teton gravity research films

Actually, It Is Rocket Science (A Teton Gravity Research Film)

Thursday, November 12

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Join Friends of the San Juans and the Durango Arts Center for our annual TGR film premiere and main fundraising event, featuring TGR’s newest film “Actually, It Is Rocket Science”.  Bring your friends, your stoke, and a little extra cash for our raffle, featuring great prizes from local partners including Pine Needle Mountaineering, Osprey Packs, and more. Additional support for Pressure Drop comes from Weston, Spark R&D, and Flylow. Every ticket and raffle purchase directly supports Friends of the San Juans’ mission to continue providing free avalanche education across Southwest Colorado.

Actually, It Is Rocket Science is the newest chapter in TGR’s ongoing study of the fall line, told through the world’s best skiers as they turn the mountain into a laboratory and every descent into an experiment.

The study spans Bute Inlet, British Columbia; Haines, Alaska; Japan; Finland; Andorra; Montana; Jay Peak, Vermont; and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Different mountains, snowpacks, conditions, and approaches—but the same forces are always at work: speed, gravity, instinct, and consequence.

Actually, It Is Rocket Science is a tongue-in-cheek look at the seemingly reckless abandon that many of the world’s best snow athletes display as they push the physics of what is possible.  Athletes explore the intricacies of dissecting a big mountain line, the physics and amplitude of a massive gap, calculating transition, and the force of gravity.

So, is it rocket science—or is it not?

Watch closely and decide for yourself: Actually, It Is Rocket Science.

TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvn322bnNgo

DATES & TIMES

Thursday, November 12
5:30pm (5:00 doors open)
8:00pm (7:30 doors open)

COST

$25 online / $30 door
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Application Deadline:
May 1, 2026

Artist Registration closing soon!

Oct 23 - 31

9 Shows!
VIP Tables!
Spooky Fun!