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Bomb Snow TV Goes to AK: Episo Bomb Snow TV Goes to AK: Episode 4 Shallower, Closer, Shorter
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Words: The Bomb Snow
After a rowdy eviction party, we hit the road early on April 1st with Alaska segments from old MSP and TGR movies burned in our brains. With 2500 miles in front of us, we knew we were in for a long ride, but the prospects of skiing steep blower spines kept our spirits high. Loaded with five snowmobiles on an old rusty trailer, we were clueless as to the hardships that would be brought on by the rough roads of Northern Alberta and the Yukon.
Bomb Snow TV Episode 4, the last of the season produced by the Bridger Brigade, is a brief account of our adventures to Alaska. From Montana, to Valdez, to Haines, and back to Montana, our journey was filled with highlights and disasters. We have gained a new understanding and appreciation for the Alaskan skiing journey. After 7 days and 6 nights in the truck, 4 blown trailer tires, and 2 broken trailer arms, our hardships were outweighed by a plane drop and an unreal 4 days spent on a glacier in Haines.
Needless to say, the Alaskan experience was humbling. The sick terrain and incredible challenges have revamped our ambition toward skiing. With new determination and new goals, nothing will stop us from spending our Spring's in Alaska.
Created By: The Bridger Brigade
Directed and Produced by: Axel Peterson, Rob Raymond, Randy Evans, Henry Worobec
Videography: Axel Peterson, Henry Worobec, Randy Evans, Rob Raymond, Tyler Morton, Mark Rainery
Shredders: Randy Evans, Kyle Taylor, Henry Worobec, Axel Peterson, Rob Raymond, Mark Rainery, Tyler Morton
Edited by: Axel Peterson and the Bridger Brigade
Photography: Travis Andersen
Special Thanks: Voke Tab, Caravan Skis, Smith Optics, Drake Olson @Fly Drake, Bill Buchbauer, Fort Seward Lodge, Mike @Mikes Bikes and Boards, The Radbots, Alaska Backcountry Outfitter, Tailgate Alaska, Alaska Brewing, Kyle Christenson and his piece of S***T trailer, Bozone Brewery, Beer and Pow, Tecnica Blizzard, Orage
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Video: Blair Habenicht Powder Video: Blair Habenicht Powder Snowboarding In Alaska And Washington
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Very few people get to hop on a heli once a year in Haines Alaska and ride the worlds most magical mountains. You either have to be extremely dedicated, rich or one of the best snow sliders in the world. Blair Habenicht is not rich. Blair's antics emulate his belated cousin, Northwest shred legend Scott Stamnes. Live life to the fullest, enjoy everyday, every minute, every second. When it's good, get after it. When it's dry - skate, when it's puking - snowboard, and when there's tubes - surf. Unfortunately, we can't show you Blair's triple S threat, but we can show you the snowboard portion of it. From AK to the Northwest, Blair and Absinthe Films gets after it.
Blair in Gaelic means “Boy in the Field” Haben is “to have” nicht means “nothing”
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AK Their Way - The Dubsatch Co AK Their Way - The Dubsatch Collective
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Interview by Erme Catino
Born and raised on the slopes of Alta and Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, the Dubsatch Collective are a group of hard charging skiers at the pinnacle of what it means to be young and talented with the ski-world at their fingertips. Known for creating soulful edits stacked with faceshots and backcountry kickers, Dubsatch was previously a household name for the Utah locale (Dubsatch, Wasatch … get it?). However, that all changed when they won the Eye of the Condor video contest during the summer of 2011. Building upon their recent success and launch of ski careers, last season the group ventured to Alaska for their first time. TGR recently caught up with one of Dubsatch’s co-founder, Leo Ahrens, to talk about their latest film: AK Our Way.
TGR: How did the Dubsatch get its name and grow into the group of riders it is today?
Leo Ahrens: Sam Cohen, Nate Cahoon, and I founded Dubsatch. Both Sam and I started our ski careers together. We began shooting with Lee Cohen, Sam’s dad, and started getting photo publications.
Originally we were called Living Local. In the beginning, Connie Marshall from Alta gave us GoPros, and we would make edits. We met our videographer Nate Cahoon 3 years ago, he had a 7D, and we convinced him to start filming us—he’s one of our best friends now.
The name Dubsatch actually came from my sister’s boyfriend: the Dub is as in the letter “W” with “satch” standing for Wasatch Mountains, UT.
TGR: Growing up skiing Alta is every powder skier’s dream, how was that experience, and how did that shape your crew?
Leo Ahrens: I’m 19, and was born in Alta at the Goldminers’ employee housing. Both of my parents work up here, my mom works in the Albion Grill, and my dad makes ski racks you see around Alta, sometimes he’ll plow the wildcat base as well. They both ski all the time. In terms of Dubsatch, we’re all from LCC. That’s who we are; when we travel we try to take our LCC style to other places.
The whole Alta community brought us up. It’s very un-commercial, Alta is unique, and it’s our home—more than my real home. What pushed us to where we are now is that there are always pro-skiers cycling through. I thought Dave McReynolds was a god, and I would follow him around—I wanted to be like Dave, he’s the sickest. Sage… We stalked him, and hid in the trees. Then, I would hit a jump in front of him and he would be like “cool dude.” Those guys knew all the spots. We would see all these crews taking photos, and I thought we could do that too.
TGR: You guys have steadily been receiving more press with your edits. What was the breakthrough?
Leo Ahrens: Eye of the Condor was huge for us, and was a classic junk show. I didn't’ buy my plane ticket until a day before, and I couldn’t afford to bring a filmer and photographer. So we met these two Chileans, and it worked out. All we wanted to do was jump the roofs on their houses, and they were into it—they were helping us build jumps with backhoes… We would be entering the in-runs to jumps with tons of Chileans cheering us on. They supported us so well, and the Eye of The Condor crew gave us a huge marketing push when we won.
The Dubsatch Collective crew: Nate Cahoon, Leo Ahrens, Grant Howard, Jason Astle, Hayden Price, Sam Cohen, Ben Price, Carston Oliver, Eliel Hindert, Neil Howard, John Collinson, Douglas Nangle, Taylor Llyman, Henry Gates, Zach Halverson, Mitch Cahoon, Trevor Akimoto, Andrew Pollard, Colter Hinchliffe, Lexi Dupont, and Christian Mandahl. “We cycle through a huge crew, whoever is down to ski and work/film.” – Leo Ahrens.
TGR: Talk about AK // Our Way. Was it your first time to AK, and who was in tow?
Leo Ahrens: Filming for AK // Our Way was our first time to Haines. We were in Stanley, Idaho, filming with our Dub Crew. Then, Lexi Dupont sends us a message saying we have two empty seats in Haines for a heli, “get here in 24 hours.” Not even thinking logistically (Colter put this all on his credit card!), Colter and I left Stanley and drove all night to Portland, Oregon, to catch a flight—we convinced the airline lady to hold the plane and we made it… I had a first decent on the trip, and named it “Holy Junkshow.”
When we got up there we met up with Lexi Dupount, Will Wissman, and Reggie Crist. Typically when you’re in AK you have a film production team, but we didn’t have a filmer… I had a 7D, and Will and Reggie also had cameras so we figured we would switch off filming each other, while still crushing lines—hence the name AK Our Way.
The cool thing about the trip was we were filming each other. We would pick out our line and everyone would help film it… Reggie and I filmed the shots of Colter on Dr. Seuss that appeared in TGR’s The Dream Factory.
TGR: What’s next for Dubsatch?
Leo Ahrens: This season we’re planning on 4 online films. We’ll be releasing them shortly after we complete production, and are trying to add some structure to make us more legit.
For our first film this winter we’ll be putting a face on who we are, almost like Lords of Dogtown style… These will be followed by several trips offering unique stories; we’re also trying to get the whole Dubsatch crew to Haines again. - Blog post
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Video: Patagonia Riders Ryland Video: Patagonia Riders Ryland Bell, Josh Dirksen, Forrest Shearer, Alex Yoder VS Alaska
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Patagonia snowboard ambassadors Ryland Bell, Josh Dirksen, Forrest Shearer and Alex Yoder headed up to AK last spring and decided to ditch the crowds in Haines by doing a little bit of freeriding in Juneau, Alaska. The Sweetgrass Productions crew was on hand to capture all the shredding for their upcoming 2013 feature film 'Valhalla'
Ryland Bell showed the boys just how it is to grow up riding in AK, with 30 feet of accumulative snowfall during the winter he had this to say about the season “I have never seen the mountain like this at all, they are completely buried, probably 3 times as much snow as I have ever seen”.Patagonia 30% Off Sale at Backcountry.com
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Video: Steelhead And Spines - Video: Steelhead And Spines - The Provo Brothers
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The following video text and photos comes from the Provo brothers' trip to ski and fish Alaska. Jesus Christ, looks like they nailed it - and it was their first time to AK. Way to crush, boys! Watch this video and go get after it this season.
Our addiction to mountains and rivers has always had us looking north to Alaska, where big fish and mountains existed on a level we had only experienced in our dreams. As the winter of 2012 continued to disappoint in the lower 48, it was obvious that Alaska was being buried in snow. It seemed like the time was right, that maybe after 10 years of “practice” in Utah, we were ready for our journey north. We hit the road in March, putting everything we had into our first and for all we knew, our last adventure to Alaska, with two things on our mind, steelhead and spines.
We joined forces with three of our friends from Utah, for a ski-plane assisted camping expedition in the heart of south eastern Alaska's backcountry. Over 50 miles by wing from the nearest road, our pilot dropped the 5 of us off on a big lonely glacier encircled by jagged mountains, and in the spirit of adventure, wished us good luck. We would need it. From that point on, the feeling of being completely alone in a wild and unknown land for the first time in our lives penetrated every cell in our bodies. Only one person in our group had ever been to Alaska, Chris Coulter. On day 8 when he suddenly left to work in Haines as a heli guide, the feeling of isolation crept deeper into our minds, and it had never felt so good.
We chose to do this trip without any guides, plans, itineraries, or rules simply because we wanted to have our own experience. We wanted it to be raw, unknown, and we wanted it to be an adventure. Of course, the style we chose made things much more difficult for us than they could have been, but the feeling of accomplishment was immense. We found glorious spines to ride, and stumbled upon one of the best runs of wild Steelhead in the world. Returning home safely from our first journey to Alaska signified a successful mission, along with the wonderful new memories from the greatest riding and fishing experiences of our lives.
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“Such a Sky” - Tired Eyes Music
“Shining Sun Riddim” - Riga / Hemp Higher Prod.
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Ian McIntosh - Behind The Full Ian McIntosh - Behind The Full Face - Part 3
- From: TetonGravityResearch
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In part three of Teton Gravity Research’s web series Behind The Full Face we see big mountain skier Ian McIntosh take a leadership role in the TGR crew. In 2010, McIntosh leads the charge on TGR's exploratory trip to Petersburg, Alaska. By taking a fixed-wing plane into the untamed mountains, McIntosh scopes the lines, maps the zone and decides what to ride. Citing Jeremy Jones as an inspiration, McIntosh wants to continue to explore untapped mountain zones to climb and ski big lines.
Teton Gravity Research’s web series Behind The Full Face follows skier Ian McInstosh from his youth in Canada to his rise as an internationally know big mountain freerider. Watch as Ian starts as a youth fired up on skiing and grows to become one of the most recognized big mountain skiers in the world today.
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Drop in with Zack Giffin in Al Drop in with Zack Giffin in Alaska
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See what it's like to drop in on a Haines, AK line from the point of view of Outdoor Research Sidecountry Skiing Ambassador Zack Giffin.
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Kenai Heli Launches This Seaso Kenai Heli Launches This Season
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Kenai Heli Ski's base in Seldovia, Alaska.
If you’re planning a helicopter ski trip to Alaska this winter, you’ve got plenty of options. Haines, Cordova, Valdez, Girdwood, and … Seldovia? If Seldovia doesn’t ring a bell, that’s because there’s never been a reason for skiers to know about it, until now. This winter, however, this quiet fishing village will be the home of Alaska’s newest heli operation, Kenai Heli Ski.
The Kenai Peninsula begins at the end of the Turnagin Arm, just past the town of Girdwood and Alyeska ski resort, about an hour drive from the state capitol of Anchorage. Other than a couple roads connecting to the coastal towns of Seward and Homer, and some easy access backcountry skiing off Turnagin Pass, the Kenai Peninsula is mostly a remote and rugged wilderness where the mountains meet the sea. Located on the southwestern end of the peninsula, the small town of Seldovia sits on the ocean in the heart of the Kenai Mountains.
Similar to the home of Points North Heli in Cordova, the only way to access Seldovia is by plane or Alaska Marine Highway ferry. In order to get their guests to this remote location, Kenai Heli plans to fly them, via private charter, directly from the Anchorage airport to Seldovia. In the off chance that weather doesn’t permit air travel, guests will be driven to the town of Homer and brought to Seldovia by ferry.
Unlike parts of the Chugach, where numerous heli operations are flying into the same zone, there are no other companies competing for tracks in the area. The next closest heli operation is over a hundred miles away in the town of Girdwood. Due to the area’s relatively difficult access, the mountains in the Kenai Heli fly-zone have seen little traffic in the past.
“There has been some touring and sledding,” said Kenai Heli’s owner, Njord Rota, “but a majority of our over 300,000 acres remains unskied.”
Exploration of their massive permit area will take place during their inaugural season, and guests flying with Kenai Heli will take part in it.
“Since most of the peaks have yet to get hit, there will be quite a few first descents getting logged,” Rota said.
You could shred here this season.
Kenai Heli is the only operation in Alaska offering guaranteed vertical, 100,000 feet in a week with unlimited vertical after that. Anyone who’s skied in Alaska knows that it’s a roll of the dice: it could be the best week of your life, you could get shut down completely, or something in between. Up in AK, mother nature is calling the shots, but Kenai Heli hopes to have an ace in the hole.
“We’ve got two snowcats and lots of terrain with great tree skiing right outside our base of operations,” Rota said. “When conditions keep the aircraft grounded, we fire up the snowcats and go tree skiing. We think so highly of our tree skiing terrain that we’ve got one of the best refund policies in the industry.”
Kenai Heli’s all-inclusive weeks run $8,495, comparable to similar operations. So, if you’re planning to head to AK this winter, you’ve got plenty of options, and Kenai Heli is certainly worth a look.
Check out www.kenaiheliski.com for more information.
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Colter Hinchliffe's Season Sel Colter Hinchliffe's Season Selfy 2012
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Colter Hinchliffe is a name in big mountain skiing you will be hearing a lot in the future. This past season he skied more than he ever had and it landed him in Teton Gravity Research's movie, The Dream Factory in the Haines segment for skiing lines only the worlds top pros have skied. Watch his highlights as he rides every powdery surface he can find on his Influence 115s, Mr. Pollard's Opus and Sir Francis Bacon skis.
All the footage I gathered from the second half of my season all chopped up! includes some stellar shots from the 4hr. Heli ride I got for free from SEABA straight thru the Chugach. Also a bunch of skiing in Alaska, BC, and at Smith optics sled skiing zone, Prospecting Idaho. Might be a lil long, but the song went that long, so whatever! - Colter
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Colter Hinchliffe's Season Sel Colter Hinchliffe's Season Selfy 2012
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Colter Hinchliffe is a name in big mountain skiing you will be hearing a lot in the future. This past season he skied more than he ever had and it landed him in Teton Gravity Research's movie, The Dream Factory in the Haines segment for skiing lines only the worlds top pros have skied. What his highlights as he rides every powdery surface he can find on his Influence 115s, Mr. Pollard's Opus and Sir Francis Bacon skis.
All the footage I gathered from the second half of my season all chopped up! includes some stellar shots from the 4hr. Heli ride I got for free from SEABA straight thru the Chugach. Also a bunch of skiing in Alaska, BC, and at Smith optics sled skiing zone, Prospecting Idaho. Might be a lil long, but the song went that long, so whatever! - Colter - 6 months ago
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Ian McIntosh - Behind The Full Ian McIntosh - Behind The Full Face - Part 1
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In part one of Teton Gravity Research’s web series Behind The Full Face we see skier Ian McIntosh break into the professional skiing world. Watch as Ian stomps big lines in Jackson, Wyoming, and Haines, Alaska, during his first year filming with TGR.
Teton Gravity Research’s web series Behind The Full Face follows skier Ian McInstosh from his youth in Canada to his rise as an internationally know big mountain freerider. Watch as Ian starts as a youth fired up on skiing and grows to become one of the most recognized big mountain skiers in the world today. - 6 months ago
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The Dream Factory Now Availabl The Dream Factory Now Available On iTunes
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Teton Gravity Research's newest ski and snowboard film, The Dream Factory, is now available on iTunes.Get The Dream Factory On iTunes Now
For the past 16 years, Teton Gravity Research has made the pilgrimage to America’s last frontier, Alaska: The Dream Factory. Throughout history, Alaska has been a place of dreams. From the early gold rush days, to the rise of commercial fishing, to the explosion of the ski and snowboard freeride movement, people have left everything to follow their dreams and journey to this foreign, mystical land. Like the frontiersmen before them, the pioneers of the freeride movement like Doug Coombs, Eric Pehota, and Trevor Petersen made the dream of skiing in Alaska a reality.
Follow TGR's modern day athletes on this cinematic voyage through Alaska's awe-inspiring expanse, rich history, and colorful characters. Watch as the TGR crew ventures from AK training grounds Jackson Hole, WY, and Pemberton, BC, and delves deep into the Alaskan way of life during a record snowfall year in AK, skiing terrain most of us only dream about.
On Location: Jackson Hole, WY / Valdez, AK / Haines, AK / Anchorage, AK / Whittier, AK / Northern Chugach, AK / Valdez Heli Ski Guides / Alyeska Resort / SEABA Heli / Alaska Heli Skiing / Girdwood, AK / Pemberton, BC
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En Route Alaska En Route Alaska
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En Route Alaska follows Chris Benchetler, Eric Pollard and Bryce Phillips on a trip to Haines, Alaska. One of the best trips Nimbus has ever been on. One day travel to Alaska, three days skiing, and one day travel home. So much fun in just 3 days!
Nimbus Independent was started in 2007 by Eric Pollard in collaboration with Pep Fujas, Andy Mahre, and Chris Benchetler. The four like minded skiers began Nimbus to bring a different perspective to skiing.
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Chris Benchetler 2011 Chris Benchetler 2011
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Here is a FREEview of Chris Benchetler's video footage edited by Chris to showcase his 2011 season. Filmed on location at: Mammoth Mountain, California backcountry, Jackson, Haines, AK. Check it out.
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3rd Angel 3rd Angel
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A little behind the scenes footage from Haines shot by the skiers.
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Backloop With Bryce Phillips Backloop With Bryce Phillips
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Bryce Phillips runs us through his massive back loop in Haines, Alaska.
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Bryce Phillips 5k line Bryce Phillips 5k line
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Bryce Phillips shares his perspective on a large decent it Haines, Alaska. WILD!
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Powder Powwow - #TheMeeting8 R Powder Powwow - #TheMeeting8 Rolls Through Aspen
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The scene inside the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colo., for The Meeting 8. Photo by Jeremy Swanson.Football is cool and all, but ski and snowboard film premieres are the way we, the collective we, bridge the gap between summer and blower pow days — a time otherwise known as fall. Aspen hosts the pinnacle ski and snowboard film fete to coincide with the yellow spruce leaves and first dustings of snow. The Meeting takes place every September and offers up a serious dose of on-screen pow slaying. While the requisite flat-hatted “bros” and “bras” roll out of the sticks to pack the iconic Wheeler Opera House for screenings of the most anticipated flicks of the season and to revel at industry parties, The Meeting is also an annual gathering of the tribes that signifies our countdown to winter has begun.
This year marked the eighth consecutive year that the biggest athletes, brands, and filmmakers from the ski and snowboard industries have converged on Aspen. The Aspen/Snowmass team rolled out the proverbial red carpet for attendees of #TheMeeting8.
As always, the NEPSA Awards served as the weekend’s curtain raiser, and the local amateur filmmakers kicked the weekend off with a bang. Howie Kuhn and Kendall Reiley won the NEPSA’s top honor and took home $2,000 for their hilarious short film titled “Erste Stuhl: 2012.” Geof Stump won second for his quirky film "Before Aspen." Derrin Carelli’s “Circle of Corduroy,” which documents what it’s like to be a snowcat driver on Aspen, won third and the crowd favorite, based on a text in vote.
The big-time operations — like Level 1 Productions, Poor Boyz Productions, Match Stick Productions, and Teton Gravity Research — followed over the course of the weekend. A lot of park rats bedecked in tall-tees turned out to watch Level 1’s film “Sunny,” which boasted spot-on and polished editing, as always. PBP’s roster of skiers produced banger segment after banger segment in “WE: A Collection of Individuals.” “Super Heroes of Stoke” fits in the MSP mold and is another testament that, yes, Japan is a sick place to ski.
Jeremy Jones introduces Further. Photo by Jeremy Swanson.But, without a doubt, “Jeremy Jones’ Further” stole the show. The second installation of the Jeremy Jones/TGR trilogy beckoned a motley mix of viewers. From salty telemarkers to jibbing snowboarders and from bell-to-bell shredders to weekend warriors, everyone turned out to see what Jeremy Jones put together.
And, “Further” did not disappoint. “I got the chance to watch 'Jeremy Jones’ Further,’” says TGR skier Todd Ligare, “and found a lot of inspiration in the film.”
TGR's Colter Hinchcliffe, Todd Jones, Todd Ligare and Griffin Post introduce The Dream Factory. Photo by Jeremy Swanson.
Then, to cap it off, TGR screened “The Dream Factory” to a raucous crowd on Saturday night. The pow-starved skiers and riders packed the Wheeler Opera House, hollering throughout the film for Aspen local Colter Hinchliffe who has his first-ever segment in a TGR film. Although Colter’s segment is small, his line in Haines, Alaska, is big. So huge, it’s one of the most memorable moments in the film. It seemed like that segment helped the whole town send it deep in to the night.
Come Sunday, the skiing and snowboarding tribes dispersed in different directions, heads aching from a weekend of raging and stuffed to the gills, content from consuming an abundance of ski content, and psyched for #TheMeeting9 next year when the tribes will gather again for the annual powder powwow. - Blog post
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Twisted Sisters Day 1 And Day Twisted Sisters Day 1 And Day 2 Recap 2012
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In the Open Men’s’ class on Saturday, the top 7 competitors after a 2 run qualifier advanced to a two run final where Alex Dorszynski rose above the other competitors to win the division and the coveted one-year sponsorship from 4FRNT Skis. Alex, along with Scott Pollman, Bryce Hanrahan, Eric Lee O’Brien, Justin Dye, Barret Young and Evan Haines advanced to Sunday’s Pro class competition as result of making finals.
Finals day on Sunday, Parker White’s consistently performed run composed of a fluid upper cliff section down into a 360 off a 30’cliff, a cork 7 on the hip and a P-White signature front flip out of the “rut-jump” at the bottom put him on top of the podium. Due to heating temps and isothermal conditions, the finals was reduced to a 1 run format where the latter 4 athletes found themselves fighting a crash as conditions set up and legs became tired. 4FRNT Team Rider, Thayne Rich washed out on his double-flip attempt on the last hit, which put him in second place. Kyle Johnston rounded out the Pro class podium with monster cliff airs and a bail attempt at a cliff air 720. Sean Fields found his swift line choice a bit too fast as he clipped a rock in the upper section for 4th and Utah based shred, Luke Perin rounded things out with a monster backflip after a miss-hap following a half cab attempt on the upper cliffs to take home 5th. - 8 months ago
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Thousands Rage At The Dream Fa Thousands Rage At The Dream Factory World Premiere
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On Saturday, Teton Gravity Research premiered its newest ski and snowboard film, The Dream Factory, to a few thousand fired-up fans at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort inside Walk Festival Hall.
The party kicked off around 3 p.m. with free beer and yard games in front of the TGR production office, right next to the JHMR tram. Yes that’s right, free beer next to the tram. As fans tossed back cool ones on the warm, sunny afternoon, Erik Roner, Ian McIntosh and Marshall Miller buzzed over Teton Village and jumped out of a plane, skydiving in to the venue with smoke trailing off their feet. All three stomped their landings in a rather tight common area between The Mangy Moose and Hotel Terra. That kicked the crowd in to high gear, and the vibe ramped up from there.
Marshall Miller, Erik Roner and Ian McIntosh skydive in to the world premiere of The Dream Factory.
Marshall Miller gets ready to stomp his landing.
To accommodate all the fans who want to see the movie, each year there are two showings of the TGR movie – the early show and the late show. The early show is a bit mellower and the late show is rowdy. With about a thousand people in line to the venue, you could feel the hype in the air. Screw it if it’s still summer – the TGR premiere marks the beginning of winter in the Tetons. There you are, back at the base of the ski area with all your winter friends celebrating the act of sliding on snow. It’s an extraordinary feeling of camaraderie.Inside, almost all of the TGR athletes were there signing posters including: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Seth Morrison, Dylan Hood, Erik Roner, Dana Flahr, Dash Longe, Todd Ligare, Daron Rahlves, Forrest Shearer, Chris Benchetler, Griffin Post, Ralph Backstrom, Angel Collinson, Tim Durtschi, Matt Philippi and Max Hammer.
There was a mass amount of giveaways from TGR sponsors like GoPro, The North Face, Atomic, Marker, Volkl, Scott, DNA, Smith Optics, Black Diamond and The Ski Journal.
The scene inside Walk Festival Hall.
A packed house.
Seth Morrison signs posters.
Tim Durtschi interacts with a fan.
Erik Roner gets the youth fired up to ski.
The film looks back to the roots of the freeriding movement in Alaska while at the same time looking to the future of the sport. In that sense, it was very cool to see members of the Jackson Hole Air Force as well as kids from the Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard club together in attendance. It made for a cohesive vibe where people of all ages were celebrating just how freaking awesome it is to soar down the mountains on snow.
The film layers the most current ski footage from Alaska with historical clips. Really, two stories are told – that of the new freeriders and the pioneers before them. In all, the film shows the progression of skiing and snowboarding in Alaska, The Dream Factory.
Sam Winship and Daniel Tisi.One technique used this year is side-by-side footage of skiers shredding lines back in the day matched with people skiing the same lines now. Seeing this, you realize how far the sport has come and how monumental it was when people accomplished those feats for the first time. A couple of memorable moments like this come when you see Ralph Backstrom ride a line in Valdez made famous by Johan Olofsson in Totally Board 5. And when Colter Hinchliffe shreds a line in Haines called Dr. Seuss, made famous by Jeremy Jones. There are other stand-out performances by Tim Durtschi, Dash Longe, Dana Flahr, Daron Rahlves … Well, everyone pretty much crushes it – it’s a TGR flick.
Not to be missed is the heavy hitting Corbet’s Couloir segment at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. There, John Spriggs kicks off the session with a huge back flip into the line followed by the likes of Daniel Tisi, who, at the age of 13, airs into the line larger than most grown men ever have. In almost every segment the viewer is shown the past, present and future of skiing and snowboarding.
Marc-Andre Belliveau plays at the Mangy Moose.
Dash Longe joined Marc-Andre on stage.
After the movie a party raged at The Mangy Moose. TGR skier Marc-Andre Belliveau – who last appeared in Lost And Found – played an acoustic set as an opener for the headliner American Royalty. While American Royalty rocked hard – playing a triple encore because the crowd would not let them off stage – perhaps one of the best moments came when Dash Longe joined Marc Andre on stage for a rendition of “Raging Alcoholic.” It was a soulful moment that set the vibe for the party and let people send it deep in to the night.
Here's to winter.
American Royalty effing whaled.
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