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Roner Vision: 800-ft Snowmobil Roner Vision: 800-ft Snowmobile BASE Jump
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Professional skier Shane McConkey pushed the limits of possibility in big mountain terrain. As a friend and mentor to Erik Roner, his 2009 passing was a huge loss. Erik decided it was time to honor his friend by disposing of Shane's snowmobile in the only way that made sense—by BASE jumping it off an 800-foot cliff! With former pro snowboarder Jim Rippey in tow to help with the stunt logistics, Erik hits the road to Fernie, British Columbia and a massive cliff face. Watch as Roner pulls the throttle and pushes his own limits for Shane!
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Eric Roner Contest Winner Eric Roner Contest Winner
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The new owner of a pair of Full Tilt 1st Chair Boots & Scott Prize package is Matthew Vaughn from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Congratulations Matthew, TGR will be in contact with you via email, and thank you everyone who bought a Erik Roner Signature T-Shirt!
This was TGR’s second Athlete Signature T-Shirt in the 2013 Winter/Spring series.
Jeremy Jones’ Signature T-Shirt is now on sale
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Roner Vision: Little Oskar's F Roner Vision: Little Oskar's First Ski Base Jump
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Erik Roner ventures to Utah and takes his toddler BASE Jumping.
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News: Erik Roner Graphic T-Shi News: Erik Roner Graphic T-Shirt Now Available At TGR Online Shop
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Erik Roners’s limited edition graphic T-Shirt is now available exclusively at the TGR Online Shop. Every tee purchased will submit the customer into a drawing to win a pair of Full Tilt 1st Chair Boots and Scott Package. Only 100 of these t-shirts are available for sale, each individually packaged in a hand numbered bands, so that you know you are getting a one-of-a-kind shirt. Erik’s choice combination of 50% combed ring spun organic cotton and 50% post-consumer recycled polyester gives this shirt a very comfortable, relaxed fit and an eco-friendly vibe. Sales will end April 12th at 5 p.m. MST. Erik will announce the winner of the Full Tilt 1st Chair boots and Scott package personally on April 16th in a “Live from the Field” video posted on www.tetongravity.com.
This t-shirt is the second of four 2013 TGR Athlete Signature T-Shirts, which are designed in conjunction with the athletes to create a product that reflects their individual style. Keep an eye on the TGR Online Shop for news on our next tee created by Jeremy Jones, which will be on sale next month!
Visit our Athlete Signature T-Shirt page for more information.
Click here to buy your Erik Roner Signature T-Shirt Now! - Blog post
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News: Dash Longe Limited Editi News: Dash Longe Limited Edition Graphic T-Shirt Now Available At TGR Online Shop
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Dash Longe’s limited edition graphic T-Shirt is now available exclusively at the TGR Online Shop. Every tee purchased will submit the customer into a drawing to win a pair of Volkl Shiro skis. Only 100 of these t-shirts are available for sale, each individually packaged in a hand numbered bands, so that you know you are getting a one-of-a-kind shirt. Dash’s choice combination of 50% combed ring spun organic cotton and 50% post-consumer recycled polyester gives this shirt a very comfortable, relaxed fit and an eco-friendly vibe. Sales will end March 22th at 5 p.m. MST. Dash will announce the winner of the Volkl Shiro skis personally on March 26th in a “Live from the Field” video posted on www.tetongravity.com.
This t-shirt is the first of four 2013 TGR Athlete Signature T-Shirts, which are designed in conjunction with the athletes to create a product that reflects their individual style. Keep an eye on the TGR Online Shop for news on our next tee created by Erik Roner, which will be on sale next month!
Visit our Athlete Signature T-Shirt page for more information.
Click here to buy your Dash Longe Signature T-Shirt Now! - Blog post
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Video: How To Do Squaw Valley Video: How To Do Squaw Valley - Roner Vision
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Tour Lake Tahoe, California's Squaw Valley Ski Resort with Erik Roner — a true Squaw loc'.
Erik reflects on his early days B.A.S.E jumping with Shane McConkey and shows off some of his favorite stashes from over the years. Roner keeps it mellow skiing on the groomers, probably a good idea coming back from a shattered femur last winter. That doesn't deter him from snowboard heckling, poler bear club antics, and supervising little Oskar Roner's first indoor skydive!
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News: Erik Roner, Matt Philipp News: Erik Roner, Matt Philippi And Ashley Battersby Ink Deal With Descente
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LAYTON, UTAH - Descente, designer of premium ski apparel for those who value quality and technology, has inked a deal with professional skiers, Erik Roner and Matt Philippi for the 2013/2014 season.
Roner has skied professionally since 2001 and is regarded as one of the founders of ski BASE jumping. He has appeared in nearly 20 major ski films and is a cast member of MTV’s Nitro Circus television and movie series.
Philippi established himself as a park master, racking up an impressive list of wins, before transitioning into big mountain skiing and a feature in TGR’s The Dream Factory. He is also a participant of the FullCircle Project, dedicating himself to helping mountain communities in need across the globe.
Joining Descente team member Ashley Battersby, Roner and Philippi will wear the Descente label exclusively while on-mountain.
“Erik and Matt are both exceptional skiers whose years of experience have given them an appreciation for performance ski apparel,” said Brook Barney, Head of Product Development and Marketing for Descente North America. “They both have firsthand knowledge of Descente’s commitment to craftsmanship, research and development – that they chose Descente is a great testament to the quality of our product.”
The building of the new Descente Team, along with the anticipated launch of the new All Mountain collection, is all part of a new direction for Descente. All Mountain makes use of Descente’s extensive research and development capabilities to create premium ski apparel with superior fabrics, features, technology and craftsmanship. Incorporating Recco technology, Heat Navi elemental harnessing insulators, D-Laser cutting techniques and more, All Mountain debuted at the 2013 SIA Snowshow in Denver. - Blog post
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Through The Lens Of Tristan Gr Through The Lens Of Tristan Greszko
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“Through The lens” is a regular column on TetonGravity.com that highlights the work of a photographer in the ski and snowboard industries. The series exists to celebrate the photographers who bring us extraordinary imagery, to get to know who they are, and to understand their process.
Tristan Greszko, a gifted athlete and photographer based in Jackson, Wyo., is known for his creation and adaptation of unique angles in photo and art imagery. Greszko enjoys working in various artistic mediums including alternate photo processes, screen-printing projects, film, and other creative outlets. His work on projects like the Tiny Jackson Hole video in 2011 catapulted him overnight into the public realm. And, as local lore goes, he is one of a handful of skiers to straight-line “Once is Enough,” a serious and steep line in the JHMR backcountry.
Greszko took art classes in high school and later began to develop his photo skills through on-snow work in Vermont. After moving to Jackson in 2006, Tristan co-created the Teton Artlab, developing this multi-purpose, non-profit venue to provide affordable workspace for local artists. The lab maintains a quirky and creative atmosphere in which artists congregate and collaborate.
Keep an eye out: With his distinctive captures and creativity, Greszko explores new ways to share his world of photo and art from a deep well of talent.
1. The Start.
In 2005, I moved from Atlanta to Vermont for a job snow reporting at Okemo and was in charge of shooting “Photo of the Day.” I also bought my first camera and shot the now-defunct Vermont Freeskiing Open. The years between 2005 and 2010, I spent almost every waking hour immersing myself in photography, learning, failing a lot, and collecting a few decent images here and there.
In 2010, after 4 years working in the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort marketing department, I left my job to devote more time and energy to being a professional photographer. By that spring, I felt I had a strong portfolio and a skill set competent enough to finally, truly call myself a photographer. And now, two years later, I feel like I'm starting to produce some great images. So, I feel like, in many ways, I'm just getting going.
2. The Inspiration.
The most obvious choice is my dad, though it comes with a big footnote. The older I get the more I realize how similar we are in so many ways. He had a rare, boundless curiosity about the world, a mischievous sense of adventure, and was obsessive about his interests, which I very clearly inherited. He was a technically perfect, beautiful skier, had a dark sense of humor, tinkered with art and photography, and had a passion for the mountains that bordered on religious fanaticism.
The footnote is that both of my parents died when I was 14. I was just a naive little kid in 9th grade when it happened, so I say all this after many years of reflection, coming to terms with it all, and you know, building up a bit of a mythology about who he was. It's hard to say if I'd be as driven or independent as I am today if I had a more normal, happy childhood, but his influence is undeniable and I couldn't imagine a better life in spite of it all.
There are a few industry people that inspire me, too, right now.
Steve Casimiro of Adventure Journal has a wonderfully articulate way with words and images that explain this eternal search and the insatiable lust for adventure that we're all seeking. He does it casually and poetically, and very well.
Curt Morgan of Brain Farm Cinema … Well, there's no one like Curt out there. We went to the same high school back in New York. He has accomplished some very big things to say the least.
Tahoe photographer Andy Bardon is a good friend of mine who shares a similar aesthetic and work ethic, and is a machine in the mountains. It's been awesome seeing him start to blow up.
3. The Future.
I think my goals are pretty simple. I'd like to sustain a lifetime of exploring, adventuring, and being curious about the world, and working really hard and dreaming big. I'd like to think that my work inspires people to live better, and seek out richer, more rewarding experiences too. Hopefully, I can continue to find amazing people along the way to share the adventure with — finding and keeping interesting, passionate people around me is always an important necessity. And, as for my dreams, well, I'll just keep those to myself for now. I like it better that way.
I'm at a point where I'm confident, have some momentum, and feel like I can do some big things if I start pushing and putting my work out there. I like to fly under the radar and evade unnecessary attention but when I think about where I've come from in the past few years — and what I'm capable of now — I'm really excited for the future. I'd like to step up into a much bigger arena and work with bigger clients: The North Faces, Patagonias, Red Bulls and National Geographics of the outdoor/adventure world.
4. The Business.
I like this quote by artist Chuck Close:
“The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case.”
The most important thing I've learned is to get out and actually DO what you want to do. It’s important to go out and TAKE it instead of sitting around waffling about it. If you pursue something long enough, you'll find an audience, and you'll definitely find a way to get by, and probably thrive. A lot of people think giving it all up and moving to the mountains is crazy but I think the opposite is true. It’s crazy how most people live —working in an anonymous job in an anonymous city. I work hard to stay afloat but it rarely feels like I'm truly working, at least not in the way it felt before I moved to Jackson.
5. The Source.
I like shooting with the unknowns — the people who you've never heard of and who ski harder than most and keep their mouth shut about it. Skier Andrew Whiteford and I shot a lot when we moved to Jackson and he's done really well for himself. Good friend and ripper AJ Puccia has been another favorite athlete. There are a few other shots of people you've probably never heard of that are some of my favorite photos ever. These are all athletes that can do anything you ask, happy to shoot, look good while doing it, and are super humble at the same time.
I crave frequent change, stimulation, and novelty. Lately, I've been shooting a lot of random personal projects like some short videos of this summer's crazy wild fires (in Big Piney, WY and Jackson) and photos of the Northern Lights that were going off in Jackson in the early fall. I've also been road tripping all over the West for the past two years shooting a whole range of weird, amazing locations. And, I just completed an exciting Teton aerial shoot that I've wanted to do forever.
6. The Industry.
Remote control/drone platforms are definitely next in line to blow up big time. Where the military goes, so goes civilian technology. I bought a Cinestar 8 multi-rotor helicopter this past spring. It's already allowed me to shoot some stunning photos and video, but I'm basically still operating with training wheels. When it all comes together, the cinematography and unique perspectives are really stunning.
7. Career Highlights.
-Construction of the JH Tram - I have thousands of shots of every step of building the new JH tram over the two-year construction period. No idea what I'll ever do with them but it's awesome to have been the sole photographer on such a piece of history that's so close to the community.
-Tiny Jackson Hole - I spent a ton of time, 400-plus hours making that video and the response blew me away. It was a labor of love for sure and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.
-Alpinist Spread - Alpinist 33 featured the Grand Teton as that issue's mountain profile. One of my favorite shots ever run was a double-page spread on the opening page of the article, Grand Teton: A Map of the Wild by Renny Jackson. Given the Grand's influence on American alpinism, it was an honor to be in such legendary company.
-JH Tram Heli Shoot, 2009 - We did a sunrise shoot of the new tram with Corey Gavitt of TGR. It was my first time shooting out the door of a helicopter, with patrollers throwing bombs below us, patrollers dropping into Corbet's, and the new Tram in perfect morning light.
-TGR/Erik Roner ski-BASE of Cajun Couloir - Erik Roner is an amazing guy and completely nuts. So, seeing him ski base Cajun while perched up above in the old tram was a really special thing though the anxious anticipation beforehand was really intense.
-Aerials in Indian Creek - the first time I shot climbing with the “Octokopter “- also completely terrifying flying the helicopter off the top of a giant boulder and trying to ease up next to a climber 80 feet off the deck but overall it was a great success and learning experience. It took me another three months before my first epic crash!
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http://www.tristangreszko.com
http://instagram.com/tgreszko
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Erik Roner Cajun Couloir Erik Roner Cajun Couloir
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Description:Erik Roner Cajun Couloir
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Video: Baby Parkour And Nitro Video: Baby Parkour And Nitro Circus Live In London - Roner Vision
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Erik Roner heads to London to catch up with the Nitro Circus Live crew on this week's Roner Vision. Mixing it up from the usual ski routine, Erik gets in on everyone else's action borrowing Lindsay Pastrana's skateboard to session the Giganta Ramp, pulling a double backflip on James Foster's BMX bike, razor scooter front flips...turns out Roner is a real jack of all stunts. His closest call with death comes as a spectator, check the BMX impact he takes on the sidelines. Meanwhile back in Tahoe little Oskar Roner has been watching too many YouTube videos and takes Parkour to new levels at the playground. No Oskar! - Blog post
- 5 months ago
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News: Discrete Headwear Announ News: Discrete Headwear Announces Ted Davenport To Team
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Salt Lake City-based headwear manufacturer announces Aspen-based, Ted Davenport to its athlete roster for the 2012-'13 season.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH –Discrete Sport, LLC, a rider founded, owned and conceived headwear brand in the winter sport industry, is proud to announce the addition of Ted Davenport to their athlete program. Equipped with a parachute and wingsuit Ted has been pushing the limits of human flight both at home and abroad. A well-known name in the freeski community (and Discrete ski athlete since 2010), his exposure as a professional b.a.s.e jumper has been increasing more and more over the past few years.
Discrete has committed to sponsor Ted because he stands out as an action sports athlete, whether on snow or in the air. Last spring he jumped out of a helicopter 2000ft over Aspen Mountain in a promotional event for Bentley Motors, yup, the car brand. He’s logged several first descent ski-base jumps in Baffin Island, Switzerland and Colorado, and just last week he was in the Swiss Alps filming wingsuit proximity flying for GoPro and Nitro Circus star Erik Roner’s famous web series Roner Vision.Ted’s strength is flying wingsuits, but he is a multi-talented b.a.s.e jumper. With winter just around the corner Ted is gearing up for ski season, and has some unique projects lined up back in Europe, combining his two passions, bigmt skiing and b.a.s.e jumping. Discrete is proud to help him in his future of this budding sport.
“I created and built awareness for Discrete by sponsoring amazing athletes,” said Julian Carr, Discrete Owner and professional skier. Discrete Sport, LLC is the true rider conceived, rider owned, rider operated headwear company in the snow industry. Business operations begin in 2008, Discrete is a collaboration of athletes, designers, musicians, artists, and photographers. The company’s international office is located in Salt Lake City, Utah with distribution in the United States, Norway, UK, France, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and South Korea.
We invite you to experience Discrete style. www.discreteheadwear.com
“Discrete: PUT EM UP.” - Blog post
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Video: Umbrella Skydive Stunt Video: Umbrella Skydive Stunt And A SoCal Vacation - Roner Vision
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Big mountain skier and BASE jumper Erik Roner takes on the action sports mecca of Southern California starting with a Myth Busters-style skydive with a large patio umbrella out of a Hot Air Balloon to see how long it holds. Two-year-old Oskar goes big wave surfing, and Erik gets ready for winter at the Adventure Ski School moving carpet in Encinitas, aka the “Gnarpet.” All this and more on the most A.D.D episode of Roner Vision ever! - Blog post
- 6 months ago
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Video: European Wingsuit Adven Video: European Wingsuit Adventures - Roner Vision
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Erik Roner keeps things lighthearted & fun, so fun you might not even notice he's effing flying in this episode—like fy-ing! It all begins at home in Tahoe where Erik preps for his upcoming wingsuit trip to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland in the most unusual way. Once in the Swiss countryside, Erik wallows in the stunning scenery, the gently clanging church bells, immaculate wood stacks, beautiful valleys, church bells, church bells, church bells! It's enough to make you want to jump off a cliff. Which is really why he's here. Erik and friends Brandon Lillard, Jhonathon Florez, and Ted Davenport capture incredible GoPro footage soaring over the Swiss valley. Even little Oskar checks in from back home running loose while dad's away. What extreme adventure does he get up to in this episode?
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- 7 months ago
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Video: Summertime, Skydiving & Video: Summertime, Skydiving & Extreme Tubing: Roner Vision
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Erik Roner has been keeping busy as evidence from this action-packed new episode of RonerVision! Erik kicks things off skydiving with buddy Bob Burnquist over the 2012 Nike US Open of Surfing and gives us his take on parachute packing 101. Next Erik heads out to Glen Helen raceway joining Greg Godfrey and some of the Nitro Circus Crew for an epic night of truck racing. Summer wouldn't be complete without some good old fashioned R&R, so Erik finishes things off back home in Tahoe, living the good life with son Oskar. As always Oskar gets into big things—this month it's extreme tubing. Hang on!
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- 8 months ago
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Erik Roner Signs posters Erik Roner Signs posters
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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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Roner, McIntosh and Marshall M Roner, McIntosh and Marshall Miller skydive
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Video: Roner Vision - X Games, Video: Roner Vision - X Games, Nitro Circus 3D, Racetracks, And Oskar's First 100-Footer
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In this episode of Roner Vision Erik goes multi-sporting: racing cars through the cone zone at Infineon Raceway with Grete Eliassen, attending the world premiere of the Nitro Circus 3D movie, X Games spectating with Jolene Van Vugt, desert truck racing ... what could top that?! Wait, did Oskar just cliff drop a 100-footer?
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- 9 months ago
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Interview: TGR Skier Erik Rone Interview: TGR Skier Erik Roner Stars In Nitro Circus 3D Movie
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Erik Roner has starred in Teton Gravity Research movies for almost a decade. For the past few years he’s been known in the ski world for his stand-out ski-BASE jumping segments in our films. His current web series Roner Vision is one of the best ski-athlete series out there. But mainstream America knows Roner for being on the MTV show Nitro Circus with Travis Pastrana. For the past two years Roner and the Nitro crew have been creating a feature-length 3D film to share with the world. On Wednesday, August 8, the movie hits 1000 theaters across the country. We caught up with Roner before the premiere to find out more about the movie and what it’s like to film with the Nitro Circus crew.
TGR: How did Nitro Circus 3D come about? What did it take to make this happen?
Erik Roner: We did two seasons with MTV, then more or less took the last two years to focus on doing this movie. And in doing this movie we came across a lot of hardships and a lot of learning curves, dealing with Hollywood, dealing with insurance, dealing with the studios, and we've kind of just had to force feed this the whole way. We ended up financing it ourselves, because at first a lot of the studios, when they heard about all the stunts we wanted to do, they said "There's no way we're going to be able to insure this." We kind of did it under the radar and then sold it back to the studios after we had done it. So, fortunately, it worked out and we're hoping everyone likes it.
TGR: How did Nitro Circus begin? To me, it kind of comes out of the Jackass realm of things. Is anyone from Jackass involved in Nitro Circus, or is it a completely different crew?
Erik Roner: It started out with Travis Pastrana filming stuff in his backyard with the neighbors, cousins, whomever he could get over there. And then he started making DVDs to help pay for everything they were wrecking and destroying.
Greg Godfrey was in Hollywood trying to be filmer/director guy. He saw Crusty Demons III, and he said "That's what I want to do." He moved to Utah, did one film-shoot with Travis, and saw how gnarly Travis is and how motivating he is to people around him, and said "Hey, do you what to go into business together?" So sure enough, they started Nitro Circus and started shooting DVDs for awhile.
Then Johnny Knoxville and Dickhouse Productions did an Evil Knievel tribute with Travis' Nitro Circus crew. After that, those guys said "We need to do a TV show with them." And they were an instrumental part of lining up the MTV show we did for two seasons. After that, when we started doing this movie, this movie was all Godfrey Entertainment. So the Jackass guys helped, like Knoxville and Jermaine from Jackass have good interviews in the movie, kind of talking about who we are and what we do. So they're definitely a part of the movie, but as far as directing and putting the movie together, they didn't have any part in it.
TGR: Tell me about the movie. Have you watched the movie yet? Have you seen a final cut?
Erik Roner: Yeah, we had a screening at X Games at that Mann's Chinese Theatre down on Sunset Boulevard, which kind of felt like a premiere. You know, over a thousand people, kind of key industry people, and all the Jackass guys were there. The feedback was really good. I was really impressed with the movie. I was questioning it at first: If we, on our own, could pull off a theatrical movie. Of course we could do the DVD stunts, stunt reels for the ADD crowd that we're so accustomed to. But actually putting together a theatrical movie, that mom and pops and the kids are going to want to see, as well as our hardcore fan base is going to want to see. And I surely think we did. There's a nice storyline throughout it that kind of shows where we've come from and the type of people we are. And there's a lot of insane stunts that we do where people are laying their lives on the line. There were definitely some accidents that happen along the way, and some hardships, but all-in-all we all came out in one piece and I think everyone's super proud of what they did for the movie, and everyone's really excited to share it with the world.
TGR: Who's in the Nitro Circus crew?
Erik Roner: The main cast is Travis Pastrana, Street Bike Tommy, Jolene Van Vugt, Me, Special Greg and Jim Dechamp. And we've included a couple new people in this movie, Aaron "Wheels" Fotheringham. He's the kid who's in our live show, he's in a wheel chair, he has spina bifida and the kid's nuts. He tries all kinds…he tried the loop, he does the mega-ramp. He's truly inspiring for the stuff he does and the situation he's at. And another guy we introduced is Dusty Wygel. He's just another kind of Special Greg-type kid that's pretty much good at everything and fun to have around. We use him as stunt-feed. "You're the new guy, you try this first." For us older guys that have been through the ranks.
TGR: Who comes up with the stunt concepts? Do you come up with your own or do you all talk about it together?
Erik Roner: A little bit of both. Some of the stunt ideas in the movie definitely were mine, and everyone tries to come up with a unique stunt for themselves, especially in this movie-type environment. We all get together and have big brainstorming sessions. We call it nitro-physics. Someone comes up with an idea, and then someone else chimes in, "Oh, well you could do that, but if you put this on top of it…or you put a little twist on it, and the stunt's this much better, or gnarlier, or this much more dramatic." So there's definitely a lot of brainstorming sessions that go down, but for the most part we all try to come up with individual stunts.
TGR: What do you do in the movie? What parts are you in and what was the gnarliest thing you did for the flick?
Erik Roner: I have a few different things that I'm proud of. Without giving away too much of the movie, one involves a blob, a large building and base-jumping. Another one involves kind of a human-version of Angry Birds. And another involves a building-to-building gap jump with tricycles. It's like a 40-foot gap and the buildings are 400 feet high. It's real intimidating. There's no safety nets. In real stunt movies, the details that go into every stunt are crazy. We're a little looser, we're a little more fly by the seam of your pants. We try to do things smart, we're not dumb, But at the same time, we don't have the budget or the time to spend to create these huge stunts. That's who we are and that’s the way we roll and that’s kind of always how we've been. We stay true to that in this movie, even though we were doing way bigger stunts, shooting them in 3D, and [it's] a lot bigger production.
TGR: I'm excited for the 3D aspect.
Erik Roner: I've never really been to a lot of 3D movies and I've heard a lot of people say they give them headaches. They really did a great job capturing 3D. There's a few scenes in there where we heard people say it was the best 3D they've seen. There's a big crossover scene where there's trophy trucks and dirt bikes and helicopters and monster trucks, and everyone's jumping at the same time. And the 3D had it so layered that you really feel like you’re right there, it's so neat.
TGR: What's it like filming with those guys compared with filming a ski movie?
Erik Roner: There're similarities and there're differences. There's still the nerves the night before a big day, and you've got a lot of things you're laying on the line, and it's an intense situation. But you're with your friends, it's a scramble, you're having the time of your life, you're traveling around, it's so much fun. It's normally not as intense as skiing because when you'e out skiing you're always trying to get the best shot and film the most perfect line you can do. And we have an environment with Nitro where we kind of live by the ethic pass that there're a lot of failures. Still, you're out there trying new things, pushing things outside the comfort zone, and you're inventing stuff, straight up. You're doing things people have never done before, and whenever you're doing that you get footage, even if you lace it, or you completely wad up. So in that regard you're a little more lax, but at the same time you're always doing gnarly stuff.
TGR: What was the most memorable day shooting for you?
Erik Roner: My best shoot was when we went to Panama City. There're a lot of illegal things that are tough to do in the States, that either cost a fortune or everyone just says "no." You go to Panama and get someone a six-pack of beer and they let you on top of their roof, and you can do whatever you want. I personally had a lot of fun there. I always like when I get out of the States because the rules are easy to bend and it allows me to do the things that I want to do. Like I said, in this movie we've had some great successes, we had some some pretty big failures and some seriously close calls. Jim had a pretty bad car crash and was in a coma for a few days, but he's doing alright. But those things are serious, they're really real and it puts things into perspective. Everything we're doing and everything we believe in, and we're trying to push ourselves through, and to showcase to people that you can do. But some of the feedback we got from the movie was pretty inspirational, which kind of surprised us, because this is what we do, this is what we want to do. But people kind of look at it and say, "Wow, these guys are really pushing outside the limits, they're creating this job. They're creating this whole world where they travel with their friends, and it becomes a job." People were seeing it as inspirational, and that was really cool to hear.
TGR: What's the whole message behind Nitro Circus?
Erik Roner: Motorsports is where it began, but it's become so much more than that. It's basically a competitive spirit among friends, pushing each other and pushing the limits of what's possible. In anything, you know? Whatever we can come up with, whatever we can do. It's just us having a great time, you know? Sometimes we come away inventing or creating something amazing, and sometimes we come away with broken bones. It's kind of the nature of the beast.
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