Teton Gravity Research is an extreme sport production company based in Teton Village, Wyoming. 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 2008 Keynote by Steve Jobs. It featured Erik Roner Skibase jumping off Cajun Couloir to the song "Out On The Streets" by Bang Camaro and was shown to illustrate the Podcast 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 CEO Dave Gavitt, grew up in Providence, Rhode Island and spent summers on Cape Cod. He was a high school all-American lacrosse player and graduated from the University of North Carolina, 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, VT. He graduated from Holderness School in 1987. He later transferred to the University of Montana and graduated from the National Outdoor Leadership School. Brother Todd Jones grew up on Cape Cod and spent the weekends skiing in Stowe, VT. He is a 1989 graduate of Kimball Union Academy. 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 of Alaska. He attended high school in Anchorage and completed two years at the University of Alaska Anchorage before moving to Jackson Hole 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
- "Re:Session" - 2009
- "Deeper" - 2009
- "Light The Wick" - 2010
The most recent film released by Teton Gravity Research is entitled Re:Session. The movie was released simultaneously on DVD and in theaters.
They also sponsor a forum for skiers to post trip reports and general outdoors topics.