#Teton gravity research behind the lines series#

RELATED: Check out the Black Diamond gear that kept our team warm during long sled missions Was that part particularly difficult? Just identifying locations?ДЇred Norquist:В I think especially in the beginning of the trip, theВ essence was exploration.В We didnвЂ™t really know what the zones were like and what the good zones were, and itвЂ™s not like youвЂ™re in Whistler where people have shot ski movies all over that place, so we didn't really know where to go. Then it was just scouting that location to even see if it would go.

And a lot of the time you'd be going 20-30 miles deep on the sled before you got to the area you had marked on Google Earth. trips it's a lot of sledding up old logging roads that serve a purpose in the summer but are pretty heinous and abandoned in the winter. We were saying 'Alright, what're the zones?' WeВ looking at Google Earth, trying to find our dream lines, and once we found the zone it was like, 'Well, how exactly do we get there?' Just getting up to terrace was like a 28-hour drive from Wyoming, and by the time we got there, some of the crew was already up there, so it was just go time from the start. For lack of a better term, we went pretty far out there, but we knew what we were getting ourselves into. We had a little bit of info on the place, but weВ went into it pretty blind. JF: Not really, I mean the mission of the tripВ was to try to kind of explore a new zone. What was it like going into a shoot without much intel on the location? Is that daunting? Justin Fann: WeВ were up there for about a month, from late February through most of March, and we wereВ shooting with Tim Durtschi, Colter Hinchcliffe and Parkin Costain. So how long were you guys up in Terrace for? We caught up with cinematographers Justin Fann and Fred Norquist to talk about what it was like rolling out into the unknown up in Canada and coming away with a film part. The trip doubled as an exploratory conquest as much as it was a filming mission, and by the end of it all, we'd put together a rowdy segment and scouted a zone where we've never been before. That goal took us out to Terrace, inВ the northern expanses of British Columbia, to shoot mountains that we had essentially zero intel on. Fred Norquist photo.ДЇor TGR's upcoming 2017-2018 snow film Far OutвЂ“presented by REIвЂ“we explored a simple idea, skiing and shooting in locations in places where fewвЂ“if anyвЂ“had ever filmed before. Order The Dream Factory: /teton-gravity-research-the-dream-factory-blu-ray-dvd-film.Sometimes, when you're in the middle of nowhere, you need to improvise with your equipment, like using a torn up cardboard box for a camera hood. Watch More Episodes: /videos/series/behind-the-line-season-5-195.htm Watch as athletes take a look back at these insane moments and discuss them, providing an in-depth look Behind The Line of The Dream Factory.

#Teton gravity research behind the lines series#

With the goal of hiking and descending some gnarly lines, the team encounters many challenges that may prevent them from completing their mission.Д«ehind The Line is a series that features a unique line, jump, or session from the filming of Teton Gravity Research's 2012 ski and snowboard film, The Dream Factory.

In Season 5 Episode 6 of Teton Gravity Research's web series Behind The Line, Ralph Backstrom, Todd Ligare, and Griffin Post take snowmachines deep into the crevasse riddled mountains surrounding Valdez, Alaska and set up camp for a couple of weeks.