My favorite "ski movie" of all time...

[Sheena]

Better Off Dead. I can't quite explain it, but I love this movie. The temps have been dropping here, and it is even supposed to snow in Alta this week! The cooler temps have got me in the mindset of skiing, and well popped Better Off Dead in the DVD tonight. I even started searching for movie trivia..... I got an 18 out of 20!!

https://www.boxofficeprophets.com/hwdyk/quiz/index.cfm?howwellID=47

 

[sibhusky]

"Downhill Racer", hands down. I tried to by this once in VHS, but the thing I received was defective and I never did get my money back, so I haven't pursued it. I've heard it's NOT available on DVD, but haven't pursued that either. (Must do now.... Found on an Amazon seller and bought VHS. Still no DVD!)

We've got a bunch of Warren Miller movies we start popping in, usually the old ones first since they are clearly the best.

 

[ski now work later]

I recently bought "Focused" by Matchstick Productions. The focus is big mountain and park/pipe freeskiing and it's great with lots of scenes shot in Norway and at Whistler.

 

[Ski Spirit]

"Fifty" by Warren Miller. It's the only one I could watch over and over. But I have to admit I haven't seen a lot of ski filesm.

 

[ski now work later]

Cold Fusion and Journeys are also great Warren Miller flicks. The more recent ones, Impact, Higher Ground, and Off the Grid were more sensationalized, empahsizing going big and being cool....

 

[NannyMin]

"Downhill Racer", hands down. I tried to by this once in VHS, but the thing I received was defective and I never did get my money back, so I haven't pursued it. I've heard it's NOT available on DVD, but haven't pursued that either. (Must do now.... Found on an Amazon seller and bought VHS. Still no DVD!)

We've got a bunch of Warren Miller movies we start popping in, usually the old ones first since they are clearly the best.

I just netflixed "Downhill Racer" and it is available on DVD.

 

[NannyMin]

I just netflixed "Downhill Racer" and it is available on DVD.

Here is a link to order it from Tower Records:

https://www.tower.com/details/details.cfm?wapi=107312328

 

[Native Vail Gal]

The Other Side of the Mountain - The Jill Kinmont Story

I've loved that movie since I was a little girl! Very sad, but great story!

 

[Jilly]

Any of the older Warren Miller's. I agree with ski now work later, the newer one haven't been as good. I actually went to a showing that featured Warren himself as narrator. It had to be early 80's. Can't wait to see JB007/TJ's - Return to Normalcy this fall.

 

[sibhusky]

Here is a link to order it from Tower Records:

https://www.tower.com/details/details.cfm?wapi=107312328

If you read that page, you'll find this:

This DVD will not play on most DVD players sold in the US or Canada [Region 1].