In this nasty and divisive political season, with vitriolic messages bombarding us from all media sources, this video right here contains one message I can actually get behind. And it comes from 98-year-old George Jedenoff, aka “Skier George.” He has been a mainstay at Alta and Snowbird for 56 years, and plans to keep skiing past…
Category: Video
Films and Trailer for 2016 Wasatch Mountain Film Festival
The Wasatch Mountains are a special place. Nowhere else can residents of a major metropolitan area access a range as easily as those of us living on the Wasatch Front. As a result, these mountains have a profound influence on millions of people, not just here in Utah, but around the world. Held every April,…
Video: Zion 8K
America’s National Parks celebrate 100 years in 2016, so many people and organizations have been marking the occasion with beautiful videos. One such film comes from More Than Just Parks, a team of brothers with a passion for national parks. Their latest is Zion 8K, which they describe as “a dazzling 4-minute short that takes…
Enter to win #LEDBYLIGHT LED Lenser contest
Want to win an awesome headlamp? LED Lenser is coming up to the forefront of headlamp and flashlight technology, and is gaining a fanbase among outdoor enthusiasts around the world. They’ve launched a huge social campaign called, #LEDBYLIGHT, which highlights a “series of inspiring and authentic stories told by real LED LENSER users. They include…
Edit your ski footage for the 2nd Annual Alta Peruvian Video Challenge
For the second year, the Alta Peruvian Lodge is hosting a ski video contest. The Alta Peruvian Video Challenge is now accepting entries from all skiers across the country, amateur pro and otherwise. Forget Sundance, because the P-Dog is like a ski film festival on steroids. Every other Thursday starting on January 21st, the best…
Video: Brighton Resort first to open for 2015/16 season
It’s official! Ski and snowboard season has begun in Utah, and Brighton Resort is the first to open. The lifts started spinning on the morning of Wednesday, November 18th. Utah is having a good start to the snow year, as Brighton opened with a 22 inch base. Three lifts are running including Crest Express, Explorer,…
Utah Avalanche Center produces “Know Before You Go” video
You gotta hand it to the Utah Avalanche Center – they just went HUGE in their brand new, “Know Before You Go” video. In conjunction with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, the UAC’s own Trent Meisenheimer, Bruce Tremper, Paul Diegel, and Craig Gordon took avalanche safety videos to the next level. The video is part…
Video: The Forecaster
Black Diamond TV released its second webisode this week, titled, The Forecaster: A Message from the Backcountry. This time around it features Utah’s own Drew Hardesty, an forecaster for the Utah Avalanche Center. While we get to know the guy who’s voice we hear on the daily avalanche report phone message, the real thrust of…
Video: Salomon Freeski TV Dream Trip
PREPARE TO BECOME INSANELY JEALOUS! The latest episode of Salomon Freeski TV dropped today and it’s all about the little guy. Last year Salomon held a contest asking viewers to reveal their dream trip. The contest was that simple. Thousands of skiers submitted their dream location and who they would want to ski with, and…
Black Diamond introduces BDTV
There is a serious trend of ski companies producing quality video content to promote their products, and Utah’s own Black Diamond is the latest to enter the fray with BDTV. The first company to do so was Salomon, with their very successful Salomon Freeski TV series. Mike Douglas paved the way with online shorts that…