Snow Lab News Blogs

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  TGR Begins Filming In Austria

  January 30th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Colter Hinchliffe at Ski-Arlberg, Austria. Well, here we are in St. Anton Austria! But it doesn't stop there. St. Anton is just our base at a network of ski lifts, gondolas, and trams known as Ski-Arlberg.... Read More

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  News: Team Europe Leads Swatch Skiers Cup 2013 After Big Mountain Competition

  February 12th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Zermatt, Switzerland -? After the first day of competition at the SWATCH SKIERS CUP, Team Europe emerged with a commanding 11 – 5 lead over Team Americas, with Sunday’s Big Mountain event held... Read More

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  Chickering-Ayers, Paaso, Bell, And Rozies Win FWT In Kirkwood

  February 28th, 2013 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  3 Americans and 1 Frenchie take the top spots at the fourth stop of the FWT, TGR's Ryland Bell posts the highest score of the day.By Greg Fitzsimmons“Variable” was the word of the day at the... Read More

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  How Electronics Interfere With Avalanche Transceivers

  January 8th, 2013 | By Brennan Lagasse

  The International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW) is held every two years in a major mountain region of the world. It is regarded by snow science professionals as a top conference, bringing researchers and... Read More

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  So, You Want To Go To A Backcountry Lodge In BC, Eh?

  January 28th, 2013 | By Jeremy Benson

  If you were at a lodge in BC, you would be crushing it. “All you focus on is waking up, skiing all day and getting ready to do it again the next day,” says James Heim, “With the skiing... Read More

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  Dynafit Debuts DIN 16 Tech Binding - The Beast

  January 11th, 2013 | By Lee Lau

  The rumors have been flying fast and furious. It might not be one of the worst kept secrets of next year's ski gear, but it has to rank among the top failed skunkworks. A tip of the hat first to Marius... Read More

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  News: Optimistic Outlook For Lindsey Vonn After Knee Surgery

  February 12th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  VAIL, CO – Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) underwent successful surgery Sunday and is resting comfortably. According to U.S. Women’s Alpine Ski Team Head Physician Dr. Bill Sterett,... Read More

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  Dropping In: 6 Questions With Steve Jones On The Co-Lab

  February 20th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Teton Gravity Research has been organizing The Co-Lab $100,000 freeskiing video project for years. Since announcing the contest to the public last May, there have been many questions as to how it will... Read More

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  Inside The Jib Factory

  February 12th, 2013 | By Seth Lightcap

  X Games terrain park builders Snow Park Technologies to star in reality TV show on National Geographic Channel.Story and Photos By Seth LightcapReality TV has shown us dirty jobs, dangerous jobs and of... Read More

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  Top 10 Reasons To Enter The Co-Lab

  February 13th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  TGR is making it rain. You heard it right: We are giving away $100,000 to the skier that can produce the best freeskiing video edit of 2013. As part of The Co-Lab, skiers will team with filmers to produce... Read More

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  News: Team Europe Takes Top Honors At Swatch Skiers Cup 2013 In Zermatt

  February 14th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Zermatt, Switzerland - Team Europe took the SWATCH SKIERS CUP trophy back from defending champions Team Americas today, with a masterful team performance on the Backcountry Slopestyle course. Today’s... Read More

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  Video: Take A Ride Down A Pillow-Spine Line With Tanner Hall

  February 7th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Tanner Hall goes bananas after his spine ride turns into an avalanche!Music:ESKMO, "Come Back (Lorn Remix)"... Read More

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  News: Swatch Skiers Cup 2013 Kicks Off February 10

  February 4th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Zermatt, Switzerland — The wait is over — the SWATCH SKIERS CUP kicks off this Sunday in Zermatt, Switzerland!The eighth and final riders for each team have just been announced. Team Americas... Read More

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  Hucking In Hochfugen With Dylan Hood

  February 1st, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Scoping natural features in Austria. Words by Dylan HoodPhotos by Dutch SimpsonWe have arrived here at Hochfugen, our second location of our Austrian ski trip. Yet again, another beautiful valley with... Read More

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  Vote For The King Of The Hill: Round 2

  January 24th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  The King Of The Hill athlete battle is now in Round 2 of voting.We’ve selected 32 skiers from 4 ski film production companies and have pitted them against each other in a “March Madness”... Read More

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  News: Avalanches Kill Two Skiers In Wyoming

  January 29th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Story via the Jackson Hole DailyJackson Hole, Wyo. - A pair of unrelated avalanches near Jackson killed two backcountry skiers Sunday.Elizabeth “Liza” Benson, 28, and Nick Gillespie, 30, died... Read More

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  Freeride World Tour Heads To Chamonix For Stop No. 3

  January 25th, 2013 | By Greg Fitzsimmons

  The Swatch Freeride World Tour By The North Face venue in Chamonix, France. The third stop of the Swatch Freeride World Tour by The North Face will go down on Saturday, January 26, in Chamonix, France.... Read More

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  Video: Soul Searching And Skiing Utah Powder With Brody Leven

  January 24th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  One day in the Wasatch, doing some soul searching and powder skiing with TetonGravity.com contributing writer Brody Leven.Shot by TGR photographer Adam Clark and Jason Eichhorst. Edited by Jason Eichhorst. Sick,... Read More

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  Under The Orange Glow Of Mount Etna

  January 22nd, 2013 | By kimhavell

  Nick Waggoner skins up a volcano in Italy. Last winter, filmmakers Nick Waggoner and Zac Ramras, photographer Grant Gunderson, and Salomon freeskiers Elyse Saugstad and Kim Havell went to Italy on assignment... Read More

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  News: Swatch Skiers Cup 2013 Teams Announced

  January 17th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Top Big Mountain and Slopestyle athletes confirmed for the event's third edition.Zermatt, Switzerland - After two groundbreaking editions of the Swatch Skiers Cup in Valle Nevado, Chile, the event comes... Read More

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  News: Sam Favret Wins Red Bull Linecatcher 2013

  January 16th, 2013 | By TetonGravityResearch

  Photo by Jeremy Bernard.Les Arcs, France - Sam Favret, of Chamonix, won the fifth installment of Red Bull Linecatcher. American Parker White and Nicolas Vuignier, of Switzerland, took home second and third,... Read More

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