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Chickering-Ayers, Paaso, Bell, Chickering-Ayers, Paaso, Bell, And Rozies Win FWT In Kirkwood
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3 Americans and 1 Frenchie take the top spots at the fourth stop of the FWT, TGR's Ryland Bell posts the highest score of the day.
By Greg Fitzsimmons
“Variable” was the word of the day at the fourth stop of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face at Kirkwood. Variable snow conditions underfoot made the challenging Cirque venue — the permanently closed terrain at Kirkwood — heavier than normal. There were a lot of high-speed crashes and tooth-rattling backslaps during the only stateside comp of the season. In the end, the winners of the male and female ski and snowboard fields displayed solid fundamentals en route to earning their titles.
Mad River Glen’s Lars Chickering-Ayers took home the win in the men’s ski field, showing total control in the difficult conditions. Chickering-Ayers has found a home on big-mountain contest podiums in recent years, but he excelled on the variable snow in Kirkwood, linking a technical line in his typical full-throttle assault that fans of big-mountain competitive skiing have come to expect. Without any hesitation, Lars billy-goated through volcanic rock, pioneered a mandatory air into a chute, and laced clean GS-turns through the venue, making exposed and difficult terrain look fun.
“I wasn't really planning to win here,” said Chickering-Ayers. “I just came out to spend time with family and have fun. I have skied these types conditions in competition in the past and knew how to deal with them. The skiing was my favorite part of the day.”
Chickering-Ayers was awarded a score of 75.33 to take the top spot at Kirkwood. The “Flying Frenchman” Julien Lopez and Kiwi FWT rookie Charlie Lyons rounded out the podium in second and third place, respectively.
Tahoe local Jaclyn Paaso won on the women’s ski side with a score of 71.67. Paaso had a difficult first half of the season on the FWT, but skied a fluid line en route to winning the comp. The Squaw Valley female skier known for sending huge cliffs skied a smart comp line. Paaso stomped a cool air off the ridge over exposed rock, cleanly navigated a tight s-turn chute, and skied out of a bottom air on the venue to take the top spot in Kirkwood.
“I have had a number of crashes this season and really needed a win. It feels great to come out on top,” said Paaso. “I took my run down a notch this time because I needed to stay on my feet. Making it to the finish line was the best part for me.”
Paaso’s win made her the first female skier to dethrone Sweden’s Christine Hargin this year. Hargin was perfect so far on the FWT with wins in Revy and Cham (the women didn’t compete in Italy this year), but Hargin took a hard fall during her run in Kirkwood. Pia Nic Gunderson of Norway took second and the third place spot went to American Ashley Maxfield.
Squaw Valley’s Ryland Bell parlayed a wildcard entry into a win in men’s snowboarding. Bell, one of the stars of the Further movies, spun a backside 360 off the ridge and a frontside 360 into a chute during his line. His score of 87.67 was the highest score awarded by the judges to any competitor throughout the day. American Sammy Luebke took second and Swiss rider Emilien Badoux rounded out the men’s snowboard podium.
“This was my first win ever,” said Bell. “My stoke level is really high. I wanted to do tricks, try to flow, and have fun.”
After consecutive second-place finishes on the FWT, French rider Margot Rozies finally won in Kirkwood. Her consistent riding throughout the season meant that Rozies was the overall tour leader going into Kirkwood. After her fast and fluid winning line, Rozies has a firm grasp on the tour title with two stops left. Elodie Mouthon and Shannon Yates finished in second and third, respectively.
Now, the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face heads back to Europe for the last two comps of the year. Fieberbrunn, Austria is on-deck before all attention will focus on Verbier’s famed Bec de Rosses venue for the FWT finale.
Overall Ski Men Standings
1 Tabke, Drew (USA) 6500.00
2 Heitz, Jérémie (SUI) 6200.00
3 Lopez, Julien (FRA) 5820.00
4 Lyons, Charlie (NZL) 4900.00
5 Barkered, Reine (SWE) 4595.00
6 Studer, Fabio (AUT) 4340.00
7 Gauthier, Laurent (CAN) 4180.00
8 Eder, Markus (ITA) 4048.00
9 Lindberg, Wille (SWE) 3900.00
10 White-Allen, Oakley (USA) 3885.00
11 Ducroz, Aurelien (FRA) 3685.00
12 Guri, Kevin (FRA) 3470.00
13 Post, Griffin (USA) 3445.00
14 Chickering-Ayers, Lars (USA) 3395.00
15 Collin, Sean (USA) 3070.00
Overall Ski Women Standings
1 Wallner, Nadine (AUT) 6025.00
2 Gundersen, Pia Nic (NOR) 5980.00
3 Hargin, Christine (SWE) 5975.00
4 Maxfield, Ashley (USA) 4895.00
5 Paaso, Jacklyn (USA) 4630.00
6 Wright, Crystal (USA) 4265.00
7 Slinning, Anne May (NOR) 4200.00
8 Huber, Lorraine (AUT) 3255.00
9 Segal, Natalie (AUS) 2955.00
10 McMillan, Jess (USA) 2260.00
Overall Snowboard Men Standings
1 Backstrom, Ralph (USA) 6325.00
2 Luebke, Sammy (USA) 5980.00
3 Badoux, Emilien (SUI) 5585.00
4 Guillot-Diat, Ludovic (FRA) 5290.00
5 Routens, Aurelien (FRA) 5200.00
6 Charlet, Jonathan (FRA) 4095.00
7 Carlson, Tim (USA) 4060.00
8 Rodosky, John (USA) 3870.00
9 Orley, Flo (AUT) 3730.00
10 Van Helfteren, Irian (NED) 3615.00
11 Rizzuto, Jamie (CAN) 3220.00
12 Rouge, Joel (SUI) 3215.00
13 Annetts, Matt (USA) 2715.00
14 Bell, Ryland (USA) 2500.00
15 De Le Rue, Xavier (FRA) 2130.00
Overall Snowboard Women Standings
1 Rozies, Margot (FRA) 6900.00
2 Mouthon, Elodie (FRA) 5805.00
3 Dewey, Laura (USA) 5415.00
4 Lucas, Casey (USA) 5400.00
5 Yates, Shannan (USA) 4480.00
6 Lazzareschi, Iris (USA) 4205.00
7 Mouthon, Anouck (FRA) 4040.00
8 Bock, Aline (GER) 3435.00Staying at Kirkwood is the way to go, sure beats driving from South Lake Tahoe. Book your next Kirkwood vacation pacakge at: http://mountainreservations.com
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Kirkwood Hosts Stop No. 4 Of F Kirkwood Hosts Stop No. 4 Of Freeride World Tour
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The FWT comes stateside to kickoff the second half of the season
By Greg FitzsimmonsThe fourth stop of the newly unified Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face goes down stateside today at Kirkwood Mountain Resort. We’re halfway through the FWT, with stops in Revelstoke, Courmayeur, and Chamonix in the rearview mirror, and Fieberbrunn and Verbier coming up after the sole comp of the season in the United States.
Today’s action will take place on Kirkwood’s famed Cirque, a permanently closed rock-littered zone that introduces a new type of terrain into the FWT mix this season. The Cirque is almost 1,500 vertical feet of exposed terrain, with tight chutes, big cliffs, scattered trees, and open bowls for arching turns. Unlike Mac Face in Revy and the venues on the Italian and French sides of the Mont Blanc, Kirkwood’s Cirque is a wide, venue with a mix of steep aspects and bench-like sections that will require some navigation from the competitors if they’re going to ski the Cirque fluidly from top to bottom.
Per usual, the athletes are working off of a visual inspection only, and the consensus is divided amongst athletes. Fall-line chargers will be tasked with finding terrain that suits their style, while freestyle jibbers might have an advantage with the abundance of natural features that are primed for a playful approach.
“The Cirque at Kirkwood is a powerful place in the history of freeride, and I take riding it very seriously. It’s a pretty big face, so solid runs definitely have to be high speed and powerful so you don't spend multiple minutes up there,” said current tour leader Drew Tabke. “But there are lots of airs with good takeoffs and steep landings, so there is definitely a place for freestyle as well.”
Tabke’s blend of full-tilt and playful charging has earned him the overall tear leader spot going into the fourth stop of the FWT. With wins in Revelstoke and Chamonix, Tabke’s approach has been rewarded so far on the tour, and rightly so.
Other athletes, like last year’s overall FWT Champion Reine Barkered, aren’t super psyched on the Cirque’s prospects. “I don’t believe [the venue] suits me that well,” said Sweden’s Barkered. “On the top part you can go pretty fast, but in the middle and bottom sections you will have to slow down since there are a lot of airs to flat landings. I like to send my cliffs with speed so it might be better for the more freestyle influenced riding as there are a few transfers and kickers.”
It’s ladies first on the venue today, with the ski women kicking things off. There was a storm last week that dropped a few inches of fresh snow on the venue, but temps have gotten warm the last few days and there’s a spring break vibe in the Sierra Nevadas.
“The venue is in rough shape, but still has a ton of fun potential,” said Jackson Hole’s Crystal Wright, who has had solid showings in Kirkwood in the past. “I am looking at the same line as last year but hoping to ski it better if I can. It is fast and fluid and it makes me happy! [That line] is the only thing that is jumping out at me when I look at the venue.”
With Kirkwood’s Cirque possibly favoring a more playful approach to skiing and riding, there are a few names in the start list to take note of. Last year’s North American-based Freeskiing World Tour Champion Josh Diaek is a longtime Kirkwood local, and Diaek has won the last two comps on his home turf. Look for Diaek to blast a fast, creative line through the Cirque that mixes trickery with fall-line skiing. If big-mountain jibbing is the predicted approach for Kirkwood, Euros Fabio Studer and Markus Eder and Americans Johnny Collinson and Colter Hinchliffe are names to watch, too. But, don’t sleep on Tabke, Barkered, Oakley White-Allen, and Jérémie Heitz—who is sitting in second place overall behind Tabke—to put on full-throttle show.
On the women’s ski side, Sweden’s Christine Hargin is riding a lot of momentum into today’s comp after sweeping the first two stops of the FWT in Revy and Cham. Jess McMillan and Crystal Wright, both from Jackson Hole, have a lot of experience on the Cirque and are due for strong showings.Save Big on Kirkwood Mountain Resort discount lift tickets through Liftopia.com
The men’s snowboard field should be interesting to watch as Squaw Valley’s Ralph Backstrom will don the yellow bib, which denotes the overall tour leader. Another Squaw rider, Ryland Bell, who has been sending it on Jeremy Jones’s Further project, will slide into the FWT start gate for the first time this season. Frenchmen Jonathan Charlet got his 2013 season going in the right direction with a win in Chamonix, and Sammy Luebke always brings a fresh approach to riding; both will be throwing down in Kirkwood.
Tahoe locals Casey Lucas (from Kirkwood) and Iris Lazzareschi (from Squaw) will be looking to represent in front of their hometown fans as they take on overall tour leader Margot Rozies, Snowbird’s Laura Dewey, and the rest of the snowboard women field.
Some competitors are in good shape going into the Kirkwood stop of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face. Tabke and Hargin sit atop the men’s and women’s ski fields thanks to two wins by each athlete so far this year. Ralph Backstrom has ridden consistently en route to being the tour leader of the snowboard men at the halfway point of the FTW, and French rider Margot Rozies is on top of snowboard women after her win in front of her home crowd in Chamonix.
Other competitors are feeling the pressure, however. There are no guaranteed spots for the final in Verbier, and everyone is vying for a bib to compete on the renowned Bec de Roses venue in Switzerland. So, look for a high level of skiing and riding today in Kirkwood, and at the subsequent stop in Fieberbrunn, Austria in early March, as competitors are working to solidify invites to Verbier.
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News: Patagonia Signs Kye Pete News: Patagonia Signs Kye Petersen And Pep Fujas To Global Ambassador Team
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Kye Petersen is now a Patagonia Ambassador. Photo via Spatziba.
Ski Athletes Pep Fujas and Kye Petersen Join Patagonia as Part of The Company’s Growing Ambassador Line-Up and Expanded Commitment to Snow Sports
VENTURA, Calif. — Patagonia Inc., a leading designer of core outdoor, surf and snowsport apparel, equipment, footwear and accessories, is pleased to announce that Pep Fujas and Kye Petersen have joined the company as Ambassadors. Both individuals embody the company’s core values, come equipped with a life-long dedication to skiing and a desire to ride in the best outerwear possible. As a company, Patagonia has increased its focus in the snow sports category with a major update planned to its outerwear line in Fall 2013. Fujas and Petersen, like other Patagonia Ambassadors, will collaborate closely with the company’s designers to provide first-hand input on every aspect of product performance and design.
“We’re excited to welcome Pep and Kye to the Patagonia family,” says Josh Nielsen, Patagonia’s Global Category Marketer for snow sports, “Both athletes embody the values and direction of Patagonia Snow and we look forward to working with them closely as we continue to build and evolve our technical product range to meet their needs and the needs of the core end user.”
Kye Petersen, hailed as one of the most talented multidiscipline ski athletes of his generation and winner of the 2012 Powder Magazine Full Throttle and Best Natural Air awards, notes about Patagonia, “I wanted to partner with Patagonia because of their quality, long-lasting products. Everything is well thought out and simple, nothing you don’t need. I like how the product is trustworthy and also the fact that it’s made from recycled materials.”
“I think my skiing style fits with the brand as I’m often exploring new mountains by foot and finding myself deep in the backcountry of remote and pristine mountain ranges,” continues Petersen. “I’m also spending long days in the mountains in all kinds of conditions and putting my gear through rigorous testing. I’m super stoked to start a collaboration and help each other continue to get better in what we are doing!”
Pep Fujas is now a Patagonia Ambassador. Photo by Chris Benchetler.
Fujas, a ski film icon regarded for his innovative approach to skiing and distinct style says, “Part of the reason I joined Patagonia is that they practice exactly what they preach. The company philosophy isn’t just a moniker or marketing scheme, it’s a way of life that is lived by each and every employee, one which is mindful of their impact on the natural world from creation and design to production and distribution.”
“Patagonia has the highest quality products and they take pride in every garment they make,” continues Fujas. “I know with Patagonia that they have so much experience and have made quality gear for so long that I will be able to perform without having to think about being cold or wet or uncomfortable.”
Fujas and Petersen join a team of Ambassadors that includes Josh Dirksen, Carston Oliver, Ryland Bell, Forrest Shearer, surfing’s Malloy Brothers, Gerry Lopez and climbing’s Tommy Caldwell, Sonnie Trotter, and other notable athletes at the height of their sports. - 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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In the summer, Patagonia snowboard ambassador Ryland Bell works as a salmon fisherman in Alaska. When the snow begins to fall, Bell docks his boat and heads to the hills to shred powder all winter long. In this Patagonia video produced by Teton Gravity Research, Ryland and Jeremy Jones snowboard trophy lines in Alaska in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
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Ryland Bell in deep October sn Ryland Bell in deep October snow in Tahoe
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Game On: Tahoe Goes Off In Oct Game On: Tahoe Goes Off In October
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72 hours into winter, Allison Lightcap slashes a deep drift on Donner Summit.
Story and Photos by Seth Lightcap
More than a few Lake Tahoe folk got the lights turned out on their summer lifestyle last week. After a mild fall with very little rain, Old Man Winter flipped the switch with authority. A potent storm blew into the Sierra on October 21 and dumped nearly four feet of snow on the crest over the next three days. There was no window of tacky singletrack for the mountain bikes and motos this year. Tahoe went from dusty, powdery trails to straight-up pow turns in 24 hours!
It’s not the first time the Sierra ski season has opened with an overnight pummeling, but the last week of October 2012 will go down as something special. The combination of immediate coverage and cold pow made for unbelievably good skiing conditions within a day of the first flakes falling. But don’t take my word for it. I know seeing is believing. Here’s a gallery of shots from last week celebrating the epic start to winter in the Sierra:
The storm track favored North Tahoe. Donner Summit and the neighboring peaks of Sugar Bowl ski resort got especially creamed. 
Earning your turns is the only option if you want to shred the Sierra crest in October. Squaw Valley opened one base level chairlift for four hours on Thursday and Boreal did the same Friday to Sunday, but no upper mountain lifts have cracked in California yet. Allison Lightcap started her season on her splitboard.
The storm came in gusty on Sunday but the winds died Monday night. Tuesday and Wednesday it snowed steadily. Terrain at 8,000 feet was left with a couple feet of cream atop a couple feet of dense windpack - a perfect insta-base.
Moss Halladay lights up a turn testing the depths of a loaded gully dropping off the crest.
Allison Lightcap threads a line into one of the ‘Sisters’ chutes at Sugar Bowl.
You can bet Sugar Bowl ambassador Daron Rahlves has been out charging laps around his home turf.
Even speed racer Rahlves has kept his turns relatively mellow. Despite the thick blanket of fresh snow, lurking rocks still abound.
Ryland Bell left his home in Alaska just in time. He drove into Tahoe and wallowed into waist deep snow the next day.
Field of fall foliage turned field of dreams for Ryland Bell.
Matt Clark barrels into the white room while the storm was still pounding.
All of the Tahoe Basin got some snow but only select areas got enough to safely ski. Brennan Lagasse swam through a shark tank skiing this pitch.
These first tours were the perfect shakedown to remind you what you forgot about backcountry skiing over the summer. Brennan Lagasse won’t leave home without his skin wax next mission. 
From a mild fall to dead winter overnight - Chris Galvin lives the Tahoe dream tearing into an October pow turn. - Blog post
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Glacier Cribs - Jeremy Jones F Glacier Cribs - Jeremy Jones Further Unplugged Episode 12
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In episode 12 of Jeremy Jones' Further Unplugged, the Teton Gravity Research crew is camped on the Bagley Ice Field in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska. When you're camping on a glacier for a month, you're living situation is much different than almost anywhere else in the world. Small creature comforts like the right book, sleeping bag, or set of headphones can make all the difference when you're out there. Here, we take a look at how snowboarders Ryland Bell, Lucas Debari and Jeremy Jones live in the mountains - MTV Cribs style.
Jeremy Jones' Further Unplugged takes you behind the scenes of Teton Gravity Research's two-year snowboarding film, Further. Get an inside glimpse of what goes on between the lines as Jones and other top riders including Terje Haakonsen, Xavier De Le Rue and Josh Dirksen travel to exotic locations such as Japan, the Arctic Circle and the Wrangell-St. Elias Wilderness. Challenges arise around every corner as this crew attempts to push their minds and bodies further.
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Jeremy Jones' Further snowboard movie premiered Friday, September 7 to thousands of fans at Squaw Valley under the KT-22 chairlift. Check out all the action that went down at what was one of the most epic, all-time world premieres Teton Gravity Research has ever thrown.
Watch The TrailerAward winning producers Teton Gravity Research are pleased to announce Further, the second installment in the Jeremy Jones snowboard movie trilogy, Deeper, Further, Higher, presented by O’Neill.
Further will explore some of the world's most remote mountain terrain while continuing Jones' mission to camp deep in the backcountry and on the summits of unridden lines to access nearly vertical spines and wide-open powder fields. Join Jeremy and his crew as they push their minds and bodies Further.
Starring: Jeremy Jones | Ryland Bell | Mitch Toelderer | Bibi Pekarek | Lucas Debari | Forrest Shearer | Josh Dirksen | Terje Haakonsen
Locations: Japanese Alps | Atomfjella Mountains, Norway | Karwendel Range, Austria | Wrangell Mountains, Alaska | Sierra Mountains, California - 8 months ago
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Thousands Gather At Squaw Vall Thousands Gather At Squaw Valley For Jeremy Jones Further World Premiere
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Story and Photos by Seth Lightcap
It’s easy to throw around the word 'epic,' but really, what else do you call a world premiere showing at the base of Squaw Valley’s KT-22 chairlift packed with a couple thousand people all celebrating under the stars? Epic pretty much nails it, right?
Seriously though, THOUSANDS of fans and friends descended on Squaw Valley for the world premiere of Further last Friday bringing with them an atmosphere that was truly indescribable with words even as epic as 'epic.' The only thing that does justice to describing the show of support for Jeremy Jones and the new movie at the premiere is the size of the words that were projected onto Squaw’s Tram Face that night - F@%KING HUGE!
The gravity of the occasion was not lost on the man of the hour, Jeremy Jones.
“The energy tonight is really special,” Jeremy said as he gazed into crowd that stretched back from the screen over 200 yards. “It’s why we make these films - to get everyone together for a gathering of the tribe. What’s also cool is that we are on very hallowed ground standing at the base of KT. That lift has had such a huge impact on my life and the lives of many other people here tonight. It’s really, really special.”
Fellow Further star Ryland Bell was equally blown away by the showing.
“People were flooding in,” Bell said. ”Way more people came out than I thought. The stoke was super high.”
Lucas Debari, the third rider in the ultra heavy AK segment of Further, bumped the stoke assessment of the evening even higher still.
“I bet Burning Man didn’t have a higher stoke per person ratio than out here tonight,” Debari said.
It was a toss-up who the night really belonged to. Of course it belonged to the fans who came out to show the love and witness the debut of a ground-breaking backcountry snowboarding film, but it also belonged to Jeremy and the Further production crew, who finally got the chance to celebrate after two years of tireless work. Before the showing Jeremy brought all the Further athletes and production staff to the stage to the thunderous appreciation of the crowd.
What those at Squaw saw on the big screen as the film rolled for the first time is also indescribable. How do you describe the look on someone’s face after they’ve just ridden a life changing line at midnight in the Arctic Circle? Moments in the movie like these struck Further rider Forrest Shearer as one of the highlights of the film.
“I was really excited to see Terje Haakonsen riding with Jeremy in Svalbard,” Shearer said. “It’s a big deal to see him on one of these missions and watching him and Jeremy shred together in such a special zone was super sick.”
When asked about what this film meant to him, Jeremy described it point blank - Further is his best effort yet.
“This is a no B.S. look into going into the mountains and doing our thing,” Jones said. “It captures the highs and the lows and it’s pretty revealing. The people I surrounded myself with on this project were the best people I could and we all put everything we had into it. What you see in the movie is our best effort.”
The evening’s festivities started in the sponsor village where fans had the chance to check out Jeremy’s outwear collection from O’neill, fondle the 2013 Jones Snowboards lineup and learn about Cloudline’s shred tours to Japan. Clif Bar kept people snacking on tasty morsels while they waited to get a poster signed by Jeremy and Forrest Shearer.
The support from these sponsors plus many others is what made the Further project possible, Jeremy said before the premiere.
“Everyone says you gotta thank the sponsors but you really do,” Jeremy said. ”We couldn’t have made this with out them. Action sports films in general are really important to the community and the sponsors make them happen. Huge props to them, the production crew and the riders!”
Kids of all ages lined up to get an autographed poster from Jeremy Jones and Forrest Shearer before the premiere.
The 2013 Jones Snowboards Carbon boards were looking ridiculously hot on display. The Carbon Flagship and the Carbon Solution (a splitboard version of the Flagship) were the boards Jeremy and Ryland rode in Alaska’s Wrangell St. Elias range while filming for Further.
The Squaw Valley Air Force jumped out of a plane as the party people started to assemble in the sponsor village.
Prior to the premiere there was a silent auction benefiting Protect Our Winters. Lucky bidders donated thousands of dollars to an amazing cause and took home gear and auction items worthy of drooling over.
When the lights went down, the raffle kicked into high gear. This lucky dude won a Jones Snowboard’s Solution splitboard and had the board handed over to him by the man himself.
Everyone was thrilled to see the movie, but these three were probably a bit more anxious to see it than most. Further athletes Lucas Debari, Ryland Bell and Forrest Shearer finally got to see their hard work the last two winters pay off on the big screen.
If you missed the Further World Premiere at Squaw Valley, I’m sorry. As you can tell by the look of Squaw’s Tram Face, the atmosphere in the air was all-time. But don’t stress it! That wasn’t your last chance to see Further on the big screen. The Further premiere tour will be stopping down at nearly a hundred different locations worldwide over the course of the next three months. Don’t miss the show when it comes near you!
Next Further premiere tour stops:
San Francisco - Wednesday, September 12
Seattle - Friday, September 14
Portland - Saturday, September 15
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Jeremy Jones' Further World Pr Jeremy Jones' Further World Premiere Is Here
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After two years of anticipation, Jeremy Jones' Further World Premiere festivities have begun. In less than 12 hours Jeremy Jones and the TGR crew will debut this much heralded second chapter of Jones’ backcountry snowboarding trilogy Deeper, Further, Higher in a blowout celebration at Squaw Valley.
Further fans, friends and athletes have been descending on North Tahoe all week building the energy surrounding the event to a feverish pitch. When the doors of the sponsor village at Squaw Valley open tonight, there’s sure to be a flood of excitement as Santana cover band Caravanserai cranks it up and the raffle prizes start flying into lucky hands before showtime.Further athletes Jeremy Jones, Lucas Debari, Ryland Bell and Forrest Shearer will all be on hand to welcome the masses and share the stoke for this cutting edge backcountry snowboarding project that no one can stop talking about.
Though he’s kept tight wraps on the final edit, Jeremy Jones’ fueled the fire behind the film’s long awaited release hosting a VIP gathering at his home in Truckee.
The Mamasake Sushi Truck at Jeremy's House.
Eating sushi will take you Deeper, Further and Higher.
DJ TREEZ plays tunes in Jeremy's backyard.He welcomed athletes and friends who had come in from as far away as Alaska with a surprise performance by one of the musical artists who’s talents grace the Further soundtrack. Marin County California singer songwriter Jerry Hannan played a spectacular campfire set under the stars including an unlikely duet with TGR boss man Steve Jones.
As Further star Ryland Bell, who jumped off an Alaskan fishing boat to make the pre-game party commented, ”I wouldn’t miss this weekend for anything!”
So if you are anywhere within striking distance of Lake Tahoe this very moment. Drop what you’re doing and get your ass in gear towards Squaw Valley with a quickness! Come join us for this epic party!
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Jerry Hannan plays an intimate set the night before the Further premiere. Photo by Seth Lightcap. - Blog post
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Award winning producers Teton Gravity Research are pleased to announce Further, the second installment in the Jeremy Jones snowboard movie trilogy, Deeper, Further, Higher, presented by O’Neill.
Further will explore some of the world's most remote mountain terrain while continuing Jones' mission to camp deep in the backcountry and on the summits of unridden lines to access nearly vertical spines and wide-open powder fields. Join Jeremy and his crew as they push their minds and bodies Further.
Starring: Jeremy Jones | Ryland Bell | Mitch Toelderer | Bibi Pekarek | Lucas Debari | Forrest Shearer | Josh Dirksen | Terje Haakonsen
Locations: Japanese Alps | Atomfjella Mountains, Norway | Karwendel Range, Austria | Wrangell Mountains, Alaska | Sierra Mountains, California
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Jeremy Jones’ Further trailer drops Wednesday, July 25, on TetonGravity.com. The two-year snowboard film project produced by Teton Gravity Research and presented by O’Neill is the second installment of the Jeremy Jones trilogy: Deeper, Further, Higher.
Shot in Japan, Norway, Austria, Alaska and California’s Sierra Mountains, this is Jones’ most ambitious film to date. Further explores some of the world's most remote mountain terrain while continuing Jones' mission to camp deep in the backcountry and on the summits of unridden lines to access nearly vertical spines and wide-open powder fields using only human power to get up and down.
In light of the trailer release, we caught up with the boss of big mountain snowboarding to give you some insight on the movie, the trilogy and his company Jones Snowboards.
What Further trip stands out the most in your mind and why?
Jeremy Jones: All the trips were really special to me. It's hard to pick one. I think going up to Svalbard [Norway] with Terje Haakonsen stands out because I was really out of my comfort zone and in a place that I knew very little about. And, I had never ridden with Terje, and I had all this anxiety going on that trip. It was the only time in 17 years that I didn't go to Alaska, and chose to go to this island right next to the North Pole instead, and I just didn't know. … I had heard that there were decent mountains there, but, you know, really didn't know what to expect, and we ended up scoring really good conditions and riding some of the best lines of my life in the middle of the night under pink skies. We were there in the spring, and it never gets dark at that time of year, so three weeks of not seeing the sun set was a trip.
What was the biggest challenge you faced while filming Further?
JJ: Hiking these lines is the biggest challenge. Primarily because we're trying to get these serious faces, and get them in powder. And there's just no room for error on the calls that you have to make in the mountains. We're on these faces for hours, and if you have one little pocket break on you on the way up it could kill you. And on the contrary, if we were on our boards riding and a little pocket breaks, it’s no big deal. So that just adds this major intensity. Every day. You'll look in the film and see all this happy, cruiser powder and it's … um … That stuff is really serious. Because we're on those slopes for hours, and if something happens, the consequences are high.
What do you look for in a location when planning a trip for Deeper, Further and Higher?
JJ: I’m looking for places with a safe snowpack. So that could be … a lot of these locations are maritime snowpacks. Austria isn't, but they had a great winter. A place like Austria can go either way. Some years it's a very dangerous snowpack, some years it's a much more manageable snowpack. This year was a very good snowpack for them. It was still tricky, but not the deep instability that would shut down a location for me. That, good terrain, and a place that still holds a lot of first descents.
What Jones snowboard do you ride the most?
JJ: I ride the Solution 161 the most.
Why?
JJ: It's just a great, versatile, all around board that works in all conditions. When you go on these trips, you have no idea if you’re going to be riding bulletproof or bottomless pow, and that board kills it on everything. Actually, in the Japan segment, I'm on a Hovercraft because I had some inspiration from Japan when I designed that board, and I felt like that was the place to ride it.
What's your favorite place to ride in the Tahoe backcountry, if you're just going to go for the morning, or on an average Wednesday?
JJ: When ever I'm out in the mountains with someone I tell them to tell their friends that we're on Donner Pass.
[Laughs] Nice. Over the past two years while filming for Further, who did you ride the most with and why?
JJ: Well, I probably ride with Ryland Bell more than anyone just because in the winter we live in the same town, and Ryland is … He rides every day. And so it's just a guarantee. If I need someone to call to go ride, to go do some mission, to go ride bulletproof ice at the resort, a rainy, slushy day in the backcountry, whatever. Ryland's down. He's happy. He's charging.
What do you hope to show with the whole trilogy of Deeper, Further and Higher?
JJ: I would say in general, just a general kind of vibe, is to get people fired up to go into the mountains. Inspire them to push themselves. Wherever you are on that spectrum, that could mean different things. I want to give the viewer a really good taste of the mountains, and also hopefully educate some people on the mountains. Because I think that's important. If you're inspiring people to go into the mountains, it comes with a responsibility to also educate them about the mountains.
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Jeremy Jones and the Further crew just returned from one of the most breathtaking and heaviest trips to date. Jeremy seems to have an instinctive radar for incredible spines and he was able to find exactly that. For the past three weeks we were camped on the outer reef of Alaska's Bagley Icefield, the largest nonpolar icefield in North America located in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
With the help of Paul Claus of Ultima Thule Lodge, we flew in and set up camp staring at a gorgeous amphitheater of spines. Jeremy, Ryland Bell, and Lucas DeBari spent the better part of a month dissecting the epic, serac-filled land. With stable snow and a stint of unprecedented high pressure, the major concern was the size of inescapable, gargantuan bergschrunds at the base of every line. This placed a heavy weight on the precise execution of every turn and the riders maintained infinite respect for the size of the Wrangells. The culmination of the two-year Further project was a huge success, with everyone returning safely from a land beyond reckoning.
Traveling into the world's biggest wilderness area was a spectacular sight as the plane gets dwarfed by the seemingly endless Wrangell Mountains.
Getting a little wider view of camp was a great way of putting ourselves in check of the terrain we were dealing with.
Venturing out into the unknown, Ryland and Jeremy check out the new location.
Lucas expresses the feeling he gets when getting to the top of The Town Wall lines.
With perfect light and a fresh layer of snow, Ryland lays out the hand drag with some style.
K-Tooth was one of those lines for no mistakes. With exposure in all directions, Jeremy navigates the line perfect.
It took the Further production team three AK trips to finally dial in the right solar power set up. The Goal Zero Extreme 350 battery and the Boulder panels proved to do the trick. Having to charge about eight batteries, three Contours and offload around 40 GB of footage each night the Goal Zero products keep the whole camp powered.
Lucas skins across the world's biggest nonpolar ice cap (Bagley Icefield) looking as though he is on the moon.
The setting sun lights up the towering seracs and spines that surround the camp.
The Town Wall getting lit up from the moon kept the creative juices and stoke flowing for the next day.
The Northern Lights across the Bagley Icefield was always a good reason to get out of the tent at night. - Blog post
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