Teton Gravity Research Releases 'Higher' Trailer

Ten-time Snowboarder magazine ‘Big Mountain Rider of the Year’ Jeremy Jones revolutionized backcountry snowboarding with 'Deeper', his 2010 ode to splitboarding and human-powered adventure. His 2012 sequel 'Further' took him to the planet's most remote mountain ranges and earned him a nod as a 2013 National Geographic ‘Adventurer of the Year’. His environmental advocacy work with Protect Our Winters won him recognition as one of President Barack Obama's 2013 ‘Champions of Change’. Now, Jones and his crew are elevating their game and taking their quest to the highest standard for the third and final installment of the 'Deeper', 'Further', 'Higher' trilogy from Teton Gravity Research.

Higher traces Jones' snowboarding journey from hiking Cape Cod's Jailhouse Hill as a child to accumulating several generations' worth of wisdom and expertise about thriving and surviving in the winter wilderness. Jones has gathered old friends and new to pass the torch to the next generation of big mountain rippers, leaving tracks on signature lines in the close-to-home playgrounds he's made his own around Jackson Hole and Lake Tahoe, and making history with far-flung first descents in the Eastern Alaska Range and an unclimbed, unridden spine wall in Nepal's Himalayan mountains, where the stakes are as high as the peaks themselves.

Starring: Jeremy Jones / Bryan Iguchi / Ryland Bell / Luca Pandolfi / Lucas Merli

On Location: Teton National Park, Wyoming / Alaska Range, Alaska / Shangri La, Nepal / Sierra Mountains, California

“I have set up my life around finding and riding the planet’s best mountains for snowboarding, and Higher represents the pinnacle achievements in my life as a snowboarder,” says Jeremy Jones. “As much as I appreciate all the accolades I have received in snowboarding, these lines mean the most to me. They are my lifetime achievement awards."

The Wilderness Society's "my wilderness" series spotlights pro snowboarder Forrest Shearer

There's a growing trend among pro skiers and snowboarders. Riders like Forrest Shearer are speaking out about climate change and the need for wildland conservation. As part of The Wilderness Society's "my wilderness" series, Shearer shares his passion for backcountry riding and shows how he inspires young people to take action.

Please check out "my wilderness" at:  http://wilderness.org/mywilderness/forrest

About “my wilderness”

The Wilderness Society recently launched a national marketing campaign called “my wilderness,” designed to inspire Americans to care for our wild places. We are capturing a wide variety of people talking about their own personal experiences and stories of their favorite places.

The Wilderness Society is the leading public-lands conservation organization working to protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places. Founded in 1935, and now with more than 500,000 members and supporters, TWS has led the effort to permanently protect 110 million acres of wilderness and to ensure sound management of our shared national lands.

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TGR Purchases Carbon Offsets For “Deeper”, “Light The Wick” And Donates 1% Of 2010 Revenue To POW

Protect Our Winters - Pacific Palisades, CA and Jackson, WY, July 5, 2011 - As climate change continues to impact winter sports, Teton Gravity Research (TGR) is taking a lead role in protecting the winter season that is the foundation for their business. TGR has taken a top-down approach to sustainability, which includes a multi-year partnership with Protect Our Winters (POW), the global environmental snow sports nonprofit and by purchasing carbon offsets for all of their winter film properties.

While film productions are inherently carbon-intensive, TGR is doing all it can to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from throughout the production process, which includes mechanized travel and post-production. This year, for the third year in a row, TGR purchased offsets for “Deeper” and “Light The Wick” through Protect Our Winters as the last step in their carbon reduction strategy.

The offsets, which are generated by the permanent conservation of the 2,200 acre Van Eck Forest in Humboldt County, CA, and follow a rigorous carbon offset project accounting and verification process, are registered through the Climate Action Reserve. With the help of TGR, management of the Van Eck Forest Project is expected to reduce more than 500,000 tons of CO2 emissions over a 100-year period by ensuring that the existing stores in this carbon rich forest are never lost.

Secondly, TGR has also made a significant contribution to Protect Our Winters, representing 1% of their annual revenue, verified by nonprofit partner 1% For The Planet. The contribution to POW will be used to help fund their athlete-led educational program “Hot Planet/Cool Athletes” which provides a foundation for professional snow sports athletes to talk to high school students about climate change, inspiring them to become future climate leaders. “We’re excited to have the on-going support of TGR, one of our founding partners. They’re taking serious responsibility for their carbon footprint – reducing what they can, offsetting the rest and supporting organizations like POW to educate and mobilize the winter sports community”, said Chris Steinkamp, Executive Director of Protect Our Winters.

“We’re very conscious of the impact we make on the environment at TGR. The environment is the basis of our existence. We continue to evolve our behavior to minimize our impact and to utilize our broad reach to create awareness. Our partnership with POW helps address these initiatives”, said Steve Jones, TGR’s Co-Founder.

Protect Our Winters Announces Addition of Auden Schendler to Board

Protect Our Winters (POW) is proud to welcome Auden Schendler as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Schendler is the Vice-President of Sustainability at the Aspen Skiing Company and will be a major contributor to POW’s efforts to activate the winter sports community in the fight against climate change.

Previously a research associate in corporate sustainability at Rocky Mountain Institute, Auden has been a trailer insulator, burger flipper, ambulance medic, Outward Bound instructor, high school math and English teacher, freelance writer, and Forest Service goose nest island builder. An avid outdoorsman, Auden has climbed Denali, North America’s highest peak, and kayaked the Grand Canyon in winter. His writing has been published in Harvard Business Review, the L.A. Times, Scientific American and Salon.com, among other places, and his work has been covered in Businessweek, Fast Company, Travel and Leisure, Outside, and other media. Auden was named a global warming innovator by TIME magazine in 2006 and in 2007 he testified to Congress on the impact of climate change on public lands. He lives in Basalt, Colorado with his wife Ellen and their children Willa and Elias.

“Protect Our Winters has momentum. It’s cool. And it’s exactly the right idea: we’re going to solve climate change by mobilizing huge amounts of people who care. And skiers and riders care.” said Auden.

“We’re honored and and excited to have Auden be part of the Protect Our Winters leadership. We need the best and the brightest on our team to help us engage the winter sports community against climate change and without question, Auden is that guy.” said Chris Steinkamp, Executive Director of POW.

POW’s goal of uniting the winter sports community against climate change is reflected in its board membership. Schendler joins Matt McClain, Director of Marketing and Communications for the Surfrider Foundation, Strick Walker, former CMO at 1% For The Planet and currently the Business Development Lead at IDEO and Christina Thomure, Director of Sustainable Operations at Grand Targhee Resort.

Since 2008, Protect our Winters has invested over $150,000 in over 25 community-based grassroots organizations, partnered with The Sierra Club to fight dirty coal and produced “Generations”, in partnership with The North Face and Teton Gravity Research. “Generations” is a short-film about climate change, resulting in over 150,000 downloads and led to the “60 Days” campaign, an online activism effort urging US Senators to support clean energy legislation.

protectourwinters.org

“DEEPER” NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES!

After two long years of work the wait is almost over!  The DEEPER World Premiere in North Tahoe is nearly here!  Teton Gravity Research will proudly debut DEEPER in over thirty North American cities following the Truckee premiere. Don’t miss the opportunity to catch this revolutionary big mountain snowboarding film featuring Jeremy Jones and a handpicked group of elite riders including Jonaven Moore, Travis Rice and Xavier De Le Rue, who travel to the world's snowboarding meccas and venture past the boundaries of helicopters, snowmobiles, and lifts to explore an untouched realm.  For more info on tickets and locations visit TGRsnowboarding.com.

Sept 10th      Truckee, CA   WORLD PREMIERE - Truckee River Amphitheatre


Sept 13th      San Francisco, CA      Independent


Sept 15th      Salt Lake City, UT      Brewvies


Sept 22nd     Denver, CO                Oriental Theatre


Sept 23rd      Boulder, CO               Boulder Theatre


Sept 24th      Fort Collins, CO         Lory Student Center


Sept 28th      Seattle, WA               Egyptian Theatre


Sept 29th     Vancouver, BC            Ridge Theatre


Sept 30th     Portland, OR              Bagdad Theatre


Sept 30th     Whistler, BC               TBD


Oct 1st         Middlebury, VT          Middlebury College


Oct 1st         Eugene, OR                McDonald Theatre


Oct 1st         CO Springs, CO           Stargazers Theatre


Oct 5th        Bend. OR                    Tower Theatre


Oct 5th        Reno, NV                    JA Nugget


Oct 6th        Salt Lake City, UT       Fine Arts Auditorium at the U.


Oct 7th        Sacramento, CA          Tower Theatre


Oct  7th       Steamboat, CO            The Grand Ballroom


Oct 8th       Los Angeles, CA           Cinespace


Oct 8th       Summit County, CO      TBD


Oct 9th       Vail, CO                      TBD


Oct 15th      Bellingham, WA           WWU performing Arts Center


Oct 23rd      Bethlehem, PA            The Ice House


Oct 23rd      Jackson Hole, WY         Pink Gartner


Oct 27th      Spokane, WA               Bing Crosby/Met Theatre


Nov 4th       Ogden, UT                  Wildcat Theater


Nov 12th     Ketchum, ID                Apples Bar and Grill


Nov 25th     Montreal, QC               La Tulipe


Dec 1st        Burlington, VT             Higher Ground


Dec 2nd        Boston, MA                 IMAX at Boston Aquarium


Dec 2nd        Toronto                      Steamwhistle Brewery


Dec 3rd         New York                   Gramercy Theatre


Dec 3rd         Aspen, CO                  Wheeler Opera House


Dec 18th       Mammoth, CA             Mammoth Mountain