Teton Gravity Research
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Teton Gravity Research is an extreme sport production company based in Teton Village, Wyoming
Wyoming
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. They have been producing skiing, snowboarding and surfing films since 1996 and are best known for films like Tangerine Dream and Anomaly. The films focus on world-class athletes skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, surfing and kayaking surfing in the best locations around the world. The company have produced over 20 films. A clip from the film Lost and Found was shown at the Macworld
Macworld
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 2008 Keynote by Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
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. It featured Erik Roner Skibase jumping off Cajun Couloir to the song "Out On The Streets" by Bang Camaro
Bang Camaro
Bang Camaro is an American hard rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by guitarists Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea in 2005, it is composed of members of various indie rock bands from the area...

 and was shown to illustrate the Podcast
Podcast
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 feature of Apple TV.

TGR was founded by Corey Gavitt, brothers Todd and Steve Jones, and Dirk Collins. Gavitt, the son of legendary basketball coach and ex-Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics
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 CEO Dave Gavitt
Dave Gavitt
David "Dave" Gavitt was a American college basketball coach and athletic director at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island...

, grew up in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
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 and spent summers on Cape Cod
Cape Cod
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. He was a high school all-American lacrosse player and graduated from the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
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, where he won a national championship. He is a former University of Maryland assistant woman's basketball coach, Boston Celtics scout, and special assistant to the Celtics General Manager. Steve Jones grew up on Cape Cod and spent the weekends skiing in Stowe, Vermont
Stowe, Vermont
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. He graduated from Holderness School
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 in 1987. He later transferred to the University of Montana and graduated from the National Outdoor Leadership School
National Outdoor Leadership School
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. Brother Todd Jones also grew up on Cape Cod and spent the weekends skiing in Stowe. He is a 1989 graduate of Kimball Union Academy
Kimball Union Academy
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. He attended the University of Montana and graduated from the National Outdoor Leadership School. Dirk Collins, the son of a kayaker, grew up skiing and climbing in the Chugach Mountains
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 of Alaska
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. He attended high school in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
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 and completed two years at the University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage
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 before moving to Jackson Hole
Jackson Hole
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in 1991. The four met skiing and working as commercial fishermen in Alaska.

Films

  • "The Continuum" - 1996
  • "Harvest" - 1997
  • "Uprising" - 1998
  • "The Realm" - 1999
  • "Area 51" - 1999
  • "Further" - 2000
  • "Los Alamos" - 2000
  • "Mind the Addiction" - 2001
  • "Subject To Change" - 2001
  • "Gondwana" - 2001
  • "The Prophecy" -2002
  • "Salad Days" - 2002
  • "High Life" - 2003
  • "Soul Purpose" - 2004
  • "Tangerine Dream" - 2005
  • "Anomaly" - 2006
  • "The Big One" -2006
  • "Shack Therapy"(Surf film) - 2006
  • "Lost and Found" - 2007
  • "Under the Influence" - 2008
  • "Out There" (Surf film) - 2008 is available online
  • "Re:Session" - 2009
  • "Generations"- 2009 is available online
  • "Deeper" - 2010 is available online
  • "Light the Wick" - 2010
  • "One for the Road" - 2011


The most recent film released by Teton Gravity Research is entitled "One for the Road."

They also sponsor a forum for skiers to post trip reports and general outdoors topics.
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