:36:34 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Was-that-the-last-Tram/blog/2397010/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-06-15T04:36:34Z General Snow ski Teton Gravity Research Crossing our fingers that that wasn't the last Tram of the year at Snowbird.  But at least we partied like it was.[image]**The game is called connect the patches** [image] **A little pregame warm up** [image] **50+ passes impressive** [image] **Gauntlet glove in June.  Conceals the tall boys nicely.** [image] **Pierre was there** [image] **Freshies in June at the Bird** [image]   [image] [image] [image] **Milking it to the last drop** [image] **Grom** [image] **Pierre and Wrobleski celebrate another epic season at the Bird** [image] **Tram junkies** [image] **Nick Greener huck off the Wave 6/12/10** **Rick Wrobleski riding dirt** **Last Tram?**   **Snowing from 10,000' and up** general snow, ski, snowbird, tram nonadult false Was that the last Tram? text blog general snow,ski,snowbird,tram 863 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 General Snow / ski 0 2397010 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_May-sessions-at-Snowbird-and-Alta/blog/2345438/75233.html Late season riding in the Wasatch has been pretty sweet.  On May 2nd, after a waist deep run on Baldy, Sage proclaimed it the best pow day of the season.  With a 118 inch base, the playground is filled in and there's another cold rebuff forecasted for Friday.Snowbird is still open Fridays-Sundays thru mid June.We'll see you up there![image] **Dash Longe at 11,000' in the Snowbird tram** [image] **The classic kickers are all in.  The boys sessioned this one right after an epic freeride day at Snowbird.** [image] **Dash Longe prepping an in bounds booter.** [image] **Dash Longe 540 off Chuck's Knob at Alta.** [image] **Dash Longe sessioning the Stadium jump at Alta.** [image] **Dash Longe boosting a 7 over the Stadium, filming for Light the Wick.**       Late season riding in the Wasatch has been pretty sweet.  On May 2nd, after a waist deep run on Baldy, Sage proclaimed it the best pow day of the season.  With a 118 inch base, the playground is filled in and there's another cold rebuff forecasted for Friday.Snowbird is still open Fridays-Sundays thru mid June.We'll see you up there![image] **Dash Longe at 11,000' in the Snowbird tram** [image] **The classic kickers are all in.  The boys sessioned this one right after an epic freeride day at Snowbird.** [image] **Dash Longe prepping an in bounds booter.** [image] **Dash Longe 540 off Chuck's Knob at Alta.** [image] **Dash Longe sessioning the Stadium jump at Alta.** [image] **Dash Longe boosting a 7 over the Stadium, filming for Light the Wick.**       Wed, 19 May 2010 19:13:48 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_May-sessions-at-Snowbird-and-Alta/blog/2345438/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-05-19T19:13:48Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research Late season riding in the Wasatch has been pretty sweet.  On May 2nd, after a waist deep run on Baldy, Sage proclaimed it the best pow day of the season.  With a 118 inch base, the playground is filled in and there's another cold rebuff forecasted for Friday.Snowbird is still open Fridays-Sundays thru mid June.We'll see you up there![image] **Dash Longe at 11,000' in the Snowbird tram** [image] **The classic kickers are all in.  The boys sessioned this one right after an epic freeride day at Snowbird.** [image] **Dash Longe prepping an in bounds booter.** [image] **Dash Longe 540 off Chuck's Knob at Alta.** [image] **Dash Longe sessioning the Stadium jump at Alta.** [image] **Dash Longe boosting a 7 over the Stadium, filming for Light the Wick.**       alta, kicker, ski, snow, snowbird, stadium, tgr premium nonadult false May sessions at Snowbird and Alta text blog alta,kicker,ski,snow,snowbird,stadium,tgr premium 416 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2345438 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Candide-Thovex-visits-Utah-from-2003-High-Life/blog/2343828/75233.html Soon after blowing the doors off the X Games pipe in 2003, Candide Thovex came to Utah to compete in the Park City halfpipe comp.  He ended up staying for a few weeks to film some of his segment for High Life. [image] **Candide Thovex (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image]**Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex rallying the rental sled in Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex and Chris Collins try and start Candide's rental sled that has a broken pull cord. Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide scoping a backcountry jib.  Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex checking out the shot on his digi.  Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex 360 tailgrab off a cliff.  Brighton, Utah (2003).** [image] **Candide Thovex double drop at Brighton, Utah (2003).** Soon after blowing the doors off the X Games pipe in 2003, Candide Thovex came to Utah to compete in the Park City halfpipe comp.  He ended up staying for a few weeks to film some of his segment for High Life. [image] **Candide Thovex (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image]**Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex rallying the rental sled in Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex and Chris Collins try and start Candide's rental sled that has a broken pull cord. Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide scoping a backcountry jib.  Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex checking out the shot on his digi.  Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex 360 tailgrab off a cliff.  Brighton, Utah (2003).** [image] **Candide Thovex double drop at Brighton, Utah (2003).** Tue, 18 May 2010 20:36:17 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Candide-Thovex-visits-Utah-from-2003-High-Life/blog/2343828/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-05-18T20:36:17Z General Snow ski Teton Gravity Research Soon after blowing the doors off the X Games pipe in 2003, Candide Thovex came to Utah to compete in the Park City halfpipe comp.  He ended up staying for a few weeks to film some of his segment for High Life. [image] **Candide Thovex (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image]**Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex Park City Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex rallying the rental sled in Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex and Chris Collins try and start Candide's rental sled that has a broken pull cord. Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide scoping a backcountry jib.  Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex checking out the shot on his digi.  Utah (2003)** [image] **Candide Thovex 360 tailgrab off a cliff.  Brighton, Utah (2003).** [image] **Candide Thovex double drop at Brighton, Utah (2003).** brighton, general snow, park city, ski, utah nonadult false Candide Thovex visits Utah from 2003 (High Life) text blog brighton,general snow,park city,ski,utah 393 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 General Snow / ski 0 2343828 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Strong-finish-at-Mt-Bachelor-May-2003/blog/2332629/75233.html This is a blog post I did while shooting High Life in 2003.  I camped for 25 days with Chris Collins near Mt. Bachelor.  It snowed everyday.  Click HERE to watch a behind the scenes video from our camp spot.Last week, Sage and David Crichton tore up the backcountry near Mt. Bachelor.  We managed to squeeze in one last park session on Memorial Day, then spent the next 4 days in the backcountry.  Sage had scoped out a gnarly 26 long stair rail in Bend, that Crichton got after about 15 attempts.  We took the sled out and built  a backcountry spine jump that Sage kept hitting just for the fun of it, and ended up stomping a very stylish switch cork 3 safety grab.  Crichton spun some true tail 7’s, then he scoped a gem.  Right next to the spine jump was a cornice line that could be jumped as a rhythm section, as 2, 30 foot gaps.  It was perfectly shaped as a huge #3.  Crichton floated 2 consecutive tailgrab 3s over the natural gaps and greased the last flat landing.  It was a great close to an awesome season of filming.  [image] **David Crichton Bend, Oregon** [image] **Crichton 7** [image] **Sage switch 3** [image] **Sage quarterpipe** [image] **Crichton flatspin** [image] **Crichton 1st of 2 360s thru the #3** [image] **Sage switch cork 7** This is a blog post I did while shooting High Life in 2003.  I camped for 25 days with Chris Collins near Mt. Bachelor.  It snowed everyday.  Click HERE to watch a behind the scenes video from our camp spot.Last week, Sage and David Crichton tore up the backcountry near Mt. Bachelor.  We managed to squeeze in one last park session on Memorial Day, then spent the next 4 days in the backcountry.  Sage had scoped out a gnarly 26 long stair rail in Bend, that Crichton got after about 15 attempts.  We took the sled out and built  a backcountry spine jump that Sage kept hitting just for the fun of it, and ended up stomping a very stylish switch cork 3 safety grab.  Crichton spun some true tail 7’s, then he scoped a gem.  Right next to the spine jump was a cornice line that could be jumped as a rhythm section, as 2, 30 foot gaps.  It was perfectly shaped as a huge #3.  Crichton floated 2 consecutive tailgrab 3s over the natural gaps and greased the last flat landing.  It was a great close to an awesome season of filming.  [image] **David Crichton Bend, Oregon** [image] **Crichton 7** [image] **Sage switch 3** [image] **Sage quarterpipe** [image] **Crichton flatspin** [image] **Crichton 1st of 2 360s thru the #3** [image] **Sage switch cork 7** Mon, 10 May 2010 21:26:28 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Strong-finish-at-Mt-Bachelor-May-2003/blog/2332629/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-05-10T21:26:28Z General Snow ski Teton Gravity Research This is a blog post I did while shooting High Life in 2003.  I camped for 25 days with Chris Collins near Mt. Bachelor.  It snowed everyday.  Click HERE to watch a behind the scenes video from our camp spot.Last week, Sage and David Crichton tore up the backcountry near Mt. Bachelor.  We managed to squeeze in one last park session on Memorial Day, then spent the next 4 days in the backcountry.  Sage had scoped out a gnarly 26 long stair rail in Bend, that Crichton got after about 15 attempts.  We took the sled out and built  a backcountry spine jump that Sage kept hitting just for the fun of it, and ended up stomping a very stylish switch cork 3 safety grab.  Crichton spun some true tail 7’s, then he scoped a gem.  Right next to the spine jump was a cornice line that could be jumped as a rhythm section, as 2, 30 foot gaps.  It was perfectly shaped as a huge #3.  Crichton floated 2 consecutive tailgrab 3s over the natural gaps and greased the last flat landing.  It was a great close to an awesome season of filming.  [image] **David Crichton Bend, Oregon** [image] **Crichton 7** [image] **Sage switch 3** [image] **Sage quarterpipe** [image] **Crichton flatspin** [image] **Crichton 1st of 2 360s thru the #3** [image] **Sage switch cork 7** general snow, ski nonadult false Strong finish at Mt. Bachelor (May 2003) text blog general snow,ski 225 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 General Snow / ski 0 2332629 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Superpark-on-the-Glacier/blog/2306069/75233.html Dylan, Sammy and Dash have been exploring all of the many terrain features that the glacier has to offer.  With every hit we come across, the boys either session and get a shot or we put it on the checklist for later.  There is such a variety of terrain that you can choose to do a step down jump if the snow is good, a step up jump if it's slushy or hit a natural quarterpipe whenever you feel like it. [image] **In the last week the crew has endured a seized up sled, 2 broken cameras, a broken trailer axle, stolen skis, broken bindings and a knee to the face, among other things.  Once you get the sled on snow, it's easy to forget the stuff it took to get there.** [image] **We're going to post up here for a little while.** [image]                 **Sammy and Dylan find the perfect step over gap jump, requiring very little work.** [image] **Sammy Carlson double cork 1080.** [image] **I'm excited about that last shot.  Can you tell?** [image] **Sammy Carlson 720 tail grab.** [image] **This was one of the coolest things that went down on our quarterpipe session day.  Dash boosting first hit au natural.** [image] **Dash about to stomp a 540 with a switch runout next to some glacier holes.** [image] **Dylan set up air for a...** [image] **huge 180 off the cornice.** [image] **Dylan alley oop handplant.** [image] **Dylan cork 7 au natural.** [image] **Dylan Hood 540.** [image] **Dylan Hood** [image] **Just as we were packing up at the end of the day, the Sandbox crew showed up to hit this rock ride.  We hung out to watch.  It was one of the gnarliest things I've ever seen.** [image]     Dylan, Sammy and Dash have been exploring all of the many terrain features that the glacier has to offer.  With every hit we come across, the boys either session and get a shot or we put it on the checklist for later.  There is such a variety of terrain that you can choose to do a step down jump if the snow is good, a step up jump if it's slushy or hit a natural quarterpipe whenever you feel like it. [image] **In the last week the crew has endured a seized up sled, 2 broken cameras, a broken trailer axle, stolen skis, broken bindings and a knee to the face, among other things.  Once you get the sled on snow, it's easy to forget the stuff it took to get there.** [image] **We're going to post up here for a little while.** [image]                 **Sammy and Dylan find the perfect step over gap jump, requiring very little work.** [image] **Sammy Carlson double cork 1080.** [image] **I'm excited about that last shot.  Can you tell?** [image] **Sammy Carlson 720 tail grab.** [image] **This was one of the coolest things that went down on our quarterpipe session day.  Dash boosting first hit au natural.** [image] **Dash about to stomp a 540 with a switch runout next to some glacier holes.** [image] **Dylan set up air for a...** [image] **huge 180 off the cornice.** [image] **Dylan alley oop handplant.** [image] **Dylan cork 7 au natural.** [image] **Dylan Hood 540.** [image] **Dylan Hood** [image] **Just as we were packing up at the end of the day, the Sandbox crew showed up to hit this rock ride.  We hung out to watch.  It was one of the gnarliest things I've ever seen.** [image]     Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:41:53 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Superpark-on-the-Glacier/blog/2306069/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-04-20T02:41:53Z TGR Premium Snow Ski and Snowboard Teton Gravity Research Dylan, Sammy and Dash have been exploring all of the many terrain features that the glacier has to offer.  With every hit we come across, the boys either session and get a shot or we put it on the checklist for later.  There is such a variety of terrain that you can choose to do a step down jump if the snow is good, a step up jump if it's slushy or hit a natural quarterpipe whenever you feel like it. [image] **In the last week the crew has endured a seized up sled, 2 broken cameras, a broken trailer axle, stolen skis, broken bindings and a knee to the face, among other things.  Once you get the sled on snow, it's easy to forget the stuff it took to get there.** [image] **We're going to post up here for a little while.** [image]                 **Sammy and Dylan find the perfect step over gap jump, requiring very little work.** [image] **Sammy Carlson double cork 1080.** [image] **I'm excited about that last shot.  Can you tell?** [image] **Sammy Carlson 720 tail grab.** [image] **This was one of the coolest things that went down on our quarterpipe session day.  Dash boosting first hit au natural.** [image] **Dash about to stomp a 540 with a switch runout next to some glacier holes.** [image] **Dylan set up air for a...** [image] **huge 180 off the cornice.** [image] **Dylan alley oop handplant.** [image] **Dylan cork 7 au natural.** [image] **Dylan Hood 540.** [image] **Dylan Hood** [image] **Just as we were packing up at the end of the day, the Sandbox crew showed up to hit this rock ride.  We hung out to watch.  It was one of the gnarliest things I've ever seen.** [image]     ski and snowboard, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Superpark on the Glacier text blog ski and snowboard,snow,tgr premium 332 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski and Snowboard 0 2306069 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Sammy-Carlson/blog/2297779/75233.html Over the last 48 hours Sammy Carlson has logged 24 of them floating, launching, spinning and flipping in the backcountry. We timed it perfectly, rolling into an epic zone right after a snow storm and scoring blue skies. There were a few features that we spent some time building, but most of the stuff he hit natural. Check it out. [image] [image] **Sammy warming up on a freeride lap** [image] **Sammy 720** [image] **Sammy 180** [image] **Sammy big 360** [image] **Sammy rodeo 5** [image] **Sammy switch 5** [image] **Sammy switch butter 5** [image] **Sammy enjoying himself halfway through another 12 hour work day** [image] **Sammy sending a huge 720** Over the last 48 hours Sammy Carlson has logged 24 of them floating, launching, spinning and flipping in the backcountry. We timed it perfectly, rolling into an epic zone right after a snow storm and scoring blue skies. There were a few features that we spent some time building, but most of the stuff he hit natural. Check it out. [image] [image] **Sammy warming up on a freeride lap** [image] **Sammy 720** [image] **Sammy 180** [image] **Sammy big 360** [image] **Sammy rodeo 5** [image] **Sammy switch 5** [image] **Sammy switch butter 5** [image] **Sammy enjoying himself halfway through another 12 hour work day** [image] **Sammy sending a huge 720** Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:38:30 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Sammy-Carlson/blog/2297779/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-04-13T15:38:30Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research Over the last 48 hours Sammy Carlson has logged 24 of them floating, launching, spinning and flipping in the backcountry. We timed it perfectly, rolling into an epic zone right after a snow storm and scoring blue skies. There were a few features that we spent some time building, but most of the stuff he hit natural. Check it out. [image] [image] **Sammy warming up on a freeride lap** [image] **Sammy 720** [image] **Sammy 180** [image] **Sammy big 360** [image] **Sammy rodeo 5** [image] **Sammy switch 5** [image] **Sammy switch butter 5** [image] **Sammy enjoying himself halfway through another 12 hour work day** [image] **Sammy sending a huge 720** ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Sammy Carlson text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 237 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States UT 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2297779 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Wiley-Dylan-and-Sammy-session-some-cliffs/blog/2273603/75233.html   Wiley, Dylan and Sammy scored a couple of bluebird days last week and got to hit some new features in Utah.   Hitting cliffs for the first time is always tricky.  It's only after you ride away clean that you know you had the right speed and angle of trajectory.  [image] **Sammy Carlson threads a flat spin through some trees while Dustin Handley films it from a branch.** [image] **Sammy Carlson spotting the landing on a 180.** [image] **Dylan Hood about to set down a clean switch 360.  ** [image] **Dylan Hood's zero spin was a little too far to the left and with too much speed.  The landing wasn't pretty.** [image] **The boys have been using the Ripxx this year to document their speed and airtime.** [image] **Wiley Miller stomping a cork 720 off a new hit.  We've walked past this thing dozens of times without ever noticing it.** [image] **Wiley Miller frame #7 of that last sequence shot.** [image] **Wiley Miller 180.** [image] **Wiley Miller unintentionally connecting a 360 to a rock.  Getting the landing lined up right can be an experiment sometimes.**   Wiley, Dylan and Sammy scored a couple of bluebird days last week and got to hit some new features in Utah.   Hitting cliffs for the first time is always tricky.  It's only after you ride away clean that you know you had the right speed and angle of trajectory.  [image] **Sammy Carlson threads a flat spin through some trees while Dustin Handley films it from a branch.** [image] **Sammy Carlson spotting the landing on a 180.** [image] **Dylan Hood about to set down a clean switch 360.  ** [image] **Dylan Hood's zero spin was a little too far to the left and with too much speed.  The landing wasn't pretty.** [image] **The boys have been using the Ripxx this year to document their speed and airtime.** [image] **Wiley Miller stomping a cork 720 off a new hit.  We've walked past this thing dozens of times without ever noticing it.** [image] **Wiley Miller frame #7 of that last sequence shot.** [image] **Wiley Miller 180.** [image] **Wiley Miller unintentionally connecting a 360 to a rock.  Getting the landing lined up right can be an experiment sometimes.** Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:58:12 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Wiley-Dylan-and-Sammy-session-some-cliffs/blog/2273603/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-03-29T21:58:12Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research   Wiley, Dylan and Sammy scored a couple of bluebird days last week and got to hit some new features in Utah.   Hitting cliffs for the first time is always tricky.  It's only after you ride away clean that you know you had the right speed and angle of trajectory.  [image] **Sammy Carlson threads a flat spin through some trees while Dustin Handley films it from a branch.** [image] **Sammy Carlson spotting the landing on a 180.** [image] **Dylan Hood about to set down a clean switch 360.  ** [image] **Dylan Hood's zero spin was a little too far to the left and with too much speed.  The landing wasn't pretty.** [image] **The boys have been using the Ripxx this year to document their speed and airtime.** [image] **Wiley Miller stomping a cork 720 off a new hit.  We've walked past this thing dozens of times without ever noticing it.** [image] **Wiley Miller frame #7 of that last sequence shot.** [image] **Wiley Miller 180.** [image] **Wiley Miller unintentionally connecting a 360 to a rock.  Getting the landing lined up right can be an experiment sometimes.** ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Wiley, Dylan and Sammy session some cliffs text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 272 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false United States UT Salt Lake City 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2273603 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Dylan-Hood-hits-some-backcountry-gap-jumps-near-Sun-Valley/blog/2159311/75233.html Dylan Hood recently took a trip to Idaho for a backcountry gap jump session. It couldn't have lined up any better.  Smith Optics made it happen by creating a backcountry Superpark in a spot just north of Sun Valley. The timing was perfect.  The crew slept in a yurt, 10 miles out in the backcountry and woke up to 8 inches of fresh and blue skies. [image] **Dylan guinea pigging a huge gap jump.** [image] **All of the take offs had a fresh blanket of pow.** [image] **The new snow made for some great shots.  Dylan Hood rodeo 5.** [image] **Dylan spinning a freeride lap.** [image] **Most people would be intimidated by hitting this cliff strait.  Dylan floats a drifty 180.** [image] **Wake up in a yurt... cook some bacon... shred some pillows.** [image] **Dylan Hood cork 7 tailgrab.** [image] **Dylan shirtless tree bonk.** [image] **Dylan Hood getting the shot for next year's movie.**   Dylan Hood recently took a trip to Idaho for a backcountry gap jump session. It couldn't have lined up any better.  Smith Optics made it happen by creating a backcountry Superpark in a spot just north of Sun Valley. The timing was perfect.  The crew slept in a yurt, 10 miles out in the backcountry and woke up to 8 inches of fresh and blue skies. [image] **Dylan guinea pigging a huge gap jump.** [image] **All of the take offs had a fresh blanket of pow.** [image] **The new snow made for some great shots.  Dylan Hood rodeo 5.** [image] **Dylan spinning a freeride lap.** [image] **Most people would be intimidated by hitting this cliff strait.  Dylan floats a drifty 180.** [image] **Wake up in a yurt... cook some bacon... shred some pillows.** [image] **Dylan Hood cork 7 tailgrab.** [image] **Dylan shirtless tree bonk.** [image] **Dylan Hood getting the shot for next year's movie.**   Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:20:44 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Dylan-Hood-hits-some-backcountry-gap-jumps-near-Sun-Valley/blog/2159311/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-03-17T01:23:07Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research Dylan Hood recently took a trip to Idaho for a backcountry gap jump session. It couldn't have lined up any better.  Smith Optics made it happen by creating a backcountry Superpark in a spot just north of Sun Valley. The timing was perfect.  The crew slept in a yurt, 10 miles out in the backcountry and woke up to 8 inches of fresh and blue skies. [image] **Dylan guinea pigging a huge gap jump.** [image] **All of the take offs had a fresh blanket of pow.** [image] **The new snow made for some great shots.  Dylan Hood rodeo 5.** [image] **Dylan spinning a freeride lap.** [image] **Most people would be intimidated by hitting this cliff strait.  Dylan floats a drifty 180.** [image] **Wake up in a yurt... cook some bacon... shred some pillows.** [image] **Dylan Hood cork 7 tailgrab.** [image] **Dylan shirtless tree bonk.** [image] **Dylan Hood getting the shot for next year's movie.**   gap, idaho, jump, optics, ski, smith, snow, sun valley, tgr premium nonadult false Dylan Hood hits some backcountry gap jumps near Sun Valley text blog gap,idaho,jump,optics,ski,smith,snow,sun valley,tgr premium 339 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2159311 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Sage/blog/2157731/75233.html Sage's House of Fondue can be found perched on the top of a 3,000 foot face that rolls out to another 5,000 feet of endless windlips and cliff features in nipple deep pow. You eventually end up at a yurt which is stocked with bottomless fondue.  Below the yurt there's a 5,000 foot pillow run to the valley floor.Check it out. [image] **Super G staffs Sage's House of Fondue** [image] **Sage** [image] **No it's not AK** [image] [image] [image] **Those were some good pillows today** [image] [image]       Sage's House of Fondue can be found perched on the top of a 3,000 foot face that rolls out to another 5,000 feet of endless windlips and cliff features in nipple deep pow. You eventually end up at a yurt which is stocked with bottomless fondue.  Below the yurt there's a 5,000 foot pillow run to the valley floor.Check it out. [image] **Super G staffs Sage's House of Fondue** [image] **Sage** [image] **No it's not AK** [image] [image] [image] **Those were some good pillows today** [image] [image]       Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:20:55 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Sage/blog/2157731/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-03-16T06:00:49Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research Sage's House of Fondue can be found perched on the top of a 3,000 foot face that rolls out to another 5,000 feet of endless windlips and cliff features in nipple deep pow. You eventually end up at a yurt which is stocked with bottomless fondue.  Below the yurt there's a 5,000 foot pillow run to the valley floor.Check it out. [image] **Super G staffs Sage's House of Fondue** [image] **Sage** [image] **No it's not AK** [image] [image] [image] **Those were some good pillows today** [image] [image]       idaho, ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Sage text blog idaho,ski,snow,tgr premium 312 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2157731 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_100/blog/2013818/75233.html     With Alta reporting over a 100" base and temperatures staying cold, it's been a prime time to huck some airs.    Wiley Miller, Rachael Burks and Todd Ligare have been taking advantage of stellar conditions.    Check it out. [image] **Rachael Burks laying one out.** [image] **Rachael Burks stomping a ski length tranny.** [image] **Todd Ligare goal posting some rocks.** [image] **Todd Ligare big backy.** [image] **Wiley Miller butter 7 off the roof.** [image] **Wiley Miller.** [image]**Wiley 360.** [image] **Wiley scopes a gem.** [image] **Wiley testing out the 100" base.**     With Alta reporting over a 100" base and temperatures staying cold, it's been a prime time to huck some airs.    Wiley Miller, Rachael Burks and Todd Ligare have been taking advantage of stellar conditions.    Check it out. [image] **Rachael Burks laying one out.** [image] **Rachael Burks stomping a ski length tranny.** [image] **Todd Ligare goal posting some rocks.** [image] **Todd Ligare big backy.** [image] **Wiley Miller butter 7 off the roof.** [image] **Wiley Miller.** [image]**Wiley 360.** [image] **Wiley scopes a gem.** [image] **Wiley testing out the 100" base.** Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:21:10 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_100/blog/2013818/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-03-10T19:41:31Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research     With Alta reporting over a 100" base and temperatures staying cold, it's been a prime time to huck some airs.    Wiley Miller, Rachael Burks and Todd Ligare have been taking advantage of stellar conditions.    Check it out. [image] **Rachael Burks laying one out.** [image] **Rachael Burks stomping a ski length tranny.** [image] **Todd Ligare goal posting some rocks.** [image] **Todd Ligare big backy.** [image] **Wiley Miller butter 7 off the roof.** [image] **Wiley Miller.** [image]**Wiley 360.** [image] **Wiley scopes a gem.** [image] **Wiley testing out the 100" base.** alta, ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false 100 text blog alta,ski,snow,tgr premium 344 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2013818 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Deeper-Neil-and-Forrest-head-south-in-search-of-Pow/blog/1921479/75233.html Story & Photos by Pete O'Brien    This season has brought some great snow to the Southwestern States.  Neil and Forrest recently went down to the desert to score some waist deep pow.  The snow was way more blower than they expected and the terrain was mind boggling, drooly, trippy, etc.    Check it out.Pete [image] **Forrest and Neil scoping their lines** [image] **Yep it's legit** [image] **Neil slashing it up in cowboy country** [image] **Avy danger was super sketch.  Forrest dropped about 5 minutes after Neil, who's track is already getting sloppy.** [image] **After postholeing for 45 minutes in knee deep pow with a 60 pound pack (including 3 tripods), I was sweating like a pig, my glasses were fogged and all I wanted to see was a clear site of this zone with no trees blocking the way.  As soon as I looked up and saw this through my foggy glasses, it was almost like seeing a Grizzly Bear.  I was frozen in my tracks, and after taking a few snapshots I hightailed it out of there.** [image] **This is a close up of what spooked me beyond Space Mountain.  The collection zone was around the corner, and about a half mile up.** [image] **Forrest on his way to acid dropping a waterfall in the desert.** **We were lucky enough to see this place at sunrise after a 2 foot dump.  Although nobody dropped in (you're not allowed to ride it), we spent about an hour just watching new things open up as the light hit it.**   Story & Photos by Pete O'Brien    This season has brought some great snow to the Southwestern States.  Neil and Forrest recently went down to the desert to score some waist deep pow.  The snow was way more blower than they expected and the terrain was mind boggling, drooly, trippy, etc.    Check it out.Pete [image] **Forrest and Neil scoping their lines** [image] **Yep it's legit** [image] **Neil slashing it up in cowboy country** [image] **Avy danger was super sketch.  Forrest dropped about 5 minutes after Neil, who's track is already getting sloppy.** [image] **After postholeing for 45 minutes in knee deep pow with a 60 pound pack (including 3 tripods), I was sweating like a pig, my glasses were fogged and all I wanted to see was a clear site of this zone with no trees blocking the way.  As soon as I looked up and saw this through my foggy glasses, it was almost like seeing a Grizzly Bear.  I was frozen in my tracks, and after taking a few snapshots I hightailed it out of there.** [image] **This is a close up of what spooked me beyond Space Mountain.  The collection zone was around the corner, and about a half mile up.** [image] **Forrest on his way to acid dropping a waterfall in the desert.** **We were lucky enough to see this place at sunrise after a 2 foot dump.  Although nobody dropped in (you're not allowed to ride it), we spent about an hour just watching new things open up as the light hit it.**   Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:49:24 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Deeper-Neil-and-Forrest-head-south-in-search-of-Pow/blog/1921479/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-02-27T03:36:42Z TGR Premium Snow Snowboard Teton Gravity Research Story & Photos by Pete O'Brien    This season has brought some great snow to the Southwestern States.  Neil and Forrest recently went down to the desert to score some waist deep pow.  The snow was way more blower than they expected and the terrain was mind boggling, drooly, trippy, etc.    Check it out.Pete [image] **Forrest and Neil scoping their lines** [image] **Yep it's legit** [image] **Neil slashing it up in cowboy country** [image] **Avy danger was super sketch.  Forrest dropped about 5 minutes after Neil, who's track is already getting sloppy.** [image] **After postholeing for 45 minutes in knee deep pow with a 60 pound pack (including 3 tripods), I was sweating like a pig, my glasses were fogged and all I wanted to see was a clear site of this zone with no trees blocking the way.  As soon as I looked up and saw this through my foggy glasses, it was almost like seeing a Grizzly Bear.  I was frozen in my tracks, and after taking a few snapshots I hightailed it out of there.** [image] **This is a close up of what spooked me beyond Space Mountain.  The collection zone was around the corner, and about a half mile up.** [image] **Forrest on his way to acid dropping a waterfall in the desert.** **We were lucky enough to see this place at sunrise after a 2 foot dump.  Although nobody dropped in (you're not allowed to ride it), we spent about an hour just watching new things open up as the light hit it.**   snow, snowboard, tgr premium, timelapse nonadult false Deeper: Neil and Forrest head south in search of Pow text blog snow,snowboard,tgr premium,timelapse 459 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 2 TGR Premium / Snow / Snowboard 0 1921479 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Deeper-Forrest-Shearer-and-Neil-Provo/blog/1878655/75233.html Forrest Shearer and Neil Provo have been keeping me in shape and missing my snowmobile this week.  Here are some of the shots from the last couple of days.  We got one A+ bluebird day last Tuesday which the boys took full advantage of.  Forrest scored two worthy lines in one spot which forced us to research some new zones.  Lots more to come.Check it out.Pete [image] **Forrest Shearer throwing down** [image] **Forrest exiting a multi pillow drop as Neil looks on.** [image] **Forrest Shearer.  This was one of the most fluid pillow lines I've filmed all year.  He was maching out the bottom.** [image] **Foot accessed shots take a little more time.** [image] **When Neil Provo showed up to this zone his first thought was; this is confusing.** [image]**I totally missed the film shot of this because I couldn't see anything.  After about 20 minutes of waiting for the fog to clear, it just got worse so Neil dropped while he could still see.** [image]**Neil finds the line through the maze.** [image] **Neil Provo.** [image] **Neil Provo switch 180 to pillow mash.** [image] **Neil Provo.  This run is timeless.** [image] **Neil Provo.  Burly!** [image] **A few days ago we were sessioning the same zone as the Absinthe crew.  While Forrest and Neil were hiking for their second laps, Jules Reymond walked up and did a soul slash just because the snow looked so sparkly.  It was cool to see a top level pro out there on an A+ day not stressed about getting shots and just enjoying a beautiful winter day.** Forrest Shearer and Neil Provo have been keeping me in shape and missing my snowmobile this week.  Here are some of the shots from the last couple of days.  We got one A+ bluebird day last Tuesday which the boys took full advantage of.  Forrest scored two worthy lines in one spot which forced us to research some new zones.  Lots more to come.Check it out.Pete [image] **Forrest Shearer throwing down** [image] **Forrest exiting a multi pillow drop as Neil looks on.** [image] **Forrest Shearer.  This was one of the most fluid pillow lines I've filmed all year.  He was maching out the bottom.** [image] **Foot accessed shots take a little more time.** [image] **When Neil Provo showed up to this zone his first thought was; this is confusing.** [image]**I totally missed the film shot of this because I couldn't see anything.  After about 20 minutes of waiting for the fog to clear, it just got worse so Neil dropped while he could still see.** [image]**Neil finds the line through the maze.** [image] **Neil Provo.** [image] **Neil Provo switch 180 to pillow mash.** [image] **Neil Provo.  This run is timeless.** [image] **Neil Provo.  Burly!** [image] **A few days ago we were sessioning the same zone as the Absinthe crew.  While Forrest and Neil were hiking for their second laps, Jules Reymond walked up and did a soul slash just because the snow looked so sparkly.  It was cool to see a top level pro out there on an A+ day not stressed about getting shots and just enjoying a beautiful winter day.** Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:49:44 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Deeper-Forrest-Shearer-and-Neil-Provo/blog/1878655/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-02-20T20:11:01Z TGR Premium Snow Snowboard Teton Gravity Research Forrest Shearer and Neil Provo have been keeping me in shape and missing my snowmobile this week.  Here are some of the shots from the last couple of days.  We got one A+ bluebird day last Tuesday which the boys took full advantage of.  Forrest scored two worthy lines in one spot which forced us to research some new zones.  Lots more to come.Check it out.Pete [image] **Forrest Shearer throwing down** [image] **Forrest exiting a multi pillow drop as Neil looks on.** [image] **Forrest Shearer.  This was one of the most fluid pillow lines I've filmed all year.  He was maching out the bottom.** [image] **Foot accessed shots take a little more time.** [image] **When Neil Provo showed up to this zone his first thought was; this is confusing.** [image]**I totally missed the film shot of this because I couldn't see anything.  After about 20 minutes of waiting for the fog to clear, it just got worse so Neil dropped while he could still see.** [image]**Neil finds the line through the maze.** [image] **Neil Provo.** [image] **Neil Provo switch 180 to pillow mash.** [image] **Neil Provo.  This run is timeless.** [image] **Neil Provo.  Burly!** [image] **A few days ago we were sessioning the same zone as the Absinthe crew.  While Forrest and Neil were hiking for their second laps, Jules Reymond walked up and did a soul slash just because the snow looked so sparkly.  It was cool to see a top level pro out there on an A+ day not stressed about getting shots and just enjoying a beautiful winter day.** forrest, neil, provo, shearer, snow, snowboard, tgr premium nonadult false Deeper: Forrest Shearer and Neil Provo text blog forrest,neil,provo,shearer,snow,snowboard,tgr premium 450 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Snowboard 0 1878655 7203062 Silver 20518 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Bus-Laps/blog/1865092/75233.html Wiley Miller’s sled has been gathering dust since he discovered the Alta to Brighton bus lap.  “I could film a segment here” was his description of the zone after he put some GS turns in a seriously peppered, exposed face.  Neil Provo has been riding his splitboard as if it’s a normal freestyle deck.  Yesterday he pointed a pillow line from the top, and exploded the lower pillows, stomping the line while staying right on the edge of being out of control. It has been cold in Utah with the occasional 5 inch refresher and sucker holes for light.  This is our first downday in over a week and I’m sending off a bunch of shot film, my face is sunburned, and there’s a big smile. [image] **  Wiley Miller 720.** [image] **Wiley Miller** [image] **  This feature has mad potential.  Next time well come more prepared for it.  Wiley Miller.** [image] **  Wileys line goes through the pepper and into the chute.  The battery in my still camera died while it was set up in the cold and I missed the still shot.  Well have to wait to see the video.** [image]**  I shot this photo using a remote trigger from 100 feet away and chose the angle because it meant I would have to hike back and forth between this camera and my filming camera.  Although I didnt anticipate Wiley popping so big it kept my toes from getting frostbite inside of my ski boots.** [image]** Welcome to the Freezer.** [image] **  Neil Provo, 180 set up for some switch pillows.** [image] ** Neil Provo wading through the deep stuff.** [image] **  Neil Provo.** [image] ** The splitboard gets Neil to the top of his next line before I can finish my lunch.** [image] ** Neil Provo.** [image] **  Neil Provo riding a bull through a china shop.** **The UTA ski bus is a great way to access some sick terrain between Alta and Brighton without much hiking.**           Wiley Miller’s sled has been gathering dust since he discovered the Alta to Brighton bus lap.  “I could film a segment here” was his description of the zone after he put some GS turns in a seriously peppered, exposed face.  Neil Provo has been riding his splitboard as if it’s a normal freestyle deck.  Yesterday he pointed a pillow line from the top, and exploded the lower pillows, stomping the line while staying right on the edge of being out of control. It has been cold in Utah with the occasional 5 inch refresher and sucker holes for light.  This is our first downday in over a week and I’m sending off a bunch of shot film, my face is sunburned, and there’s a big smile. [image] **  Wiley Miller 720.** [image] **Wiley Miller** [image] **  This feature has mad potential.  Next time well come more prepared for it.  Wiley Miller.** [image] **  Wileys line goes through the pepper and into the chute.  The battery in my still camera died while it was set up in the cold and I missed the still shot.  Well have to wait to see the video.** [image]**  I shot this photo using a remote trigger from 100 feet away and chose the angle because it meant I would have to hike back and forth between this camera and my filming camera.  Although I didnt anticipate Wiley popping so big it kept my toes from getting frostbite inside of my ski boots.** [image]** Welcome to the Freezer.** [image] **  Neil Provo, 180 set up for some switch pillows.** [image] ** Neil Provo wading through the deep stuff.** [image] **  Neil Provo.** [image] ** The splitboard gets Neil to the top of his next line before I can finish my lunch.** [image] ** Neil Provo.** [image] **  Neil Provo riding a bull through a china shop.** **The UTA ski bus is a great way to access some sick terrain between Alta and Brighton without much hiking.**           Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:22:33 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Bus-Laps/blog/1865092/75233.html PeteObrien 2010-02-16T00:41:36Z TGR Premium Snow Ski and Snowboard Teton Gravity Research Wiley Miller’s sled has been gathering dust since he discovered the Alta to Brighton bus lap.  “I could film a segment here” was his description of the zone after he put some GS turns in a seriously peppered, exposed face.  Neil Provo has been riding his splitboard as if it’s a normal freestyle deck.  Yesterday he pointed a pillow line from the top, and exploded the lower pillows, stomping the line while staying right on the edge of being out of control. It has been cold in Utah with the occasional 5 inch refresher and sucker holes for light.  This is our first downday in over a week and I’m sending off a bunch of shot film, my face is sunburned, and there’s a big smile. [image] **  Wiley Miller 720.** [image] **Wiley Miller** [image] **  This feature has mad potential.  Next time well come more prepared for it.  Wiley Miller.** [image] **  Wileys line goes through the pepper and into the chute.  The battery in my still camera died while it was set up in the cold and I missed the still shot.  Well have to wait to see the video.** [image]**  I shot this photo using a remote trigger from 100 feet away and chose the angle because it meant I would have to hike back and forth between this camera and my filming camera.  Although I didnt anticipate Wiley popping so big it kept my toes from getting frostbite inside of my ski boots.** [image]** Welcome to the Freezer.** [image] **  Neil Provo, 180 set up for some switch pillows.** [image] ** Neil Provo wading through the deep stuff.** [image] **  Neil Provo.** [image] ** The splitboard gets Neil to the top of his next line before I can finish my lunch.** [image] ** Neil Provo.** [image] **  Neil Provo riding a bull through a china shop.** **The UTA ski bus is a great way to access some sick terrain between Alta and Brighton without much hiking.**           ski and snowboard, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Bus Laps text blog ski and snowboard,snow,tgr premium 526 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7203062&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_4713519_75233_7203062_ap_160X120.jpg false salt lake city 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski and Snowboard 0 1865092 7203062 Silver 20518