RIFF | Dillon Flinders Wins TGR Dream Factory Film Festival Doug Coombs Award for Best Male Action

Snowbird, Utah | Active public record: 2015-present | Known for: RIFF, Lemonade, Transmission, Snowbird IFSA Qualifier win, Utah-to-Alaska freeride filming | Current: Dynastar, LOOK Bindings, Lange, Snowbird project support Alaska Spines After The Late Start The Alaska face rose in broken white ribs, each spine catching wind and light above a landing no park builder could smooth. Alex Lundstrom followed Dillon Flinders into that terrain with the camera close, the drone high, and a season that had nearly stalled suddenly turning into the reason RIFF existed. RIFF became Lundstrom’s clearest public film statement.... Read more on the Athlete page

Utah, USA | Active public record: 2017-present | Known for: Freeride World Tour 2024, RIFF, Transmission, Lemonade, Snowbird and Alaska freeride | Current: Dynastar, LOOK Bindings, Lange, Snowbird project support Alaska Spines When The Season Finally Turned The Alaska face rose in white ribs, each spine catching wind above a landing no park crew could repair. Dillon Flinders dropped into the line with soft snow moving beside his skis, the camera tracking from above, and a strange winter suddenly giving him the shot that RIFF had been waiting for. That 2025 film became the clearest public statement of his current skiing.... Read more on the Athlete page

S. big-mountain region from Girdwood to Haines and Valdez | Known for: Chugach spines, Alyeska lift access, Thompson Pass heli terrain, Natural Selection Ski, FWT Alaska returns | Season: December to April with heli windows strongest from February to April | Best for: advanced freeriders, film crews, heli guests, and backcountry skiers with avalanche discipline Chugach Faces Above Tidewater Snow The Chugach Mountains rise directly above sea-level communities such as Girdwood and Valdez, putting maritime snowfall against slopes that climb fast from the coast. Alyeska Resort lists 1,610 skiable acres, 76 named runs, 7 lifts, a 40-passenger aerial tram, 2,500 feet of vertical rise, and 650 inches of average annual summit snowfall.... Read more on the Location page

Utah big mountain resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon | Known for: Aerial Tram access, Hidden Peak, 2500 acres, 500 plus inches of annual snowfall, Mineral Basin, Peruvian Gulch, Gad Valley, IFSA freeride events, and Alta Bird storm cycles | Season: winter into spring depending on snowpack | Best for: advanced freeriders, powder skiers, tram lap crews, and skiers who want serious in bounds terrain close to Salt Lake City Hidden Peak And The Tram Drop Into Little Cottonwood Hidden Peak reaches 11000 feet above Little Cottonwood Canyon, and Snowbird’s Aerial Tram turns that elevation into direct ski access. From the summit, the mountain drops into Peruvian Gulch, Gad Valley, and Mineral Basin with a stated 3000 vertical feet and 2500 acres of terrain. The numbers matter because Snowbird is not large in a vague way.... Read more on the Location page

American Rocky Mountain ski region around the Wasatch Range | Known for: Little Cottonwood powder, Snowbird tram terrain, Alta bowls, Brighton rails, Park City parks, Woodward training, Olympic venues and Salt Lake City access | Season: November to May depending on resort and snowpack | Best for: powder skiers, park riders, freeriders, street crews, event athletes and film crews chasing fast logistics with serious terrain Little Cottonwood Canyon And The 500 Inch Storm Engine Little Cottonwood Canyon climbs from the Salt Lake Valley into a tight granite corridor where Snowbird and Alta Ski Area sit under some of the most concentrated lift-served snow terrain in North America. Utah’s official tourism board describes the state’s 15 ski resorts as averaging upward of 500 inches of annual snow, with 10 resorts within an hour of Salt Lake City International Airport. That combination explains Utah’s freeski power better than any slogan: deep storms, steep terrain and a major airport lined up in the same mountain system.... Read more on the Location page

0 and a long alpine competition heritage | Focus: building precise, mountain tested skis for skiers who move from hard snow carving to freeride lines, tours and mixed resort conditions. 1963 Sallanches origins under the Mont Blanc massif Dynastar is one of the essential French ski manufacturers. The brand was founded in 1963 in Sallanches, at the foot of Mont Blanc, from the meeting of two ski and materials worlds: Dynamic and Starflex.... Read more on the Sponsor page

American ski, snowboard and action sports film studio | Founded in 1995 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming by Steve Jones, Todd Jones and Dirk Collins | Known for: annual ski films, TGR Film Tour, Pressure Drop, Beyond the Fantasy, Magic Hour, Rogue Elements, Way of Life, The Dream Factory, TGR TV, athlete edits and big-mountain cinematography | Focus: documenting freeride, backcountry, powder, park, snowboard and mountain culture through feature films, tours, digital media, optics and athlete-led storytelling. 1995 Jackson Hole origins and the fishing money that bought the cameras Teton Gravity Research, usually shortened to TGR, is one of the most important production studios in ski history. It is not a ski manufacturer, boot brand, binding company or apparel label in the traditional sense.... Read more on the Sponsor page