almost live : 36 videos

While cameras often immortalize their descents, Teton Gravity Research athletes are just as likely to find adventure when not filming—or, for that matter, skiing and snowboarding. Such was the case when Max Hammer, Griffin Post, Mark Carter, and Angel Collinson embarked on a multi-day camping mission to ski and snowboard big lines in Grand Teton National Park. With the help of Exum Mountain Guides, the athletes rode several of Mt. Moran's classic routes. Yet their time off the mountain was ju...

Get a picture of what went down to make Fantasy Camp possible that you didn’t see in Way of Life. Coordinating cinematographers, athletes, pilots, guides and photographers in the remote mountains of Alaska is no joke. Find out how we get the best shots with our new GSS camera system using the RED Epic and Sony Action Cams. Here’s what an average day entails for the TGR production team and athletes. Teton Gravity Research’s Almost Live series takes you around the globe with the TGR producti...

In season 5 episode 4 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Almost Live Colter Hinchliffe, Dylan Hood, Tim Durtschi and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa head to Austria to film for TGR’s newest film Way Of Life. The crew spends a few days orienting themselves in St. Anton’s web of chairlifts, waiting for good snow. Eventually it dumps, the sun pops, and the boys have an epic booter session. Teton Gravity Research’s Almost Live series takes you around the globe with the TGR production team and ath...

In season 5 episode 2 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Almost Live pro skier Tim Durtschi teaches the youth the ropes at the TGR Fall Line Camp at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Now in it’s second winter the TGR Fall Line Camp is the ultimate freeride experience held in the big mountain Mecca of Jackson Hole for middle and high schoolers who aspire to join the next generation of big mountain rippers and park & pipe superstars. Check out what went down at this year's camp. Teton Gravi...

In season 5 episode 1 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Almost Live the TGR crew kicks their season off with the 5th annual International Pro Riders Workshop at Snowbird Mountain Resort. More than an avalanche safety class, this course goes over first aid and high-angle rescue scenarios that are vital to know when performing at a high level in the mountains. IPRW also serves as a team building environment for all TGR athletes to get on the same page before heading out into the field to f...

Behind The Scenes Of The Dream Factory - Almost Live Season 4 Episode 16In season 4 episode 16 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Almost Live the production and post production teams at TGR give an inside look at the making of The Dream Factory. From the first concept to the final stages of editing, hours upon hours were spent digging through archives, tracking down people and shooting some of the post progressive riding to date. Along the way, the crew met some interesting characters tha...

In season 4 episode 13 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Almost Live, Tim Durtschi and Chris Benchetler reap the bounty of Haines, Alaska. From flying in helicopters with Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures to going crab fishing, the two skiers crush it from summit to the sea. While heli-skiing, they build a sweet gap jump in a wind lip zone and Durtschi sends it in good style. Check out the footage and get stoked for TGR's newest ski and snowboard film, The Dream Factory. Teton...

In season 4 episode 13 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Almost Live, Tim Durtschi and Chris Benchetler reap the bounty of Haines, Alaska. From flying in helicopters with Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures to going crab fishing, the two skiers crush it from summit to the sea. While heli-skiing, they build a sweet gap jump in a wind lip zone and Durtschi sends it in good style. Check out the footage and get stoked for TGR's newest ski and snowboard film, The Dream Factory. Teton...

Cam Riley and Clayton Vila continue to explore the city of Anchorage, Alaska in search of urban features. Between getting heckled by locals and busted by the police the boys still have an epic sesh. The "Almost Live" series takes you around the globe with the TGR production team and athletes. Get an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps, traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet, and the lives of the world's top rider...

In Almost Live Season 4 Episode 8, Todd Ligare and Griffin Post travel to Valdez, Alaska on the infamous ALCAN Highway. While staying at the Robe Lake Lodge the boys get to sled up into the high alpine to shred some early season Alaskan lines. The "Almost Live" series takes you around the globe with the TGR production team and athletes. Get an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps, traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the...

In Almost Live Season 4 Episode 7, Cam Riley and Clayton Vila travel to Anchorage, Alaska, for the first time to film an urban segment for Teton Gravity Research's next feature film, "The Dream Factory." While there, the two skiers find an old haunted power plant next to a train station where they set up a wall ride. In a "Scooby Doo" type of situation, the two jibbers find a ghost in the basement of the factory. But why is the ghost so steezy? The "Almost Live" series takes you around the...

Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Tim Durtschi, Dash Longe, and Dylan Hood spent a good part of the season 2011-’12 season at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. In Almost Live Season 4 Episode 6, the crew films pillow lines at night under lights for TGR's new movie "The Dream Factory." Then they take it to the high peaks and ski classic AK lines in light, stable powder. The "Almost Live" series takes you around the globe with the TGR production team and athletes. Get an inside look at what goes in...

In Season 4 Episode 3 of Almost Live, the TGR crew heads to Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska, in mid-January to take advantage of the massive amounts snow. After Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Tim Durtschi, Dash Longe, and Dylan Hood shred the resort for a few days, they get in the heli with Chugach Powder Guides and explore Girdwood’s backcountry. The "Almost Live" series takes you around the globe with the TGR production team and athletes. Get an inside look at what goes into first descents,...

Nick Martini and Rory Bushfield cruise around Iceland with the country's ministry of sport, jibbing everything in their path. Armed with a front-end loader and inspiration from the European island country, Martini hits a 35-foot "schetchy death rail" one snowy afternoon. Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2011 ski film, One For The Road. Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss them, providin...

In this week's episode of Almost Live Chris Benchetler, Daron Rahlves and Dana Flahr explore the far Eastern part of Japan while chasing snow. Watch as they try to shop for food, drive around searching for terrain and build a jump near a pass to session. One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an i...

In this week's episode of Almost Live, The North Face Athletes Mike Riddle, Tom Wallisch, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Mark Carter and Dylan Hood are cat skiing in scenic Baldface, British Columbia setting up for a spring park shoot. As Sage describes, "Any time you've got a new jump, especially when it's a pretty consequential gap like this, it's a little nerve-wracking until someone hits it." One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around...

In this week's episode of Almost Live, Daron Rahlves returns to Juneau, Alaska with Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Ian McIntosh and the TGR crew. As Ian McIntosh describes, "He's got a lot of energy. He's really hungry, he wants to get after it and I had a wicked time charging lines with him." One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the...

This week's episode of Almost Live joins Sage Cattabriga-Alosa as he explores new terrain in Juneau, Alaska and faces the risks of accessing out-of-this-world lines. As Sage describes, "We looked out across the way and there was just this like iconic peak. It looked like it was something out of a JR Tolkien book...and it turned out being one of the gnarliest peaks I've ever climbed out on." One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes aroun...

This week's episode of Almost Live joins Dash Longe and Dylan Hood in Macedonia as they lay down first descents with the help of a Macedonian police helicopter. As Dash describes, "It turned out to be two police officers flying us around in a police bird...pretty rad." One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top rider...

This week's episode of Almost Live joins Byron Wells, Andreas Haveit, Rory Bushfield and Nick Martini in Iceland as they use a heli to film their backcountry kicker. As Rory describes, "Here we are with a jump Andreas built. There's a helicopter behind me and we're about to give'er." One For The Road Almost Live is a web series that follows the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the wo...

This week's episode of Almost Live joins Byron Wells, Andreas Haveit, Rory Bushfield and Nick Martini in Iceland for some urban jibbing. Watch as they are given free reign to let loose on a local school's campus. As Andreas describes, "It's crazy...they got us permission to do whatever we want with this school campus and they've been helping us...build."

In this week's episode of Almost Live, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa pays a visit to Ian McIntosh's backyard of Pemberton, British Columbia. Watch as they sled into the backcountry and nail their usual big lines. As Sage describes, "Stoked to be here because I'm getting guided today by Ian McIntosh. This is just another day for him, but it's a new day for me."

This week's episode of Almost Live joins Dylan Hood, Dash Longe and Erik Roner in Montenergo as they wait out hazardous avalanche conditions and go big once it pops blue. As Roner describes, "They had a couple resorts that were really kinda low key, funky style with old squakey chairlifts going up radical terrain."

In this week's episode of Almost Live Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Dash Longe and Grete Eliassen venture up to Baldface, British Columbia and meet up with the Brandon and Dorian, the "Tree People," who proceed to film the athletes from cables suspended from trees. As Dash describes, "We first rolled up and I kinda thought that maybe they were just maintenance guys or something...but it turns out they were the cable guys." One For The Road's Almost Live is a web series where we follow the TGR produ...

This week's episode looks back at the teams' travels to Japan in the wake of the March 11th earthquake and tsunami that has since ravaged the country. Watch as they explore this fascinating landscape and donate to the cause. One For The Road's Almost Live is a web series where we follow the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes i...

This week's episode joins skiers Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Chris Benchetler & Wiley Miller while they're in France for a competition. Watch as they explore the area and session a backcountry kicker. One For The Road's Almost Live is a web series where we follow the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. It provides insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building...

Episode 2 joins the TGR crew on top of Jackson Hole's Rendezvous Mountain at the entrance to the S & S Couloir. Watch as Griffin Post, Todd Ligare, Shroder Baker, Josh Dirksen and Jason Tattersall drop a cliff into the legendary couloir. As Tattersall describes, "It doesn't matter how many times you come here, you still wonder if you're going to smack hard." One For The Road's Almost Live is a web series where we follow the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot thei...

TGR is proud to release the first episode of One For The Road's Almost Live. Follow the TGR production team and athletes around the globe as they shoot their 2011 ski film, One For The Road. This series will provide insight into the lives of the world's top riders as we take an inside look at what goes into first descents, building and hitting massive backcountry jumps and traveling throughout the most exotic locales on the planet. "Almost Live" plants you on location with our crew in the mid...

In this week's Almost Live Dylan Hood and Sage Cattbriga-Alosa trek up to Sun Valley Idaho to session a secret laboratory. As Sage describes, "We came out to about 30 built jumps with fresh pow landings. Pretty much a recipe for a perfect day."

This week's almost live joins Callum Pettit, Seth Morrison, Sammy Carlson and Kye Peterson at Last Frontier Heliskiing in Ripley Creek, British Columbia. Pettit takes a huge crash during one of his runs and is forced to take a break from skiing and pay a visit to the hospital. As Seth notes, "He sent it off a piece of ice and we didn't see him come out from it." With Sammy adding, "He came on the radio and you could just tell instantly something wasn't good."

This week's Almost Live joins TGR's athletes and fans at the world premiere of Light The Wick. Watch TGR athletes, friends and family gather for their annual dinner and then gear up for a premiere full of signings from athletes, massive giveaways and a closing segment that was presented in RealD for the late show. As Dana Flahr notes just before the film begins, "We're here for the world premiere of Light The Wick. We've got a packed house and I'm pumped. We're going to see the movie for the...

In this week's Almost Live, Erik Roner, Seth Morrison & Sage Cattbriga-Alosa find themselves at North Cascades Heli with a familiar pilot, Seamus. To cap off a particularly epic day, Roner utilizes the heli's sliding door and convinces the pilot to let him jump out in his wing suit.

Up and comer Byron Wells was persuaded into guinea pigging a 105 foot gap jump at Stevens Pass. Byron was hesitant about hitting anything first when coming on this trip, but Sammy Carlson and John Spriggs insisted.

This week's Almost Live goes behind the scenes of TGR's Light the Wick 3D shoot at Stevens Pass with Sammy Carlson, John Spriggs and Byron Wells. and explores what went into making it happen. As Spriggs and Wells describe the camera set up, "It has triggers and and two REDs set up. It looks like two eyes shooting out...it pretty much just look like WALL-E."

This week's Almost Live takes you behind the scenes as the TGR crew gets ready to explore a new zone in Petersburg, AK. See what goes into planning a trip and getting our top athletes, guides and pilots on location. Watch as they scout out the area and wait out bad weather until as Ian McIntosh describes, "When we get a bluebird day, we're going here, here and here…as long as the snow is stable, we're going to crush it."