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Two angles shot by Pete Alport and the GoPro Hero3+ of the biggest terrain i have ever stepped into and was one of the best experiences of my life. Early January the snow got really stable up high and we took full advantage of the adventure skiing there was to be had!
Since the late ’90s, Alaska has been on the top of every serious skier and snowboarder’s bucket list. Tall peaks, famously stable maritime snowpack, more heli operations than ski areas, and the promise of a life-changing day have made AK a must-hit. But Alaska is a big state, and mountains are only a part of it. Missing out on the ski trip of a lifetime is as easy as booking a flight to Fairbanks. Below, we offer a quick look at Alaska’s five most popular ski and snowboard destinations. These only scratch the surface of the Alaska experience, which is why some devotees make it an annual pilgrimage. Alas, you need to start somewhere … More
Teton Gravity Research (TGR) announces the release its film Almost Ablaze on iTunes. Almost Ablaze won “Film of the Year” at the 2014 International Freeski Film Festival. To celebrate, we are releasing the gritty urban Sarajevo segment, featuring Olympic gold medalist Joss Christensen, Karl Fostvedt and Chris Laker skiing the remains of the 1984 Sarajevo Olympic venue.
“Sochi was criticized for its hastily-built and exuberant infrastructure, whose lack of potential for long-term use barely justified the environmental degradation its construction wrought,” writes Sam Morse in his article accompanying the release of this Sarajevo segment. “The now-dilapidated venues in Sarajevo, which hosted the 1984 Winter Olympics, were marked by disuse and destroyed by war, provoking eerie parallels to the criticisms made of Sochi’s future. With Oslo recently withdrawing its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, the trip validated plenty of the concerns that have caused a decline in public support for hosting the Winter Games.”