It has taken years for Elyse to be granted the invitation to join a filming crew in Alaska. For Teton Gravity Research’s film Winterland that career long dream was finally granted.
On December 9th, 2019, a crew of Jones Snowboards team riders headed into the backcountry of the Lake Tahoe area. They were out to take a multi-day avalanche rescue course, but didn’t expect to have to use their skills and education outside of made up scenarios.
Taking the viewers from the ancient Bristlecones in the Sierras of California and Nevada to the backcountry of birch forests Hokkaido, Japan and onto the Red Cedars of British Columbia we explore the lives of the trees through the scientists who study them and their long lives.
With The Uninvited & The Uninvited II, Jess Kimura put the stress of getting more positive exposure for the girls and women of the future of snowboarding on her own shoulders. Now, two films in, she’s giving all these ladies a chance to show their talents.
