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Tired of epic lift lines, hostile locals, and $15 burgers at the lodge? Something wonderful is happening in a remote pocket of British Columbia, where homegrown spirit is flourishing beyond the reach of corporate resorts and there's plenty of powder to share.
As the youngest land mass on earth, Iceland is an ever-evolving paradise for skiers. Littered with volcanoes, the ski lines here plunge straight to the ocean’s edge. The first episode of Salomon Freeski TV Season 8 was shot last year from March 15 to April 1 and…
Afterglow is the latest and most ambitious project yet from Sweetgrass Productions. It’s a crazy concept that uses incredible cinematography and a ton of lights to push the boundaries of what defines a ski film. Look for the full release on October 19. 聽…
A few weeks ago, when Vail Resorts bought Park City Mountain Resort, the sale triggered an onslaught of vitriol against Colorado's billion-dollar ski empire. But while it's easy to hate a company just because it's claiming territory faster than the whitebark pine beetle, Vail has actually been a very good thing for skiers.
Over the last week, five top mountain athletes died in three separate incidents in the Himalayas and Andes. Here, we鈥檝e gathered remembrances from people who knew them best.
From the Road is the story of a skier’s personal journey, seen through the lens of redemption and triumph. Delivered through the unique personal perspective of former professional ski guide Eric Henderson, the film is centered on a human powered ski adventure in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. A…
As more and more people head into the backcountry, we鈥檙e triggering more slides than ever before. If you鈥檙e thinking about venturing into avalanche-prone terrain this winter, first read this.
As resorts open more extreme terrain, skiers are wondering: Should I wear my beacon in-bounds?
Playing safely in the mountains requires an intimate knowledge of terrain and an understanding of how a host of variables鈥攊ncluding sun, wind, and temperature鈥攁ffect the snowpack.
Snow safety expert Dean Cardinale knows a thing or two about staying safe in the backcountry. Here’s his advice for making the most of your backcountry skiing experience.聽…
Avalanche beacons are an incredibly powerful tool for the backcountry, but they’re worthless if you don’t know how to use them properly. Watch as snow safety expert Dean Cardinale and the ski partol team at Snowbird demonstrate how to use a beacon at…
No, but it is getting increasing dangerous out there. As hordes of skiers hit the backcountry, they're triggering more avalanches than ever before, and there's still a dangerous gap between our collective enthusiasm and the depth of our knowledge. But while the learning curve is daunting and the risks are high, the adventure rewards are immense鈥攊f you do it rig
Changes, and lots of them, including an uptick in skier visits to Utah, cheaper season passes state-wide, and an increased likelihood that all the Wasatch-area resorts will soon be connected.
After more than 100 episodes, Salomon Freeski TV is back for its eighth season. Sarting October 7, 2014, twelve new films will be released bi-weekly. Follow the team on new adventures all over the world including Japan, France, Iceland, Italy, Canada and New Zealand.聽…
Meet Nick McNutt, the newest member of the Teton Gravity Research team. Nick entered TGR’s Co-Lab Competition in 2013, and later joined the crew in Jackson Hole and Revelstoke to shoot for the film Almost Ablaze, due out in fall of…
Last fall,聽Jeremy Jones traveled to Nepal for the largest descent of his life: a 21,400-foot peak that he dubbed the Shangri-La Spine Wall. After being slowed down by foul weather, Jones needed to get back on the snow before attempting to summit the wall. He and his partner took a…
Sometime in the near future, it鈥檚 almost certain that Vail Resorts will be operating a rebranded 7,500-acre mega resort in Park City. Will the Wasatch survive?
A final ski edit for your viewing pleasure as we shift into warmer months. Watch Dylan Hood’s greatest hits from the past few seasons and start gearing up for next winter. From Dylan Hood.聽…
Adrien Bessac, one of the co-founders of Riot House, is an avid skier and mountain lover in general. Growing up in a Mont Dore ski shop certainlymay have played a role. Always driven by the desire to show his native region at its best, Riot House decided to follow…
In this episode of Sony Mind鈥檚 Eye, Teton Gravity Research skiers Ian McIntosh and Johnny Collinson race down steep couloirs at ridiculous speeds, blowing the doors off of La Grave, France. After earning nearly every vertical meter on foot and cranking down line after line in variable snow, Mac…
After bringing home a gold medal in snowboard halfpipe from Sochi, team snowboarder and North Face聽athlete Kaitlyn Farrington went remote for some backcountry camping and riding in Mica, British Columbia with teammates Lucas Debari and Johnny Collinson.聽…
In this episode from The Big Picture and Rossignol, Chris and Parker head to Retallack Lodge, BC for the Orage Masters then a few trips to the Washington, British Columbia and Montana backcountry’s. Guess winter isn’t quite over yet. From The Big Picture…
In this episode of Sony's Mind鈥檚 Eye, Teton Gravity Research athlete Angel Collinson gives us a behind-the-scenes look at her recent ski mountaineering trip to the Tetons. While filming for TGR鈥檚 new film, Almost Ablaze, a 25-person crew hauled 1,500 pounds of gear by foot across a frozen lake.
A new series from Faction Skis聽showcasing the athletes that make up the Faction Collective. Episode 1 follows the kick off to winter in Colorado, featuring Faction Athletes skiing at Breckenridge, Copper Mountain and Keystone.
Scot Schmidt is a legend in Freeskiing. He is the original pro freeskiier and became a household name in skiing after the release of the 1987 ski film “Blizzard of Ahhhs.” In S7 Ep12 of Salomon Freeski TV, Mike Douglas pays Schmidt a visit to see what he’s been…
A new series from聽Faction Skis聽showcasing the athletes that make up the Faction Collective. From Jackson Hole via Chamonix and La Clusaz to the streets of Poland, follow the Faction Collective’s adventures in Episode 2 of the series. 聽…
For this episode of Sony Mind’s Eye, Dash Lounge worked with Teton Gravity Research production intern Matt Dillman to break up the usual left-turn-right-turn POV format. Filmed entirely on the Sony Action Cam, the resulting edit provides a fresh perspective on Dash’s recent trip to Sella Nevea, Italy…
国产吃瓜黑料 Editors Nick Heil and Sam Moulton take on the聽Audi Power of Four Ski Mountaineering Race聽in Aspen, CO. The race takes place on grueling 26-mile course that takes competitors up and down four mountains in several hours.聽…
This March, Greg Hill is attempting to set a vertical climb record of 100,000 vertical meters in a month. With his home located in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Hill will have to average over 10,000 feet of vertical every day for the entire month of March to reach his goals. Here…
Josh Daiek deep amongst the snow covered framework of Sandon, BC. A short edit of some extra footage from filming the Salomon Freeski TV Episode: Ghost Town. A project from Deep Roots Media. 聽聽…
The latest trailer for Jeremy Jones’聽Higher, the third and final installment of the Deeper, Further, Higher trilogy from Teton Gravity Research. The film follows 2013 National Geographic “国产吃瓜黑料r of the Year” Jeremy Jones’ journey from Cape Cod’s Jailhouse Hill as a child to…
When the snowpack isn’t what they want it to be at Chatter Creek, pro skiiers Josh Dueck, Cody Townsend, Josh Daiek and Leah Evans turn to Plan B. Salomon Freeski S7 Ep11 will leave you wishing you were on Spring Break.聽 聽 聽 聽…
The Pain McShlonkey Classic is an event held at Squaw Valley in celebration of legendary skier Shane McKonkey. “Shorter” is a promo video for the event, and one of the funniest adventure film spoofs out there.聽…
With a deep powder day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on tap, young guns Daniel Tisi and Sawyer Thomas challenge each other to a game of P.I.G. across the mountain’s parks and chutes. From rail slides and barrel bonks in the park to flatspins and cliff drops high…
Jeremy Jones in Nepal: Andrew Miller Photography. On location for TGR's Higher
The Tatsenshini mountain range is filled with amazing big mountain terrain on the US and Canada border. Join Tim Durtschi, Asbj酶r Eggeb酶 N忙ss and 脜smund Thorsen in search of new challenges and steep terrain, based out of RVs by the road. Field Productions presents The Making of Supervention Season…
Barentsburg is a Russian settlement in Spitsbergen Norway. It is an abandoned mining town that fits perfect for urban skiing with old buildings and creative features. The Supervention crew takes full advantage on the second visit to the urabn skier’s paradise. Field Productions presents The Making of Supervention…
For those who find solice in dawn patrol. First tracks in the parking lot, fresh snow, and rising darkness have a way of making the early morning worth it. A piece from Max Lowe.聽…
Back at it again, the Boyz ‘n Toyz crew is working on a new project with the help of Matthias Reich Cinematography. These guys are just having fun, and it’s pretty easy to tell.
The 2014 Iditarod: Loren Holmes Photography. The Craziest Iditarod Yet
One of the world鈥檚 best alpine racers, Aksel Lund Svindal, joins the Supervention crew in the beautiful Lyngen Alps in Norway. With a 鈥渘asty hit list鈥 of big mountain lines, the crew captures some stunning footage for the film. Including: Eirik Finseth, Aksel Lund Svindal, and 脜smund Thorsen.
The Supervention crew heads to Terrace, British Columbia in search of some film-worthy powder. A behind the scenes look at some of their filming tools inclduing an drone-mounted RED. With James Heim, Asmund Thorsen, and Andreas, the team gets exactly what they were looking for. Field Productions presents The…
Urban challenges for skiers? How about an 8 kink? The crew failed countless times trying this 23 meter long rail with plenty of laughs and pain. Will they make it? Featuring Jesper Tj盲der, Even Sigstad, Anders Backe and more. Field Productions presents The Making of Supervention Season 2. The…
February was a great month for snow, if you don’t believe us, watch this video. See what Parker White and Chris Logan get into the second episdoe from The Big Picture – Zero/One – Zero/Two.
They鈥檙e keen to burrow in the snow and play with friends. They enjoy charging downhill with gravity as their ally and a night spent in the parking lot waiting to charge out the door in the morning to see how much snow has fallen overnight. The relationship between humans…
From the producers of the game changing snowboard films “That’s It, That’s All” and “The Art of FLIGHT”, Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema, are proud to announce production of the next feature in Travis Rice’s iconic franchise. With another 2 years set…
What really gets Olympic silver medalist Gus Kenworthy fired up? His GoPro. From sweet tail grabs to massive crashes, Gus Kenworthy and his beloved GoPro are pretty inseparable. Watch from his own perspective as he makes his way down Red Bull鈥檚 Megaslope, the biggest, baddest slopestyle course ever created.
Frozen boots and first descents鈥攕uch moments define the life of big mountain riders. While shooting for Higher last April with Teton Gravity Research, Jeremy Jones and Ryland Bell spent their nights camping and their days riding epic lines in the East Alaska Range. The duo filmed their exploits using…
Shot on a RED Epic,聽RAW is a web based series by Nimbus Independent聽聽containing ski footage from their “After the Sky Falls” project. 聽…
In the second installment of the Unfiltered Skiing series, Jacob Wester heads to British Columbia to team up with Tanner Hall and Simon Ericson for 30 days of snowmobiling and ski-touring around Revelstoke.
Pro snowboarder Jeremy Jones has to be able to completely trust his gear. In this behind the scenes piece from Teton Gravity Research, Jones shows us what he carried with him on a recent trip to Alaska.聽…
Iditarod champion Martin Buser is part of an elite club of just six people with four or more Iditarod victories. Only about 700 people have ever completed the race, and only 20 have won. Get to know the four-time champ in this profile piece from Alaska…
Legendary dog musher DeeDee Jonrowe has raced in 31 Iditarods 鈥 one of which took place just three weeks after she completed chemotherapy for breast cancer. Alaska Dispatch profiled her for their 鈥淰oices from the Last Frontier鈥 series.聽…
The 41-year-old Iditarod remains a true test of mushing skills and the strength of a dog team. Meet the men and women set to conquer the course.
Two-time Iditarod runner up Aliy Zirkle is one of the top dog mushers in the world, and one of the best women in her sport. Get to know Aliy and her team in this profile piece from Alaska Dispatch鈥檚 鈥淰oices from the Last Frontier鈥 series.聽…
What if your buddy called and said, ‘It was storming over in Japan, can you drop everything and leave tomorrow?’ What would you say? Salomon Freeski TV S7 Ep10 is sure to leave you second guessing your day job.
Long before the Jamaican bobsled team rose to fame, Puerto Rico鈥檚 George Tucker was the first athlete from the Caribbean to compete in the Winter Games.
Watch James Heim attack huge mountains after setting up camp in the British Columbia backcountry. Even professional skiers get scared when looking down a giant mountain spine鈥攍uckily excitement wins out. The latest sneak peak from Red Bull聽Media House and MSP聽Film’s Days of My Youth.
The Annual pilgrimage up to BC proved to be successful even under high pressure and sketchy avalanche conditions. This January, the Bomb Snow team heli’d into the Boulder Hut just west of Cranbrook, BC in the Purcell Mountains to enjoy a full week of fantastic skiing, lodging and camaraderie.
Rossignol Presents The Big Picture – The first of Parker White and Chris Logan’s web series of 2014. Check out what Parker, Chris and friends were up to this past January.
In this educational video from Teton Gravity Research, Colter Hinchliffe and Tim Durtschi instruct us in a variety of ski carrying techniques native to the Austrian Alps. While North Americans will be familiar with the classic over-the-shoulder carry technique known as The Local, they’ll be less familiar with Austrian techniques…
Might have to file this one under the “snowboarding lives” argument. Adraon Buck footage from Sweetgrass Productions.
TGR’s Behind The Line S6 Ep6. Deep in the Neacola Mountains of Alaska, Todd Ligare, Ian McIntosh, and Angel Collinson discover a tempting line that calls for airing over two crazy crevasses. Towering over 3,000 vertical feet, this face already offers ample challenge. And for Ligare, a sketchy fall…
Outdoor Research’s Tiny House Tour is back! Episode 1 explores a group of people we all love – Winter’s People. When we鈥檙e born, we鈥檙e all destined to become something. Some of us are lucky enough to become skiers. Skiing becomes who we are; It becomes our culture.
How reports of the sport's demise have been greatly exaggerated
Aidan Sheahan’s extra footage from a trip to Canada last year with Sweetgrass Productions for the making of Valhalla.
Snowboard speedster Seth Wescott had a difficult year, which finally came to an end at the X Games in Aspen, where he faced his final chance to make the Olympic team. See how it all goes down in the final episode of Sugarloaf’s “Surgery to Sochi” series.
鈥淚 have no different mindset after having kids, or because of my age鈥ut, I haven鈥檛 been put to the test.鈥 Between 1996 and 2004, Wendy Fisher was the most dominant female big mountain freeskier in the world. Then she had kids and her priorities shifted. Does she still have it?…
Red Bull’s 2014 Crashed Ice season is in full swing. This event featured a 45-meter vertical drop carved into the side of a mountain in Espoo, Finland.
Produced and edited by Sherpas Cinema. An honest look into the world of Teva Ambassador, Kye Petersen, a leader of the modern freeski movement, as he shares what inspires and influences his skiing, as well as the pressure he feels to perform and progress.
14 year-old Daniel Tisi show some skills all over the mountain. Edit by Jackson Tisi.
Andrew Pollard enjoying some early season powder at Alta Ski Area. It has been fun to get creative with the low snow, but we are all getting ancy for that big dump. From Dubsatch Collective…
Search For A Cool Place is an exploration of snowboarding, mind-expansion, adrenaline freaks, the trips they take and where they’ve ended up. A film by Liam Gallagher.
Two or three seasons worth of footage compiled into an impressive edit. Look out for some cool animation tricks as well. From s盲mi ortlieb.聽…