Outside Magazine's Top 10 Ski Films of All Time

[thetrailboss]

An interesting list, but no "Blizzard of Aahs"?

Ranked: The Greatest Ski Films of All Time

We asked pro skiers Cody Townsend and Glen Plake which classic ski movies they could watch over and over again. Get ready to hunker down on the couch and revisit these throwback gems.

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[deadheadskier]

Yeah Blizzard needs to be on all top ten ski movie lists. Hot Dog too

 

[djd66]

Hot Dog is one of my favorites,.... watched it a dozen plus times

 

[4aprice]

Hot Dog is one of my favorites,.... watched it a dozen plus times

Didn't see Hot Dog mentioned. Blasphemy I say

 

[Kingslug20]

Steep is a great movie..

 

[snoseek]

Immersion was a cool short flick that was influential in years to come especially youtube. Push 2007ish was maybe my favorite.

Was aspen extreme on there lol?

 

[KustyTheKlown]

the lack of GNAR on this list is inexcusable

for anyone unfamiliar...

 

[BodeMiller1]

Dumb and Dumber is not a ski film.

Hot Tube Time Machine is. I like the movie because they hired the warehouse guy from The Office.

A lot of times there's a glass ceiling for warehousers. Here this is none.

 

[deadheadskier]

I'll throw Born from Ice on my top ten list. It was the first ski movie I could really relate to as it was all New England plus the really cool Newfoundland segment. I'm much more interested in watching people ski terrain I'm very familiar with and likely to ski again vs far off places.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

born from ice is a classic for sure

 

[skef]

Downhill Racer (1969) - IMDb

Downhill Racer: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael Vogler. Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.

www.imdb.com

 

[ss20]

Better Off Dead

Watched it later in life and thought I was watching a biography of my time in high school.

 

[Smellytele]

I want my 2 dollars!

 

[eatskisleep]

I'll throw Born from Ice on my top ten list. It was the first ski movie I could really relate to as it was all New England plus the really cool Newfoundland segment. I'm much more interested in watching people ski terrain I'm very familiar with and likely to ski again vs far off places.

Totally agree. I love seeing Eastern tight tree skiing.

 

[thetrailboss]

Better Off Dead

Watched it later in life and thought I was watching a biography of my time in high school.

Filmed at Snowbird IIRC

 

[BodeMiller1]

Although not a movie, The Ski the East Guys opened up what's possible in the woods. It's mostly stagged butt, at the end of the day those guys can ski. They scout the lines well.

Along the same lines William Lange hiking adventures on PBS are as good as it gets. Old hippy guy with replaced leg parts still gets up and down. Excellent shots of nature, yep.

Windows to the Wild with Willem Lange

 

[ceo]

I hated the crap out of Dumb and Dumber, but the bit where he licks the chair, and then comes back to the bottom with his tongue still stuck to it was genius.

 

[Hawk]

One of my favorites is The Edge of Never. The story about Kye Peterson skiing the slope that killed his father with Plake .

Edge of Never Trailer

 

[eatskisleep]

Out Cold was hilarious.

Johnny Tsunami was a funny Disney movie.

Propaganda by Poor Boyz Productions probably had the best ski movie sound track.

From the list in OP’s post, Yearbook was great too. MSP, TGR, always make great movies.

 

[skef]

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Downhill Racer (1969) - IMDb

Downhill Racer: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael Vogler. Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.

www.imdb.com

Just finished rewatching this (if you have Showtime, it’s free on the app). My grown-up self sees a very different movie than my kid self…

At 1:18:22, the Gene Hackman character complains to the Robert Redford character about “hot dog” skiers.

Everything is connected.