Sam Smoothy rose to the occasion last winter when the New Zealand skier was filming AK with TGR athletes Angel Collinson, Nick McNutt, and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa.  Nothing like being surrounded by greatness to get your best performance.

*Video courtesy of Teton Gravity Research

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