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  • A snowboarders paradise. This face in Alaska has been dubbed "So Far Gone" due to its extreme pillows of snow and fresh powder.
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  • The Tordrillo Mountains are a small range in the south central region of Alaska. They lie approximately 120 km northwest of Anchorage and are primarily volcanic, which may be what makes them so perfect for snowboarding. On a recent trip there, accompanied by two of the best riders in the world, I was able to photograph the best, most progressive backcountry snowboarding to date. John Jackson blew my mind with his ability to ride such large descents and land obnoxious, oversized airs.<br />
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This photo was taken on a large facing wall, known as Avocado. Half of it gets morning light, while the other half gets evening light. It was late in the day when John spotted a line just about to be blessed with light. The helicopter set me down on an adjacent peak and then dropped him in place to initiate this opportunity. John dropped in, having only seen this line from the air for a few second, and made a few turns before heading right to this cruise-ship sized pillow.<br />
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I remember thinking to myself, "Oh God, does he know what he is headed for?" It's very easy to lose track of where you are, when amazingly huge mountains are all that surround you. One wrong turn can be deadly. Turns out he knew exactly what he was doing and where he was going.
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  • The Tordrillo Mountains are a small range in the south central region of Alaska. They lie approximately 120 km northwest of Anchorage and are primarily volcanic, which may be what makes them so perfect for snowboarding. On a recent trip there, accompanied by two of the best riders in the world, I was able to photograph the best, most progressive backcountry snowboarding to date. John Jackson blew my mind with his ability to ride such large descents and land obnoxious, oversized airs.<br />
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This photo was taken on a large facing wall, known as Avocado. Half of it gets morning light, while the other half gets evening light. It was late in the day when John spotted a line just about to be blessed with light. The helicopter set me down on an adjacent peak and then dropped him in place to initiate this opportunity. John dropped in, having only seen this line from the air for a few second, and made a few turns before heading right to this cruise-ship sized pillow.<br />
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I remember thinking to myself, "Oh God, does he know what he is headed for?" It's very easy to lose track of where you are, when amazingly huge mountains are all that surround you. One wrong turn can be deadly. Turns out he knew exactly what he was doing and where he was going.
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  • This photo was taken late in the day during the making of the acclaimed Art of Flight movie. John Jackson called in his line over the radio before dropping into this one of a kind spine/pillow line and launched an air larger then any of us had ever seen before.
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  • John Jackson is chased by a helicopter while snowboarding down a spine in the Alaska backcountry during the making of the film The Art of Flight.
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  • The Tordrillo Mountains are a small range in the south central region of Alaska. They lie approximately 120 km northwest of Anchorage and are primarily volcanic, which may be what makes them so perfect for snowboarding. On a recent trip there, accompanied by two of the best riders in the world, I was able to photograph the best, most progressive backcountry snowboarding to date.<br />
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Travis Rice slashes a snow wave near the end of the day in Alaska while filming for the Art of Flight movie.
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  • The Tordrillo Mountains are a small range in the south central region of Alaska. They lie approximately 120 km northwest of Anchorage and are primarily volcanic, which may be what makes them so perfect for snowboarding. On a recent trip there, accompanied by two of the best riders in the world, I was able to photograph the best, most progressive backcountry snowboarding to date.<br />
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John Jackson jumps a massive cliff in Alaska while filming for the Art of Flight movie.
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  • Every sunny day we had in the Tordrillo Mountains was epic! And every day after was even more epic than the last. I remember being out this one day for a full 14 hours, shooting what I knew was the best snowboarding in the history of the sport. As the sun started to make its way to the horizon, we packed up and with minimal fuel started our flight back to the lodge. Then, over the next ridge, Travis spotted this amazing spine line with perfect light, and over the headset begged the pilot to turn around and drop him on top for one last run.<br />
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Reluctantly, the pilot gave in and we were back in action again. It was 9:37 p.m. and the sun was dropping when Travis dropped into this line. I shot from the hovering helicopter a few hundred feet out in front of him. Later, Travis described this line as one of the best runs of his life. Four feet of blower pow on each side of these almost vertical spines. Another day in the history books.
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