Repost This ArticleWith the winter’s first snow covering the West, Matador Ambassador Griffin Post drops some of his personal favorites to get you pumped for the upcoming season.
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"One for the Road"
Filming for Teton Gravity Research’s “One for the Road,” just outside of Juneau in April, 2011.
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Pyramid
Looking down Pyramid in Valdez, Alaska. One of those moments where everything -- the snow, the stability, the light -- lines up perfectly. One of the best runs of my life.
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Bluebird
A rare bluebird day in early February in Valdez, Alaska, with nobody else out.Intermission
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Unskiable
A mostly unskiable face outside of Juneau, filming for TGR’s “One for the Road.”
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“So, you want me to put you down where?”
Todd Ligare and the pilot discuss LZs on a crystal clear February day.
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Last lines
April 30th, 2011, last lines of the season filming for TGR’s “One for the Road.”
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Stoke
Ralph Backstrom throws out some stoke after a day filming in Valdez for TGR’s “The Dream Factory.”
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Valdez, Alaska
February, 2012 -- After two weeks in Valdez, we saw the sun (and the terrain) for the first time.
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Jackson Hole backcountry
Short spine line to a 2,000’ couloir.Intermission
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Eat your vegetables
The “Cauliflowers” and the stuff that dreams are made of, filming for TGR’s “The Dream Factory.”
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Sochi, Russia
This is the site of the 2014 Olympics, taken circa 2010. The lifts were a bit ghetto, the skiing second to none.
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Wizard Store
A micro-zone we dubbed “The Wizard Store,” in Valdez, Alaska.
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2k look
April, 2012, looking down a 2,000’ face, filming TGR’s “The Dream Factory.”
Griffin Post
An icon in the skiing world, Griffin Post has either won or placed in the top three of nearly a dozen events on the Freeskiing World Tour. He is sponsored by The North Face, Smith, and Jackson Hole, among several others.
Nice pictures Grif! Lots of WHITE stuff!
Crazy Shots! Awesome