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Steep is a 2007 documentary about extreme skiing written and directed by Mark Obenhaus. [1] [2] [3] Steep explores the history of extreme and Big Mountain Skiing, starting with its roots in 1960s and 1970s North America and Europe, with Bill Briggs' now famous first descent of the Grand Teton, [4] and progressing through to the current day sport.
Aspen Extreme is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Patrick Hasburgh. The plot is about two ski buddies, T.J. Burke and Dexter Rutecki , who move from Brighton, Michigan to Aspen, Colorado to seek a better life. The two friends quickly become Aspen ski instructors, but women, drugs, and job troubles threaten to destroy their ...
This is a complete list of films in the Warren Miller series of ski films. Miller directed the films through White Winter Heat (1987), his last. He continued to be involved in producing the movies until 2004, primarily by providing the narration .
Canadian skiing films (8 P) D. Documentary films about skiing (4 P) F. Films about Olympic ski jumping (5 P) ... Extreme Ops; F. Fire and Ice (1986 film) Fire, Ice ...
A ski film is a motion picture with sequences of expedition, recreation, competition, or acrobatic exhibition on snow skis. These non-fiction action sport films ...
Glen Plake (born September 9, 1964) is a US National Ski Hall of Fame skier. He grew up in Lake Tahoe, skiing Heavenly Valley. [1] He is known for his appearances in ski films such as Greg Stump's The Blizzard of Aahhhs. Plake has been named a pioneer of extreme skiing in America by ESPN. Glen has been the host of the RSN program Reel Thrills.
Skiing films, Warren Miller Entertainment Warren A. Miller (October 15, 1924 – January 24, 2018) was an American ski and snowboarding filmmaker . [ 1 ] He was the founder of Warren Miller Entertainment and produced, directed and narrated films until 1988.
Toni Valeruz made the first ski descent of the face on 60+ degree slopes on 14 May 1975, from the Shoulder of the Hörnli Ridge. [1] Mount Hood, the location of Saudan's 'first descent'. Extreme skiing is performed on long, steep (typically from 45 to 60+ degrees, or grades of 100 to 170 percent) slopes in mountainous terrain. The French coined ...