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Pretty disappointed in Hunting Yeti

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Burrito
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This was a good ski movie.  Great skiing, fantastic shots, good music and an all-around good vibe.  I love the idea of five webisodes with a "full-length" movie at the end, and I can't wait for the next one to premiere.

That being said.  I am disappointed.  The previews promised a new type of ski movie: one that truly documents what it's like to go out every day and ski with a few friends.  Hunting Yeti is no different from any other ski movie I've seen.  This is not a bad thing, as the current model for making ski movies continues to produce entertaining, high quality films.  When a company goes out with the sole purpose of doing something different, however, and returns with the status quo, they have failed.  I don't know what it would take to accomplish Nimbus' goals.  Obviously they can't film the skiers' conversations on the lifts and still have an entertaining movie, but the methods they used in creating their movie, which was supposed to stand out from the rest, were not unique.  From what I saw in the earlier preview, the contributors to Hunting Yeti wanted to redefine what a ski movie could be.  They did not.
Feb 16 2008 9:58AM
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VT_scratch
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i see where you are coming from but dont totally agree.  I mean like the begining, any other movies got you braced up like that then just had a bunch of skiers pumped and joking around? i thot that was funny.  but yea i know what yuo mean but it was only the first episode.  give them time there are many more to come.

overall I loved it
Feb 16 2008 10:01AM
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Microcosm
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I know what you mean, but it was still sweet. At the beginning I was waiting to see something sick and then it cuts to them in the car and I'm like wait.. but where did..? Then I realized and started laughing.
Feb 16 2008 10:35AM
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mmckechnie
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yeah i know what you mean, where i thought the footage was pretty good, i kind of want to see them just skiing at a normal east coast mountain, making due with what they have, just having a wicked fun and chill time, using the mountain as one big park
Feb 16 2008 10:36AM
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quebecfreestyler
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In normal movies everybody have to get out of the shot (inrun and landing) to make god shots, in hunting yeti, they didnt care about it at all and I liked how you could see the crew most of the time being there and looking at each other.

I really liked how you could see a lot of what everyone did on similar terrain like on that little jump or that little cliff drop.

 and if your saying they didnt show much lifestyle, check it again, half of the video is lifestyle stufflike andy in teh grocery and them making it out to the resort or on teh chairlift at night.

It was different, not really what I expceted and wanted but different and I gotta give props to the nimbus crew for it.


Feb 16 2008 10:43AM
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VT_scratch
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but dude i dont think what the teaser said made it seem like they were gonna be skiing sketchy shit and trying to ski with little to ski.  there out west....   not gonna come film for the yr in east to make a vid.

the goal was to make a movie like day to day skiing is, aka what quebec said. not clearing everyone out of the shots and peoples segments.  everyone seshing as a crew.

they completed that i think
Feb 16 2008 10:53AM
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Mr.LemonPie
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It may not have been as much as you expected, but it was a different type of ski film...How many films do you see where they show every crash before someone actually lands thee trick? I thought that was cool, they were just more layed back about the whole thing.
Feb 16 2008 11:11AM
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JibHcky
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I'm not really sure how you can say it isn't different than other ski movies, cause there was def. a much more personal feeling when watching the movie. And like Ced said (weird), they didn't just focus on one skier, but had the whole crew chillin and hitting spots. I thought it was awesome
Feb 16 2008 11:38AM
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Pippin
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exactly, and IMO the start of the first half was a bit like that and i enjoyed cause it was just chillen and having fun
Feb 16 2008 12:54PM
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Shorton
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ive gotta agree, awsome shots, good vibes, but it wasnt ''the day to day skiing of the crew'' it was like 2 or 3 sessions they had and it ddint capture how they felt about any of it...just shoved some clips together..that being said, i still loved it and love what they;re doing
Feb 16 2008 1:33PM
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timmmy
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i expected a little more, but it's just the first one.  i feel like they must have cut off the footage at like january 15th and left teh footage from jan 15th on for the next webisode. 
Feb 16 2008 2:52PM
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solitaryman
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they really need a new fucking soundtrack besides the first song it was like hypnosis
Feb 16 2008 3:08PM
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GrippinGs
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Its a webisode dude not the movie. I expected the webisodes to be a short B footy/B angles crew edit. the final product will most likely exceed any expectations you have.
Feb 16 2008 3:27PM
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timmmy
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truth, maybe i hope.  didn't get that from their explanation though.  i thought every webisode was supposed to be banger, and then the recap would re-edit everything.
Feb 16 2008 3:37PM
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timmmy
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oh and i wouldn't say i'm 'disappointed', thats too harsh.  webisode was kickass.
Feb 16 2008 3:38PM
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zesty_buddy
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i thought it was great
Feb 16 2008 4:01PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Frankly I'd say they did re-define the ski movie in one simple way:

Its February and you're watching it.



Feb 16 2008 4:11PM
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Avifarer
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i found every part of it to be boring.
Feb 16 2008 4:28PM
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soup
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dude the video was sick.  cedric is right the best part of the video comes when they are hitting that tree jib in the woods and there is a crew of snowboarders and skiers just chillen there having fun, yelling, just chillen in the woods.  That is so sick to see and it is really missing in more movies. 
Feb 16 2008 4:36PM
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404404
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The last part was so fucking sick, the stuff on that jump was great. But I was a little disappointed in some of the other stuff, I guess I thought it was going to be crazy shit combined with creative jib stuff.
Feb 16 2008 5:30PM
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Microcosm
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bishops right, it's february and we're watching it. that's cool in and of itself. also they can take the ideas we have and the feedback and improve the next webisode and so on. I think that's pretty sweet too.
Feb 16 2008 5:44PM
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GrippinGs
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if they showed us all the bangers and every stomped landing then why would you buy the movie?
Feb 16 2008 6:13PM
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VT_scratch
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wow thats exactly right.   i didnt even realize that.
Feb 16 2008 6:16PM
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artfullydodged
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anyone else feel its almost to chill? it was such dope skiing and part of me's like HELL YEAH I WANT TO DO THAT!! and the other parts like ima watch this than take a nap
Feb 16 2008 7:04PM
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jason...
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i get the same sort of feeling when watching it
Feb 16 2008 8:34PM
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TWoods
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disagree.
Feb 17 2008 3:28AM
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LPT_311
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I think thats the HUGE point behind hunting Yeti. You really get to see it only weeks after It takes place. This movies was very different for me. It was so sweet to see how it was a bunch of friends sessioning. Like when they were doing backflips and someone yells "Backflips ONLY." Just seemed like a day out with the crew. I was kinda stoked on it, to say the least.
Feb 17 2008 8:42AM
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Jordan_B
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pollard stated in the trailer for hunting yeti that it wouldnt "be a movie that documents $10,000 heli trips, and thats exactly what they did. I thought the webisodes were that boring, nothing new or cool was done....in my opinion it was very very boring. I know its only a webisode but however it didnt encourage me to purchase the final movie at the end.

Just my thoughts
Feb 17 2008 11:39AM
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B-Wald
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every film company out there is trying to do something "different" right now.  if you're looking for a lot of talking, and people expressing how they feel about skiing, i'm sure you'll be able to find it in a couple other movies.

i was just stoked to see a movie that reminded me what it was like to go out and shred with your friends.  the lack of professionalism was awesome.  don't get me wrong, i love movies that do set out to make a great film, but i was happy to see the lack of epic angles and just some fun.  the two extremes complement each other well, and they each make the other worth watching.
Feb 17 2008 12:01PM
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skithebert
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thought the nighttime powder skiing was pretty cool
Feb 17 2008 12:04PM
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bp.lando
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everyone can also watch it. its on the internet, all you need is a net connection otherwise its free.


I liked it it was really fun to watch, and you could tell it was seprated day by day session by session which was sick
Feb 17 2008 12:31PM
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ThaLetterM.
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i liked it
Feb 17 2008 12:36PM
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Burrito
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I'm not necessarily talking about everyone talking about how they feel about skiing, but there are plenty of ways to give a movie a different feeling.  I don't think they did that.  Instead dividing their segments up by athletes they did it by shoot/location/feature, which is a little off the beaten path, but the presentation was still the same.
Feb 17 2008 2:15PM
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TWoods
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i would say that the difference is the presentation of the whole experience. not every day is amazing, not every day do you get good shots. It really seemed like it was someone just filming home movies, fcking around. The only difference is that the filmers are really good and the people fucking around happen to be some of the best athletes in the ski industry.

The "lifestyle shots" were really just slices out of the day, not them posing al arsty on some mine building or throwing rocks into a lake.

I don't know how else you can present skiing besides showing the skiing and the events surrounding the skiing... you should expand on another idea of how it coul be done.
Feb 17 2008 2:19PM
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PhaedeD
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thank you woodmang, yes it has editing in it but it is almost un-edited. its just them out having fun doing flips off something that give them like 5 feet of air. its just the fun everyday shit that happens when you are skiing. its not all the perfect shots with the best built jumps that are all 70+ feet. i really liked it.
Feb 17 2008 2:41PM
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keystoner1
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i watched it once and was kinda the same way. then i watched it again and i like it a lot more. because you see how it is different kinda its just shredding.
Feb 17 2008 2:56PM
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Flo_Rida_2016
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same i feel most of this stuff should appeal to tgr not to ns as it seems we have a lot more park rats. guess theres more ppl who ski all mountain than i thought... or maybe more ppl who suck at park?
Feb 17 2008 6:30PM
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SASSrep
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And its free!
Feb 17 2008 7:34PM
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dorikin
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I thought it was the shit. I liked everything about it, even the music. Just the shots, were sick. For instance at night, with the crazy music, the lights beaming through the falling snow, creating a sick haze around everything, slashing turns sending up clouds of powder with backlighting flowing through. You have to be a retard to not like that. Yea, a retarded. It was sick. And, Ike Smiths super corked out 540/lincoln whatever on that last jump= the tits. I loved it, can't wait for the next one.
Feb 17 2008 8:25PM
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Microcosm
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where were the night pow shots filmed? how did they get with barely anyone else around!
Feb 17 2008 8:36PM
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snowbird4life
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im pretty sure its ski bowl on mount hood. and i would say TWOODS for the win with his comment.
Feb 17 2008 10:51PM
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Sowleskier13
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it was sweet.  not only the skiing but the fact that it was a webisode
Feb 17 2008 10:57PM
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Microcosm
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thanks, it look sweet.
Feb 18 2008 6:57PM
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*Nefarious*
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i'm pretty disapointed in the skiing community.... how can there be such a lack of appreciation for the best thing going on in skiing right now?? seriously...
Feb 18 2008 7:01PM
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prophet
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yeah i completely disagree too. theyre building a movie you get to watch as they produce it... the soundtrack gave the feel of ipod background noise... instead of being a specific, found, lyrical track paired with a riders style etc, it was just instrumental filler to set the vibe... thats how my music usually winds up feeling while im riding anyway. and all that shit was random inbounds jib features... no big heli accessed cheese wedges... you dont see that anymore.

super super sick.
Feb 18 2008 7:17PM
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Piste.Off
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i loved it.
and the it had the best intro ever in episode 1
Feb 18 2008 7:17PM
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Burrito
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I have no lack of appreciation for the skiers, the skiing or the fact that I'm watching it in February.  As I said, "Great skiing, fantastic shots, good music and an all-around good vibe."  I just don't feel like they made a unique movie, as they said they would.
Feb 18 2008 9:35PM
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woolymammoth
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I think they did an awesome job.

There film couldn't have reminded me more of a day out with my friends, filming, skiing, and everything involved in that.  THe skiiers were all smiles, like a real group of friends joking around. They used the same angles that any decent amateur filmer would use, which makes it feel more like you are there, not following behind in a heli.  Like people said before having people in the shots and hearing people yelling from behind the camera is just like really skiing, and of course they have to edit out alot of that to avoid monotony, and also noone would like it if it were too different anyways. I wouldnt have changed anything, not yet.  If they really want to make something revolutionary at the end of the year they should be putting gradual changes in every webisode until it is completely different from the norm

Feb 18 2008 10:04PM
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B.Snow
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I definitely love the fact that nimbus is doing webisodes but I can see your point. But that is just one aspect. The new and unique things about it are that its out already, and that its just a group of buddies pretty much having fun and throwing down. It is also edited by pollard which makes for another unique aspect. When you watch hunting yeti you don't get ski video vibes either you get wanting to go out, try new never been done things, and have fun vibes. That is what really sets it apart from your average ski video in my opinion. Gives people a whole different perspective of the sport.

I will agree though that there are similar aspect to your average ski movie
Feb 18 2008 10:16PM
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Danger.
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mt. hood meadows. probably during the week
Feb 18 2008 10:55PM
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dorikin
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How do I download the HD version? Do I have to pay for it?
Feb 19 2008 12:24AM
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