This weeks subject: ski movies.
But just because you might make a ski movie, doesnt mean that you should.
The amount of awful voiceovers and interviews in ski movies gets worse year-on-year.
We fucking get it, the snow has just the right humidity to stick to steep faces in Alaska.
You walked a long way to get to base camp?
Cool so did everyone else (except TGR who flew in a heli, obviously).
Shit, you fell and it hurt?
If you dont have anything to say, just let the skiing do the talking?
If its not enough on its own, I refer you to the previous point.
This goes doubly for movies with a theme.
They still have landmark movies and riders actually have segments.
They dont all seem to feel the need to make mediocre solo vanity projects.
Or maybe they just have more friends?
The Good Company movie is the best Ive seen from them in a long time, maybe ever.
Monsieur Wallisch still makes skiing look like a game and had some unexpected and very enjoyable trick selection.
Theres also a ton of very good street skiing coming your way.
Perhaps most impressively, the women on both the ski and snowboard sides were THE highlight.
There are some sick more mainstream movies too.
Well, we judged seven awards and these were the relevant winners.
Best Male: Colby Stevenson
If you see the part(s), there is no explanation needed.
She was going absolutely massive in Blooom, the new Burton flick.
Sidebar, Dennis has a sick segment in MSP.
Best Snowboard Movie: Get Buck - Sebbe De Buck
This was really tough.
This movie is beyond inspiring and I defy you not to shed a tear watching this one.
Its an incredible story done justice by a fantastic movie and its THE must-see project of the year.
There could be no more deserving winner than this.
The awards ceremony was a great way to round it out.
It was a beautiful moment and more than deserved, cue round two of tears.
