TANGERINE DREAM WORLD PREMIERE: TGR celebrates 10 years of riding, filming, and friends

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Skiers and snowboarders awoke Saturday, September 17th to several inches of snow blanketing the mountains in Jackson valley. The white stuff indicated winter is on its way and Teton Gravity Research’s annual party—ahem, movie premier—was set to show that evening.

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Athletes, industry representatives, and rowdy fans descended upon Teton Village and packed the Walk Festival Hall to view TGR’s 10th annual ski and snowboard film, TANGERINE DREAM. The movie title was a celebration and appreciation for a rusty, orange truck that has accompanied the four TGR producers—Dirk Collins, Corey Gavitt, and Steve and Todd Jones—in their 10-year filming odysey. “It’s just a crazy bunch of guys doing what they want to do,” says Collins referring to the athletes, producers, and filmers. “TANGERINE DREAM is a compilation of 700 hours of filming and producing.”

After athletes like Jeremy Nobis, Peter and Michael Olenick, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Skogen Sprang, and Dylan Hood tossed out a bunch of free schwag from the movie’s sponsors, the sold-out crowd was ready to hoot and holler for some early-season inspiration. The film began quickly with a solid segment by Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, confirming his status as one of, if not the most consistent and versatile skiers in the business.

Next up were brothers Peter and Michael Olenick, who captured the attention of every attendee as they took their polished park skills to the big-mountain mecca of Alaska.

“The difference between skiing at a resort and heli-skiing in Alaska is like comparing sitting on a couch playing Nintendo to driving 200 miles per hour on a highway,” admits the older brother Peter. Considering it was the Olenick brothers' first time skiing in Alaska, they both laid down impressive segments to quell speculation of their non-park skiing skills.

Other notable performances and segments include Jeremy Jones descending Alaskan peaks with jaw-dropping speed, Micah Black traveling through India and Turkey and skiing deep pow in the Kashmir Mountains, Victoria Jealouse inspiring all snowboarders the world over, TGR newcomer Dana Flahr establishing himself as a rising star, and the smiling Marc-Andre Belliveau solidifying his status as one of the most underrated skiers in the world with impressive skiing and line selections, and stomping every cliff--landing switch.

But two segments stand out in this film that make Tangerine Dream a worthy purchase: a day of sessioning Utah's Pyramid Gap and the Candide Invitational in France. During the Pyramid segment, even the most scrupulous of fans were wowed when watching Pep Fujas drop in switch at live speed, seeng Andy Mahre stomp a zero-spin over the feature, or witnessing the 14-year-old pint-sized Kye Peterson boosting over the gap multiple times.

The Candide Invitational featured a slew of tricks being thrown via a step-up jump by Candide Thovex, of course, and TGR rookie Dylan Hood.

As the lights came on after the film, the evening was far from over. Debating the merits of their favorite segments, the crowd migrated to the nearby Mangy Moose. The after-party included the standard ski crowd debauchery as people drank free beer courtesy of the Snake River Brewing Co., while listening to “B.C.D.C”, an “A.C.D.C.” cover band that stoked the crowd for the upcoming season.

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Ultimately, the movie and after-party were dedicated to the founders of TGR, whose dream was catapulted forward by images of deep snow and big airs and a beat-up, old orange truck.

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