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• TGR Grom Contest Winning Edits TGR Grom Contest Winning Edits 2012 – Sam Winship and Reid Smith

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    This year Teton Gravity Research hosted its third annual Grom Contest.  Sixteen year old Sam Winship, of Victor, Idaho, and thirteen year old Reid Smith, of Chatham, New Jersey, are the winners of the 2012 TGR Grom Contest.  Check out their winning edits.  Sam Winship gets to film with TGR this winter, and this clip is shown before every stop on the TGR film tour.  Congrats Sam and Reid.
    
    Want to star in a ski film?  The TGR Grom Contest makes that dream a reality for one lucky participant. Groms 17 years of age or younger may submit up to one ski or snowboard edit each month for a chance to film with TGR and have an edit of their footage shown before our film tour.
    
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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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• Daniel Tisi and Sam Winship Daniel Tisi and Sam Winship

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    Daniel Tisi and Sam Winship
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• Grom Contest Interview: Sam Wi Grom Contest Interview: Sam Winship, Age 16

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    Jackson Hole local and this year's Overall Grom Contest winning skier Sam Winship may be a young gun, but he's at the heels of the top dogs. Winship has won the opportunity to film with the TGR production team during the 2012-13 season. Winship also gets to attend the world premiere of TGR’s newest ski and snowboard film, The Dream Factory, and have his video edit play before every showing of The Dream Factory during the film's tour. On top of that, Winship gets a GoPro package and a pile of TGR swag. Take a gander through Sam's goggles, and get a view of the future he sees in skiing.

    
    When did you start skiing?

    At the fine age of 3 years old.

    What aspect of skiing do you most enjoy?

    I definitely enjoy skiing powder and taking park-style to natural features. I like to learn tricks in the park and be able to throw them down on any feature.

    Who do you look up to in the skiing world?

    I really respect people that can do it all. Jossi Wells has placed in both slopestlye and halfpipe and has impeccable stlye. I also really enjoy skiers like Sean Pettit, Dane Tudor, and Sammy Carlson, who can take technical tricks to powder jumps. It's hard to make a list because there are aspects in almost every pro skier that I look up to.

    Who are your favorite people to ride with?

    My brother, Owen. We've always had a common interest in skiing, and he taught me a lot of the basics. He's taken some time off to pursue filming and a serious career, so I didn't get to ski with him as much as I wanted to last year. However, the days that we do get in together are some of the funnest, biggest, and scariest, and produce some of the best shots. 
     

    

    How do you balance school and skiing?

    It's always hard. Especially going to a private school that doesn't have early-release as an option. I'm the only one who leaves to ski during the week. It's resulted in cab rides, taking multiple courses during my free blocks, and almost having to sleep at the Stilson Bus Station…twice. I always tell myself, "School first", but sometimes that's hard to follow. I need to thank my parents and teachers for helping me figure that all out.

    Who do you think is the best skier in your local scene?

    It seems that every time you ride up the lift it's with someone who just went to do backcountry lines or who just hucked a backflip off of Nightmare. Matt Philippi and Tony Seibert were two skiers that really impressed me. I saw tons of crazy shots of Matt going HAM in the stash parks, and I got to ski with Tony on a weekly basis and he never ceased to blow me away with huge tricks, airs, and some classic stlye. There are tons of others, but these are the ones that i consistently see at the resort going hard.
     

    
    What does it mean to you to have your video selected by TGR?

    When I got the call from TGR and they told me I'd won the overall contest I was pumped. For youth riders who want to get noticed in the freesking world, this is one of the best ways. To be selected amongst the likes of Willie Borm and Daniel Tisi makes it feel even more surreal. I've seen Willie do double flips at Windells, and Daniel throw down one of the sickest park runs Jackson Hole's park saw last year: misty-7 to cork-9 to blind-270 off the rail. This year was probably the biggest year for the contest, and I was up against kids who had landed doubles off of pow jumps, flat-spins off of 30-foot cliffs, and mind-blowing rail tricks. It just showed that the hard work and the money my parents have put in over the years has payed off, and gives me an option to get my name recognized and to show the TGR crew what I'm made of next winter!

    Do you edit your own videos? Who do you edit with?

    My brother Owen does it for me. I've done a few by myself but by brother has experience editing videos. I generally give him my footage and he shows it to me at a few points along the editing process to get my input, but I rarely have any negative feedback. The end-product never ceases to blow my mind and make me look like a better skier that i probably am. 

    Can you describe your best day, or series of days, during this last season?

    Yep. There was a saturday after a fresh dump and Crags was opening for the first time in a few weeks. I had never been up there, but my coach Matt Lancaster brought me with a few other homies, and we basically built four or five jibs off of cliffs and natural features. I did a few 360s off of cliffs and a switch rodeo-7 that I didn't quite stomp, but it felt great. In the days that followed, I had a sick day at Grand Targhee, filming with my old bud Sam Dery. We also had another sick jump session on a step-down that we built, which was awesome, until I over rotated a misty-7 and ended up with four stitches in my face.

    What are your plans for winter?

    Try to improve my riding and get some clean shots with the TGR filmers. I'd like to take my skiing to more powder jumps, and work on cork-720s and some more technical tricks that we see in the park. I will probably compete in a few USSA slopestlye competitions in Park City, Utah, and Sun Valley, Idaho. I'd like to compete in a few more big-mountain events than I did last year. There are some secret spots up on Teton Pass that I'd like to get after, but not before a few avalanche courses. I guess I'd like to get better, go bigger, send harder, and get more footage than I have in the past.
     

    
    Have you found a way to train for winter during these summer months?

    Summer ski camps are the best, but also the most expensive option. I've been lucky enough to go to them for the past four summers, and with airbags and foam pits, its the best way to improve. Other than that, bouncing on the trampoline and getting a good sense of air-awareness is very beneficial. For park skiers, tramp as much as you can, and for big-mountain riders, try to fill your days with fun activities that will help with your balance and strength. 

    How do you plan on using your video selection with TGR to help further your ski career?

    I think that this will be beneficial on a resume. It also gives me confidence [knowing] that professional filmers and skiers picked me out of a crowd of riders. To know that my skiing impressed some of the riders I look up to makes me want to send it harder, to hopefully continue to impress all of them. This is like an extra boost that I think will send me up higher and hopefully to the top, or at least part of the way. Also, having my video play at the premieres of the TGR movie will hopefully let people across America see who I am and expose me to a larger audience.

    Any shoutouts to your homies, family or sponsors?

    For sure. To my brother and family, first off. They've been the biggest help with getting me gear, getting me to the mountain, feeding me, and all that necessary stuff. Kuborra is an up-and-coming company with sick swag for the lowest prices around. Habitat ski shop is located in Driggs, Idaho, and have a plethora of products. And then to all of my homies, Lyons, Matt, Jake, Sam, Cole, AT, and Kathleen.

     

     

     Sam's winning Grom Contest entry: 

     

    
    Here's some bonus footage of Sam, shot a while back at Windell's:

     

    Sam's portrait photo via kuborra.com

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• TGR Announces 2012 Grom Contes TGR Announces 2012 Grom Contest Winners

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    Teton Village, Wyoming — The winners of the 2012 Teton Gravity Research Grom Contest have been announced.

    After sorting through 62 entries over the course of the season, 16-year-old skier Sam Winship, who skis at Grand Targhee, has been voted the over all winner by the TGR production team and TGR athletes. In the snowboard category, 13-year-old Reid Smith, who rides at Camelback in Pennsylvania, was voted the overall snowboard winner.

    Sam Winship’s edit:

    As the over all champion, Winship has won the opportunity to film with the TGR production team during the 2012-13 season. Winship also gets to attend the world premiere of TGR’s newest ski and snowboard film The Dream Factory and have his video edit play before every showing of The Dream Factory film tour. On top of that, Winship gets a GoPro package and a pile of TGR swag.

    As the snowboard winner, Reid Smith will also have an edit of him play before The Dream Factory on the film tour and he gets a GoPro and TGR swag package.

    Congratulations to both Sam and Reid for putting together two winning edits!

    Reid Smith’s edit:

    About the TGR Grom Contest:

    Now in its third year, the TGR Grom Contest makes the dream of staring in a ski and snowboard movie a reality for one lucky participant. Groms 17 years old or younger may submit up to one ski or snowboard edit each month for a chance to film with us during the 2012-’13 season and have an edit of their footage shown before our 2012 film tour. A GoPro HD Hero 2 will also be awarded to our favorite edit from each month.

    Click Here To Watch All Of The Winning Edits From Each Month

    Click Here To Go To The Grom Contest Page

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• Sam Winship Is a Soul Man (201 Sam Winship Is a Soul Man (2011/2012)

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    Rider: Sam Winship Filmed By: Owen Winship This is an edit of the footage I got from this season. Thanks to Habitat Ski Shop, Kuborra, and My big bro Owen.
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