http://live.tetongravity.com/service/getFeed.kickAction?mediaType=BLOG&quantity=25&as=75233 New blogs from ToddJones on Teton Gravity Research Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:05:32 GMT Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:05:32 GMT dev@tetongravity.com (TetonGravityResearch) dev@tetongravity.com (TetonGravityResearch) KickApps Feed Builder 2012-10-11T18:05:32Z 60 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=75233&sortType=recent&tags=null 0 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Historic-Paddle-In-Session-Going-Down-At-Jaws/blog/6393955/75233.html [image]Shane Dorian rides an epic wave at Jaws. Photo by Richard Hallman via Surfline.com.Here are some videos of what is being called a historic paddle-in session at Jaws. People are saying this is the most game-changing thing in surfing in years. There is a new rule at Jaws where if people are paddling in, then no tow-ins are allowed. Shane Dorian, the Walsh brothers and a few others have been keeping the skis away on these big swells. The tow-in scene got out of control and they implemented this new program. Those guys will still tow, but they are raising the bar on when it’s time to tow and when not. Today is supposed to be bigger, stay tuned for more videos and an interview with Ian Walsh. Keala Kennelly paddling in to Jaws on october 9, 2012 Go girl! Get barreled! Here's Shane Dorian's second and amazingly deep paddle-in tube at Jaws on October 9, 2012, video by Elliot Leboe. An entry in the Ride of the Year division of the 2012/13 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. For more info see the event site at www.BillabongXXL.com Maui local Albee Layer got barreled twice...well, see for yourself! [image]Shane Dorian rides an epic wave at Jaws. Photo by Richard Hallman via Surfline.com.Here are some videos of what is being called a historic paddle-in session at Jaws. People are saying this is the most game-changing thing in surfing in years. There is a new rule at Jaws where if people are paddling in, then no tow-ins are allowed. Shane Dorian, the Walsh brothers and a few others have been keeping the skis away on these big swells. The tow-in scene got out of control and they implemented this new program. Those guys will still tow, but they are raising the bar on when it’s time to tow and when not. Today is supposed to be bigger, stay tuned for more videos and an interview with Ian Walsh. Keala Kennelly paddling in to Jaws on october 9, 2012 Go girl! Get barreled! Here's Shane Dorian's second and amazingly deep paddle-in tube at Jaws on October 9, 2012, video by Elliot Leboe. An entry in the Ride of the Year division of the 2012/13 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. For more info see the event site at www.BillabongXXL.com Maui local Albee Layer got barreled twice...well, see for yourself! Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:05:32 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Historic-Paddle-In-Session-Going-Down-At-Jaws/blog/6393955/75233.html ToddJones 2012-10-11T18:05:32Z Teton Gravity Research [image]Shane Dorian rides an epic wave at Jaws. Photo by Richard Hallman via Surfline.com.Here are some videos of what is being called a historic paddle-in session at Jaws. People are saying this is the most game-changing thing in surfing in years. There is a new rule at Jaws where if people are paddling in, then no tow-ins are allowed. Shane Dorian, the Walsh brothers and a few others have been keeping the skis away on these big swells. The tow-in scene got out of control and they implemented this new program. Those guys will still tow, but they are raising the bar on when it’s time to tow and when not. Today is supposed to be bigger, stay tuned for more videos and an interview with Ian Walsh. Keala Kennelly paddling in to Jaws on october 9, 2012 Go girl! Get barreled! Here's Shane Dorian's second and amazingly deep paddle-in tube at Jaws on October 9, 2012, video by Elliot Leboe. An entry in the Ride of the Year division of the 2012/13 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. For more info see the event site at www.BillabongXXL.com Maui local Albee Layer got barreled twice...well, see for yourself! albee layer, ian wlash, jaws, keala kennelly, shane dorian, surfing, waves nonadult false Historic Paddle-In Session Going Down At Jaws text blog albee layer,ian wlash,jaws,keala kennelly,shane dorian,surfing,waves 177 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States HI JAWS 0 0 6393955 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Update-Still-Crushing-It-In-Knik-River-Valley/blog/6007485/75233.html [image]The heli gets a fresh dusting of new snow. New Terrain. Fresh Perspectives. Record Snowfalls.  These have been some of the themes of the last few weeks in the Knik River Valley. Everyone knows that Alaska is on fire this year. On April 7, a small storm rolled into South Central Alaska and dumped enough snow to  break a 60-year-old snow total record in Anchorage. Essentially, AK is having the best season since 1954. Wow.  The rest of the world knows this as well, as we have seen the social media universe explode with images of spines and deep powder. We chose the Knik area to get away from the crowds and explore new terrain. It has been really exciting.  Essentially, the traffic in this area consists of our group and the Silverton Mountain Guides crew. Oh yeah, and some fixed wing ski-touring groups, one of which crashed into the glacier in front of our very eyes. Fortunately, everyone was OK. Our group is made up of  the TGR production team, athletes Daron Rahlves, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Long and Seth Morrison, as well as photographers Adam Clark and Mark Fisher. We have been finding tons of cool peaks and features. Everyone is fired up to be up here and scoring the goods. [image]Life quiets down around our lodge when the snow falls. [image]Dumping at the Knik River Lodge.[image]Dash Longe sends a big 180. Dash has been killing it this trip. It is nice to see his perspective on these mountains. [image]Bummer. We saw this plane go down. Fortunately, everyone was OK. It is not everyday you witness a plane crash. [image]Sage pins a sweet spine line.[image]Dash hitting a cool cliff feature we found while scoping some bigger lines.[image]Seth in the sluff mix. It looks like a tight exit window for him. [image]Daron Rahlves hits a nice scenic ridge line in the clouds.[image] Daron Rahlves in the mix on a big spine wall. [image]Sage “taking the park to the big mountains.”[image]Rahlves emerges from a sluff wall. In AK you need to run fast from your sluff or you might get burned.[image]The boys back at base after a successful day in the hills. [image]The heli gets a fresh dusting of new snow. New Terrain. Fresh Perspectives. Record Snowfalls.  These have been some of the themes of the last few weeks in the Knik River Valley. Everyone knows that Alaska is on fire this year. On April 7, a small storm rolled into South Central Alaska and dumped enough snow to  break a 60-year-old snow total record in Anchorage. Essentially, AK is having the best season since 1954. Wow.  The rest of the world knows this as well, as we have seen the social media universe explode with images of spines and deep powder. We chose the Knik area to get away from the crowds and explore new terrain. It has been really exciting.  Essentially, the traffic in this area consists of our group and the Silverton Mountain Guides crew. Oh yeah, and some fixed wing ski-touring groups, one of which crashed into the glacier in front of our very eyes. Fortunately, everyone was OK. Our group is made up of  the TGR production team, athletes Daron Rahlves, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Long and Seth Morrison, as well as photographers Adam Clark and Mark Fisher. We have been finding tons of cool peaks and features. Everyone is fired up to be up here and scoring the goods. [image]Life quiets down around our lodge when the snow falls. [image]Dumping at the Knik River Lodge.[image]Dash Longe sends a big 180. Dash has been killing it this trip. It is nice to see his perspective on these mountains. [image]Bummer. We saw this plane go down. Fortunately, everyone was OK. It is not everyday you witness a plane crash. [image]Sage pins a sweet spine line.[image]Dash hitting a cool cliff feature we found while scoping some bigger lines.[image]Seth in the sluff mix. It looks like a tight exit window for him. [image]Daron Rahlves hits a nice scenic ridge line in the clouds.[image] Daron Rahlves in the mix on a big spine wall. [image]Sage “taking the park to the big mountains.”[image]Rahlves emerges from a sluff wall. In AK you need to run fast from your sluff or you might get burned.[image]The boys back at base after a successful day in the hills. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:38:08 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Update-Still-Crushing-It-In-Knik-River-Valley/blog/6007485/75233.html ToddJones 2012-04-24T00:12:09Z Teton Gravity Research [image]The heli gets a fresh dusting of new snow. New Terrain. Fresh Perspectives. Record Snowfalls.  These have been some of the themes of the last few weeks in the Knik River Valley. Everyone knows that Alaska is on fire this year. On April 7, a small storm rolled into South Central Alaska and dumped enough snow to  break a 60-year-old snow total record in Anchorage. Essentially, AK is having the best season since 1954. Wow.  The rest of the world knows this as well, as we have seen the social media universe explode with images of spines and deep powder. We chose the Knik area to get away from the crowds and explore new terrain. It has been really exciting.  Essentially, the traffic in this area consists of our group and the Silverton Mountain Guides crew. Oh yeah, and some fixed wing ski-touring groups, one of which crashed into the glacier in front of our very eyes. Fortunately, everyone was OK. Our group is made up of  the TGR production team, athletes Daron Rahlves, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Long and Seth Morrison, as well as photographers Adam Clark and Mark Fisher. We have been finding tons of cool peaks and features. Everyone is fired up to be up here and scoring the goods. [image]Life quiets down around our lodge when the snow falls. [image]Dumping at the Knik River Lodge.[image]Dash Longe sends a big 180. Dash has been killing it this trip. It is nice to see his perspective on these mountains. [image]Bummer. We saw this plane go down. Fortunately, everyone was OK. It is not everyday you witness a plane crash. [image]Sage pins a sweet spine line.[image]Dash hitting a cool cliff feature we found while scoping some bigger lines.[image]Seth in the sluff mix. It looks like a tight exit window for him. [image]Daron Rahlves hits a nice scenic ridge line in the clouds.[image] Daron Rahlves in the mix on a big spine wall. [image]Sage “taking the park to the big mountains.”[image]Rahlves emerges from a sluff wall. In AK you need to run fast from your sluff or you might get burned.[image]The boys back at base after a successful day in the hills. knik river lodge, teton gravity research, the dream factory nonadult false Update: Still Crushing It In Knik River Valley text blog knik river lodge,teton gravity research,the dream factory 249 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Knik River Lodge 0 0 6007485 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Getting-Sick-In-Knik-TGR-Explores-The-Northern-Chugach/blog/5989901/75233.html Two years ago, Aaron Brill from Silverton Mountain Guides sent us six photos of big rowdy Alaskan spines. He had been diverted from the Tordrillo Mountains when Mount Redoubt began spewing ash all over the range. His diversion led him down a long winding road to the Knik River Lodge, where he spent that spring. I immediately forwarded the shots to the TGR athletes and crew and asked them what they thought. In a matter of minutes my inbox was filling up with responses indicating everyone’s excitement to go explore a new area. We immediately began planning a trip there the next winter with the help of Brill. The plan was to spend the spring of 2011 at the Knik River Lodge and ride a bunch of unridden lines deep in the Northern Chugach.The winter of 2010-2011 was one of the worst recorded snowfalls in the history of Alaska.  Almost ninety days of high pressure left the Chugach high and dry and we ended up shifting our spring trip to Juneau.The winter of 2012 has been a whole different story. This year Alaska has been smashing all of its historical snowfall records. We put the Knik / Northern Chugach trip back on the table. We drove up the long winding dirt road to the Knik River Lodge, which sits at the end of the road. The lodge is made up of fifteen nice cabins and a European-style dinner Yurt. Our heli sits fifty yards from our cabins.  The riders on the first half of the trip are Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Longe, Seth Morrison, and Daron Rahlves. We are truly in The Dream Factory.We hooked up with Chugach legend Chuck McMahon for a recon flight to start mapping out our goals for the spring. Chuck was the first person to land skiers on Thompson Pass in the late 1980s. Chuck is a true Alaskan bush pilot and one of the best snow plane pilots we have ever met. Sage and Chuck went for a long recon and brought home a plethora of incredible photos that would become our focus over the next five weeks.After a few days of snow assessment things have begun to come together. We have been getting into some big classic AK spines. Dash and Sage have been bringing the freestyle game into the mix, while Rahlves and Morrison bring a ferocious style of charging to these big peaks. The weather forecast looks good for a while. We will check back in a week or so with updates from this magical place.silvertonmountainguides.comknikriverlodge.com [image]Nice to be running the Alaska plates again. [image]The Knik River Lodge sits at the end of a long winding road up the Knik River Valley. [image]Daron Rahlves and Dash Longe arrive at the Knik River Lodge, our home for the next five weeks. [image]The lodge is located right in the thick of the Northern Chugach. We stay in these cool little cabins. [image]Sage Cattabriga-Alosa meets up with Chuck McMahon. Chuck was the first ski plane pilot to land skiers in Valdez in the late 80s. He was looking to get back to his roots, so he flew in to scout new terrain in the Northern Chugach. [image]Once the scout was done, it was time to get in the heli and get some riding in. [image]The boys scoping lines. There is endless possibility up here. [image]Sage belays our lead guide Kent Scheler onto the slope for some snow assesement. [image]Seth Morrison and Sage standing on a big unridden peak. [image]Seth Morrison getting in the mix with a nice spine run. [image]Dash Longe bringing the freestyle into the big mountains. [image]Sage Cattabriga-Alosa drops into some deep Chugach powder. The snow has been deep and blower. [image]Daron Rahlves gets into the thick of it on a big Chugach face with rowdy spines. [image]Rahlves in the land of the ice and snow. This place has some of the biggest glaciers we have seen in a long time. [image]Seth Morrison stoked to be in Alaska for five weeks. Two years ago, Aaron Brill from Silverton Mountain Guides sent us six photos of big rowdy Alaskan spines. He had been diverted from the Tordrillo Mountains when Mount Redoubt began spewing ash all over the range. His diversion led him down a long winding road to the Knik River Lodge, where he spent that spring. I immediately forwarded the shots to the TGR athletes and crew and asked them what they thought. In a matter of minutes my inbox was filling up with responses indicating everyone’s excitement to go explore a new area. We immediately began planning a trip there the next winter with the help of Brill. The plan was to spend the spring of 2011 at the Knik River Lodge and ride a bunch of unridden lines deep in the Northern Chugach.The winter of 2010-2011 was one of the worst recorded snowfalls in the history of Alaska.  Almost ninety days of high pressure left the Chugach high and dry and we ended up shifting our spring trip to Juneau.The winter of 2012 has been a whole different story. This year Alaska has been smashing all of its historical snowfall records. We put the Knik / Northern Chugach trip back on the table. We drove up the long winding dirt road to the Knik River Lodge, which sits at the end of the road. The lodge is made up of fifteen nice cabins and a European-style dinner Yurt. Our heli sits fifty yards from our cabins.  The riders on the first half of the trip are Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Longe, Seth Morrison, and Daron Rahlves. We are truly in The Dream Factory.We hooked up with Chugach legend Chuck McMahon for a recon flight to start mapping out our goals for the spring. Chuck was the first person to land skiers on Thompson Pass in the late 1980s. Chuck is a true Alaskan bush pilot and one of the best snow plane pilots we have ever met. Sage and Chuck went for a long recon and brought home a plethora of incredible photos that would become our focus over the next five weeks.After a few days of snow assessment things have begun to come together. We have been getting into some big classic AK spines. Dash and Sage have been bringing the freestyle game into the mix, while Rahlves and Morrison bring a ferocious style of charging to these big peaks. The weather forecast looks good for a while. We will check back in a week or so with updates from this magical place.silvertonmountainguides.comknikriverlodge.com [image]Nice to be running the Alaska plates again. [image]The Knik River Lodge sits at the end of a long winding road up the Knik River Valley. [image]Daron Rahlves and Dash Longe arrive at the Knik River Lodge, our home for the next five weeks. [image]The lodge is located right in the thick of the Northern Chugach. We stay in these cool little cabins. [image]Sage Cattabriga-Alosa meets up with Chuck McMahon. Chuck was the first ski plane pilot to land skiers in Valdez in the late 80s. He was looking to get back to his roots, so he flew in to scout new terrain in the Northern Chugach. [image]Once the scout was done, it was time to get in the heli and get some riding in. [image]The boys scoping lines. There is endless possibility up here. [image]Sage belays our lead guide Kent Scheler onto the slope for some snow assesement. [image]Seth Morrison and Sage standing on a big unridden peak. [image]Seth Morrison getting in the mix with a nice spine run. [image]Dash Longe bringing the freestyle into the big mountains. [image]Sage Cattabriga-Alosa drops into some deep Chugach powder. The snow has been deep and blower. [image]Daron Rahlves gets into the thick of it on a big Chugach face with rowdy spines. [image]Rahlves in the land of the ice and snow. This place has some of the biggest glaciers we have seen in a long time. [image]Seth Morrison stoked to be in Alaska for five weeks. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:24:17 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Getting-Sick-In-Knik-TGR-Explores-The-Northern-Chugach/blog/5989901/75233.html ToddJones 2012-04-18T20:04:15Z Teton Gravity Research Two years ago, Aaron Brill from Silverton Mountain Guides sent us six photos of big rowdy Alaskan spines. He had been diverted from the Tordrillo Mountains when Mount Redoubt began spewing ash all over the range. His diversion led him down a long winding road to the Knik River Lodge, where he spent that spring. I immediately forwarded the shots to the TGR athletes and crew and asked them what they thought. In a matter of minutes my inbox was filling up with responses indicating everyone’s excitement to go explore a new area. We immediately began planning a trip there the next winter with the help of Brill. The plan was to spend the spring of 2011 at the Knik River Lodge and ride a bunch of unridden lines deep in the Northern Chugach.The winter of 2010-2011 was one of the worst recorded snowfalls in the history of Alaska.  Almost ninety days of high pressure left the Chugach high and dry and we ended up shifting our spring trip to Juneau.The winter of 2012 has been a whole different story. This year Alaska has been smashing all of its historical snowfall records. We put the Knik / Northern Chugach trip back on the table. We drove up the long winding dirt road to the Knik River Lodge, which sits at the end of the road. The lodge is made up of fifteen nice cabins and a European-style dinner Yurt. Our heli sits fifty yards from our cabins.  The riders on the first half of the trip are Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Longe, Seth Morrison, and Daron Rahlves. We are truly in The Dream Factory.We hooked up with Chugach legend Chuck McMahon for a recon flight to start mapping out our goals for the spring. Chuck was the first person to land skiers on Thompson Pass in the late 1980s. Chuck is a true Alaskan bush pilot and one of the best snow plane pilots we have ever met. Sage and Chuck went for a long recon and brought home a plethora of incredible photos that would become our focus over the next five weeks.After a few days of snow assessment things have begun to come together. We have been getting into some big classic AK spines. Dash and Sage have been bringing the freestyle game into the mix, while Rahlves and Morrison bring a ferocious style of charging to these big peaks. The weather forecast looks good for a while. We will check back in a week or so with updates from this magical place.silvertonmountainguides.comknikriverlodge.com [image]Nice to be running the Alaska plates again. [image]The Knik River Lodge sits at the end of a long winding road up the Knik River Valley. [image]Daron Rahlves and Dash Longe arrive at the Knik River Lodge, our home for the next five weeks. [image]The lodge is located right in the thick of the Northern Chugach. We stay in these cool little cabins. [image]Sage Cattabriga-Alosa meets up with Chuck McMahon. Chuck was the first ski plane pilot to land skiers in Valdez in the late 80s. He was looking to get back to his roots, so he flew in to scout new terrain in the Northern Chugach. [image]Once the scout was done, it was time to get in the heli and get some riding in. [image]The boys scoping lines. There is endless possibility up here. [image]Sage belays our lead guide Kent Scheler onto the slope for some snow assesement. [image]Seth Morrison and Sage standing on a big unridden peak. [image]Seth Morrison getting in the mix with a nice spine run. [image]Dash Longe bringing the freestyle into the big mountains. [image]Sage Cattabriga-Alosa drops into some deep Chugach powder. The snow has been deep and blower. [image]Daron Rahlves gets into the thick of it on a big Chugach face with rowdy spines. [image]Rahlves in the land of the ice and snow. This place has some of the biggest glaciers we have seen in a long time. [image]Seth Morrison stoked to be in Alaska for five weeks. alaska, chugach, daron rahlves, dash longe, ford, helicopter, knik river lodge, powder, sage cattabriga-alosa, seth morrison, spines, teton gravity research nonadult false Getting Sick In Knik - TGR Explores The Northern Chugach text blog alaska,chugach,daron rahlves,dash longe,ford,helicopter,knik river lodge,powder,sage cattabriga-alosa,seth morrison,spines,teton gravity research 265 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Knik River Lodge 0 0 5989901 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_One-for-the-Road-Juneau-Alaska-Spring-2011/blog/3670914/75233.html The plan was simple and had been in place for 8 months. We were going to go to a relatively unexplored region of the Chugach for 6 weeks in search of new lines and good times away from the crowds while filming One For The Road. Flights were booked, rv’s and rooms were booked and we had everything in place. People were starting to get uneasy about our plan  by the end of January. One of the snowiest places on earth was having the worst winter in 40 years. We waited it out and stayed on course. It was AK and it would heal. It always does. In February, 100 mph winds scoured the entire state of Alaska and further complicated matters.   Finally, about a week before we were supposed to leave in mid March we started to panic. We sent Ian McIntosh and our lead guide Kent Scheler on a fixed wing flight to recon our proposed zone. The report was grim. The Chugach would need an entire season’s worth of snowfall to recover and fill in the lines we wanted to hit. We officially hit the panic button and tried to figure out what to do. Haines and Juneau both had decent base and snowpack reports, but need help. We busted out the maps and found a zone 20 miles from Juneau that has seen very little riding in it. Plane tickets were changed, new hotels booked and permits were secured. The dream was still alive. The crew showed up in Juneau to hard pack and blue skies. We were stoked to find a solid base and recon some fresh terrain, but we needed snow bad. Our prayers were answered and a big storm set in and it stayed set in, for two weeks. This one was not going to come easy, but it seemed like we were poised. The crew on hand was Seth Morrison, Griffin Post, Ian McIntosh, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa. The boys were able to get out for some recon and light filming, but generally got shut down. Seth had to leave to finish filming his new movie Ordinary Skier. Griffin’s two week stint was up. The moral was low and it seemed as if AK was not going to happen this year. Daron Rahlves and Dana Flahr came in as replacements. The forecast shifted to a more favorable flow. We kept our hopes up and then it came. The bright blue orb in the sky that we call the sun returned to Southeast Alaska. What followed was one of the better Alaska sessions I have witnessed in many years of riding the great state. We had perfect stability, good powder, and tons of sunshine. Flahr had to leave early and Griffin Post was able to come back in for the later part of the session. Todd Ligare got in on the last week of antics as well. We spend our winters living on the road. The people in our films are “One for the Road.” We thrive on the adventure and the unknown, yet it can beat you down. Life on the road can be very interesting. You need to have a ton of patience and faith and let it take you where it leads. Ours led us to a new area outside of Juneau Alaska, where it turned into a dream highway with no speed limits, no cops, unlimited lanes, and exits in the coolest places in the world. Here are some photos from our journey: [image] The first thing you notice when you get to Alaska is how unreal the scenerey is. [image] Sage takes the astronaut walk from the hanger to our spaceship. [image] TGR lead guide Kent Scheler takes a survey of our new zone. [image] Flying into places like this get you excited. We found some wild lines in this area. [image] Sage takes flight [image] Ian McIntosh drops a first descent while being filmed from the heli. [image] Todd Jones prepares for shooting from the heli. [image] The TGR heli shooting rig. TGR has been pushing the boundaries of HDSLR's this year. [image] Daron Rahlves puts down turns where no man has gone before. [image] Rahlves is hapy to be in AK. [image] The crew takes a lunch break with a view. [image] Griffin Post scores a rowdy Alaskan line. Another first descent. [image] Rigging the GoPro in the heli [image] Daron Rahlves hits a nice ramp. [image] Shooting an interview for One for the Road. [image] Ian McIntsoh hits a big and rowdy line. Mac was on fire this year, putting down some of the best lines I have seen. A five day run of good stability and bluebird ended with him breaking his femur. He will be back next year stronger than ever. [image] Sage getting after some spines. This line went on for ever. [image] Ian McIntosh in the mix. [image] Ian and Sage scoping lines. [image] Daron Rahlves gunning for the exit. [image]  Another epic view. It never gets old. [image]Putting the heli to bed for the season. I can't wait for next year. The plan was simple and had been in place for 8 months. We were going to go to a relatively unexplored region of the Chugach for 6 weeks in search of new lines and good times away from the crowds while filming One For The Road. Flights were booked, rv’s and rooms were booked and we had everything in place. People were starting to get uneasy about our plan  by the end of January. One of the snowiest places on earth was having the worst winter in 40 years. We waited it out and stayed on course. It was AK and it would heal. It always does. In February, 100 mph winds scoured the entire state of Alaska and further complicated matters.   Finally, about a week before we were supposed to leave in mid March we started to panic. We sent Ian McIntosh and our lead guide Kent Scheler on a fixed wing flight to recon our proposed zone. The report was grim. The Chugach would need an entire season’s worth of snowfall to recover and fill in the lines we wanted to hit. We officially hit the panic button and tried to figure out what to do. Haines and Juneau both had decent base and snowpack reports, but need help. We busted out the maps and found a zone 20 miles from Juneau that has seen very little riding in it. Plane tickets were changed, new hotels booked and permits were secured. The dream was still alive. The crew showed up in Juneau to hard pack and blue skies. We were stoked to find a solid base and recon some fresh terrain, but we needed snow bad. Our prayers were answered and a big storm set in and it stayed set in, for two weeks. This one was not going to come easy, but it seemed like we were poised. The crew on hand was Seth Morrison, Griffin Post, Ian McIntosh, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa. The boys were able to get out for some recon and light filming, but generally got shut down. Seth had to leave to finish filming his new movie Ordinary Skier. Griffin’s two week stint was up. The moral was low and it seemed as if AK was not going to happen this year. Daron Rahlves and Dana Flahr came in as replacements. The forecast shifted to a more favorable flow. We kept our hopes up and then it came. The bright blue orb in the sky that we call the sun returned to Southeast Alaska. What followed was one of the better Alaska sessions I have witnessed in many years of riding the great state. We had perfect stability, good powder, and tons of sunshine. Flahr had to leave early and Griffin Post was able to come back in for the later part of the session. Todd Ligare got in on the last week of antics as well. We spend our winters living on the road. The people in our films are “One for the Road.” We thrive on the adventure and the unknown, yet it can beat you down. Life on the road can be very interesting. You need to have a ton of patience and faith and let it take you where it leads. Ours led us to a new area outside of Juneau Alaska, where it turned into a dream highway with no speed limits, no cops, unlimited lanes, and exits in the coolest places in the world. Here are some photos from our journey: [image] The first thing you notice when you get to Alaska is how unreal the scenerey is. [image] Sage takes the astronaut walk from the hanger to our spaceship. [image] TGR lead guide Kent Scheler takes a survey of our new zone. [image] Flying into places like this get you excited. We found some wild lines in this area. [image] Sage takes flight [image] Ian McIntosh drops a first descent while being filmed from the heli. [image] Todd Jones prepares for shooting from the heli. [image] The TGR heli shooting rig. TGR has been pushing the boundaries of HDSLR's this year. [image] Daron Rahlves puts down turns where no man has gone before. [image] Rahlves is hapy to be in AK. [image] The crew takes a lunch break with a view. [image] Griffin Post scores a rowdy Alaskan line. Another first descent. [image] Rigging the GoPro in the heli [image] Daron Rahlves hits a nice ramp. [image] Shooting an interview for One for the Road. [image] Ian McIntsoh hits a big and rowdy line. Mac was on fire this year, putting down some of the best lines I have seen. A five day run of good stability and bluebird ended with him breaking his femur. He will be back next year stronger than ever. [image] Sage getting after some spines. This line went on for ever. [image] Ian McIntosh in the mix. [image] Ian and Sage scoping lines. [image] Daron Rahlves gunning for the exit. [image]  Another epic view. It never gets old. [image]Putting the heli to bed for the season. I can't wait for next year. Wed, 25 May 2011 22:16:36 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_One-for-the-Road-Juneau-Alaska-Spring-2011/blog/3670914/75233.html ToddJones 2011-05-25T02:04:12Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research The plan was simple and had been in place for 8 months. We were going to go to a relatively unexplored region of the Chugach for 6 weeks in search of new lines and good times away from the crowds while filming One For The Road. Flights were booked, rv’s and rooms were booked and we had everything in place. People were starting to get uneasy about our plan  by the end of January. One of the snowiest places on earth was having the worst winter in 40 years. We waited it out and stayed on course. It was AK and it would heal. It always does. In February, 100 mph winds scoured the entire state of Alaska and further complicated matters.   Finally, about a week before we were supposed to leave in mid March we started to panic. We sent Ian McIntosh and our lead guide Kent Scheler on a fixed wing flight to recon our proposed zone. The report was grim. The Chugach would need an entire season’s worth of snowfall to recover and fill in the lines we wanted to hit. We officially hit the panic button and tried to figure out what to do. Haines and Juneau both had decent base and snowpack reports, but need help. We busted out the maps and found a zone 20 miles from Juneau that has seen very little riding in it. Plane tickets were changed, new hotels booked and permits were secured. The dream was still alive. The crew showed up in Juneau to hard pack and blue skies. We were stoked to find a solid base and recon some fresh terrain, but we needed snow bad. Our prayers were answered and a big storm set in and it stayed set in, for two weeks. This one was not going to come easy, but it seemed like we were poised. The crew on hand was Seth Morrison, Griffin Post, Ian McIntosh, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa. The boys were able to get out for some recon and light filming, but generally got shut down. Seth had to leave to finish filming his new movie Ordinary Skier. Griffin’s two week stint was up. The moral was low and it seemed as if AK was not going to happen this year. Daron Rahlves and Dana Flahr came in as replacements. The forecast shifted to a more favorable flow. We kept our hopes up and then it came. The bright blue orb in the sky that we call the sun returned to Southeast Alaska. What followed was one of the better Alaska sessions I have witnessed in many years of riding the great state. We had perfect stability, good powder, and tons of sunshine. Flahr had to leave early and Griffin Post was able to come back in for the later part of the session. Todd Ligare got in on the last week of antics as well. We spend our winters living on the road. The people in our films are “One for the Road.” We thrive on the adventure and the unknown, yet it can beat you down. Life on the road can be very interesting. You need to have a ton of patience and faith and let it take you where it leads. Ours led us to a new area outside of Juneau Alaska, where it turned into a dream highway with no speed limits, no cops, unlimited lanes, and exits in the coolest places in the world. Here are some photos from our journey: [image] The first thing you notice when you get to Alaska is how unreal the scenerey is. [image] Sage takes the astronaut walk from the hanger to our spaceship. [image] TGR lead guide Kent Scheler takes a survey of our new zone. [image] Flying into places like this get you excited. We found some wild lines in this area. [image] Sage takes flight [image] Ian McIntosh drops a first descent while being filmed from the heli. [image] Todd Jones prepares for shooting from the heli. [image] The TGR heli shooting rig. TGR has been pushing the boundaries of HDSLR's this year. [image] Daron Rahlves puts down turns where no man has gone before. [image] Rahlves is hapy to be in AK. [image] The crew takes a lunch break with a view. [image] Griffin Post scores a rowdy Alaskan line. Another first descent. [image] Rigging the GoPro in the heli [image] Daron Rahlves hits a nice ramp. [image] Shooting an interview for One for the Road. [image] Ian McIntsoh hits a big and rowdy line. Mac was on fire this year, putting down some of the best lines I have seen. A five day run of good stability and bluebird ended with him breaking his femur. He will be back next year stronger than ever. [image] Sage getting after some spines. This line went on for ever. [image] Ian McIntosh in the mix. [image] Ian and Sage scoping lines. [image] Daron Rahlves gunning for the exit. [image]  Another epic view. It never gets old. [image]Putting the heli to bed for the season. I can't wait for next year. ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false One for the Road: Juneau Alaska Spring 2011 text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 808 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Juneau 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 3670914 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Iceland-The-land-of-Ice-and-Snow/blog/3384628/75233.html March 13th, 2011 Iceland Apparently Led Zepplin wrote "The Immagrant Song" after playing a show in Reykjavik Iceland. Nick Martini, Rory Bushfield, Andreas Hatveit, and Byron Wells joined TGR and Arctic Heli Skiing on a trip to the Northern tip of Iceland in search of lines, powder, and urban madness. Per sale of the trip to the athletes, this trip has been as advertised. We recieved ove 3 feet of fresh in the mountains since we have been here. We have ridden pow, hit a massive booter in Iceland, and sessioned churches and schools in town.  Following is the first verse of Led Zepplin's "Immagrant Song", wrtitten in the arctic North Country: "Ah, ah, We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow. The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands, To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming! On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore." Here are some frame grabs from a richter session we had the other day. [image]Nick Martini sending it over the Iceland Ocean [image] Andreas Hatveit far from the X Games in Iceland [image] Rory Bushfield flying over the Arctic Ocean in Iceland [image]Byron Wells vacationing from the halfpipe in Iceland [image]Nick Martini: One for the Road     Check out the rest of our Iceland trip in these blogs: Arctic Heli Skiing and Northern Lights in Iceland Iceland Powder runs Deep   March 13th, 2011 Iceland Apparently Led Zepplin wrote "The Immagrant Song" after playing a show in Reykjavik Iceland. Nick Martini, Rory Bushfield, Andreas Hatveit, and Byron Wells joined TGR and Arctic Heli Skiing on a trip to the Northern tip of Iceland in search of lines, powder, and urban madness. Per sale of the trip to the athletes, this trip has been as advertised. We recieved ove 3 feet of fresh in the mountains since we have been here. We have ridden pow, hit a massive booter in Iceland, and sessioned churches and schools in town.  Following is the first verse of Led Zepplin's "Immagrant Song", wrtitten in the arctic North Country: "Ah, ah, We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow. The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands, To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming! On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore." Here are some frame grabs from a richter session we had the other day. [image]Nick Martini sending it over the Iceland Ocean [image] Andreas Hatveit far from the X Games in Iceland [image] Rory Bushfield flying over the Arctic Ocean in Iceland [image]Byron Wells vacationing from the halfpipe in Iceland [image]Nick Martini: One for the Road     Check out the rest of our Iceland trip in these blogs: Arctic Heli Skiing and Northern Lights in Iceland Iceland Powder runs Deep   Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:05:59 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Iceland-The-land-of-Ice-and-Snow/blog/3384628/75233.html ToddJones 2011-03-14T00:05:59Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research March 13th, 2011 Iceland Apparently Led Zepplin wrote "The Immagrant Song" after playing a show in Reykjavik Iceland. Nick Martini, Rory Bushfield, Andreas Hatveit, and Byron Wells joined TGR and Arctic Heli Skiing on a trip to the Northern tip of Iceland in search of lines, powder, and urban madness. Per sale of the trip to the athletes, this trip has been as advertised. We recieved ove 3 feet of fresh in the mountains since we have been here. We have ridden pow, hit a massive booter in Iceland, and sessioned churches and schools in town.  Following is the first verse of Led Zepplin's "Immagrant Song", wrtitten in the arctic North Country: "Ah, ah, We come from the land of the ice and snow, From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow. The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands, To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming! On we sweep with threshing oar, Our only goal will be the western shore." Here are some frame grabs from a richter session we had the other day. [image]Nick Martini sending it over the Iceland Ocean [image] Andreas Hatveit far from the X Games in Iceland [image] Rory Bushfield flying over the Arctic Ocean in Iceland [image]Byron Wells vacationing from the halfpipe in Iceland [image]Nick Martini: One for the Road     Check out the rest of our Iceland trip in these blogs: Arctic Heli Skiing and Northern Lights in Iceland Iceland Powder runs Deep   andreas hatviet, arctic heli skiing, byron wells, iceland, nick martini, rory bushfield, ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Iceland: The land of Ice and Snow text blog andreas hatviet,arctic heli skiing,byron wells,iceland,nick martini,rory bushfield,ski,snow,tgr premium 637 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false Iceland 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 3384628 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Iceland-Powder-runs-Deep/blog/3378642/75233.html March 9th, 2011Skidastadir Ski Resort, Akureyri IcelandDay 1 in Iceland was pretty sweet. We went up to the local hill Skidastadir Ski Resort. We were stoked to find some deep powder from the mornings storm. Rory and Martini ripped around hitting mini features in the resort and getting deep powder turns.  The resort is about 1,800 vertical feet and has some really cool terrain all around it.Byron Wells and Andreas Håtveit have been up working on a massive kicker we hope to hit and film in the next few days. The snow is flying and Iceland is getting blanketed in fresh.  JB and Einar from Arctic Heliskiing have been taking great care of us showing us around their country. We can't went to get in the bird with them and check out the big hills. Here are some sweet photos to check out and enjoy. Check back for more updates soon. [image]Rory Bushfield gets the Deep [image] Nick Martini is over six feet tall. You do the math. [image] These were our first turns in Iceland. Not bad. [image]Skidastadir Ski Resort, Akureyri Iceland [image] Nick Martini upside down over the Arctic Ocean [image] Rory Bushfield getting inverted over the Arctic Ocean [image] Bushfield scoring a huge faceshot Check out our other Iceland blogs here March 9th, 2011Skidastadir Ski Resort, Akureyri IcelandDay 1 in Iceland was pretty sweet. We went up to the local hill Skidastadir Ski Resort. We were stoked to find some deep powder from the mornings storm. Rory and Martini ripped around hitting mini features in the resort and getting deep powder turns.  The resort is about 1,800 vertical feet and has some really cool terrain all around it.Byron Wells and Andreas Håtveit have been up working on a massive kicker we hope to hit and film in the next few days. The snow is flying and Iceland is getting blanketed in fresh.  JB and Einar from Arctic Heliskiing have been taking great care of us showing us around their country. We can't went to get in the bird with them and check out the big hills. Here are some sweet photos to check out and enjoy. Check back for more updates soon. [image]Rory Bushfield gets the Deep [image] Nick Martini is over six feet tall. You do the math. [image] These were our first turns in Iceland. Not bad. [image]Skidastadir Ski Resort, Akureyri Iceland [image] Nick Martini upside down over the Arctic Ocean [image] Rory Bushfield getting inverted over the Arctic Ocean [image] Bushfield scoring a huge faceshot Check out our other Iceland blogs here Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:29:00 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Iceland-Powder-runs-Deep/blog/3378642/75233.html ToddJones 2011-03-10T13:07:55Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research March 9th, 2011Skidastadir Ski Resort, Akureyri IcelandDay 1 in Iceland was pretty sweet. We went up to the local hill Skidastadir Ski Resort. We were stoked to find some deep powder from the mornings storm. Rory and Martini ripped around hitting mini features in the resort and getting deep powder turns.  The resort is about 1,800 vertical feet and has some really cool terrain all around it.Byron Wells and Andreas Håtveit have been up working on a massive kicker we hope to hit and film in the next few days. The snow is flying and Iceland is getting blanketed in fresh.  JB and Einar from Arctic Heliskiing have been taking great care of us showing us around their country. We can't went to get in the bird with them and check out the big hills. Here are some sweet photos to check out and enjoy. Check back for more updates soon. [image]Rory Bushfield gets the Deep [image] Nick Martini is over six feet tall. You do the math. [image] These were our first turns in Iceland. Not bad. [image]Skidastadir Ski Resort, Akureyri Iceland [image] Nick Martini upside down over the Arctic Ocean [image] Rory Bushfield getting inverted over the Arctic Ocean [image] Bushfield scoring a huge faceshot Check out our other Iceland blogs here akureyri iceland, arctic heli skiing, iceland, ski, skidastadir ski resort, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Iceland Powder runs Deep text blog akureyri iceland,arctic heli skiing,iceland,ski,skidastadir ski resort,snow,tgr premium 449 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false Iceland 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 3378642 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Arctic-Heli-Skiing-and-Northern-Lights-in-Iceland/blog/3374596/75233.html March 8th, 2011 Iceland We just arrived in Iceland after a long journey from the states. The crew is made up of Andreas Hatveit, Nick Martini, Rory Bushfield, Byron Wells, TGR production team and the guys from Arctic Heli Skiing. We have teamed up with Arctic Heli Skiing to build some massive jumps above the arctic ocean and ski some epic unexplored terrain on this unreal island in the North Atlantic.After a 24 hour travel mission we began prepping gear and settling in. Just before going to bed we realized the Northern Lights were firing and decided to roll outside and check them out. It was an amazing welcome to Iceland to see the lights going of over the water. We are heading out to check out the local ski hill and get the lay of the land. [image] Getting the cameras ready. Here the RED and the Canon 7D sit prepped and ready to nail some epic Iceland footage. [image] Our Lodge and home base for the first part of our trip.  The Northern Lights never get old. [image] The Northern Lights foring over a fjord. One of our filming locations is down the fjord and up the mountains at the top of the frame. [image] Here I am observing the power of Iceland and it's natural wonders. March 8th, 2011 Iceland We just arrived in Iceland after a long journey from the states. The crew is made up of Andreas Hatveit, Nick Martini, Rory Bushfield, Byron Wells, TGR production team and the guys from Arctic Heli Skiing. We have teamed up with Arctic Heli Skiing to build some massive jumps above the arctic ocean and ski some epic unexplored terrain on this unreal island in the North Atlantic.After a 24 hour travel mission we began prepping gear and settling in. Just before going to bed we realized the Northern Lights were firing and decided to roll outside and check them out. It was an amazing welcome to Iceland to see the lights going of over the water. We are heading out to check out the local ski hill and get the lay of the land. [image] Getting the cameras ready. Here the RED and the Canon 7D sit prepped and ready to nail some epic Iceland footage. [image] Our Lodge and home base for the first part of our trip.  The Northern Lights never get old. [image] The Northern Lights foring over a fjord. One of our filming locations is down the fjord and up the mountains at the top of the frame. [image] Here I am observing the power of Iceland and it's natural wonders. Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:39:57 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Arctic-Heli-Skiing-and-Northern-Lights-in-Iceland/blog/3374596/75233.html ToddJones 2011-03-08T11:39:57Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research March 8th, 2011 Iceland We just arrived in Iceland after a long journey from the states. The crew is made up of Andreas Hatveit, Nick Martini, Rory Bushfield, Byron Wells, TGR production team and the guys from Arctic Heli Skiing. We have teamed up with Arctic Heli Skiing to build some massive jumps above the arctic ocean and ski some epic unexplored terrain on this unreal island in the North Atlantic.After a 24 hour travel mission we began prepping gear and settling in. Just before going to bed we realized the Northern Lights were firing and decided to roll outside and check them out. It was an amazing welcome to Iceland to see the lights going of over the water. We are heading out to check out the local ski hill and get the lay of the land. [image] Getting the cameras ready. Here the RED and the Canon 7D sit prepped and ready to nail some epic Iceland footage. [image] Our Lodge and home base for the first part of our trip.  The Northern Lights never get old. [image] The Northern Lights foring over a fjord. One of our filming locations is down the fjord and up the mountains at the top of the frame. [image] Here I am observing the power of Iceland and it's natural wonders. arctic heli skiing, iceland, northern lights, ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Arctic Heli Skiing and Northern Lights in Iceland text blog arctic heli skiing,iceland,northern lights,ski,snow,tgr premium 462 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false Iceland 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 3374596 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_The-TGR-3D-Experiment-at-Stevens-Pass/blog/2336948/75233.html The 3D Experiment Thursday May 13th, 2010Stevens Pass, Washington James Cameron has predicted that 3D will replace 2D as the standard, mainstream format for film, television and online content in less than 25 years. Cameron says, "Creating only good 3D content will be critical to swelling the market as bad experiences will make audiences wary of spending on 3D next time. They are being asked to pay a higher premium for a premium experience, so the quality always needs to be maintained." A few weeks ago a conversation about 3D technology took place in the headquarters of Teton Gravity Research.  TGR has always tried to push the limits of new technology. We shot the first ever commercial ski footage on the RED camera a few years ago when that came out. We worked with V.I.O to develop a functional action sports POV camera years ago.  Now it was time to start talking about 3D. We had one main shoot left for our new film Light the Wick. We spent the next few weeks going through a crash course in 3D filmmaking. 100’s of phone calls and hours of internet research later, we found a 3D technology partner who believe in our project and had the equipment to make it happen. Five days ago, Josh Nielsen, Dustin Handley and myself loaded the rigs and drove 12 hours northwest to Stevens Pass to connect with Sammy Carlson, John Spriggs, and Byron Wells.  Jason Goodman from 21st Century 3D and his assistant Pedro met us with crates of gear. The plan was to exit the 2D world we have worked in for 15 years and enter the space of the third dimension. We began working through the technical and physical challenges we would face.  How do we move the rig around the mountain? How do we get the camera in the helicopter? What mounts can hold the weight of the camera? We retooled different plates and mounts, worked outside the box and figured out how to make it all work. Three days later, we have all breathed a sigh of relief. The experiment is working and the results are amazing. The shots are popping off the screen. This is one of the more exciting film projects I have been involved with in a long time. It will be amazing to see this segment on the big screen. I think people will experience something never before seen in the snow universe. Our camera rig is about $500,000 put in a $2,700,000 heli. These are some expensive toys. {UPDATE} Todd is doing a bunch of Live from the Field involving the 3D camera, Sammy Carlson hitting a 90ft chairlift gap, and money booter to come.  Stay tuned to Live from the Field for more.  Video:  Sammy Carlson Checking in Here are some photos: [image] Sammy coming in for landing while Dustin and Todd film [image]Todd Jones tuning in the 3D camera [image] The view from shooting inside the helicopter [image] Todd discusses a shot with the athletes [image] Spriggs sessioning one of the features while being filmed from the heli [image]Todd getting the shot from the heli. The camera is stabalized with a Tyler mount. We had to do a ton of customization and machining to fit the camera on this mount. [image]Dustin getting a shot of John Spriggs from the knuckle [image]Sammy lands a dub while being filmed in 3D from the heli [image] Sammy mid Dub [image]Todd Stoked after a good session! [image]From Left to Right: Dustin, Todd, Pedro, Josh, and Jason. Next up are two crazy features. A chair lift gap and another large money booter. Stay tuned. The 3D Experiment Thursday May 13th, 2010Stevens Pass, Washington James Cameron has predicted that 3D will replace 2D as the standard, mainstream format for film, television and online content in less than 25 years. Cameron says, "Creating only good 3D content will be critical to swelling the market as bad experiences will make audiences wary of spending on 3D next time. They are being asked to pay a higher premium for a premium experience, so the quality always needs to be maintained." A few weeks ago a conversation about 3D technology took place in the headquarters of Teton Gravity Research.  TGR has always tried to push the limits of new technology. We shot the first ever commercial ski footage on the RED camera a few years ago when that came out. We worked with V.I.O to develop a functional action sports POV camera years ago.  Now it was time to start talking about 3D. We had one main shoot left for our new film Light the Wick. We spent the next few weeks going through a crash course in 3D filmmaking. 100’s of phone calls and hours of internet research later, we found a 3D technology partner who believe in our project and had the equipment to make it happen. Five days ago, Josh Nielsen, Dustin Handley and myself loaded the rigs and drove 12 hours northwest to Stevens Pass to connect with Sammy Carlson, John Spriggs, and Byron Wells.  Jason Goodman from 21st Century 3D and his assistant Pedro met us with crates of gear. The plan was to exit the 2D world we have worked in for 15 years and enter the space of the third dimension. We began working through the technical and physical challenges we would face.  How do we move the rig around the mountain? How do we get the camera in the helicopter? What mounts can hold the weight of the camera? We retooled different plates and mounts, worked outside the box and figured out how to make it all work. Three days later, we have all breathed a sigh of relief. The experiment is working and the results are amazing. The shots are popping off the screen. This is one of the more exciting film projects I have been involved with in a long time. It will be amazing to see this segment on the big screen. I think people will experience something never before seen in the snow universe. Our camera rig is about $500,000 put in a $2,700,000 heli. These are some expensive toys. {UPDATE} Todd is doing a bunch of Live from the Field involving the 3D camera, Sammy Carlson hitting a 90ft chairlift gap, and money booter to come.  Stay tuned to Live from the Field for more.  Video:  Sammy Carlson Checking in Here are some photos: [image] Sammy coming in for landing while Dustin and Todd film [image]Todd Jones tuning in the 3D camera [image] The view from shooting inside the helicopter [image] Todd discusses a shot with the athletes [image] Spriggs sessioning one of the features while being filmed from the heli [image]Todd getting the shot from the heli. The camera is stabalized with a Tyler mount. We had to do a ton of customization and machining to fit the camera on this mount. [image]Dustin getting a shot of John Spriggs from the knuckle [image]Sammy lands a dub while being filmed in 3D from the heli [image] Sammy mid Dub [image]Todd Stoked after a good session! [image]From Left to Right: Dustin, Todd, Pedro, Josh, and Jason. Next up are two crazy features. A chair lift gap and another large money booter. Stay tuned. Thu, 13 May 2010 21:42:42 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_The-TGR-3D-Experiment-at-Stevens-Pass/blog/2336948/75233.html ToddJones 2010-05-13T16:54:55Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research The 3D Experiment Thursday May 13th, 2010Stevens Pass, Washington James Cameron has predicted that 3D will replace 2D as the standard, mainstream format for film, television and online content in less than 25 years. Cameron says, "Creating only good 3D content will be critical to swelling the market as bad experiences will make audiences wary of spending on 3D next time. They are being asked to pay a higher premium for a premium experience, so the quality always needs to be maintained." A few weeks ago a conversation about 3D technology took place in the headquarters of Teton Gravity Research.  TGR has always tried to push the limits of new technology. We shot the first ever commercial ski footage on the RED camera a few years ago when that came out. We worked with V.I.O to develop a functional action sports POV camera years ago.  Now it was time to start talking about 3D. We had one main shoot left for our new film Light the Wick. We spent the next few weeks going through a crash course in 3D filmmaking. 100’s of phone calls and hours of internet research later, we found a 3D technology partner who believe in our project and had the equipment to make it happen. Five days ago, Josh Nielsen, Dustin Handley and myself loaded the rigs and drove 12 hours northwest to Stevens Pass to connect with Sammy Carlson, John Spriggs, and Byron Wells.  Jason Goodman from 21st Century 3D and his assistant Pedro met us with crates of gear. The plan was to exit the 2D world we have worked in for 15 years and enter the space of the third dimension. We began working through the technical and physical challenges we would face.  How do we move the rig around the mountain? How do we get the camera in the helicopter? What mounts can hold the weight of the camera? We retooled different plates and mounts, worked outside the box and figured out how to make it all work. Three days later, we have all breathed a sigh of relief. The experiment is working and the results are amazing. The shots are popping off the screen. This is one of the more exciting film projects I have been involved with in a long time. It will be amazing to see this segment on the big screen. I think people will experience something never before seen in the snow universe. Our camera rig is about $500,000 put in a $2,700,000 heli. These are some expensive toys. {UPDATE} Todd is doing a bunch of Live from the Field involving the 3D camera, Sammy Carlson hitting a 90ft chairlift gap, and money booter to come.  Stay tuned to Live from the Field for more.  Video:  Sammy Carlson Checking in Here are some photos: [image] Sammy coming in for landing while Dustin and Todd film [image]Todd Jones tuning in the 3D camera [image] The view from shooting inside the helicopter [image] Todd discusses a shot with the athletes [image] Spriggs sessioning one of the features while being filmed from the heli [image]Todd getting the shot from the heli. The camera is stabalized with a Tyler mount. We had to do a ton of customization and machining to fit the camera on this mount. [image]Dustin getting a shot of John Spriggs from the knuckle [image]Sammy lands a dub while being filmed in 3D from the heli [image] Sammy mid Dub [image]Todd Stoked after a good session! [image]From Left to Right: Dustin, Todd, Pedro, Josh, and Jason. Next up are two crazy features. A chair lift gap and another large money booter. Stay tuned. ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false The TGR 3D Experiment at Stevens Pass text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 743 12 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WA Stevens Pass 3 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2336948 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Petersburg-Alaska-Ice-monsters-and-big-powder-turns/blog/2302514/75233.html April 16th, 2010 Petersburg, Alaska I have to say that it is super cool to see new things. This place is wild. Big Ice. Big Valleys. Big Runs. Big Airs. Big Boats.  Here are some of my favorite photos from recent days. I hope you enjoy. [image] This crazy ice monster appeared in the back of this photo as I was shooting these seals. [image] Ian McIntosh in the land of ice, seals, and water. [image] Dana Flahr's head is blown off at the ice and peaks in this zone. [image] Seth Morrison living in his element [image] Sage turned green the other day. Maybe he has turned back now. [image] Seth Morrison has one of the finest turns in the game. Here he lays it down for us. [image] This photo is classic Morrison. Sid looks like he is ready to bust out some tunes on the ax. [image] Ian McIntosh checks his speed on the Ripxx after a sick run. He said he topped out at 59 miles per hour and pulled around 8 g's. [image] Dana lays down a fat turn. you can see the tops of some of our lines in the background. [image] Birds and ice in the land of madness. This place completely bent our minds. It was very prehistoric. [image] Gratuitous fishing shot. All Petersburg blogs should include a shot of the dank fishing vibe around here.   Check out more blogs, photos, and videos from our new film Light the Wick here   April 16th, 2010 Petersburg, Alaska I have to say that it is super cool to see new things. This place is wild. Big Ice. Big Valleys. Big Runs. Big Airs. Big Boats.  Here are some of my favorite photos from recent days. I hope you enjoy. [image] This crazy ice monster appeared in the back of this photo as I was shooting these seals. [image] Ian McIntosh in the land of ice, seals, and water. [image] Dana Flahr's head is blown off at the ice and peaks in this zone. [image] Seth Morrison living in his element [image] Sage turned green the other day. Maybe he has turned back now. [image] Seth Morrison has one of the finest turns in the game. Here he lays it down for us. [image] This photo is classic Morrison. Sid looks like he is ready to bust out some tunes on the ax. [image] Ian McIntosh checks his speed on the Ripxx after a sick run. He said he topped out at 59 miles per hour and pulled around 8 g's. [image] Dana lays down a fat turn. you can see the tops of some of our lines in the background. [image] Birds and ice in the land of madness. This place completely bent our minds. It was very prehistoric. [image] Gratuitous fishing shot. All Petersburg blogs should include a shot of the dank fishing vibe around here.   Check out more blogs, photos, and videos from our new film Light the Wick here   Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:16:24 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Petersburg-Alaska-Ice-monsters-and-big-powder-turns/blog/2302514/75233.html ToddJones 2010-04-16T22:16:24Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research April 16th, 2010 Petersburg, Alaska I have to say that it is super cool to see new things. This place is wild. Big Ice. Big Valleys. Big Runs. Big Airs. Big Boats.  Here are some of my favorite photos from recent days. I hope you enjoy. [image] This crazy ice monster appeared in the back of this photo as I was shooting these seals. [image] Ian McIntosh in the land of ice, seals, and water. [image] Dana Flahr's head is blown off at the ice and peaks in this zone. [image] Seth Morrison living in his element [image] Sage turned green the other day. Maybe he has turned back now. [image] Seth Morrison has one of the finest turns in the game. Here he lays it down for us. [image] This photo is classic Morrison. Sid looks like he is ready to bust out some tunes on the ax. [image] Ian McIntosh checks his speed on the Ripxx after a sick run. He said he topped out at 59 miles per hour and pulled around 8 g's. [image] Dana lays down a fat turn. you can see the tops of some of our lines in the background. [image] Birds and ice in the land of madness. This place completely bent our minds. It was very prehistoric. [image] Gratuitous fishing shot. All Petersburg blogs should include a shot of the dank fishing vibe around here.   Check out more blogs, photos, and videos from our new film Light the Wick here   ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Petersburg, Alaska: Ice monsters and big powder turns text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 323 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Petersburg 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2302514 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Petersburg-Alaska-All-storms-eventually-end/blog/2275378/75233.html March 29th, 2010 Petersburg Alaska is a big nasty place. The fishing boats are huge. The glaciers are huge. The mountains are huge. We came in here because we were tired of riding the same old lines year after year. All we had to go off was a few photos we scrounged off the internet. It was not easy leaving the comfort of those places that we know work. However, we need fresh visual and fresh lines. There is something about linking together all the pieces on a trip like this that makes it exciting. To venture into the unknown is a desire that posesses us. We love the exploration. Will this work? What is over that ridge? Does that line go? Does it hold up to the other places we have opened over the years? Many other questions continue to race through our minds. We have had great recon and a little bit of filming so far. The hitlist grows everytime we get into the mountains. We have also been getting beat down by heavy weather. It rains as hard as anywhere in the world here. The forecast has improved. There are glimmers of hope on the horizon. Each night as I go to bed I recall a quote from my Alaska fishing journals from the early 90's. I would spend all my money heli skiing in Valdez and then head to the fishing docks to replensing the supplies. After one huge storm that we spent 36 hours stuck in the ocean getting our ass kicked I simply wrote: May 27th, 1993 All storms eventually end   [image] Sage and Ian McIntosh loading the heli Ian and Sage load into the magic flying machine for a day of exploration. [image] Sage and Seth in the big country scoping lines. [image] Dana scores some Southeast Powder. [image] Sage throws a 180 with some sweet ice in the background. [image] Seth shreds a Petersburg Nunatak. [image] The crew scoping AK lines. There is lots to check out here. [image] Poking around int the mix. [image] Sage scoping a big trophey line. We look forward to hitting this line. [image] Our ride home at the end of the day. [image] Any story on Petersburg would not be complete without a shot of the fishing docks. This is where people store their crab pots. March 29th, 2010 Petersburg Alaska is a big nasty place. The fishing boats are huge. The glaciers are huge. The mountains are huge. We came in here because we were tired of riding the same old lines year after year. All we had to go off was a few photos we scrounged off the internet. It was not easy leaving the comfort of those places that we know work. However, we need fresh visual and fresh lines. There is something about linking together all the pieces on a trip like this that makes it exciting. To venture into the unknown is a desire that posesses us. We love the exploration. Will this work? What is over that ridge? Does that line go? Does it hold up to the other places we have opened over the years? Many other questions continue to race through our minds. We have had great recon and a little bit of filming so far. The hitlist grows everytime we get into the mountains. We have also been getting beat down by heavy weather. It rains as hard as anywhere in the world here. The forecast has improved. There are glimmers of hope on the horizon. Each night as I go to bed I recall a quote from my Alaska fishing journals from the early 90's. I would spend all my money heli skiing in Valdez and then head to the fishing docks to replensing the supplies. After one huge storm that we spent 36 hours stuck in the ocean getting our ass kicked I simply wrote: May 27th, 1993 All storms eventually end   [image] Sage and Ian McIntosh loading the heli Ian and Sage load into the magic flying machine for a day of exploration. [image] Sage and Seth in the big country scoping lines. [image] Dana scores some Southeast Powder. [image] Sage throws a 180 with some sweet ice in the background. [image] Seth shreds a Petersburg Nunatak. [image] The crew scoping AK lines. There is lots to check out here. [image] Poking around int the mix. [image] Sage scoping a big trophey line. We look forward to hitting this line. [image] Our ride home at the end of the day. [image] Any story on Petersburg would not be complete without a shot of the fishing docks. This is where people store their crab pots. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:33:33 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Petersburg-Alaska-All-storms-eventually-end/blog/2275378/75233.html ToddJones 2010-03-31T02:33:33Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research March 29th, 2010 Petersburg Alaska is a big nasty place. The fishing boats are huge. The glaciers are huge. The mountains are huge. We came in here because we were tired of riding the same old lines year after year. All we had to go off was a few photos we scrounged off the internet. It was not easy leaving the comfort of those places that we know work. However, we need fresh visual and fresh lines. There is something about linking together all the pieces on a trip like this that makes it exciting. To venture into the unknown is a desire that posesses us. We love the exploration. Will this work? What is over that ridge? Does that line go? Does it hold up to the other places we have opened over the years? Many other questions continue to race through our minds. We have had great recon and a little bit of filming so far. The hitlist grows everytime we get into the mountains. We have also been getting beat down by heavy weather. It rains as hard as anywhere in the world here. The forecast has improved. There are glimmers of hope on the horizon. Each night as I go to bed I recall a quote from my Alaska fishing journals from the early 90's. I would spend all my money heli skiing in Valdez and then head to the fishing docks to replensing the supplies. After one huge storm that we spent 36 hours stuck in the ocean getting our ass kicked I simply wrote: May 27th, 1993 All storms eventually end   [image] Sage and Ian McIntosh loading the heli Ian and Sage load into the magic flying machine for a day of exploration. [image] Sage and Seth in the big country scoping lines. [image] Dana scores some Southeast Powder. [image] Sage throws a 180 with some sweet ice in the background. [image] Seth shreds a Petersburg Nunatak. [image] The crew scoping AK lines. There is lots to check out here. [image] Poking around int the mix. [image] Sage scoping a big trophey line. We look forward to hitting this line. [image] Our ride home at the end of the day. [image] Any story on Petersburg would not be complete without a shot of the fishing docks. This is where people store their crab pots. ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Petersburg, Alaska: All storms eventually end text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 389 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Petersburg 1 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2275378 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Alaska-Exploration-TGR-drops-into-Petersburg-Alaska/blog/2267773/75233.html March 24th, 2010 Petersburg, Alaska           I first rode Alaska in 1993, when Valdez became a gathering spot for big mountain riders around the world. Since that time we have ridden and filmed all over the great state. After 4 or 5 years of exploring Valdez, we had ridden many of the lines in the area and the desire to continue exploring was growing. We decided it was time to start looking elsewhere. We were longing to tap into the endorphin that kicks in when you fly over a ridge and see a beautiful peak glowing in the light and waiting to be shredded.            So we hit the road and basically started a 15 year mission to discover as much new terrain as we could. Since that time we have explored and ridden in Girdwood, Seward, the Tordrillos, Skagway, Juneau, and Haines to name a few. The latest mission has now led us to Petersburg, Alaska. Petersburg is a bad ass fishing town south of Juneau. We have been doing a ton of recon flights in a fixed wing plane, trying to map out the zones. We have found a bunch of amazing lines and the hitlist is big. We got out in the heli the other day as well, which was pretty sweet. We got into a small spine wall and hit some other mini golf. The weather has moved in now, so we are riding out the storm. Here is an initial report from Ian McIntosh as well. [image] It is always sweet to fly into a new zone. This is coming in on the Alaska Airlines jet into Petersburg. We had flown by this place for so many years. It was time to drop in. [image]Petersburg, Alaska is a serious fishing town. This overview gives an idea of how big and active the docks are. [image] Ian McIntosh sokes in the boats and the town of Petersburg. [image]Dana Flahr and the Lone Fisherman. Flahr may stay up and try and get a job on the boats after the trip. [image]   Sage Cattabgriga-Alosa srides in the Land of Ice and Snow. [image] Looks like some cool stuff to do out there. [image] Sage drops into a sweet face. There is no feeling like that of riding first descents and untouched peaks. [image] Dana Flahr sets up to throw a huge 360 at the top of his line. [image] Flying home at the end of the day. This place is an absolutely beautiful place to ride in. We can't wait to get back into the mountains. March 24th, 2010 Petersburg, Alaska           I first rode Alaska in 1993, when Valdez became a gathering spot for big mountain riders around the world. Since that time we have ridden and filmed all over the great state. After 4 or 5 years of exploring Valdez, we had ridden many of the lines in the area and the desire to continue exploring was growing. We decided it was time to start looking elsewhere. We were longing to tap into the endorphin that kicks in when you fly over a ridge and see a beautiful peak glowing in the light and waiting to be shredded.            So we hit the road and basically started a 15 year mission to discover as much new terrain as we could. Since that time we have explored and ridden in Girdwood, Seward, the Tordrillos, Skagway, Juneau, and Haines to name a few. The latest mission has now led us to Petersburg, Alaska. Petersburg is a bad ass fishing town south of Juneau. We have been doing a ton of recon flights in a fixed wing plane, trying to map out the zones. We have found a bunch of amazing lines and the hitlist is big. We got out in the heli the other day as well, which was pretty sweet. We got into a small spine wall and hit some other mini golf. The weather has moved in now, so we are riding out the storm. Here is an initial report from Ian McIntosh as well. [image] It is always sweet to fly into a new zone. This is coming in on the Alaska Airlines jet into Petersburg. We had flown by this place for so many years. It was time to drop in. [image]Petersburg, Alaska is a serious fishing town. This overview gives an idea of how big and active the docks are. [image] Ian McIntosh sokes in the boats and the town of Petersburg. [image]Dana Flahr and the Lone Fisherman. Flahr may stay up and try and get a job on the boats after the trip. [image]   Sage Cattabgriga-Alosa srides in the Land of Ice and Snow. [image] Looks like some cool stuff to do out there. [image] Sage drops into a sweet face. There is no feeling like that of riding first descents and untouched peaks. [image] Dana Flahr sets up to throw a huge 360 at the top of his line. [image] Flying home at the end of the day. This place is an absolutely beautiful place to ride in. We can't wait to get back into the mountains. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:26:07 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Alaska-Exploration-TGR-drops-into-Petersburg-Alaska/blog/2267773/75233.html ToddJones 2010-03-24T20:26:07Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research March 24th, 2010 Petersburg, Alaska           I first rode Alaska in 1993, when Valdez became a gathering spot for big mountain riders around the world. Since that time we have ridden and filmed all over the great state. After 4 or 5 years of exploring Valdez, we had ridden many of the lines in the area and the desire to continue exploring was growing. We decided it was time to start looking elsewhere. We were longing to tap into the endorphin that kicks in when you fly over a ridge and see a beautiful peak glowing in the light and waiting to be shredded.            So we hit the road and basically started a 15 year mission to discover as much new terrain as we could. Since that time we have explored and ridden in Girdwood, Seward, the Tordrillos, Skagway, Juneau, and Haines to name a few. The latest mission has now led us to Petersburg, Alaska. Petersburg is a bad ass fishing town south of Juneau. We have been doing a ton of recon flights in a fixed wing plane, trying to map out the zones. We have found a bunch of amazing lines and the hitlist is big. We got out in the heli the other day as well, which was pretty sweet. We got into a small spine wall and hit some other mini golf. The weather has moved in now, so we are riding out the storm. Here is an initial report from Ian McIntosh as well. [image] It is always sweet to fly into a new zone. This is coming in on the Alaska Airlines jet into Petersburg. We had flown by this place for so many years. It was time to drop in. [image]Petersburg, Alaska is a serious fishing town. This overview gives an idea of how big and active the docks are. [image] Ian McIntosh sokes in the boats and the town of Petersburg. [image]Dana Flahr and the Lone Fisherman. Flahr may stay up and try and get a job on the boats after the trip. [image]   Sage Cattabgriga-Alosa srides in the Land of Ice and Snow. [image] Looks like some cool stuff to do out there. [image] Sage drops into a sweet face. There is no feeling like that of riding first descents and untouched peaks. [image] Dana Flahr sets up to throw a huge 360 at the top of his line. [image] Flying home at the end of the day. This place is an absolutely beautiful place to ride in. We can't wait to get back into the mountains. ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Alaska Exploration: TGR drops into Petersburg, Alaska text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 883 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Petersburg 2 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 2267773 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_TGR-and-Oakley-score-bluebird-at-Ripley-Creek/blog/1917110/75233.html February 25th, 2010 Weather continues to hold in Ripley Creek. We are getting to know the area better. We found some bigger lines today. Morrison stepped up and hit a fifty footer in the middle of his line. Sammy had some sweet big mountain turns as well. Kye continues to bounce around the mountains hitting airs at all points. We are looking at a storm coming in. It will be nice to see some fresh on the mountains. [image] **Sammy Carlson butters a pillow** [image] **Seth sends a solid fifty footer mid line.** [image] **Kye mid line transfer.** [image] **Todd Jones and CG setting up for a morning shot.** [image] **Cool Heli pickup. This place is large.** [image] **Kye makes a powder turn in front of the moon.** [image] **Sammy Carlson shredding powder late day.** [image] **Kye Petersen in a reflective moment.**   February 25th, 2010 Weather continues to hold in Ripley Creek. We are getting to know the area better. We found some bigger lines today. Morrison stepped up and hit a fifty footer in the middle of his line. Sammy had some sweet big mountain turns as well. Kye continues to bounce around the mountains hitting airs at all points. We are looking at a storm coming in. It will be nice to see some fresh on the mountains. [image] **Sammy Carlson butters a pillow** [image] **Seth sends a solid fifty footer mid line.** [image] **Kye mid line transfer.** [image] **Todd Jones and CG setting up for a morning shot.** [image] **Cool Heli pickup. This place is large.** [image] **Kye makes a powder turn in front of the moon.** [image] **Sammy Carlson shredding powder late day.** [image] **Kye Petersen in a reflective moment.**   Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:21:56 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_TGR-and-Oakley-score-bluebird-at-Ripley-Creek/blog/1917110/75233.html ToddJones 2010-02-26T02:42:13Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research February 25th, 2010 Weather continues to hold in Ripley Creek. We are getting to know the area better. We found some bigger lines today. Morrison stepped up and hit a fifty footer in the middle of his line. Sammy had some sweet big mountain turns as well. Kye continues to bounce around the mountains hitting airs at all points. We are looking at a storm coming in. It will be nice to see some fresh on the mountains. [image] **Sammy Carlson butters a pillow** [image] **Seth sends a solid fifty footer mid line.** [image] **Kye mid line transfer.** [image] **Todd Jones and CG setting up for a morning shot.** [image] **Cool Heli pickup. This place is large.** [image] **Kye makes a powder turn in front of the moon.** [image] **Sammy Carlson shredding powder late day.** [image] **Kye Petersen in a reflective moment.**   ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false TGR and Oakley score bluebird at Ripley Creek text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 589 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false Canada BC Ripley Creek 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 1917110 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_TGR-and-Oakley-venture-north-to-Ripley-Creek-in-British-Columbia/blog/1887113/75233.html TGR and Oakley have teamed up for a trip to Ripley Creek based in Stewart British Columbia. Stewart is a small town in northern BC, that borders Alaska. The heli operation is run by Last Frontier Heliskiing, who runs the Bell 2 Lodge that we ventured to last year. On hand this year are Seth Morrison, Callum Pettit, Kye Petersen, and Sammy Carlson.     The terrain here is big, big, big. Huge glaciers, 5,000 ft. runs, and crazy terrain abounds. We flew into bluebird weather for three day and got right to work. The boys began by sessioning some natural terrain near some ice. Pillow lines are also in abundance here. We are doing a ton of exploring and discovering new terrain and lines every day. It is refreshing to be in a new area with fresh terrain everywhere. We have found some pretty sweet lines that are on the hitlist. Stay tuned for the latest from Ripley Creek. [image] **Callum Pettit and Seth Morrison scope some fresh terrain. It is exciting to see places we have never been. This place has ridiculous amounts of terrain.** [image] **Ninja Sammy Carlson is stoked to be in the big mountains. He has been preparing for this his whole life.** [image] **Callum shreds some sweet powder in front of a huge galcier.** [image] **Seth throwing a Lincon Loop. Seth has been hitting a ton of airs this year. Imagine that.** [image] Sammy throws a big 360 at the top of a funky pillow line. This is like a big natural slopestyle course for Sammy.** [image] **Sammy's third hit in the pillow field.** [image] ** Callum playing in the land of the ice and snow.** [image] **Wait. What is that...Look at that wall. Let's go check it out. Keep that on the hitlist. Maybe tomorrow. Oh Yeah!! [image] **Seth waiting for a ride to his helicopter at the Ripley Creek Inn.**   TGR and Oakley have teamed up for a trip to Ripley Creek based in Stewart British Columbia. Stewart is a small town in northern BC, that borders Alaska. The heli operation is run by Last Frontier Heliskiing, who runs the Bell 2 Lodge that we ventured to last year. On hand this year are Seth Morrison, Callum Pettit, Kye Petersen, and Sammy Carlson.     The terrain here is big, big, big. Huge glaciers, 5,000 ft. runs, and crazy terrain abounds. We flew into bluebird weather for three day and got right to work. The boys began by sessioning some natural terrain near some ice. Pillow lines are also in abundance here. We are doing a ton of exploring and discovering new terrain and lines every day. It is refreshing to be in a new area with fresh terrain everywhere. We have found some pretty sweet lines that are on the hitlist. Stay tuned for the latest from Ripley Creek. [image] **Callum Pettit and Seth Morrison scope some fresh terrain. It is exciting to see places we have never been. This place has ridiculous amounts of terrain.** [image] **Ninja Sammy Carlson is stoked to be in the big mountains. He has been preparing for this his whole life.** [image] **Callum shreds some sweet powder in front of a huge galcier.** [image] **Seth throwing a Lincon Loop. Seth has been hitting a ton of airs this year. Imagine that.** [image] Sammy throws a big 360 at the top of a funky pillow line. This is like a big natural slopestyle course for Sammy.** [image] **Sammy's third hit in the pillow field.** [image] ** Callum playing in the land of the ice and snow.** [image] **Wait. What is that...Look at that wall. Let's go check it out. Keep that on the hitlist. Maybe tomorrow. Oh Yeah!! [image] **Seth waiting for a ride to his helicopter at the Ripley Creek Inn.**   Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:22:14 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_TGR-and-Oakley-venture-north-to-Ripley-Creek-in-British-Columbia/blog/1887113/75233.html ToddJones 2010-02-23T22:53:54Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research TGR and Oakley have teamed up for a trip to Ripley Creek based in Stewart British Columbia. Stewart is a small town in northern BC, that borders Alaska. The heli operation is run by Last Frontier Heliskiing, who runs the Bell 2 Lodge that we ventured to last year. On hand this year are Seth Morrison, Callum Pettit, Kye Petersen, and Sammy Carlson.     The terrain here is big, big, big. Huge glaciers, 5,000 ft. runs, and crazy terrain abounds. We flew into bluebird weather for three day and got right to work. The boys began by sessioning some natural terrain near some ice. Pillow lines are also in abundance here. We are doing a ton of exploring and discovering new terrain and lines every day. It is refreshing to be in a new area with fresh terrain everywhere. We have found some pretty sweet lines that are on the hitlist. Stay tuned for the latest from Ripley Creek. [image] **Callum Pettit and Seth Morrison scope some fresh terrain. It is exciting to see places we have never been. This place has ridiculous amounts of terrain.** [image] **Ninja Sammy Carlson is stoked to be in the big mountains. He has been preparing for this his whole life.** [image] **Callum shreds some sweet powder in front of a huge galcier.** [image] **Seth throwing a Lincon Loop. Seth has been hitting a ton of airs this year. Imagine that.** [image] Sammy throws a big 360 at the top of a funky pillow line. This is like a big natural slopestyle course for Sammy.** [image] **Sammy's third hit in the pillow field.** [image] ** Callum playing in the land of the ice and snow.** [image] **Wait. What is that...Look at that wall. Let's go check it out. Keep that on the hitlist. Maybe tomorrow. Oh Yeah!! [image] **Seth waiting for a ride to his helicopter at the Ripley Creek Inn.**   ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false TGR and Oakley venture north to Ripley Creek in British Columbia text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 893 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false Canada BC Ripley Creel 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 1887113 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Big-Wave-Surfer-Ian-Walsh-shreds-Jackson-Hole/blog/1856588/75233.html February 12th, 2009 Ian Walsh has been coming off what he calls "the best big wave season of my life." Storms have been pounding Hawaii and Walsh has been catching them at Jaws and then travelling to Mavericks in California and then down to Todos Santos Mexico. Jackson has recieved almost 20 inches of new snow in the last two days with another 8-10 expected to fall over the next day. Here are a few shots of Walsh sessioning Jackson Hole. You can really see the surfer in his turns. [image] Walsh sets up to barrel himself   [image] Ian Walsh Powder Slash into sick face shot [image]A Teton Surf Barrel [image]This is a cool shot. Walsh is in the middle of a big white wave he created. [image]Can you see a hand? [image]Ian pumped at the bottom of the mountain. Surfing the big white is pretty fun. February 12th, 2009 Ian Walsh has been coming off what he calls "the best big wave season of my life." Storms have been pounding Hawaii and Walsh has been catching them at Jaws and then travelling to Mavericks in California and then down to Todos Santos Mexico. Jackson has recieved almost 20 inches of new snow in the last two days with another 8-10 expected to fall over the next day. Here are a few shots of Walsh sessioning Jackson Hole. You can really see the surfer in his turns. [image] Walsh sets up to barrel himself   [image] Ian Walsh Powder Slash into sick face shot [image]A Teton Surf Barrel [image]This is a cool shot. Walsh is in the middle of a big white wave he created. [image]Can you see a hand? [image]Ian pumped at the bottom of the mountain. Surfing the big white is pretty fun. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:06:39 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Big-Wave-Surfer-Ian-Walsh-shreds-Jackson-Hole/blog/1856588/75233.html ToddJones 2010-02-13T14:06:39Z TGR Premium Snow Snowboard Teton Gravity Research February 12th, 2009 Ian Walsh has been coming off what he calls "the best big wave season of my life." Storms have been pounding Hawaii and Walsh has been catching them at Jaws and then travelling to Mavericks in California and then down to Todos Santos Mexico. Jackson has recieved almost 20 inches of new snow in the last two days with another 8-10 expected to fall over the next day. Here are a few shots of Walsh sessioning Jackson Hole. You can really see the surfer in his turns. [image] Walsh sets up to barrel himself   [image] Ian Walsh Powder Slash into sick face shot [image]A Teton Surf Barrel [image]This is a cool shot. Walsh is in the middle of a big white wave he created. [image]Can you see a hand? [image]Ian pumped at the bottom of the mountain. Surfing the big white is pretty fun. snow, snowboard, tgr premium nonadult false Big Wave Surfer Ian Walsh shreds Jackson Hole text blog snow,snowboard,tgr premium 719 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WY Jackson Hole 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Snowboard 0 1856588 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Seth-Sage-Townsend-and-Ligare-session-Jackson-Hole/blog/1809212/75233.html February 5th, 2010 "I saw 19 inches of new snow at Jackson Hole on the TGR Snowlab and decided it was time to get up there." said Seth Morrison shortly after he walked into World Headquarters of TGR on Tuesday afternoon. Since January 15th we have gotten almost 10 feet of new snow up here. The early season blues have disappeared and Teton Village is buzzing with excitement. We quickly went from not having turned on the cameras to having over an hour of epic footage in the can. In town now are Seth Morrison,  Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Cody Townsend, Rachel Burkes and Todd Ligare. Erik Roner gets off the plane today. It is nice to have the crew in JH. Tons of backcountry powder and good filming has eased everyone’s anxiety. We have had a mix of bluebird and storm days. Check out our new Live From the Field Feature to track the crews on a daily basis. Live From the Field clips were shot in the field on Iphones and uploaded to the site in real time by the TGR production team and athletes. [image] **Breaking through the Sea of Dreams in the morning never gets old.** [image] **Watching Sage interpret the mountain never gets old. Sage send a right 360 to a left 360 on this line.** [image] **Sage left 360 on the second air in this line.** [image] **Seth Morrison hits a sweet air.** [image] **Sage gets a fat face shot.** [image] **Cody eyes a steep ass line on Cody Peak.** [image] **The first turn is the big commitment. Some serious exposure.** [image] **Cody deeply committed to his line.** [image] **Cody exiting into safety. That is if he lands it. You will have to watch the movie to see.** [image] **Todd Ligare sends a cliff off of Cody Peak.** [image] **Ligare sends a backflip off of jib rock.** [image] **The Cowboy and the Tram. Welcome to Wyoming.**     February 5th, 2010 "I saw 19 inches of new snow at Jackson Hole on the TGR Snowlab and decided it was time to get up there." said Seth Morrison shortly after he walked into World Headquarters of TGR on Tuesday afternoon. Since January 15th we have gotten almost 10 feet of new snow up here. The early season blues have disappeared and Teton Village is buzzing with excitement. We quickly went from not having turned on the cameras to having over an hour of epic footage in the can. In town now are Seth Morrison,  Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Cody Townsend, Rachel Burkes and Todd Ligare. Erik Roner gets off the plane today. It is nice to have the crew in JH. Tons of backcountry powder and good filming has eased everyone’s anxiety. We have had a mix of bluebird and storm days. Check out our new Live From the Field Feature to track the crews on a daily basis. Live From the Field clips were shot in the field on Iphones and uploaded to the site in real time by the TGR production team and athletes. [image] **Breaking through the Sea of Dreams in the morning never gets old.** [image] **Watching Sage interpret the mountain never gets old. Sage send a right 360 to a left 360 on this line.** [image] **Sage left 360 on the second air in this line.** [image] **Seth Morrison hits a sweet air.** [image] **Sage gets a fat face shot.** [image] **Cody eyes a steep ass line on Cody Peak.** [image] **The first turn is the big commitment. Some serious exposure.** [image] **Cody deeply committed to his line.** [image] **Cody exiting into safety. That is if he lands it. You will have to watch the movie to see.** [image] **Todd Ligare sends a cliff off of Cody Peak.** [image] **Ligare sends a backflip off of jib rock.** [image] **The Cowboy and the Tram. Welcome to Wyoming.**     Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:23:06 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Seth-Sage-Townsend-and-Ligare-session-Jackson-Hole/blog/1809212/75233.html ToddJones 2010-02-05T20:59:33Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research February 5th, 2010 "I saw 19 inches of new snow at Jackson Hole on the TGR Snowlab and decided it was time to get up there." said Seth Morrison shortly after he walked into World Headquarters of TGR on Tuesday afternoon. Since January 15th we have gotten almost 10 feet of new snow up here. The early season blues have disappeared and Teton Village is buzzing with excitement. We quickly went from not having turned on the cameras to having over an hour of epic footage in the can. In town now are Seth Morrison,  Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Cody Townsend, Rachel Burkes and Todd Ligare. Erik Roner gets off the plane today. It is nice to have the crew in JH. Tons of backcountry powder and good filming has eased everyone’s anxiety. We have had a mix of bluebird and storm days. Check out our new Live From the Field Feature to track the crews on a daily basis. Live From the Field clips were shot in the field on Iphones and uploaded to the site in real time by the TGR production team and athletes. [image] **Breaking through the Sea of Dreams in the morning never gets old.** [image] **Watching Sage interpret the mountain never gets old. Sage send a right 360 to a left 360 on this line.** [image] **Sage left 360 on the second air in this line.** [image] **Seth Morrison hits a sweet air.** [image] **Sage gets a fat face shot.** [image] **Cody eyes a steep ass line on Cody Peak.** [image] **The first turn is the big commitment. Some serious exposure.** [image] **Cody deeply committed to his line.** [image] **Cody exiting into safety. That is if he lands it. You will have to watch the movie to see.** [image] **Todd Ligare sends a cliff off of Cody Peak.** [image] **Ligare sends a backflip off of jib rock.** [image] **The Cowboy and the Tram. Welcome to Wyoming.**     ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Seth, Sage, Townsend, and Ligare session Jackson Hole text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 641 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WY Jackson Hole 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 1809212 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Safety-Meeting-2009-TGR-athletes-and-production-team-gather-for-an-avalanche-safety-workshop/blog/1624353/75233.html December 19th, 2009Grand Targhee, WyomingThe 2cnd annual TGR International Pro Rider Workshop has been underway at Grand Targhee. Unfortunately, we have not been able to shred too much of the sweet new snow that has been falling here, but a few good runs have helped soothe the soul. The idea behind the course is to bring together the TGR Riders and Production Team to go through safety, medical, and avalanche drills for three days. Day one consisted of a course overview, recap of past safety classes, and on hill training.  We upped the ante on on hill training doing group drills on 800-1200 vertical ft. slide paths. We went through multiple burials, deep burials, and treating the victim after recovery. The lesson for the day was train, train, train. The more prepared you are the better you will do.       Day 2 consisted of new avalanche equipment review, new snow pit analysis techniques, and more advanced real life simulation drills on the hill. We looked at the new BCA airbag. Airbag survival rates currently sit at 97.5%, which was basically the extent of the review. We checked out the new BCA 3 antenna beacon, which enhances the fine tune search. We continued to practice large scale group avalanche drills as well.       Day 3 is one of the most important days of the workshop. We all got a CPR certification and basic first aid. Having practiced a ton with my beacon over the years, I have really wanted step up everyone’s game and get our CPR skills dialed in. It is likely that anyone in our group can perform a timely avalanche recovery, yet CPR may be the key factor in saving someone’s life. We also got our basic first aid certifications as well. Athletes in Attendance were: Jeremy Jones, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Longe, Ryland Bell, Cody Townsend, Rachel Burkes, Forest Sheerer, Shroder Baker, and Todd Ligare. Production Crew in attendance: Josh Nielsen, Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Corey Gavitt, Pete O’brien, Greg Epstein, Chris Figenshaw [image] **We worked on a ton of simulated avalanche and medical scenarios this year. Here Mark Fisher has been puled out of an avalanche and we must treat him for a broken arm.**[image]**Steve Jones and Todd Ligare work on group beacon drills.**[image] **The Deeper Crew and Jones Snowboards team. Left to right, Forest Shearer, Ryland Bell, and Jeremy Jones.**[image]**Jim Sage Conway leads a discussion on new equipment and technology. Here he demonstrates the new BCA Airbag system. This system will go to market at 25-40 percent less than current Airbags.**[image] **Sarge with the BCA Airbag system** [image] **Sarge runs the team through the changes in flux line behavior with the newer three antenna beacons.**[image]**The new BCA three antenna beacon.**[image]**Sage and Ryland look on as Jim Conway demonstrates some newer snowpit concepts. The one we were working on here is the extended column test. The test is designed to identify propegation behavior.** [image]  **Jeremy Jones practices CPR. We all got our CPR up to speed as well as basic first aid. Preperation is key.** December 19th, 2009Grand Targhee, WyomingThe 2cnd annual TGR International Pro Rider Workshop has been underway at Grand Targhee. Unfortunately, we have not been able to shred too much of the sweet new snow that has been falling here, but a few good runs have helped soothe the soul. The idea behind the course is to bring together the TGR Riders and Production Team to go through safety, medical, and avalanche drills for three days. Day one consisted of a course overview, recap of past safety classes, and on hill training.  We upped the ante on on hill training doing group drills on 800-1200 vertical ft. slide paths. We went through multiple burials, deep burials, and treating the victim after recovery. The lesson for the day was train, train, train. The more prepared you are the better you will do.       Day 2 consisted of new avalanche equipment review, new snow pit analysis techniques, and more advanced real life simulation drills on the hill. We looked at the new BCA airbag. Airbag survival rates currently sit at 97.5%, which was basically the extent of the review. We checked out the new BCA 3 antenna beacon, which enhances the fine tune search. We continued to practice large scale group avalanche drills as well.       Day 3 is one of the most important days of the workshop. We all got a CPR certification and basic first aid. Having practiced a ton with my beacon over the years, I have really wanted step up everyone’s game and get our CPR skills dialed in. It is likely that anyone in our group can perform a timely avalanche recovery, yet CPR may be the key factor in saving someone’s life. We also got our basic first aid certifications as well. Athletes in Attendance were: Jeremy Jones, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Longe, Ryland Bell, Cody Townsend, Rachel Burkes, Forest Sheerer, Shroder Baker, and Todd Ligare. Production Crew in attendance: Josh Nielsen, Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Corey Gavitt, Pete O’brien, Greg Epstein, Chris Figenshaw [image] **We worked on a ton of simulated avalanche and medical scenarios this year. Here Mark Fisher has been puled out of an avalanche and we must treat him for a broken arm.**[image]**Steve Jones and Todd Ligare work on group beacon drills.**[image] **The Deeper Crew and Jones Snowboards team. Left to right, Forest Shearer, Ryland Bell, and Jeremy Jones.**[image]**Jim Sage Conway leads a discussion on new equipment and technology. Here he demonstrates the new BCA Airbag system. This system will go to market at 25-40 percent less than current Airbags.**[image] **Sarge with the BCA Airbag system** [image] **Sarge runs the team through the changes in flux line behavior with the newer three antenna beacons.**[image]**The new BCA three antenna beacon.**[image]**Sage and Ryland look on as Jim Conway demonstrates some newer snowpit concepts. The one we were working on here is the extended column test. The test is designed to identify propegation behavior.** [image]  **Jeremy Jones practices CPR. We all got our CPR up to speed as well as basic first aid. Preperation is key.** Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:24:46 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Safety-Meeting-2009-TGR-athletes-and-production-team-gather-for-an-avalanche-safety-workshop/blog/1624353/75233.html ToddJones 2009-12-19T17:24:46Z TGR Premium Snow Ski and Snowboard Teton Gravity Research December 19th, 2009Grand Targhee, WyomingThe 2cnd annual TGR International Pro Rider Workshop has been underway at Grand Targhee. Unfortunately, we have not been able to shred too much of the sweet new snow that has been falling here, but a few good runs have helped soothe the soul. The idea behind the course is to bring together the TGR Riders and Production Team to go through safety, medical, and avalanche drills for three days. Day one consisted of a course overview, recap of past safety classes, and on hill training.  We upped the ante on on hill training doing group drills on 800-1200 vertical ft. slide paths. We went through multiple burials, deep burials, and treating the victim after recovery. The lesson for the day was train, train, train. The more prepared you are the better you will do.       Day 2 consisted of new avalanche equipment review, new snow pit analysis techniques, and more advanced real life simulation drills on the hill. We looked at the new BCA airbag. Airbag survival rates currently sit at 97.5%, which was basically the extent of the review. We checked out the new BCA 3 antenna beacon, which enhances the fine tune search. We continued to practice large scale group avalanche drills as well.       Day 3 is one of the most important days of the workshop. We all got a CPR certification and basic first aid. Having practiced a ton with my beacon over the years, I have really wanted step up everyone’s game and get our CPR skills dialed in. It is likely that anyone in our group can perform a timely avalanche recovery, yet CPR may be the key factor in saving someone’s life. We also got our basic first aid certifications as well. Athletes in Attendance were: Jeremy Jones, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Longe, Ryland Bell, Cody Townsend, Rachel Burkes, Forest Sheerer, Shroder Baker, and Todd Ligare. Production Crew in attendance: Josh Nielsen, Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Corey Gavitt, Pete O’brien, Greg Epstein, Chris Figenshaw [image] **We worked on a ton of simulated avalanche and medical scenarios this year. Here Mark Fisher has been puled out of an avalanche and we must treat him for a broken arm.**[image]**Steve Jones and Todd Ligare work on group beacon drills.**[image] **The Deeper Crew and Jones Snowboards team. Left to right, Forest Shearer, Ryland Bell, and Jeremy Jones.**[image]**Jim Sage Conway leads a discussion on new equipment and technology. Here he demonstrates the new BCA Airbag system. This system will go to market at 25-40 percent less than current Airbags.**[image] **Sarge with the BCA Airbag system** [image] **Sarge runs the team through the changes in flux line behavior with the newer three antenna beacons.**[image]**The new BCA three antenna beacon.**[image]**Sage and Ryland look on as Jim Conway demonstrates some newer snowpit concepts. The one we were working on here is the extended column test. The test is designed to identify propegation behavior.** [image]  **Jeremy Jones practices CPR. We all got our CPR up to speed as well as basic first aid. Preperation is key.** ski and snowboard, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Safety Meeting 2009: TGR athletes and production team gather for an avalanche safety workshop text blog ski and snowboard,snow,tgr premium 606 11 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WY Grand Targhee 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski and Snowboard 0 1624353 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Tanner-Hall-Recovery-Update-August-1-2009/blog/492066/75233.html Tanner Hall Video Update on his recovery from a major crash in May 2009  August 1st, 2009 By: Todd Jones [image] Tanner Hall had a career threatening crash while filming with us at Stevens Pass in Washington last May. He overshot the landing on a test jump that took out Wiley Miller the day before. Tanner suffered two fractured tibia plateau's as well as two blown knees. Recent reports are that Tanner will not ski during the 2010 season and is focusing on the 2011 season. Knowing Tanner and how hard he works and trains, I would be incredibly surprised if he does not put skis on late next winter. The amount of work that he is going through just to get fixed up is mind blowing. Thankfully, Tanner and his boys are keeping the world up to date with the recovery through a series of video clips that track his progress. The Latest installment of Tanner Recovery Videos:   Tanner's first Recovery Video Update Tanner's second Recovery Video Update   Tanner Hall Video Update on his recovery from a major crash in May 2009  August 1st, 2009 By: Todd Jones [image] Tanner Hall had a career threatening crash while filming with us at Stevens Pass in Washington last May. He overshot the landing on a test jump that took out Wiley Miller the day before. Tanner suffered two fractured tibia plateau's as well as two blown knees. Recent reports are that Tanner will not ski during the 2010 season and is focusing on the 2011 season. Knowing Tanner and how hard he works and trains, I would be incredibly surprised if he does not put skis on late next winter. The amount of work that he is going through just to get fixed up is mind blowing. Thankfully, Tanner and his boys are keeping the world up to date with the recovery through a series of video clips that track his progress. The Latest installment of Tanner Recovery Videos:   Tanner's first Recovery Video Update Tanner's second Recovery Video Update   Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:54:09 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Tanner-Hall-Recovery-Update-August-1-2009/blog/492066/75233.html ToddJones 2009-08-03T22:18:44Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research Tanner Hall Video Update on his recovery from a major crash in May 2009  August 1st, 2009 By: Todd Jones [image] Tanner Hall had a career threatening crash while filming with us at Stevens Pass in Washington last May. He overshot the landing on a test jump that took out Wiley Miller the day before. Tanner suffered two fractured tibia plateau's as well as two blown knees. Recent reports are that Tanner will not ski during the 2010 season and is focusing on the 2011 season. Knowing Tanner and how hard he works and trains, I would be incredibly surprised if he does not put skis on late next winter. The amount of work that he is going through just to get fixed up is mind blowing. Thankfully, Tanner and his boys are keeping the world up to date with the recovery through a series of video clips that track his progress. The Latest installment of Tanner Recovery Videos:   Tanner's first Recovery Video Update Tanner's second Recovery Video Update   ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Tanner Hall Recovery Update August 1, 2009 text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 1542 20 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States UT Park City 2 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 492066 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Scenic-Sessions-from-the-Travels/blog/405326/75233.html Traveling around and filming skiing and snowboarding is a great job. We wake up early and head into the mountains and stay out late. The last hour of the day holds the key to film and photography. We call it the magic hour. I always find myself driving around in the off season without a camera having a magic hour moment. All of a sudden my senses awaken and things begin to look surreal. Here are some photos from the winter. Most were taken during the early or late hours of the day. [image] **This is a sunset in front of my house. I came home from a day in the mountains and things started going off. I ran in and grabbed my camera and frantically started firing shots. There was very little light and I had no tripod, so I had to use a makeshift rig. None the less I scored the shot.**   [image] **Here is a photo from the opening of the New Jackson Hole Tram Celebration. We waited two years for the new tram. They were two tough years. The lift system at JH was built around the fact that there is a tram going from the top to the bottom. The lift system had many problems without the tram. Thousands of people came out to welcome the return of Big Red.** [image] **I have been lucky to spend a bunch of time in the North Cascades over the past few years. The mountains are incredible. Mazama is a great little town.** [image] **Orange is the color of the Ski Patrol. They use orange rope, orange closed signs, orange flagging, and orange sleds.  This photo shows the patrols preperation amongst the solitude of the early morning. I bet these sles have seen some verticle.** [image] **I live in Victor, Idaho on the other side of Teton Pass. I see lots of cool things on my drive. Here is a morning sunrise on the commute.** [image] **Here is the avi shed at Last Frontier Heli skiing. This is a cool little building next to the heli port. You hope you do not have to use this too much.** [image] **I was driving down the road one dy and saw all this old farm equipment framing up the epic view of the Tetons in Driggs, Idaho. Driggs is different from Jackson. Driggs is still a small town, where ranching and farming are part of the economy.** [image] **Here is the JH Tram climbing through the mist. There is nothing like blasting through the clouds and into the sun on the red spaceship on a powder day. This was a particularly good powder day. You can almost feel the energy that is in this tram from this perspective.** [image] **This shot was taken in Haines, Alaska this year. We had almost five weeks of blower conditions. the trick was that we were riding in the middle of the storm. It made for some incredible reveals of the mountains.** [image]**The top building in Jackson Hole houses Corbet's Cabin and the Jackson Hole Ski Patrols's top base area. This is where the patroller stage from for Avalanche control and on mountain work and rescues. Notice the hot sauce in the window. These guys are tough bastards.** Traveling around and filming skiing and snowboarding is a great job. We wake up early and head into the mountains and stay out late. The last hour of the day holds the key to film and photography. We call it the magic hour. I always find myself driving around in the off season without a camera having a magic hour moment. All of a sudden my senses awaken and things begin to look surreal. Here are some photos from the winter. Most were taken during the early or late hours of the day. [image] **This is a sunset in front of my house. I came home from a day in the mountains and things started going off. I ran in and grabbed my camera and frantically started firing shots. There was very little light and I had no tripod, so I had to use a makeshift rig. None the less I scored the shot.**   [image] **Here is a photo from the opening of the New Jackson Hole Tram Celebration. We waited two years for the new tram. They were two tough years. The lift system at JH was built around the fact that there is a tram going from the top to the bottom. The lift system had many problems without the tram. Thousands of people came out to welcome the return of Big Red.** [image] **I have been lucky to spend a bunch of time in the North Cascades over the past few years. The mountains are incredible. Mazama is a great little town.** [image] **Orange is the color of the Ski Patrol. They use orange rope, orange closed signs, orange flagging, and orange sleds.  This photo shows the patrols preperation amongst the solitude of the early morning. I bet these sles have seen some verticle.** [image] **I live in Victor, Idaho on the other side of Teton Pass. I see lots of cool things on my drive. Here is a morning sunrise on the commute.** [image] **Here is the avi shed at Last Frontier Heli skiing. This is a cool little building next to the heli port. You hope you do not have to use this too much.** [image] **I was driving down the road one dy and saw all this old farm equipment framing up the epic view of the Tetons in Driggs, Idaho. Driggs is different from Jackson. Driggs is still a small town, where ranching and farming are part of the economy.** [image] **Here is the JH Tram climbing through the mist. There is nothing like blasting through the clouds and into the sun on the red spaceship on a powder day. This was a particularly good powder day. You can almost feel the energy that is in this tram from this perspective.** [image] **This shot was taken in Haines, Alaska this year. We had almost five weeks of blower conditions. the trick was that we were riding in the middle of the storm. It made for some incredible reveals of the mountains.** [image]**The top building in Jackson Hole houses Corbet's Cabin and the Jackson Hole Ski Patrols's top base area. This is where the patroller stage from for Avalanche control and on mountain work and rescues. Notice the hot sauce in the window. These guys are tough bastards.** Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:16:37 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Scenic-Sessions-from-the-Travels/blog/405326/75233.html ToddJones 2009-06-24T13:16:37Z TGR Premium Snow Teton Gravity Research Traveling around and filming skiing and snowboarding is a great job. We wake up early and head into the mountains and stay out late. The last hour of the day holds the key to film and photography. We call it the magic hour. I always find myself driving around in the off season without a camera having a magic hour moment. All of a sudden my senses awaken and things begin to look surreal. Here are some photos from the winter. Most were taken during the early or late hours of the day. [image] **This is a sunset in front of my house. I came home from a day in the mountains and things started going off. I ran in and grabbed my camera and frantically started firing shots. There was very little light and I had no tripod, so I had to use a makeshift rig. None the less I scored the shot.**   [image] **Here is a photo from the opening of the New Jackson Hole Tram Celebration. We waited two years for the new tram. They were two tough years. The lift system at JH was built around the fact that there is a tram going from the top to the bottom. The lift system had many problems without the tram. Thousands of people came out to welcome the return of Big Red.** [image] **I have been lucky to spend a bunch of time in the North Cascades over the past few years. The mountains are incredible. Mazama is a great little town.** [image] **Orange is the color of the Ski Patrol. They use orange rope, orange closed signs, orange flagging, and orange sleds.  This photo shows the patrols preperation amongst the solitude of the early morning. I bet these sles have seen some verticle.** [image] **I live in Victor, Idaho on the other side of Teton Pass. I see lots of cool things on my drive. Here is a morning sunrise on the commute.** [image] **Here is the avi shed at Last Frontier Heli skiing. This is a cool little building next to the heli port. You hope you do not have to use this too much.** [image] **I was driving down the road one dy and saw all this old farm equipment framing up the epic view of the Tetons in Driggs, Idaho. Driggs is different from Jackson. Driggs is still a small town, where ranching and farming are part of the economy.** [image] **Here is the JH Tram climbing through the mist. There is nothing like blasting through the clouds and into the sun on the red spaceship on a powder day. This was a particularly good powder day. You can almost feel the energy that is in this tram from this perspective.** [image] **This shot was taken in Haines, Alaska this year. We had almost five weeks of blower conditions. the trick was that we were riding in the middle of the storm. It made for some incredible reveals of the mountains.** [image]**The top building in Jackson Hole houses Corbet's Cabin and the Jackson Hole Ski Patrols's top base area. This is where the patroller stage from for Avalanche control and on mountain work and rescues. Notice the hot sauce in the window. These guys are tough bastards.** snow, tgr premium nonadult false Scenic Sessions from the Travels text blog snow,tgr premium 263 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 TGR Premium / Snow 0 405326 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Stevens-Pass-In-the-Mix/blog/286669/75233.html In the mix. That’s what we call it when we are tinkering around the edge. It is typically used to describe hanging out in a super intense zone. The phrase is tied to big spine walls, heavy avalanche terrain, and massive jumps with serious consequences. Occasionally you will hear one of the boys say, ”We’re in the mix now.” We use it when we are getting it done and everyone has their “A Game” on. It is like being in the zone, but with a little bit more on the line.     We just wrapped a two week shoot at Stevens Pass. I was on the team to do the aerial cinematography, which is an area I have spent a ton of my film career devoted too. To give some perspective, I have flown with over 50 different pilots for hundreds of hours in the air. Some crazy stuff has gone down over that time. Helicopters are amazing because they defy logic. They are the ultimate tool. They can put us in places we could never imagine being and help us get incredible shots we could only dream of. Helicopters are also extremely dangerous. One mistake and it could be all over. The typical rules when flying in helis involve staying away from trees, wires, chairlifts and staying high above the ground.    Over the last ten days, we bent these rules on a continued basis.  We have been filming for our new movie Re:Session up on Stevens Pass. We have had a ton of our athletes rotating through, as we film different mega features. I have been teamed up with an amazing pilot named Kent Jura from J R Helicopters. We have been flying low to the ground, in between chairlifts, trees, and cables at high speeds getting the flight patterns dialed that make the perfect shot. We have been doing this for days on end. It is some of the most intense flying I have ever done. I have trust in my pilot that he is aware of all these hazards at all times. He is a specialist in this type of flying. I am constantly asking for subtle adjustments that alter the path we have just dialed in. It is a dynamic, ever changing world. We have flown hundreds of different patterns and gotten some of the best footage of the season. As we landed yesterday at the end of the day I threw a high five to Kent the pilot, said goodbye, and watched him lift off on his way home. I turned to my friend Chris who was in the ship shooting stills with me, “I am stoked that is done with for now. That was a lot of time in the mix.” I said laughing with joy and relief. Countless hours     Being “In the Mix” is a place you want to be in. It is when your senses are alive and your actions effortless. We look all over the world for that tiny space, but you have to know when to back away from it as well. I had tasted it plenty on this shoot and it was time for a new flavor. It was time to call it a season. Stop filming. We got it in the can. We have the shots to make an epic film. Edit season is upon is. Bust out the shorts and flip flops and crack a cold one. The photos can explain it a little better.   [image] **Here we are looking around at film patterns and different angles. We have two chairlifts and alot of trees to think about.** [image]**It looks like we flew under the chairlift. Maybe we did?** [image]**This is the film set for the Sammy Carlson barrel bonk jib. We always do a bunch of test runs so Kent can get familiar with the surroundings.** [image]**Here is the barrel bonk feature. The chairlift gave us some incredible perspectives when filming.** [image]**Here is my view from the heli. You can see the riders off in the distance. This was our starting gate for one of the patterns. From here we send the athlete, they drop and we turn the ship between these trees, pick up the rider and then pull hard left between the jump and a tree for a wrap around view.** [image]**Here we are having wrapped the corner on a shot. This one will look really good since we were nice and low. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]**This photo kind of speaks for itself.** [image]**On top of the chairlifts, we had power lines we had to think about.** [image]**We worked this really cool cannon rail as well.** [image]**Here is another look at the barrel bonk area. Lots to think about.** [image] **Here we are nailing a shot of Tanner.** [image] **Here I am throwing high fives with Josh Nielsen. I just showed him a few shots from the RED camera and he is stoked!**   In the mix. That’s what we call it when we are tinkering around the edge. It is typically used to describe hanging out in a super intense zone. The phrase is tied to big spine walls, heavy avalanche terrain, and massive jumps with serious consequences. Occasionally you will hear one of the boys say, ”We’re in the mix now.” We use it when we are getting it done and everyone has their “A Game” on. It is like being in the zone, but with a little bit more on the line.     We just wrapped a two week shoot at Stevens Pass. I was on the team to do the aerial cinematography, which is an area I have spent a ton of my film career devoted too. To give some perspective, I have flown with over 50 different pilots for hundreds of hours in the air. Some crazy stuff has gone down over that time. Helicopters are amazing because they defy logic. They are the ultimate tool. They can put us in places we could never imagine being and help us get incredible shots we could only dream of. Helicopters are also extremely dangerous. One mistake and it could be all over. The typical rules when flying in helis involve staying away from trees, wires, chairlifts and staying high above the ground.    Over the last ten days, we bent these rules on a continued basis.  We have been filming for our new movie Re:Session up on Stevens Pass. We have had a ton of our athletes rotating through, as we film different mega features. I have been teamed up with an amazing pilot named Kent Jura from J R Helicopters. We have been flying low to the ground, in between chairlifts, trees, and cables at high speeds getting the flight patterns dialed that make the perfect shot. We have been doing this for days on end. It is some of the most intense flying I have ever done. I have trust in my pilot that he is aware of all these hazards at all times. He is a specialist in this type of flying. I am constantly asking for subtle adjustments that alter the path we have just dialed in. It is a dynamic, ever changing world. We have flown hundreds of different patterns and gotten some of the best footage of the season. As we landed yesterday at the end of the day I threw a high five to Kent the pilot, said goodbye, and watched him lift off on his way home. I turned to my friend Chris who was in the ship shooting stills with me, “I am stoked that is done with for now. That was a lot of time in the mix.” I said laughing with joy and relief. Countless hours     Being “In the Mix” is a place you want to be in. It is when your senses are alive and your actions effortless. We look all over the world for that tiny space, but you have to know when to back away from it as well. I had tasted it plenty on this shoot and it was time for a new flavor. It was time to call it a season. Stop filming. We got it in the can. We have the shots to make an epic film. Edit season is upon is. Bust out the shorts and flip flops and crack a cold one. The photos can explain it a little better.   [image] **Here we are looking around at film patterns and different angles. We have two chairlifts and alot of trees to think about.** [image]**It looks like we flew under the chairlift. Maybe we did?** [image]**This is the film set for the Sammy Carlson barrel bonk jib. We always do a bunch of test runs so Kent can get familiar with the surroundings.** [image]**Here is the barrel bonk feature. The chairlift gave us some incredible perspectives when filming.** [image]**Here is my view from the heli. You can see the riders off in the distance. This was our starting gate for one of the patterns. From here we send the athlete, they drop and we turn the ship between these trees, pick up the rider and then pull hard left between the jump and a tree for a wrap around view.** [image]**Here we are having wrapped the corner on a shot. This one will look really good since we were nice and low. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]**This photo kind of speaks for itself.** [image]**On top of the chairlifts, we had power lines we had to think about.** [image]**We worked this really cool cannon rail as well.** [image]**Here is another look at the barrel bonk area. Lots to think about.** [image] **Here we are nailing a shot of Tanner.** [image] **Here I am throwing high fives with Josh Nielsen. I just showed him a few shots from the RED camera and he is stoked!**   Fri, 22 May 2009 22:53:53 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Stevens-Pass-In-the-Mix/blog/286669/75233.html ToddJones 2009-05-22T21:45:16Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research In the mix. That’s what we call it when we are tinkering around the edge. It is typically used to describe hanging out in a super intense zone. The phrase is tied to big spine walls, heavy avalanche terrain, and massive jumps with serious consequences. Occasionally you will hear one of the boys say, ”We’re in the mix now.” We use it when we are getting it done and everyone has their “A Game” on. It is like being in the zone, but with a little bit more on the line.     We just wrapped a two week shoot at Stevens Pass. I was on the team to do the aerial cinematography, which is an area I have spent a ton of my film career devoted too. To give some perspective, I have flown with over 50 different pilots for hundreds of hours in the air. Some crazy stuff has gone down over that time. Helicopters are amazing because they defy logic. They are the ultimate tool. They can put us in places we could never imagine being and help us get incredible shots we could only dream of. Helicopters are also extremely dangerous. One mistake and it could be all over. The typical rules when flying in helis involve staying away from trees, wires, chairlifts and staying high above the ground.    Over the last ten days, we bent these rules on a continued basis.  We have been filming for our new movie Re:Session up on Stevens Pass. We have had a ton of our athletes rotating through, as we film different mega features. I have been teamed up with an amazing pilot named Kent Jura from J R Helicopters. We have been flying low to the ground, in between chairlifts, trees, and cables at high speeds getting the flight patterns dialed that make the perfect shot. We have been doing this for days on end. It is some of the most intense flying I have ever done. I have trust in my pilot that he is aware of all these hazards at all times. He is a specialist in this type of flying. I am constantly asking for subtle adjustments that alter the path we have just dialed in. It is a dynamic, ever changing world. We have flown hundreds of different patterns and gotten some of the best footage of the season. As we landed yesterday at the end of the day I threw a high five to Kent the pilot, said goodbye, and watched him lift off on his way home. I turned to my friend Chris who was in the ship shooting stills with me, “I am stoked that is done with for now. That was a lot of time in the mix.” I said laughing with joy and relief. Countless hours     Being “In the Mix” is a place you want to be in. It is when your senses are alive and your actions effortless. We look all over the world for that tiny space, but you have to know when to back away from it as well. I had tasted it plenty on this shoot and it was time for a new flavor. It was time to call it a season. Stop filming. We got it in the can. We have the shots to make an epic film. Edit season is upon is. Bust out the shorts and flip flops and crack a cold one. The photos can explain it a little better.   [image] **Here we are looking around at film patterns and different angles. We have two chairlifts and alot of trees to think about.** [image]**It looks like we flew under the chairlift. Maybe we did?** [image]**This is the film set for the Sammy Carlson barrel bonk jib. We always do a bunch of test runs so Kent can get familiar with the surroundings.** [image]**Here is the barrel bonk feature. The chairlift gave us some incredible perspectives when filming.** [image]**Here is my view from the heli. You can see the riders off in the distance. This was our starting gate for one of the patterns. From here we send the athlete, they drop and we turn the ship between these trees, pick up the rider and then pull hard left between the jump and a tree for a wrap around view.** [image]**Here we are having wrapped the corner on a shot. This one will look really good since we were nice and low. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]**This photo kind of speaks for itself.** [image]**On top of the chairlifts, we had power lines we had to think about.** [image]**We worked this really cool cannon rail as well.** [image]**Here is another look at the barrel bonk area. Lots to think about.** [image] **Here we are nailing a shot of Tanner.** [image] **Here I am throwing high fives with Josh Nielsen. I just showed him a few shots from the RED camera and he is stoked!**   ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Stevens Pass: In the Mix text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 242 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WA Stevens Pass 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 286669 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Stevens-Pass-Day-5-Sammy-Carlson-rolls-into-town/blog/281787/75233.html We had a couple of tough days with Wiley Miller and Tanner Hall getting hurt. Both riders hit a test jump on one of the features we built, overshot the landing and hit the flat. The full story is here: Powder Mag Story on the injury. It is always tough to get back on the horse after watching your boys go down. Sammy Carlson showed up though and we have been getting some sick shots. We built a really cool feature that was a 40 ft gap with four welded barrels hanging from a chair lift. Sammy was throwing 360 tap to 360, cab 540 bonk, 180 bonk to 540, straight bonk to 360. It was super cool and we got some amazing footage. Sammy hit another large gap and was throwing 900, 720, 540's and crushing it. Dylan Hood nailed a shifty surprise, which looks like a huge 180 that he brings around at the last minute. We are about to go back up and hit a new feature. Sammy has a never ending supply of energy and ideas. The session continues at Stevens Pass. The park crew and staff have been crushing it here with some amazing features. [image]   **Sammy boots up before the session.** [image]   **Sammy gets on the sled to go get some shots. Sammy has a never ending supply of ideas and usually they come together.** [image] **This was a sick feature that Sammy and the Stevens park crew dreamed up. Sammy went crazy on this throwing down every combination you could imagine. In his own words, "It was crazy."** [image] **Josh Nielsen and Todd Jones survey the creation and discuss camera angles.** [image]**Sammy tip tap on the barrel. This was one of the funkier sessions I have seen go down. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]   **Sammy getting his bonk on. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]   **Sammy hit this thing about 15 times and flipped through the book of what is possible in that time. He nailed almost everything he tried. photo:Peder Lovold** [image] **Sammy throws a big 540 over the gap.** [image]   **Sammy crushing it as usual.** [image] **Dylan Hood tweaked out on his shifty surprise trick.** We had a couple of tough days with Wiley Miller and Tanner Hall getting hurt. Both riders hit a test jump on one of the features we built, overshot the landing and hit the flat. The full story is here: Powder Mag Story on the injury. It is always tough to get back on the horse after watching your boys go down. Sammy Carlson showed up though and we have been getting some sick shots. We built a really cool feature that was a 40 ft gap with four welded barrels hanging from a chair lift. Sammy was throwing 360 tap to 360, cab 540 bonk, 180 bonk to 540, straight bonk to 360. It was super cool and we got some amazing footage. Sammy hit another large gap and was throwing 900, 720, 540's and crushing it. Dylan Hood nailed a shifty surprise, which looks like a huge 180 that he brings around at the last minute. We are about to go back up and hit a new feature. Sammy has a never ending supply of energy and ideas. The session continues at Stevens Pass. The park crew and staff have been crushing it here with some amazing features. [image]   **Sammy boots up before the session.** [image]   **Sammy gets on the sled to go get some shots. Sammy has a never ending supply of ideas and usually they come together.** [image] **This was a sick feature that Sammy and the Stevens park crew dreamed up. Sammy went crazy on this throwing down every combination you could imagine. In his own words, "It was crazy."** [image] **Josh Nielsen and Todd Jones survey the creation and discuss camera angles.** [image]**Sammy tip tap on the barrel. This was one of the funkier sessions I have seen go down. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]   **Sammy getting his bonk on. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]   **Sammy hit this thing about 15 times and flipped through the book of what is possible in that time. He nailed almost everything he tried. photo:Peder Lovold** [image] **Sammy throws a big 540 over the gap.** [image]   **Sammy crushing it as usual.** [image] **Dylan Hood tweaked out on his shifty surprise trick.** Mon, 18 May 2009 23:42:07 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Stevens-Pass-Day-5-Sammy-Carlson-rolls-into-town/blog/281787/75233.html ToddJones 2009-05-18T23:42:07Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research We had a couple of tough days with Wiley Miller and Tanner Hall getting hurt. Both riders hit a test jump on one of the features we built, overshot the landing and hit the flat. The full story is here: Powder Mag Story on the injury. It is always tough to get back on the horse after watching your boys go down. Sammy Carlson showed up though and we have been getting some sick shots. We built a really cool feature that was a 40 ft gap with four welded barrels hanging from a chair lift. Sammy was throwing 360 tap to 360, cab 540 bonk, 180 bonk to 540, straight bonk to 360. It was super cool and we got some amazing footage. Sammy hit another large gap and was throwing 900, 720, 540's and crushing it. Dylan Hood nailed a shifty surprise, which looks like a huge 180 that he brings around at the last minute. We are about to go back up and hit a new feature. Sammy has a never ending supply of energy and ideas. The session continues at Stevens Pass. The park crew and staff have been crushing it here with some amazing features. [image]   **Sammy boots up before the session.** [image]   **Sammy gets on the sled to go get some shots. Sammy has a never ending supply of ideas and usually they come together.** [image] **This was a sick feature that Sammy and the Stevens park crew dreamed up. Sammy went crazy on this throwing down every combination you could imagine. In his own words, "It was crazy."** [image] **Josh Nielsen and Todd Jones survey the creation and discuss camera angles.** [image]**Sammy tip tap on the barrel. This was one of the funkier sessions I have seen go down. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]   **Sammy getting his bonk on. photo:Peder Lovold** [image]   **Sammy hit this thing about 15 times and flipped through the book of what is possible in that time. He nailed almost everything he tried. photo:Peder Lovold** [image] **Sammy throws a big 540 over the gap.** [image]   **Sammy crushing it as usual.** [image] **Dylan Hood tweaked out on his shifty surprise trick.** ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Stevens Pass Day 5: Sammy Carlson rolls into town text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 342 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WA Stevens Pass 1 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 281787 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Stevens-Pass-Session-Day-2-and-3-Bring-in-the-Bird/blog/275450/75233.html Things have been going well. We got one of our main jumps dialed in and got a solid session on it.  We were able to bring in the heli and get some really good shots. Classic Washington, you never know what the weather is going to do.  A typical day is a mix of sun, clouds, rain,  more sun, some snow, etc. The crew at Stevens Pass has been amazing to work with. During footage review Brian Stanford, who is the Stevens Pass Park Manager, showed me some photos he took with his point and shoot. They were so sick I asked if he could email them to me, so I could put them up on the site. My camera assistant and P2 shooter Josh Brom also crushed some great stills. It is tough to get photos when you are shooting motion footage out of the bird, so these guys were key in making this happen. As always these projects are full team efforts. [image]**Alex Schlopy is a 16 and 3/4 year old ripper. He was throwing some seriously tech tricks like 1260's and  cab 1080 double grabs.  The other riders were laughing as he was "learning new tricks" on his second and third jumps of the day. photo: Brian Stanford** [image]**Here is myself and Adam Clark filming Tanner from the heli. Our pilot Kent is super sick. He has been nailing some sweet patterns and getting us in really close to the action. photo: Brian Stanford** [image] **Wiley Miller is a work horse. He is not afraid to take a hit while working on his tricks. Here he is nailing a 540. photo: Brian Stanford** [image] **Tanner has been doing some sick double flips. He is a work horse and only stops sessioning when the light is flat. photo: Brian Stanford** [image]**Here is Dustin filming Dash Longe from the deck.  photo: Josh Brom** [image] **Here I am filming Sage. Sage has broken three skis since he has been here. That is some serious product testing. His new boards have arrived and he is ready to go. photo: Josh Brom** [image]**Pete O'brien has the ability to shoot three or four cameras at one time. He has his main camera, a still camera on remote, and a bolex that he directs someone else to use, and maybe even a video. Pete O is a master of the art of filming and is always stoked. Here he is setting up to crush multiple formats of madness. photo: Josh Brom** [image]**Leavenworth is a mint Euro style Bavarian town. Here is a May Day parade that brought out the troops on full force.**   Things have been going well. We got one of our main jumps dialed in and got a solid session on it.  We were able to bring in the heli and get some really good shots. Classic Washington, you never know what the weather is going to do.  A typical day is a mix of sun, clouds, rain,  more sun, some snow, etc. The crew at Stevens Pass has been amazing to work with. During footage review Brian Stanford, who is the Stevens Pass Park Manager, showed me some photos he took with his point and shoot. They were so sick I asked if he could email them to me, so I could put them up on the site. My camera assistant and P2 shooter Josh Brom also crushed some great stills. It is tough to get photos when you are shooting motion footage out of the bird, so these guys were key in making this happen. As always these projects are full team efforts. [image]**Alex Schlopy is a 16 and 3/4 year old ripper. He was throwing some seriously tech tricks like 1260's and  cab 1080 double grabs.  The other riders were laughing as he was "learning new tricks" on his second and third jumps of the day. photo: Brian Stanford** [image]**Here is myself and Adam Clark filming Tanner from the heli. Our pilot Kent is super sick. He has been nailing some sweet patterns and getting us in really close to the action. photo: Brian Stanford** [image] **Wiley Miller is a work horse. He is not afraid to take a hit while working on his tricks. Here he is nailing a 540. photo: Brian Stanford** [image] **Tanner has been doing some sick double flips. He is a work horse and only stops sessioning when the light is flat. photo: Brian Stanford** [image]**Here is Dustin filming Dash Longe from the deck.  photo: Josh Brom** [image] **Here I am filming Sage. Sage has broken three skis since he has been here. That is some serious product testing. His new boards have arrived and he is ready to go. photo: Josh Brom** [image]**Pete O'brien has the ability to shoot three or four cameras at one time. He has his main camera, a still camera on remote, and a bolex that he directs someone else to use, and maybe even a video. Pete O is a master of the art of filming and is always stoked. Here he is setting up to crush multiple formats of madness. photo: Josh Brom** [image]**Leavenworth is a mint Euro style Bavarian town. Here is a May Day parade that brought out the troops on full force.**   Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:33:46 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Stevens-Pass-Session-Day-2-and-3-Bring-in-the-Bird/blog/275450/75233.html ToddJones 2009-05-12T15:52:30Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research Things have been going well. We got one of our main jumps dialed in and got a solid session on it.  We were able to bring in the heli and get some really good shots. Classic Washington, you never know what the weather is going to do.  A typical day is a mix of sun, clouds, rain,  more sun, some snow, etc. The crew at Stevens Pass has been amazing to work with. During footage review Brian Stanford, who is the Stevens Pass Park Manager, showed me some photos he took with his point and shoot. They were so sick I asked if he could email them to me, so I could put them up on the site. My camera assistant and P2 shooter Josh Brom also crushed some great stills. It is tough to get photos when you are shooting motion footage out of the bird, so these guys were key in making this happen. As always these projects are full team efforts. [image]**Alex Schlopy is a 16 and 3/4 year old ripper. He was throwing some seriously tech tricks like 1260's and  cab 1080 double grabs.  The other riders were laughing as he was "learning new tricks" on his second and third jumps of the day. photo: Brian Stanford** [image]**Here is myself and Adam Clark filming Tanner from the heli. Our pilot Kent is super sick. He has been nailing some sweet patterns and getting us in really close to the action. photo: Brian Stanford** [image] **Wiley Miller is a work horse. He is not afraid to take a hit while working on his tricks. Here he is nailing a 540. photo: Brian Stanford** [image] **Tanner has been doing some sick double flips. He is a work horse and only stops sessioning when the light is flat. photo: Brian Stanford** [image]**Here is Dustin filming Dash Longe from the deck.  photo: Josh Brom** [image] **Here I am filming Sage. Sage has broken three skis since he has been here. That is some serious product testing. His new boards have arrived and he is ready to go. photo: Josh Brom** [image]**Pete O'brien has the ability to shoot three or four cameras at one time. He has his main camera, a still camera on remote, and a bolex that he directs someone else to use, and maybe even a video. Pete O is a master of the art of filming and is always stoked. Here he is setting up to crush multiple formats of madness. photo: Josh Brom** [image]**Leavenworth is a mint Euro style Bavarian town. Here is a May Day parade that brought out the troops on full force.**   ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Stevens Pass Session Day 2 and 3: Bring in the Bird text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 292 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WA Stevens Pass 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 275450 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Stevens-Pass-Spring-Session-Day-1/blog/271629/75233.html I love the springtime. We have fought weather, dodged avalanches, rode good snow, bad snow, travelled thousands of mile to the far corners of the globe and made a movie while doing it all. Every spring we gather the family together for one last big film session. This year the town of Leavenworth and Stevens Pass have invited us up to Washington. Washington is an amazing place. You have rivers, trees, big mountains, ocean, desert, and everything in between.  On hand for this shoot are Tanner Hall, Dash Longe, Dana Flahr, Dylan Hood, Sammy Carlson, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa. . We have a bunch of different features we are working on. Some small, some big, some very big. Day 1 was pretty sweet. The mountains got over a foot of snow. We rode around and checked out the hill. Stevens is an incredible mountain. There are tons of cool cliffs and steep lines to hit. I can only imagine how this place fires in the middle of winter. We have one of the features almost in and got in some speed checks. We also rode powder and hit some natural stuff. Check back for more updates from the field. [image] **Dana Flahr and Dash Longe stoked as they work on one of the jumps. Dana grew up building jumps and working in parks and is key to the success here.** [image]**Pete O'brien filming Dylan Hood sessioning a feature in the woods during one of the snow storms that hit us while building.** [image]**Tanner Hall throws a 3 on a test jump. Tanner was the first to hit one of the big jumps. He was chomping all day to get in the air.** [image]**Sage's first jump was a nice silent 360. As Dash said, "Dead guy in the air," in reference to Sage's super smooth and quiet style.** [image]**The boys working on one of the jumps. They like to build big stuff here at Stevens Pass.** [image]**This thing is a specimen. Tanner was calling it the Death Slayer. This is where some madness will go down.** [image]**Tanner getting one of the jumps dialed in.** [image]**Tanner Hall starting to feel it.**   I love the springtime. We have fought weather, dodged avalanches, rode good snow, bad snow, travelled thousands of mile to the far corners of the globe and made a movie while doing it all. Every spring we gather the family together for one last big film session. This year the town of Leavenworth and Stevens Pass have invited us up to Washington. Washington is an amazing place. You have rivers, trees, big mountains, ocean, desert, and everything in between.  On hand for this shoot are Tanner Hall, Dash Longe, Dana Flahr, Dylan Hood, Sammy Carlson, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa. . We have a bunch of different features we are working on. Some small, some big, some very big. Day 1 was pretty sweet. The mountains got over a foot of snow. We rode around and checked out the hill. Stevens is an incredible mountain. There are tons of cool cliffs and steep lines to hit. I can only imagine how this place fires in the middle of winter. We have one of the features almost in and got in some speed checks. We also rode powder and hit some natural stuff. Check back for more updates from the field. [image] **Dana Flahr and Dash Longe stoked as they work on one of the jumps. Dana grew up building jumps and working in parks and is key to the success here.** [image]**Pete O'brien filming Dylan Hood sessioning a feature in the woods during one of the snow storms that hit us while building.** [image]**Tanner Hall throws a 3 on a test jump. Tanner was the first to hit one of the big jumps. He was chomping all day to get in the air.** [image]**Sage's first jump was a nice silent 360. As Dash said, "Dead guy in the air," in reference to Sage's super smooth and quiet style.** [image]**The boys working on one of the jumps. They like to build big stuff here at Stevens Pass.** [image]**This thing is a specimen. Tanner was calling it the Death Slayer. This is where some madness will go down.** [image]**Tanner getting one of the jumps dialed in.** [image]**Tanner Hall starting to feel it.**   Mon, 11 May 2009 16:12:53 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Stevens-Pass-Spring-Session-Day-1/blog/271629/75233.html ToddJones 2009-05-08T14:57:14Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research I love the springtime. We have fought weather, dodged avalanches, rode good snow, bad snow, travelled thousands of mile to the far corners of the globe and made a movie while doing it all. Every spring we gather the family together for one last big film session. This year the town of Leavenworth and Stevens Pass have invited us up to Washington. Washington is an amazing place. You have rivers, trees, big mountains, ocean, desert, and everything in between.  On hand for this shoot are Tanner Hall, Dash Longe, Dana Flahr, Dylan Hood, Sammy Carlson, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa. . We have a bunch of different features we are working on. Some small, some big, some very big. Day 1 was pretty sweet. The mountains got over a foot of snow. We rode around and checked out the hill. Stevens is an incredible mountain. There are tons of cool cliffs and steep lines to hit. I can only imagine how this place fires in the middle of winter. We have one of the features almost in and got in some speed checks. We also rode powder and hit some natural stuff. Check back for more updates from the field. [image] **Dana Flahr and Dash Longe stoked as they work on one of the jumps. Dana grew up building jumps and working in parks and is key to the success here.** [image]**Pete O'brien filming Dylan Hood sessioning a feature in the woods during one of the snow storms that hit us while building.** [image]**Tanner Hall throws a 3 on a test jump. Tanner was the first to hit one of the big jumps. He was chomping all day to get in the air.** [image]**Sage's first jump was a nice silent 360. As Dash said, "Dead guy in the air," in reference to Sage's super smooth and quiet style.** [image]**The boys working on one of the jumps. They like to build big stuff here at Stevens Pass.** [image]**This thing is a specimen. Tanner was calling it the Death Slayer. This is where some madness will go down.** [image]**Tanner getting one of the jumps dialed in.** [image]**Tanner Hall starting to feel it.**   ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false Stevens Pass Spring Session Day 1 text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 271 0 0.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WA Stevens Pass 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 271629 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Big-Wave-Surfer-Ian-Walsh-shreds-Jackson-Hole/blog/235236/75233.html We finally got hit with snow again in Jackson Hole. After a couple weeks of a dry spell, we woke to 6-10 inches of fresh. Big Wave surfer Ian Walsh was on location getting the goods. Walsh has been riding hard pack for the last week and is returning to the islands tomorrow to finish the Backdoor shootout at Pipeline. Walsh is addicted to riding powder. His last 4 trips have been full over the head powder the whole time. It is only fitting that Ian's last day in JH delivered the goods. Jackson is slotted for more storms this weekend. Bring back the snow!! [image] **Ian brings his surf style to the mountains when he rides. Here is a JH lip smack. Whack.** [image] **The result of a powerful slash is a massive faceshot. Walsh is constantly submerging himself.** [image]**Ian Walsh 10,000 feet above his normal playground, the ocean. He is so stoked on the mountains. It is cool to see him bounce from the ocean to the mountains more frequently these days.** [image] **Walsh rides the mountains like a surfer. His style is super smooth.** [image] **The best thing in the world is total submersion in the snow. Here Ian gets it really good.** We finally got hit with snow again in Jackson Hole. After a couple weeks of a dry spell, we woke to 6-10 inches of fresh. Big Wave surfer Ian Walsh was on location getting the goods. Walsh has been riding hard pack for the last week and is returning to the islands tomorrow to finish the Backdoor shootout at Pipeline. Walsh is addicted to riding powder. His last 4 trips have been full over the head powder the whole time. It is only fitting that Ian's last day in JH delivered the goods. Jackson is slotted for more storms this weekend. Bring back the snow!! [image] **Ian brings his surf style to the mountains when he rides. Here is a JH lip smack. Whack.** [image] **The result of a powerful slash is a massive faceshot. Walsh is constantly submerging himself.** [image]**Ian Walsh 10,000 feet above his normal playground, the ocean. He is so stoked on the mountains. It is cool to see him bounce from the ocean to the mountains more frequently these days.** [image] **Walsh rides the mountains like a surfer. His style is super smooth.** [image] **The best thing in the world is total submersion in the snow. Here Ian gets it really good.** Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:41:41 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Big-Wave-Surfer-Ian-Walsh-shreds-Jackson-Hole/blog/235236/75233.html ToddJones 2009-04-07T18:41:41Z TGR Premium Teton Gravity Research We finally got hit with snow again in Jackson Hole. After a couple weeks of a dry spell, we woke to 6-10 inches of fresh. Big Wave surfer Ian Walsh was on location getting the goods. Walsh has been riding hard pack for the last week and is returning to the islands tomorrow to finish the Backdoor shootout at Pipeline. Walsh is addicted to riding powder. His last 4 trips have been full over the head powder the whole time. It is only fitting that Ian's last day in JH delivered the goods. Jackson is slotted for more storms this weekend. Bring back the snow!! [image] **Ian brings his surf style to the mountains when he rides. Here is a JH lip smack. Whack.** [image] **The result of a powerful slash is a massive faceshot. Walsh is constantly submerging himself.** [image]**Ian Walsh 10,000 feet above his normal playground, the ocean. He is so stoked on the mountains. It is cool to see him bounce from the ocean to the mountains more frequently these days.** [image] **Walsh rides the mountains like a surfer. His style is super smooth.** [image] **The best thing in the world is total submersion in the snow. Here Ian gets it really good.** big wave, ian, ian walsh, jackson, jackson hole, powder, premium, snowboard, surf, surfer, tgr, tgr premium, wave nonadult false Big Wave Surfer Ian Walsh shreds Jackson Hole text blog big wave,ian,ian walsh,jackson,jackson hole,powder,premium,snowboard,surf,surfer,tgr,tgr premium,wave 222 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States WY Jackson Hole 83025 0 TGR Premium 0 235236 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_TGR-in-AK-the-Session-continues/blog/231316/75233.html   Conditions are pretty solid in Haines right now. We have flown 4 out of 6 days. The snow is knee to waist deep and stable. We have been moving into some bigger lines. There is a little threat of buried pepper with such light snow, so you have to be smart in your line selection. We have a great crew up here with Seth Morrison, Ian Macintosh, Tanner Hall and Eric Roner. It's always nice to be back in Alaska this time of year. The last photo in the slideshow was a cool mission. Ian Machit a gnarly triple stage line and double ejected. We had to tow in our guide Kent Scheler and have him jump 10 ft. out to do a ski recovery.We are poised and ready wih some nice lines on the table when we get good weather. Check back often for more updates from the field. [image]**Erik Roner drops in for some backlit powder. The snow has been all time in Haines this spring** [image]**Tanner Hall has been riding with the TGR crew alot this year. He is gettng primed up in the big mountain realm. It is cool to see him bring his freestyle background to this world. His potential to throw down some mad fusion lines is huge. Here he warms up with a switch pow SAR run.** [image]**Here is Seth Mosrrison getting dropped off on a super nice powder face. We warm into things in Alaska slowly, ticking off small line first and moving up to the big stuff when it is ready. Check out the Plume of powder on this drop off.** [image]**Seth reaps the rewards of a fat storm. Seth lays one of the meanest turns in the business. Check out this contrail as he drops in on a warm up run.**  [image] **Tanner Hall through the lens of Todd Jones through the lens of Tanner Hall. It is fun to get creative with the cameras.** [image] **Ian Mcintosh gets towed into a gnarly triple stage line. Mac rides super aggresively. This line had three airs and a crazy drop off in the ship. The fun never stops in Alaska.** [image]**Mac nailed this line but through a ski at the bottom. The mountain was scraped dry and there was no way to ride down and recover his ski. By the time he stopped sliding he was way below. Our pilot Mike Wilson was quick to say, "Kent(our guide) get in the ship. I'll take you in and hover and you can jump out at the ski." Kent hucked a 10 footer out of the heli and made a quick recovery. Mac was buying beers.**   Conditions are pretty solid in Haines right now. We have flown 4 out of 6 days. The snow is knee to waist deep and stable. We have been moving into some bigger lines. There is a little threat of buried pepper with such light snow, so you have to be smart in your line selection. We have a great crew up here with Seth Morrison, Ian Macintosh, Tanner Hall and Eric Roner. It's always nice to be back in Alaska this time of year. The last photo in the slideshow was a cool mission. Ian Machit a gnarly triple stage line and double ejected. We had to tow in our guide Kent Scheler and have him jump 10 ft. out to do a ski recovery.We are poised and ready wih some nice lines on the table when we get good weather. Check back often for more updates from the field. [image]**Erik Roner drops in for some backlit powder. The snow has been all time in Haines this spring** [image]**Tanner Hall has been riding with the TGR crew alot this year. He is gettng primed up in the big mountain realm. It is cool to see him bring his freestyle background to this world. His potential to throw down some mad fusion lines is huge. Here he warms up with a switch pow SAR run.** [image]**Here is Seth Mosrrison getting dropped off on a super nice powder face. We warm into things in Alaska slowly, ticking off small line first and moving up to the big stuff when it is ready. Check out the Plume of powder on this drop off.** [image]**Seth reaps the rewards of a fat storm. Seth lays one of the meanest turns in the business. Check out this contrail as he drops in on a warm up run.**  [image] **Tanner Hall through the lens of Todd Jones through the lens of Tanner Hall. It is fun to get creative with the cameras.** [image] **Ian Mcintosh gets towed into a gnarly triple stage line. Mac rides super aggresively. This line had three airs and a crazy drop off in the ship. The fun never stops in Alaska.** [image]**Mac nailed this line but through a ski at the bottom. The mountain was scraped dry and there was no way to ride down and recover his ski. By the time he stopped sliding he was way below. Our pilot Mike Wilson was quick to say, "Kent(our guide) get in the ship. I'll take you in and hover and you can jump out at the ski." Kent hucked a 10 footer out of the heli and made a quick recovery. Mac was buying beers.** Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:08:39 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_TGR-in-AK-the-Session-continues/blog/231316/75233.html ToddJones 2009-04-03T22:37:37Z TGR Premium Snow Ski Teton Gravity Research   Conditions are pretty solid in Haines right now. We have flown 4 out of 6 days. The snow is knee to waist deep and stable. We have been moving into some bigger lines. There is a little threat of buried pepper with such light snow, so you have to be smart in your line selection. We have a great crew up here with Seth Morrison, Ian Macintosh, Tanner Hall and Eric Roner. It's always nice to be back in Alaska this time of year. The last photo in the slideshow was a cool mission. Ian Machit a gnarly triple stage line and double ejected. We had to tow in our guide Kent Scheler and have him jump 10 ft. out to do a ski recovery.We are poised and ready wih some nice lines on the table when we get good weather. Check back often for more updates from the field. [image]**Erik Roner drops in for some backlit powder. The snow has been all time in Haines this spring** [image]**Tanner Hall has been riding with the TGR crew alot this year. He is gettng primed up in the big mountain realm. It is cool to see him bring his freestyle background to this world. His potential to throw down some mad fusion lines is huge. Here he warms up with a switch pow SAR run.** [image]**Here is Seth Mosrrison getting dropped off on a super nice powder face. We warm into things in Alaska slowly, ticking off small line first and moving up to the big stuff when it is ready. Check out the Plume of powder on this drop off.** [image]**Seth reaps the rewards of a fat storm. Seth lays one of the meanest turns in the business. Check out this contrail as he drops in on a warm up run.**  [image] **Tanner Hall through the lens of Todd Jones through the lens of Tanner Hall. It is fun to get creative with the cameras.** [image] **Ian Mcintosh gets towed into a gnarly triple stage line. Mac rides super aggresively. This line had three airs and a crazy drop off in the ship. The fun never stops in Alaska.** [image]**Mac nailed this line but through a ski at the bottom. The mountain was scraped dry and there was no way to ride down and recover his ski. By the time he stopped sliding he was way below. Our pilot Mike Wilson was quick to say, "Kent(our guide) get in the ship. I'll take you in and hover and you can jump out at the ski." Kent hucked a 10 footer out of the heli and made a quick recovery. Mac was buying beers.** ski, snow, tgr premium nonadult false TGR in AK the Session continues text blog ski,snow,tgr premium 344 10 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AL Haines 0 TGR Premium / Snow / Ski 0 231316 4616325 Gold 36610 http://live.tetongravity.com/_Back-to-Haines-America/blog/227361/75233.html "How are things down in America?", was the first question I got when we landed in Juneau Alaska.AK is its own world and country.  It is bigger and more raw than the rest of the US. AK stands for freedom and independence. No matter how any times you have been here it never gets old. [image]**Haines Mystical Mountains await us** "I wish I could be an action figure and packed away in a box at the end of winter and opened up and taken out in the spring for the Alaska season." said Seth Morrison in January as he was receiving one of his many awards for his standout performance in TGR's "Under the Influence". [image] **Seth Morrison gets the goods** This is the time of year we all wait and live for as diehard skiers. I first came through Haines in 1992 on my way to Sitka Alaska after my first season skiing in Valdez. I was with my brother Steve and we had hitch hiked from Anchorage to Haines. It was May 1st and we were sitting on a bench in downtown Haines waiting for the ferry and staring at the mountains.  We had spent our first season in Valdez and had a ton of stuff to learn, ride, and accomplish up there, but we were already looking to the future. We vowed to come back some day.[image] **Josh Nielsen Gets the shot** Six years later we called our friends at Coastal Helicopters and had them bring us in a bird. The crew was Steve, myself, our other brother Jeremy, Gordy Pfiefer, Kent Kreitler, guides Jim Conway and Scott Sunberg. It took us a while to get it figured out, but we ended up scoring the goods and Haines quickly became one of the top riding locations in the world.     It has been a long time since those early days. Alot has changed, but one thing remains the same, the mountains. It seems as if they were built for what we do. Manicured and sculpted for skiers and boarders to ride lines beyond our wildest imagination.  [image] **Eric Roner 1st turns of the trip** We just arrived for a seven week trip that will take us from Haines, to Girdwood, to the Tordrillo Mountains. The early team is myself, Josh Nielsen, Seth Morrison, Eric Roner, Tanner Hall, Ian Macintosh, Jim Conway, and Mark Fisher. The snow is deep and good. We got out for a snow assessment and a few shots on our first day. It is waist deep and epic. [image] **Ian Macintosh score AK powder** [image] **Seth Morissson hits the first big line of the trip!** [image]**Seth taken out of his action figure box, laying a turn down in front of the wizards cap** [image]**Todd Jones stoked after a good day of filming** "How are things down in America?", was the first question I got when we landed in Juneau Alaska.AK is its own world and country.  It is bigger and more raw than the rest of the US. AK stands for freedom and independence. No matter how any times you have been here it never gets old. [image]**Haines Mystical Mountains await us** "I wish I could be an action figure and packed away in a box at the end of winter and opened up and taken out in the spring for the Alaska season." said Seth Morrison in January as he was receiving one of his many awards for his standout performance in TGR's "Under the Influence". [image] **Seth Morrison gets the goods** This is the time of year we all wait and live for as diehard skiers. I first came through Haines in 1992 on my way to Sitka Alaska after my first season skiing in Valdez. I was with my brother Steve and we had hitch hiked from Anchorage to Haines. It was May 1st and we were sitting on a bench in downtown Haines waiting for the ferry and staring at the mountains.  We had spent our first season in Valdez and had a ton of stuff to learn, ride, and accomplish up there, but we were already looking to the future. We vowed to come back some day.[image] **Josh Nielsen Gets the shot** Six years later we called our friends at Coastal Helicopters and had them bring us in a bird. The crew was Steve, myself, our other brother Jeremy, Gordy Pfiefer, Kent Kreitler, guides Jim Conway and Scott Sunberg. It took us a while to get it figured out, but we ended up scoring the goods and Haines quickly became one of the top riding locations in the world.     It has been a long time since those early days. Alot has changed, but one thing remains the same, the mountains. It seems as if they were built for what we do. Manicured and sculpted for skiers and boarders to ride lines beyond our wildest imagination.  [image] **Eric Roner 1st turns of the trip** We just arrived for a seven week trip that will take us from Haines, to Girdwood, to the Tordrillo Mountains. The early team is myself, Josh Nielsen, Seth Morrison, Eric Roner, Tanner Hall, Ian Macintosh, Jim Conway, and Mark Fisher. The snow is deep and good. We got out for a snow assessment and a few shots on our first day. It is waist deep and epic. [image] **Ian Macintosh score AK powder** [image] **Seth Morissson hits the first big line of the trip!** [image]**Seth taken out of his action figure box, laying a turn down in front of the wizards cap** [image]**Todd Jones stoked after a good day of filming** Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:58:41 GMT http://live.tetongravity.com/_Back-to-Haines-America/blog/227361/75233.html ToddJones 2009-03-31T17:58:41Z TGR Premium Teton Gravity Research "How are things down in America?", was the first question I got when we landed in Juneau Alaska.AK is its own world and country.  It is bigger and more raw than the rest of the US. AK stands for freedom and independence. No matter how any times you have been here it never gets old. [image]**Haines Mystical Mountains await us** "I wish I could be an action figure and packed away in a box at the end of winter and opened up and taken out in the spring for the Alaska season." said Seth Morrison in January as he was receiving one of his many awards for his standout performance in TGR's "Under the Influence". [image] **Seth Morrison gets the goods** This is the time of year we all wait and live for as diehard skiers. I first came through Haines in 1992 on my way to Sitka Alaska after my first season skiing in Valdez. I was with my brother Steve and we had hitch hiked from Anchorage to Haines. It was May 1st and we were sitting on a bench in downtown Haines waiting for the ferry and staring at the mountains.  We had spent our first season in Valdez and had a ton of stuff to learn, ride, and accomplish up there, but we were already looking to the future. We vowed to come back some day.[image] **Josh Nielsen Gets the shot** Six years later we called our friends at Coastal Helicopters and had them bring us in a bird. The crew was Steve, myself, our other brother Jeremy, Gordy Pfiefer, Kent Kreitler, guides Jim Conway and Scott Sunberg. It took us a while to get it figured out, but we ended up scoring the goods and Haines quickly became one of the top riding locations in the world.     It has been a long time since those early days. Alot has changed, but one thing remains the same, the mountains. It seems as if they were built for what we do. Manicured and sculpted for skiers and boarders to ride lines beyond our wildest imagination.  [image] **Eric Roner 1st turns of the trip** We just arrived for a seven week trip that will take us from Haines, to Girdwood, to the Tordrillo Mountains. The early team is myself, Josh Nielsen, Seth Morrison, Eric Roner, Tanner Hall, Ian Macintosh, Jim Conway, and Mark Fisher. The snow is deep and good. We got out for a snow assessment and a few shots on our first day. It is waist deep and epic. [image] **Ian Macintosh score AK powder** [image] **Seth Morissson hits the first big line of the trip!** [image]**Seth taken out of his action figure box, laying a turn down in front of the wizards cap** [image]**Todd Jones stoked after a good day of filming** alaska, big mountain, erik roner, haines ak, heli skiing, ian mcintosh, seth morrison, tgr premium nonadult false Back to Haines America text blog alaska,big mountain,erik roner,haines ak,heli skiing,ian mcintosh,seth morrison,tgr premium 371 20 5.0 http://live.tetongravity.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=4616325&as=75233 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_9273944_75233_4616325_ap_160X120.jpg false United States AK Haines 2 TGR Premium 0 227361 4616325 Gold 36610