behind the line : 19 videos

In this episode of Teton Gravity Research’s “Behind the Line”, Tim Durtschi explores the Kootenays of British Columbia. Rather than applying his skills to man-made features, he turns the entire mountain into his canvas. After identifying a zone riddled with spines, Durtschi carefully studies the entrance to it. Despite having to drop into his line from a cornice and land on a narrow perch, he embraces the descent—a line that he considers to be one of the most challenging he skied last winter....

In season 5 episode 7 of Teton Gravity Research’s web series Behind The Line, Angel Collinson gets the chance of a lifetime to go on an Alaska heli-skiing trip with some of her ski heroes - Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Dana Flahr. The terrain in AK is no gimme. Check out Angel and friends as they cling to knife-edge ridges, getting to their steep AK descents. Behind The Line is a series that features a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of Teton Gravity Research's 2012 ski and sno...

In Season 5 Episode 6 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Behind The Line, Ralph Backstrom, Todd Ligare, and Griffin Post take snowmachines deep into the crevasse riddled mountains surrounding Valdez, Alaska and set up camp for a couple of weeks. With the goal of hiking and descending some gnarly lines, the team encounters many challenges that may prevent them from completing their mission. Behind The Line is a series that features a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of Tet...

In season 5 episode 5 of Teton Gravity Research’s web series Behind The Line Daron Rahlves joins the TGR crew in the mountains of Alaska after years of racing with the US ski team. With three seasons of big mountain riding under his belt, Daron continues to impress the crew with his catlike reflexes and knack for recovering in hairy situations. Behind The Line is a series that features a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of Teton Gravity Research's 2012 ski and snowboard film,...

In this week's episode of Behind The Line, Todd Ligare kicks his season off in Jackson Hole and then meets up with Ian McIntosh and in Pemberton, British Columbia. While up there, Todd barely avoids disaster on a line originally skied by Ian in 2009's Under The Influence called "Papa Jordan." As Todd Jones describes, "Any time that there's a big air the audience goes nuts. Add a fall into that and then add a recovery and people go completely ape$%&^." Behind The Line is a series where we f...

In this week's episode of Behind The Line, Ian McIntosh and TGR lead guide Kent Scheler spend countless hours on recon flights in Alaska, hoping to find a skiable zone. Although it was a record low snow year in Alaska, through Ian and the TGR crew’s dedication, they where able to find and shred this area outside of Juneau in proper TGR fashion. 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 a...

In this week's episode of Behind The Line, Teton Gravity Research travels to Iceland to film freeskiers Nick Martini, Byron Wells and Andreas Hatveit as they trick off an 80-foot gap jump next to the ocean. But with blizzard conditions and just one Pisten Bully snowcat building the backcountry park feature, the shoot comes down to the wire. Luckily, the weather pops and the skiers throw down during an all-time session. Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or se...

In this week's episode of Behind The Line Sage Cattabriga-Alosa gets schooled on some butters by Chris Benchetler early season, perfects them in Jackson Hole, and takes his new moves to the big stage, Alaska. As Sage describes "The Schmearing and buttering we are able to do these days on skis really ads a lot of variety to skiing and just a fun way to move through the mountains." Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2010 sk...

Inspired by last year's batch of tilt shift edits, we thought we'd take a stab at our own and included it as One For The Road DVD/Blu-ray extra. Shot in Pemberton, British Columbia and Juneau, Alaska, our edit provides a unique perspective of our athlete's big mountain skiing. One for the Road is an HD ski film that follows some of the world's most progressive snow sports athletes as it documents their lives on the road and captures some of the most stunning riding to date. Road trips are...

In this week's episode of Behind The Line Dylan Hood and Sammy Carlson meet up with Ian McIntosh in his stomping grounds of Pemberton, British Columbia. Watch as they add a little jib to Pembi's big mountain lines. As Todd Jones describes, "It's always cool to see different people's perspectives on the mountain. So when Dylan and Sammy went up to BC…We knew we'd see a bunch of different stuff and a different take on it"

It's the last week in Petersburg, AK and the boys are chomping to ski because of stormy weather. Once it finally pops bluebird, snow conditions were variable but the boys decided to go up a mellow run. Low and behold, a "picture perfect" crevasse gap is spotted. Everyone thinks Sage is joking, but, obviously, he wasn't. From down days to classic Alaska shredding, the boys spot the Briquette Spines next…. Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from th...

This week's episode of Behind The Line joins Dash Longe, Chris Benchetler & Dana Flahr in La Thuile, Italy for what should have been a heli trip. Almost daily snow, however, grounded the heli, forcing the crew to explore the area's lower elevations instead. As Dash describes when the skies finally cleared on their last day, "With those Italy trips, you just gotta hope for the best. We ended up having a great day and it turned out in my mind to be one of the best days of the trip." Behind The...

This week's episode of Behind The Line joins Seth Morrison, Dana Flahr, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa & Ian McIntosh in Petersburg, Alaska last April as they wait out stormy weather. When the skies finally cleared the boys got after it, but quickly ran into some bad luck and a couple huge crashes. As Seth describes, "Something always happens on Easter. I've been in an avalanches and other people have gotten hurt or this that and the other. This Easter held up to be another one of those." Behind The...

Episode 4 joins Dana Flahr epitomizing "Lighting The Wick" and sending it in British Columbia. Watch as he scouts and hikes a gnarly rock ride to big air line. As he describes, "Just the way the line went and how risky it was…I knew I could do it and it was an awesome, rewarding line." Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2011 ski film, Light The Wick. Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss the...

In this week's episode of Behind The Line, Rachael Burks gets trapped in her own bomb hole after dropping the permanently closed Peaked Cliffs at Grand Targhee Resort. As she describes, "I was under and immobile for 11 minutes. Definitely weird to be buried…I feel like we were taking every precaution...we just didn't know it was going to be that deep. Moral of the story is faster next time" Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's...

In this week's Behind The Line Ian Mcintosh, Seth Morrison, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Todd Jones discuss the town of Petersburg, Alaska and its history with Devil's Thumb on its horizon before. Watch as as Ian lays down a huge first descent on the Devil Thumb's. As he describes, "To get the chance to ski off just the low shoulder of such an iconic peak is the coolest thing I've ever gotten the chance to do and will stick with me the rest of my life." Behind The Line is a series where we feat...

TGR is proud to release the first episode of Behind The Line season 3. Behind The Line is a series where we feature a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of TGR's 2011 ski film, Light The Wick. Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss them, providing an in depth look Behind The Line of Light The Wick. This week's episode joins Sage Cattabriga-Alosa as he develops a new trick--a flat spin--during the season and goes huge with it in Alaska. As Sage desc...

In this week's Behind the Line, Seth Morrison and the crew wait out adverse Alaska conditions as they look for the perfect big mountain line. Seth puts it best, "You put in your time and it'll come to you. Patience is the the name of the game at the end of the day."