It’s only January, and already ski movie trailers for next October are being released. In this preview for “Sierra Quitiquit: How Did I Get Here” we see Park City’s own Sierra Quitiquit rise from working as an unknown line cook to becoming a world-traveling model and downright ripping skier. The trailer is chock full of…
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Enter the Alta Peruvian Lodge Video Challenge
If you ski or snowboard and have some modicum of video shooting and editing skill, then listen up! The Alta Peruvian Lodge, in conjunction with Discrete, is hosting a contest like no other. The Alta Peruvian Lodge Video Challenge is your change to show off what you got both on the slopes and in the…
Video: One Run with Pep
Alta is a magnet for some of the best freeskiers in the world. Guys like Pep Fujas and Sage Cattabriga-Alosa have made Alta their home. With so many huge and gnarly ski resorts in North America, why are they in Alta? One look at this POV video from Cattabriga-Alosa, and it’s pretty clear – Alta…
Salomon Freeski launches #FreeskiDreamTrip
Are you a fan of Salomon Freeski TV? Each week, we get a new, high quality edit dropped on us by pro-skier-turned-filmmaker, Mike Douglas. These free skiing shorts have drawn huge acclaim and popularity over the years, and they seem to just keep getting better and better. Well if you’ve ever dreamed of starring on…
Friday Video: “An Education – A Father Daughter Trip of Discovery”
I am a cynical bastard… at least I used to be. Show me a video about children, even kids in the outdoors, and I say, “meh,” shrug my shoulders, and could not care less. Yes, I was one of those jerks that don’t like kids. But now that I’m about to have one of my own…
Jeremy Jones’ “Higher” in IMAX review
Have you ever seen a ski or snowboard movie in IMAX? No? Well after watching Jeremy Jones’ “Higher” from Teton Gravity Research on the IMAX screen at the Clark Planetarium in Salt Lake City, I’m here to say it’s an experience that completely engulfs – an experience I wish would happen more often. Witnessing POV…
The Powder Pilgrimage ski film review
Ski and snowboard movies are pretty slick these days. High production quality, helicopter footage, and the best skiers in the world shredding big lines is standard fare. So it’s refreshing to see a movie that’s just about two guys loading up a truck camper and spending 4 months backcountry splitboarding along the Powder Highway of…
Video: DPS Cinematic presents “Sanctuary”
Last week we introduced you to Salt Lake City’s own DPS Cinematic, and their upcoming release of 4 short ski films. Well, the first short was released today. “Sanctuary” tells the story of skiing among the desert landscapes of South America. The place is special for DPS founder Stephan Drake, since that’s where the idea…
DPS introduces The Shadow Campaign
Ski movies are undergoing a major evolution lately – they’re getting shorter. Maybe it’s due to the success of Salomon Freeski TV, but the short ski film is gaining traction. Sweetgrass Productions is in on the game with their short, “Afterglow,” and now Salt Lake City’s own DPS Skis has introduced The Shadow Campaign. The…
Powderwhore Productions “Some Thing Else” ski movie review
The boys at our local ski movie company, Powderwhore Productions, have spread their wings and taken off. They’ve flown so far with every movie in the last 10 years that they’ve finally made it – they’ve made a movie that is no longer a video diary of a Utah ski season with backcountry friends. The…