What is your favourite ski movie?
Do you watch ski movies?
Do you have any favourite ski movies?
These are questions I often get asked by clients, family and friends. This blog is a run down of some of my favourites.
When it comes to ski movies, there are a few that stick out for me.
Claim (2008)
Claim is a feature from Matchstick productions. The link above is a list of their movies on their website.
There are a bunch of movies that could have made this list from Matchstick, some of my favourites from them are, Claim, McConkey, and Superheros of Stoke.
Claim is my favourite because in the movie they make fun of themselves and the ski industry.
Claim makes fun of the too cool for school attitude that appears in the ski industry. That if you have skied something terrifying or difficult, you have to blow it off and make it seem like it was nothing.
That’s where Claim came in, getting everyone back on the side of showing how excited they are about what they just skied.
By getting people to Claim it!
The Blizzard of AAHHH's (1988)
Blizzard of Aahhh’s is a ski movie that showed people what extreme skiing is all about. There are so many things to enjoy about this movie, the skiing, the locations, the music, the outfits, the equipment.
All these elements make for a great look at extreme skiing.
With skiing by the legends of freeskiing Scot Schmidt, Glen Plake and Mike Hattrup. Most pro freeskiers around these days look up to those guys as the Godfathers of the sport.
Definitely worth a watch.
I was fortunate enough to go to Chamonix and see some of the pitches those guys skied and it was phenomenal to see.
This next mention is something a bit different. But is definitely a favourite of mine.
Working with the youth Mogul teams in Australia opened my eyes to the world of mogul skiing. Working alongside world class coaches and athletes, has had a huge impact on my development as a coach and a skier.
Mogul skiing is a difficult sport and this movie shows it in all its glory.
Bumps: A mogul Skiing Documentary
A link to the full movie on Vimeo
This is a documentary on the sport of Mogul Skiing, produced by a Canadian Mogul skier called Zac Hoffman. The link above is the whole movie.
This film highlights, the sport of mogul skiing, and it gives a great insight to an extremely difficult sport, that many people are unaware of.
Using interviews with both mogul skiers and coaches, giving insights into what it is like to be a world class athlete, and compete at the highest level.
My favourite thing is about the movie is the way it captures the admiration the athletes and coaches have for each other and their competitors.
It also shows the athletes phenomenal displays of athleticism and flare. Captured beautifully in this film.
It is a great sport, and a great film. Definitely worth a watch.
Thank you for reading this blog of my favourite ski movies.
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Thank you,
Steve
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