COVER “The Teton Gravity Research crew rolled the dice and based out of Girdwood, AK from mid-January through mid-February—a time of year when workable light is a rarity. There were a few days, though, when the golden hour seemed to last forever, and we made them count. The resulting Girdwood segment in Far Out is my favorite, and I’m proud of the crew for stomping it when it counted—like Angel Collinson, seen here.” Photo: Nic Alegre/TGR TIPS UP 01 • “In the Selkirks, we often get bands of moisture and active weather following a big dump—it’s relatively rare to have really deep snow under bluebird skies. After a couple of feet fell it was crispy blue this day, but the next system was arriving with big winds. We toured into the alpine above Whitewater Resort, BC to find roaring winds buffing out the storm snow. Within an hour of this turn by Sam Woodward, the surface was covered in cardboard sastrugi.” Photo: Steve Ogle 02 • Usually, Karl Fostvedt will sled, skin and boot pack for miles to rip a new line. Sometimes, he just climbs out his bedroom window in Ketchum, ID. Photo: Tal Roberts 03 • Carter McMillan starts an early morning skin overlooked by the alpenglow on iconic Mt. Sir Donald at Purcell Mountain Lodge, BC. Photo: Ryan Creary 04 • Once the resort had been skied out, Wing Tai Barrymore took to the slick back roads around Sun Valley, ID and got a snowmobile tow-in for this roadside kicker. Photo: Tal Roberts 05 • It’s all about the promise of hot chocolate. The beauty of Red Mountain, BC’s mid-slope Paradise Lodge is you can make a game out of finding it during a snowstorm. It’s usually 50/50, but when you do come across it, there’s 100 percent satisfaction. Casey Ogle found the lodge and got to finish the run on a sugar high. Photo: Steve Ogle 06 • Will Berman drags his hands on a back 270 while filming for the Level 1 film Zig Zag , during late spring in Sunshine Village, AB. Photo: Illanna Barkusky 07 • I owe a lot of this shot to Johnny Bressette, who was our lead guide during this trip to Petersburg, AK. I was a couple miles away when Sam Smoothy was initially preparing to drop, but Johnny sent the athlete ship to get me and bring him to a location where he knew I would be stoked. I rolled out of the helicopter and had about 30 seconds to set up before Sam dropped, heli rotors still firing above my head. It worked out, and we barely made it out and back to camp before nightfall.” Photo: Nic Alegre/TGR 08 • “I have known Garrett Russell for a long time and he is extremely proficient at adapting to his environment. He always seems to quickly pick up a language and mingle with locals with ease. Here, he adapts to the trees at Kiroro Ski Resort on Hokkaido, Japan.” Photo: Ben Girardi 014 The Ski Journal
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