“We took 500 COVID tests and got our vaccines in a Walmart in Alaska,” Desabris says. “We wanted to showcase the looser, more goofy side of what we do and poke at this concept of stoke.” For outdoor enthusiasts, these pursuits have been a momentary escape, but shooting a feature film during this time was no easy task. “We often take ourselves too seriously in the ski game,” says Desabris. While it’s no secret that the past few years have been tumultuous, the crew at TGR did their best to alleviate some of that distress with comedic relief.
We’ll be giving away prizes so stay tuned to our Instagram Page for full details. We’ll be able to give you a rundown of key product features, demonstrate how the onX Backcountry App is an essential tool for any backcountry skier, and do our part to impart stoke onto your evening and season. While these skiers are at the top of their class, this film goes on to explore a much more ethereal subject, “What is ‘stoke’”? An often ineffable, inimitable, and fleeting feeling of elation is something that these pioneers of the backcountry try, sometimes comically, to express.īe on the lookout for onX’ers at a few of the tour stops including Teton Village, Seattle, and Salt Lake City. Characters like onX Backcountry Ambassador Griffin Post will leave viewers thirsting for tasty turns in powder paradises like Montana, Alaska, and British Columbia. Never a dull moment with their rowdy cast of shredders, this year is sure to bring a unique flair. That’s why this year, we’ve partnered with them to help support their international tour starting September 18, in their home of Teton Village, Wyoming. This ethos, to get out and explore, strikes to the core of onX Backcountry.
And for Adam, Rob and Eric at least, certainly not their first rodeo on film having travelled the world together in the ’90s shooting now classic ski films including several appearances in Warren Miller films and projects featuring ski filming pioneers near and far, including local legends and friends of Bolton Valley, the Egan Brothers.Each year, the fine folks, filmmakers, and stoke-inducers at Teton Gravity Research grace audiences around the world with a frothy ski movie to inspire bigger lines for the upcoming winter. Ralph, Lindsay, Evan and Adam are of course always here, but it was truly a bonus that the timing of TGR’s visit just so happened to coincided with a planned visit from older brothers Rob and Eric who live and play primarily in Jackson Hole and Tahoe, respectively. Not only that, though the timing wasn’t ideal to catch the wave of great conditions we had literally JUST had, it was optimal for getting the DesLauriers crew in all their glory.
Lucky for us, TGR knows how to spin a good yarn no matter the conditions on the ground and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of this film project and line up with so many great Indy Pass ski areas to shine a light on these special outdoor experiences.
But alas, with a professional film crew making the scene, conditions turned a bit right on cue. We had been enjoying some rather all-time conditions in the legendary Bolton backcountry for weeks on end, with a consistent, deep, fluffy natural snow pack deep in the woods, with hardly any crusty layers to hear anything but the sounds of “swoosh” from underfoot and hooting and hollering of truly joyful humans just along for the ride. In classic ski filming fashion, the day we had scheduled to film saw a bit of mixed precipitation just after we had a truly historic 8 week run where it snowed nearly every other day and never thawed. Rentals, Leases & Tuning Toggle Sub Navigation.Season Long & Multi-Week Lessons Programs.Lessons, Teams & Guiding Toggle Sub Navigation.Trail Maps & Snow Reports Toggle Sub Navigation.
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