Halcyon Daysare defined as a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
This title is a perfect fit for this movie.
Vinterpark, Norway and Levi, Finland get their fair share of free advertising here.
Both look like incredible places to be and to ski.
Joona Kangas is butter incarnate.
The track selection throughout is perfect, and there is some flawless editing here.
To put it simple simply: it’s full of style and bangers.
Oh, and night skiing, or just, ‘skiing’ in that part of the world.
Anyway, thats fucking cool too.
There’s an element of relatability throughoutHalcyon Daysthat really stuck with me.
All the shots are from resorts, their parks or sidecountry.
Places us mere mortals can go to ourselves during the season.
Its often a curse of ski movies that everything feels very out of reach to the viewer.
Unsurprisingly, the skiing inHalcyonis untouchable.
All ofHalcyon Daysis within the confines of what a regular ski trip could look like.
Its nice to only feel separated from the riders in terms of ability, not access as well.
But it ticks another, less frequently ticked, box; I could ski all these spots!
Its not just Joona who drips for the entirety of the film.
His bag of tricks is so ridiculously versatile and creative, its hard to keep up sometimes.
His hands-by-the-sides 180 is a one of my favourite tricks of his, you cant beat that simplicity.
Hes a true master of his craft.
Daniel Hanka gets an honourable mention for skiing fast and bringing his unique flavor to proceedings.
We love your style Dan, never stop!
Now that’s how you grab Japan!
I enjoyed every minute ofHalcyon Days.It’s well balanced, beautifully shot and edited.
at every new location talked about.
The industry standard is moving away from feature length films to smaller crew oriented punchy shorts.
That is a shame in some ways but great in others.
I love being left wanting more andHalcyon Daysdoes just that.
I hope there’s many more to come from this crew.
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