April AK Sessions Continue
By: Dana Flahr | Thursday, April 16, 2009
It has snowed somewhere between 8 and 12 feet in April so far in Haines. It's been a little extra challenging getting shots so far, because of the lack of flyable days, the amount of new snow, and the necessity of being patient in rowdy mountain range. However we have been out a day or two to shake the cob webs off our ski legs, and are starting to build some momentum.
We are staying positive too, and the opportunity to be with this dream team is motivation alone. Each rider brings amazing talent to the table. Seth's years of big mountain experience and lack of fear for jumping right into the AK gnar, Tanners video game-like skiing skills and balance on his skis like he was born with them, and Sage's unique and confident approach to rip anything AK has to offer him. This is a truly insane posse to be with, and when mother nature feels as though we are ready enough to get out amongst it, I have a feeling there will be some magic flying around.
Hopefully we will get into the mountains some more in the near future to continue our mission...
Dana
BC Backcountry Goods
By: Dana Flahr | Tuesday, April 07, 2009
March was an awesome month in Whistler. With the other TGR crew killing it in Alaska, Callum Petit, Shane Treat, cine Rick Johnston and photog Bryn Hughes and myself took advantage of good, stable snow, and sunny skies for a couple days in our dreamland we call home.
Callum is the new face on the scene, and the TGR team. He is hungry, skiing very well, and a great kid. It's nice to have fresh blood to shred with, and he offers a unique perspective on line choices and skiing style.
The new film Re:Session is quickly coming together with the TGR crews all over North America making it happen, one line and stomp at a time. We're in Alaska now, with Seth, Sage, Tanner, and myself. Stay posted for new AK news. We will have it as soon as we get out of our motel rooms into this big mountain paradise awaiting...
PS: Thanks to Shane Treat for all the photos.
Off Seaon Escapades
By: Dana Flahr | Friday, October 10, 2008
September 18-21, 2008:
There is a bunch of stuff that went down during these three days of celebration for completion of "Under The Influence", but here is a little glimpse of it from my perspective:
Day 1: Lobster at the top of the gondola at Jackson Hole. Tasty stuff, especially with the TGR ale, and a bunch of rad faces you haven't seen since you were all wearing goggles.
Day 2: Golf. Usually one of the only days in the year the smile never leaves my face. I suck at golf, but damn what a great sport. The highlights were:
-Josh Neilson driving us in the cart at full speed through 3 foot tall grass and weeds, to a near last place finish.
-Seeing Sammy go over a huge bump really fast and Dylan's forehead knocking out the plexi-glass windshield.
-Todd Jones' team winning, with a stanley cup-esque trophy hoist.
(Meanwhile during golf...)
Kye Petersen and Shane Treat decide to hike to the top of Twenot Peak instead of golfing. It's an 8 hour round trip hike. When they get down that night (after getting up at 5 am) Kye realizes he forgot his ice axe half way to the top. He makes plans to get it tomorrow...or the next day.
Day 3: Movie night. Under The Influence blows everyone away a couple times between 7 and 9, then we all head to the Moose for standard TGR apres. The rest is blurry...
Day 4: Kye needs to shake the hangover and hike back up Twenot and get his axe. He then eats one of the biggest breakfast food portions I've seen a person his size eat. An entire breakfast Burrito, a whole order of strawberry with whipped cream waffles, and a drink. Highly impressed.
We drop Kye off at the base of the mountain and while feeling hugover and bloated from too much food, he begins the hike solo, going pretty slow.
We get a call fom him later that evening, he found his ice axe, and it's mission completed. Now we sleep like rocks and get ready to travel tomorrow.
Time for some of us to go back to Canada, and others to go mountain biking and water ramping in Utah...stay tuned.
AK Withdrawl
By: Dana Flahr | Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Restless nights, bad motel coffee, and seemingly endless amounts of fear and anxiety. Man do I miss it.
I'm back in Pemberton BC now, where life is easy, and the air smells like spring. Mt.Currie is still caked in snow, and Blackcomb Mountain hasn't even thought about starting to melt. I just want to go back home, to my motel room at the Captain's Choice. Life was as simple as it gets. My room filled with ski gear, a skateboard on a PVC pipe, and music. That's all I need. Not to mention every single one of my neighbours in the motel were not only the world's best skiers, photographers, and cinematographers, but some of the coolest people to hang out with and kick around a soccer ball.
Here are a bunch of photos I've been staring at since I've been back, in a small attempt to take me back to a place that tought me more about everything than you would ever believe.
Winter Madness!
By: Dana Flahr | Tuesday, April 01, 2008
This winter has been sick. Dumping in BC, dumping in Jackson, dumping beyond fathomable in Baker, and I was lucky enough to have experienced a little taste of it all.
Recap- December, Whistler: Snow, ski, sleep, hike, snow, ski, sleep, hike, sun, ski, sleep. Eat, ski, sleep. The ski legs are back.
January: Ian McIntosh, Kye Petersen, Victoria Jealouse and I start chippin' away for "Under The Influence", the '08 TGR ski film. It's definately winter, and it's deep and cold. After a week of down time, we headed to Baker for 4 days of true realness. Don't bother going there though, it wasn't that good.
February: Still goin at it. The ball is rollin' and we are stoked. We've discovered tons of new terrain, and discovery alone keeps everything real exciting. The energy is high. After a week of no snow or sun, my spoiled nature of the season catches up to me. Like a true fiend, I fly to Jackson 24 hours later for another fix. Surprise: it's deep as shit and epic. Pumped to see all the Jackson boys, especially in the cold smoke!
March: A few more days in the BC backcountry and the shots are rollin' in for everybody. I'm heading to Terrace in a few days, then straight to AK for 6 weeks. The bags are packed: Ski gear, a few changes of clothes, passport, and music. It's life on the road for the next two months... so stay tuned.
Decency in BC
By: Dana Flahr | Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Well I have to say that whatever could have happened today, did happen. Blown up snowmobiles, rope rescues, dehydration, avalanches and quick sand. How can I make this quick... Well a few days in the Pemberton backcountry with a sick crew of people. Filmer Rick Johnston, photographer Bryn Hughes, athletes Victoria Jealouse, Eric Roner, Guy Deschenes (Snowboarder/Rooper/helper extraordinaire), Daryl Treadway and myself set out to go out and give 'er. We did that, and we also blew up Roner's sled, rescued Daryl off an insane cliff with ghetto McGiver'ed ropes, saw a decent sized avy follow me down the bottom of a line, and after all that, managed to get 'ol red stuck in some Pembe quicksand while trying to leave the place after a 12 hour day...
Exploring the Tordrillos
By: Dana Flahr | Monday, February 26, 2007
These are some photos I've taken in the last 10 days here in the Tordrilla mountains, Alaska. I'm here shooting with TGR, and exploring these mountains. There is a lot of ridiculous things out here to be seen, I'm learning. It's about minus twenty, and the snow couldn't be any drier. Many of the mountains we've been skiing have never been skiied before either... Enjoy (at least a little bit to as close as I have been)...
~ Dana
Happy Earth Week Josh Nielsen - Wednesday, April 29, 2009
April AK Sessions Continue Dana Flahr - Thursday, April 16, 2009
5 Days of Backcountry Sessions Pete O'Brien - Monday, April 13, 2009
BC Backcountry Goods Dana Flahr - Tuesday, April 07, 2009
2 Blue Days in Haines, AK Seth Morrison - Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Alaska weather check Todd Jones - Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sage's AK training Pete O'Brien - Sunday, March 29, 2009
Line after line with Ian Mcintosh Rick Johnston - Tuesday, March 24, 2009
TGR in AK the Session continues Todd Jones - Saturday, March 21, 2009
A Rocky Mountain Winter Storm Cycle Pete O'Brien - Friday, March 20, 2009
Back to Haines America Todd Jones - Sunday, March 15, 2009
Freeride Paradise Adam Clark - Thursday, March 12, 2009
Cody Townsend Pete O'Brien - Monday, March 09, 2009
Is Alagna, Italy Freeride Paradise? Dustin Handley - Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Last Frontier Heliskiing: Oakley and TGR session in Canada Todd Jones - Sunday, March 01, 2009
LFH: Tanner, Seth, Dana and Kye explore the range Todd Jones - Friday, February 27, 2009
Callum Petit – Hole In One Rick Johnston - Monday, February 23, 2009
Last Frontier Heliskiing: Seth, Kye, and Dana Todd Jones - Saturday, February 21, 2009
Trench Town in Jackson Hole Cody Townsend - Friday, February 20, 2009
Sage, Tanner, and Seth sessioning North Cascade Heli Todd Jones - Thursday, February 19, 2009
Sage & The Provo Brothers Session Some Pillows Pete O'Brien - Monday, February 16, 2009
TGR: Bluebird in the North Cascades 2009 Todd Jones - Sunday, February 08, 2009
Return to North Cascade Heli 2009 Todd Jones - Saturday, February 07, 2009
Throwing Down in Silverton Dustin Handley - Friday, February 06, 2009
Wiley Miller & Dylan Hood hit some Utah Gap Jumps Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Little Cottonwood Canyon Pete O'Brien - Wednesday, January 28, 2009
non-stop weekend at X-Games 13 Keith McCathren - Monday, January 26, 2009
Ian Walsh and Shroder Baker score Jackson Powder! Todd Jones - Friday, January 23, 2009
Big Wave Charger Ian Walsh Shreds Jackson Hole! Todd Jones - Thursday, January 22, 2009
NV B/C Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Snow Camp Pete O'Brien - Thursday, January 08, 2009
Jackson Hole: The Deepness Continues Todd Jones - Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Merry Christmas! Be extra careful in the mountains Todd Jones - Thursday, December 25, 2008
The Big One Returns! Jackson Hole's New Tram Opens Todd Jones - Saturday, December 20, 2008
TGR Pro Rider Avalanche Workshop Todd Jones - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Tram Fantasies Lynsey Dyer - Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The 1st Good Cycle Pete O'Brien - Thursday, November 20, 2008
Days of thunder Hot Tate - Thursday, November 13, 2008
What more is there to say! Todd Jones - Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Here comes Winter in JH!! Todd Jones - Wednesday, October 22, 2008
UTI DVD's NOW SHIPPING! Josh Nielsen - Friday, October 17, 2008
Off Seaon Escapades Dana Flahr - Friday, October 10, 2008
47 days until the Tram! Shroder Baker - Friday, October 10, 2008
Jackson Hole Tram update Hot Tate - Thursday, October 02, 2008
Park City Show Hot Tate - Monday, September 29, 2008
World Premiere JH part 1 Hot Tate - Monday, September 22, 2008
Portillo!!! Erik Roner - Thursday, September 04, 2008
August In A Far Away Place Called Las Lenas! Seth Morrison - Monday, August 25, 2008
Long Live The Dream!! Happy 4th of July Todd Jones - Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Edit Face Josh Nielsen - Thursday, June 26, 2008
Marc Andre Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Turkey, The origins of snowboarding discovered Todd Jones - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Out There So. Cal. Hot Tate - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
2 Winters in 1 Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Da...SHEEL!! Pete O'Brien - Thursday, May 22, 2008
A Ghee Gallery Pete O'Brien - Friday, May 16, 2008
Natural Terrain Park Pete O'Brien - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Fresh Milk Pete O'Brien - Monday, May 12, 2008
Grand Targhee Magic Todd Jones - Sunday, May 11, 2008
Grand Targhee Super Session Todd Jones - Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Influence Pete O'Brien - Sunday, May 04, 2008
pow pockets, ak highlights Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Thursday, May 01, 2008
AK Withdrawl Dana Flahr - Wednesday, April 30, 2008
heli wars Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Monday, April 28, 2008
Haines beach Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Monday, April 21, 2008
AK Mega Day! Jeremy Jones - Monday, April 14, 2008
Clean Up! Haines, AK Seth Morrison - Friday, April 11, 2008
Haines: 33 Mile Roadhouse Jeremy Jones - Friday, April 11, 2008
Late March Madness Rick Johnston - Thursday, April 03, 2008
Shooting at Home Eric Themel - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Liquid Crunch Pete O'Brien - Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Winter Madness! Dana Flahr - Tuesday, April 01, 2008
In the field Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Monday, March 31, 2008
Breakfast of Champs Pete O'Brien - Sunday, March 23, 2008
Alaska: Land of the Brave, Home of the Free Jeremy Jones - Sunday, March 23, 2008
Haines - Afternoon Glass! Josh Nielsen - Friday, March 21, 2008
Fun DOO Pete O'Brien - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Alaska: Here We Go!! Todd Jones - Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Persistence Pays Off Steve Jones - Monday, March 17, 2008
Jeremy Jones Wins Big Mountain Pro Comp! Todd Jones - Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Fresh Shots Pete O'Brien - Monday, March 03, 2008
Juicy Fruit Pete O'Brien - Sunday, March 02, 2008
The Land of Portable Mailboxes! Todd Jones - Friday, February 29, 2008
Blue Skies and Broken Bones Rick Johnston - Monday, February 25, 2008
Kicking it French Style Pete O'Brien - Thursday, February 21, 2008
North Cascade Spine Spotting Todd Jones - Tuesday, February 19, 2008
North Cascade Heli continues to deliver! Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Sunday, February 17, 2008
North Cascade Pillow Popping Todd Jones - Thursday, February 14, 2008
Rebates Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Darkness Never Goes... Todd Jones - Monday, February 11, 2008
Tahoe! Erik Roner - Monday, February 11, 2008
North West Helli good times Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Saturday, February 09, 2008
Cutting it Close Rick Johnston - Thursday, February 07, 2008
Picture Perfect Pete O'Brien - Sunday, January 27, 2008
January Light Pete O'Brien - Thursday, January 24, 2008
Lights, Camera, Action Pete O'Brien - Thursday, January 24, 2008
DEEP in the Canadian backcountry Rick Johnston - Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Return of the Deep Todd Jones - Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Digital Postcards Pete O'Brien - Friday, January 18, 2008
What dreams may come Hot Tate - Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Hills are Alive Todd Jones - Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The Cameras are Rolling! Todd Jones - Sunday, January 13, 2008
Billabong Magic Todd Jones - Friday, January 11, 2008
Jackson Hole Goes off! Todd Jones - Friday, January 11, 2008
Flat Pow Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Wolves & Coyotes Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Whistler, eh? Erik Roner - Tuesday, November 27, 2007
P N Dub Shelley - Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Burlington Lost and Found Premiere Chris Germain - Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Early Season in Little Cottonwood Erik Roner - Monday, October 29, 2007
Lift Served Skiing in Colorado!! Seth Morrison - Thursday, October 25, 2007
Snow in the Tetons Dirk Collins - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The Front Range Shelley - Friday, October 19, 2007
"The Meeting" ASPEN Hot Tate - Monday, October 08, 2007
Park City Lost and Found Premiere Chris Germain - Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Lost and Found Premiere Hot Tate - Monday, October 01, 2007
Bozeman Montana Lost And Found Premiere Lynsey Dyer - Friday, September 28, 2007
"Lost and Found" shipping now! Josh Nielsen - Thursday, September 27, 2007
End of an Era Dirk Collins - Monday, September 17, 2007
South America's September Swell Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, September 11, 2007
"Lost and Found" Edit Season Hot Tate - Thursday, August 23, 2007
Camp Jeep with Sage Dirk Collins - Thursday, August 23, 2007
A Strong Finish Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, June 05, 2007
In the bag Pete O'Brien - Thursday, May 31, 2007
alien planet Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Friday, May 25, 2007
Inferior Potassium Pete O'Brien - Friday, May 18, 2007
Sending it with Pastrana.... Erik Roner - Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Assssspen Josh Nielsen - Monday, May 14, 2007
Getting Rad in AK Josh Nielsen - Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Marc Andre Pete O'Brien - Monday, May 07, 2007
Walk The Dogs Pete O'Brien - Thursday, May 03, 2007
Alaska is one of the funnest places to ride but... Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Wednesday, May 02, 2007
TGR in Antarctica !! Chad Jackson - Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Why We Drop Cornices Jeremy Jones - Friday, April 27, 2007
Euro Roast Chris Bezamat - Thursday, April 26, 2007
My Beautiful Backyard Victoria Jealouse - Wednesday, April 25, 2007
What Planet are we on? Erik Roner - Sunday, April 22, 2007
Dankville - Alaska Jeremy Jones - Friday, April 20, 2007
Weekday Warriors Pete O'Brien - Thursday, April 19, 2007
Day 4 Welcome back Johan Jeremy Jones - Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Whistler Crew Victoria Jealouse - Monday, April 16, 2007
The European mountians are massive Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Thursday, April 12, 2007
Day 3 Dr Seuss Jeremy Jones - Thursday, April 12, 2007
Jackson Hole Ends Season with a Bang Chris Dunn - Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Dirty Dogleg Jeremy Jones - Monday, April 09, 2007
Magnitude in AK Jeremy Jones - Wednesday, April 04, 2007
lost in Montucky Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Avi Madness Victoria Jealouse - Monday, April 02, 2007
Decency in BC Dana Flahr - Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Hangin with the Canadians, eh. Erik Roner - Wednesday, March 28, 2007
JH Night Sessions with the Groms Chris Dunn - Friday, March 23, 2007
9 Year Old Colby Stevenson Hot Tate - Thursday, March 22, 2007
GROM Invasion Hot Tate - Wednesday, March 21, 2007
St Pattys in the Hole Chad Jackson - Monday, March 19, 2007
The Whistler Crew finds the goods Ian McIntosh - Monday, March 19, 2007
Photo Booth Erik Roner - Friday, March 16, 2007
It's frickin' roasting out here Frank Slaughter - Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Aurora Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Where the Buffalo Roam Pete O'Brien - Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Kicking Horse, BC Seth Morrison - Tuesday, March 06, 2007
1st annual Tordrillo Lodge Photo Contest Todd Jones - Friday, March 02, 2007
Alta Freeride Pete O'Brien - Friday, March 02, 2007
It's frickin' freezing out here Frank Slaughter - Friday, March 02, 2007
Code Blue in Jackson Frank Slaughter - Thursday, March 01, 2007
Stuck in Pow Pete O'Brien - Thursday, March 01, 2007
Staying Fit at the Tordrillos Lodge Sage Cattabriga-Alosa - Thursday, March 01, 2007
Deepest, Darkest Jeremy Jones - Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Epic Powder Session In Northern B.C. Mark Carter - Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Exploring the Tordrillos Dana Flahr - Monday, February 26, 2007
The Remote Tordrillos Range of Alaska Dirk Collins - Friday, February 23, 2007