The new rock climbing film “Core” will screen at Brewvies on Thursday, April 22. It’s the latest from filmmaker Chuck Fryberger who says it, “exposes the contrast in landscape and lifestyle that defines the sport. A close examination of each character offers perspective beyond just their achievements on the stone.” That’s pretty deep. I suspect…
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Mountain bike film “Follow Me” to screen at Brewvies
The new mountain bike film, “Follow Me” will screen at Brewvies on April 29th at 7 and 9 pm. Brought to Utah by the Wasatch Area Freeride Trail Association (WAFTA), “Follow Me” is the first movie from Anthill Films, a new company founded by the guys who are also responsible for “The Collective,” “Roam,” and…
“Race Across the Sky” screens in Park City
The Leadville Trail 100, known as one of the most grueling mountain bike races in the world, is getting the big screen treatment in the new documentary, “Race Across the Sky.” Imagine mountain biking for 100 miles and climbing to an elevation of 14,000 feet in Colorado’s mountains, and you can form an idea of…
Video: Wasatch backcountry skiing 2010 season
The Utah 2009-10 ski season may have been less than desirable as compared to previous years, but if one knew where to look, then lots of powder could be found in the Wasatch backcountry while the resorts looked bare as a bone. Despite the lack of blower powder shots during epic dumps, there were still…
‘Signatures’ film review
“Signatures,” the second film from Sweetgrass Productions, is a ski movie that I’ve wanted to see for a long time. I finally had the chance to sit down and watch it recently, and the wait was totally worth it. “Signatures” is the polar opposite of your typical ski movie. It’s like a breath of fresh…
Sundancing to the extreme
This month thousands of people will to flock to Sundance while thousands of people will flock Sundance. Not a typo, but a reality! And it can only happen during January in Utah. While formally adorned moviegoers residents call ‘black coats’ try to mesh with local skiers and snowboarders in Park City for the Sundance Film Festival,…
‘Swift. Silent. Deep.’ film review
“Swift. Silent. Deep,” a movie that chronicles the history of the legendary Jackson Hole Air Force, is touted by the filmmakers as “the first true historical documentation of hardcore ski culture in the United States.” After watching the movie on DVD, I decided that statement is as true as the sun rises in the east….
From porn to docs: the ski movie revolution
Pre-season skier tradition dictates that watching a new ski movie in a theater is downright mandatory. The imminent arrival of winter buries the needle of anticipation into the red when snow lovers gather to watch the latest powder flick. This ritual usually involves teenage jibbers intermingling with faded, fleece clad free-heelers, sitting hip-to-hip in front…
‘The Edge of Never’ film review
“The Edge of Never” is the story about Kye Petersen. Kye is the son of extreme skier, Trevor Petersen, who died in 1996 while skiing the Exit Couloir on the Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix, France. The idea was take Kye to that place, where the boy would ski the slope that took his father’s life. There is a mythological plot at work here, about a young man who dares to ski the labyrinth of snow and ice that killed his father. “The Edge of Never” is also a story about family, despite that fact that it’s taking place amidst the carnival of big-mountain skiing.
Wasatch backcountry featured in ‘Cold Smoke Revisited’ (video)
Fall is the time of year that ski films tour across the country in an effort to allow skiers to come together and get stoked about the upcoming season. Dozens of new ski movies are screened in mountain theaters, to the delight of the fleece-clad masses. But the best ski movie released this year, if not the best movie ever made, can only be viewed online.