Wanderland DVD

[cbcbd]

The Great Gulf on a bluebird spring day would be amazing for the meatheads. With a good zoom from the ridge you could get some great footage. There is some very gnarly crap in there that would be perfect for the meatheads.

Also, I'd imagine King and Castle Ravine would also provide some good stuff. Heck, how about Huntington, that would provide for some pretty rad footage.

I agree, it would be perfect for them... you could build a kicker in any of those ravines

 

[deadheadskier]

I just got this on Saturday and watched it last night :lol: Par for the course for me with Meathead films...typically a couple of years behind.

too much park

 

[tcharron]

I LOVE the song at the intro, now I have to go watch it again. :-D

 

[riverc0il]

I just got this on Saturday and watched it last night :lol: Par for the course for me with Meathead films...typically a couple of years behind.

too much park

Just so you are not in suspense for the next few years, they don't get any better regarding having too much park.

 

[MommaBear]

With no cable at the condo, we watch a lot of DVDs. And the Wanderland DVD seems to get pulled out quite a bit. But my kids are into that kind of stuff - attempting to copy some of it in the backyard. Since I'm usually within earshot but with no view of the screen (like driving in the car with the DVD player behind my head), I am more intuned to the soundtrack. Its music we can all listen to and enjoy - unlike some of the boys OTHER selections.

 

[ERJ-145CA]

I watched Wanderland today and a few times in the past couple of weeks, great ski porn and music. But when I got the mail today there was Wild Stallions. I watched the first couple of segments and so far so good. Time to watch the rest.

 

[deadheadskier]

Just so you are not in suspense for the next few years, they don't get any better regarding having too much park.

I almost wish they'd do separate films for park vs. powder / exposed lines

 

[ccskier]

I agree with dhs, they really should split the two skiing genres. I own all of their other films, love watching them but probably will pass on this one. All of the "urban" crap last few has me second guessing the purchase. That isn't skiing skiing involves at least some vert, playground equipment doesn't count.

 

[riverc0il]

I almost wish they'd do separate films for park vs. powder / exposed lines

Then who would pay to see the park footage? :lol:

I joke, I joke!

Seriously though, I can understand their being so into the park and jib for a few big reasons. The first is obviously fan base. The younger crowd likes the park and jib stuff a lot more and the Meatheads have built their core audience on college tours and their heads at only recently graduated themselves. The second is time and effort (and thus money). It is a heck of a lot easier to grab a camera and setup for some shots in your home town versus trying to hit every single powder storm and get those awesome solo untracked shots just right. Jib filming you get as many takes as you want for only the effort of setting up the scene. Powder and tree skiing you spend all the time setting up and you only get one shot then its onto the next setup. Park and jib is a lot less reliant on the weather and getting a bunch of schedules to line up. Etc, etc, etc. They also can't split their sponsors money two ways, that would be financial disaster. Finally, the powder, tree skiing, and BC frontiers have already been maxed by these guys whereas jibbing is still very much in an evolutionary and boundary breaking stage. I just wish they wouldn't take steps backward with their non-park/jib scenes....

Meathead Films may not be pleasing everyone but they have a good business plan and are uncontested as of yet for quality east coast filming. Until another outfit steps it up and challenges them, there will not be much change I suspect.