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  • Illumination<br />
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Travis Rice slashes a snow wave near the end of the day in the Tordrillo Mountains of Alaska while filming for the Art of Flight movie. This was the last image I took after more then 4 weeks of shooting and sleeping in the mountains. This photo won the illumination category in the Red Bull Illume photo contest. <br />
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I had been in the Tordrillo Mountains for 4 weeks with the Brain Farm Cinema crew documenting the making of the Art of Flight movie. From day one I had it in my mind that I wouldn’t leave without shooting a photo from a hovering helicopter looking straight down on a rider. Unfortunately setting up this kind of shot was much more complicated then I originally thought. We had 2 helicopters on this trip. The first was the film ship, fitted with a Cineflex aerial camera to the nose. It’s important for this ship to be as light as possible so that it could manoeuvre quickly so I wasn't allowed to shoot from that one. The second helicopter was the riders ship. It would shuttle the riders around getting them on top of the lines they wanted to ride and would pick them up at the bottom. As a photographer I would use this ship to move myself around when it wasn't possible to snowboard there. So when I found the right terrain to shoot my aerial photo, I had to coordinate the move I wanted to make with the film ship as it would generally fly all over the place to get the best shot of the entire line. In the end we decided I would just hover above the line, hang out the side and shoot while the film ship would do its thing around us. This was the best way to keep both helicopters from crashing into each other.<br />
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Once I was harnessed in and hanging out of the helicopter, we lifted up and hovered a few 100 feet above the line. Travis was called in to drop and made this single turn before disappearing over the edge. It would have been nice to follow him down the whole line but that just wasn't going to be safe.<br />
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It was around
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  • The Tordrillo Mountains as seen while filming for The Unrideables near Anchorage, Alaska on April 20th, 2014.
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  • The Tordrillo Mountains as seen while filming for The Unrideables near Anchorage, Alaska on April 22nd, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large cliff into a spiraling barrel roll while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington jumps off a large glaricer cliff while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore and friends fine tune a pair of skis while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 25th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington holds his wing while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi speed rides while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore, Filippo Fabbi and Andy Farington fly through the middle of a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore, Filippo Fabbi and Andy Farington fly through the middle of a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington speed rides while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large cliff into a spiraling barrel roll while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 21th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi poses for a portrait while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 25th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington speed rides while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore, Filippo Fabbi, Clark Fyans and Andy Farington study maps during the filming of The Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 19th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington speed rides while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 21th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore speed rides through a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 21th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore poses for a portrait while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 22th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington jumps off a large cliff into a spiraling barrel roll while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 23rd, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore poses for a portrait while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 22th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore, Filippo Fabbi and Andy Farington fly through the middle of a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi jumps off a large cliff into a spiraling barrel roll while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore jumps off a large glacier while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington jumps off a large cliff into a spiraling barrel roll while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 22rd, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi speed rides while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore catches air while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore speed rides while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • The Unrideables crew packs an airplane to leave the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 30th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore scouts the skiable terrain by plane before filming of the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 20th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi speed rides while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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  • Andy Farington jumps off a large cliff while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 27th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi and Andy Farington fly through the middle of a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi and Jon Devore celeberate after a good run during the making of The Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore, Filippo Fabbi and Andy Farington fly through the middle of a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 29th, 2014.
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  • Filippo Fabbi poses for a portrait while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 22th, 2014.
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  • Jon Devore, Filippo Fabbi and Andy Farington fly through the middle of a glacier field while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 24th, 2014.
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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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  • Jon Devore poses for a portrait while filming for the Unrideables in the Tordrillo Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska on April 22th, 2014.
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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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  • Illumination<br />
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Travis Rice slashes a snow wave near the end of the day in the Tordrillo Mountains of Alaska while filming for the Art of Flight movie. This was the last image I took after more then 4 weeks of shooting and sleeping in the mountains. This photo won the illumination category in the Red Bull Illume photo contest.
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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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Travis Rice catches huge air doing a backside 720 nose grab in Alaska shooting for the Art of Flight movie.
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  • It was a quiet summer moring in the Tordrillo Mountains of Alaska when I shot this photo of Jillian Lukiwski paddleing her canoe along this glacial lake.
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  • I shot this image of the moon rising over the Tordrillo Mountains during the making of The Art of Flight movie. As we lifted off in the helicopter and climbed to about 300 feet, I asked the pilot to slow down for a minute so that I could open the door and take this photo. <br />
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Early morning moon rise over some spectacular lines just minutes from our lodge.
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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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  • 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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  • The end of the day in the Alaska mountain range is the best time to be there. A quick stop to evaluate the snow conditions before heading back to the lodge.
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  • “The Crack” looks like an insanely intimidating and alluring feature when you think about riding it. Pro skier Cody Townsend rode The Crack and ended up winning Powder Magazine’s ‘Line Of The Year’ award and ‘Best Male Performance‘, it was said that his ski line was the ‘most insane ever.’<br />
However, it was actually Travis Rice who made the first descent on a couloir feature he and Eric Jackson dubbed “The Crack” in the spring of 2014.
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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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  • 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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  • Just another day in the office for professional snowboarder Travis Rice as he negotiates his way down a steep ridge while filming in Alaska.
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  • Glory Day<br />
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2014 was an especially poor season in Alaska. It hadn’t snowed much at all that year and most of the terrain we are used to riding was bare. After about ten days of waiting patiently in a backcountry cabin, our spirits at an all time low, a freak storm showed up on the radar and dropped enough snow to save our trip. This image of Travis Rice celebrating the new snow was shot at the top of our first run, when the sun broke out from the clouds creating the most beautiful light.
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  • Scott Serfas cover image of Travis Rice for Snowboard Canada Business Magazine.
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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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  • Scott Serfas cover image of Travis Rice for Snowboardmag Magazine.
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  • Scott Serfas cover image of John Jackson for Act Magazine.
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  • Hauling gear during a summer photo shoot for Filson of Seattle.
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