Salomon, along with the Alpine Sports ski shop, is hosting a free screening of the new Poor Boyz Production ski movie, “Revolver.” This pre-season movie screening is part of a parking lot party and autograph session with one of the film’s star skiers, Sammy Carlson, who will be there to meet everybody. The event takes…
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2010 ski movie trailers and Utah tour dates
Snow has already fallen in the Wasatch and chill wind is in the air. If that wasn’t enough evidence that winter (and ski season) is near, then the plethora of ski movie trailers being released right now should be. All the major players like Matchstick Productions and Teton Gravity Research have new flicks on the…
Powderwhore releases “TeleVision” trailer
A sure sign that ski season fast approaches is when ski-movie trailers start coming out to tease us with rapid-fire images of deep powder, cliff jumps and winter debauchery set to a rocking soundtrack. Like clockwork, Utah’s own Powderwhore Productions just released the preview of their 6th movie, “TeleVision.” Like all ski films, the movie…
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…
X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival in Salt Lake
Forget about the Sundance Film Festival. Ditch the latte, grab an energy drink, and check out the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival instead. For one week, there will be screenings of ski movies, surf movies, skateboard movies, mountain bike movies, snowboard movies, climbing movies, an avalanche education movie, and even a film about motocross. In…
‘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.