Kai did the run with his hero, pro skier Tim Durtschi of Utah. One of Kai’s big stunts in the film was jumping off a super steep run called Smart Bastard – involving an iconic leap with at least 35 feet of air in the out-of-bounds area at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. “They thought it was super cool,” he said.
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Kai, who is now 12, said he saw the movie in Driggs, Idaho, with his friends just before Halloween. “Then I got to see all our work for the season on the big screen.” “I thought it was a super-cool experience because I got to ski all around Jackson with pros and they showed me the way,” Kai said. Then he heads into the mountains to tear it up on skis. He’s refused a ticket for a PG-13 movie and kicked out of a Jackson Hole bar after ordering a grilled cheese sandwich. My dad, when he was in a (boardroom strategy) meeting, says ‘Well, me and Kai have been filming all winter.’ So they said, ‘OK, we’ll give him a shot.’ ” “This guy completely bailed out on a shoot and they weren’t able to film. “I wasn’t supposed to be in the movie, but then a crazy thing happened,” Kai said. So when a pro skier bailed on his part in the movie featuring Jackson Hole skiing, Todd Jones offered his son to fill the spot. His father had shot footage of his son doing several impressive things on skis. Over the years, Kai has followed his dad around the Tetons and made friends with pro skiers. Kai is the son of Todd Jones, co-founder of TGR. In this case, it was the latest Teton Gravity Research film “Far Out” presented by REI, and the new kid really is just a kid – Kai Jones, only 11 at the time. IDAHO FALLS – It was a classic moviemaking scenario: One of the stars bails out during production and the new kid gets his shot at a role and comes up big.