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Ski Movies to Show Non-skiers

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eheeth
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Need the best ski movies to show non-skiers so they understand what they're all about. Old school or new, niche or gucciman, anything goes ...
Aug 11 2019 10:13PM 13 0
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Ya_like_jazz
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ive shown quite a few non skiers ski movies and usually its all about entertaining qualities like once i tried to watch everyday a Saturday and they made me change it but whenever i put on line tc they usually find it funny and allow it

Also a staple for any movie sesh is to start with tanner hall breaking ankles
Aug 11 2019 10:44PM 22 0
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Done_and_done
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Telluride segment from Blizzard of Aahs
JP's segment from All I Can
Charlie Ager Bum Life
Real Skifi series (since it doesn't appeal to most actual skiers in my opinion)
Aug 12 2019 12:51AM 8 1
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JAHpow
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Don't be mad but...

Art of Flight

**This post was edited on Aug 12th 2019 at 6:45:29am
Aug 12 2019 1:00AM 8 0
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nolliebackflip
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Attack of la nina
Aug 12 2019 3:24AM 6 0
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Tnski
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Probably ptex lies and duct tape or chapter 3.
Aug 12 2019 4:38AM 1 0
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lauraobermeyer
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GNAR is a go to
Aug 12 2019 6:19AM 17 0
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LukeTheWaffle
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One of those days series
Aug 12 2019 6:24AM 15 0
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TOAST.
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ski_steeReal Skifi series (since it doesn't appeal to most actual skiers in my opinion)


There newer stuff is kinda out there but a lot of there older stuff was real sick.

As for ski movies to show non skiers I'd probably go with Weight. It may make skiing not look fun but it's easy to understand how gnarly some of the stuff is.
Aug 12 2019 6:36AM 8 0
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vissi
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WHILE WE CAN, 2012
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/837360/--WHILE-WE-CAN---Official-Release-

The Faction Collective Presents: Ruka, 2019
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/920399/The-Faction-Collective-Presents--Ruka---4K

Maewan, 2016
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/937275/Maewan---Extreme-skiing-and-mountaineering-in-Greenland

ZABARDAST, 2018
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/937276/ZABARDAST----2018----full-movie

AFTERGLOW, 2014
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/937277/AFTERGLOW---Full-Film-by-Sweetgrass-Productions


*BONUS*
Free Radicals 1, 1997
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/937278/Free-Radicals-1----1-3---ski-movie-

**This post was edited on Aug 12th 2019 at 6:49:45am
Aug 12 2019 6:39AM 8 0
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milo-mcsenderson
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lauraobermeyerGNAR is a go to


The only acceptable answer to this question that isn't Totally Trevor 2: The Movie
Aug 12 2019 7:04AM 12 0
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J_Christoph
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Big tricks and gnarly features. PBP films always tend to do the trick (Leigh Powis type stuff). I’ve noticed I lose the room during a string of pow segments which sucks because of the raging boner I’ve got for them at the same time.
Aug 12 2019 9:36AM 8 0
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gravel
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if they don’t ski... eternal beauty of snowboarding - captures the feeling of what we do way better than most any core ski movie i can think of, non-skiers can’t relate to trick-heavy stuff that we tend to prefer so i think that one’s better
thanks andy
Aug 12 2019 10:01AM 3 0
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freeskibum82
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honesty.... any warren miller flick... They are basically a 2hr infomercial to get people into skiing.
Aug 12 2019 3:11PM 10 0
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SuspiciousFish
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freeskibum82honesty.... any warren miller flick... They are basically a 2hr infomercial to get people into skiing.


Im going to have to second this. I will go out and actually say there would be no "Newschool" ski movement without Warren Miller. Seeing those movies back in the late 90s and early 00's kept the stoke up enough to keep me in skiing and now switch to 'popular' snowboarding. That dude literally picked up a camera one day back in 1950 and started filming skiing. This guy is literally the original OG of skiing.

Supposedly when I was a toddler I was throwing a fit at the Seatac airport and Warren Miller happened to walk by and said, "Hey thats a spunky little kid..." and my parents always knew I would be into skiing from then out.
Aug 12 2019 3:47PM 9 0
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Brule.
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My non-skier roommate came back to the room after class one time and I was in the middle of watching “Stain” and decided to show him the rest of the movie lol. Still a niche movie but it’s easier to show a non-skier something that doesn’t stick to strictly street skiing
Aug 12 2019 5:12PM 4 0
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CharlzHub
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Boolers Ball. Or Keeshlife the movie
Aug 12 2019 7:57PM 8 0
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CharlzHub
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Or one that got slept on way too hard, Beware of the Birds Brigade by Sami Ortlieb
Aug 12 2019 7:58PM 6 0
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drew.green
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Opening segment to "Color"
Aug 12 2019 9:37PM 2 2
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Biffbarf
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I second most any Warren Miller movie.

They seem to make skiing relatable to people who've never gone down the bunny hill to ladies and gents who've been shredding for decades.
Aug 12 2019 9:44PM 6 0
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artrud
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Just show them the first :60 of Guatemalan Persuader, they'll be hooked after that
Aug 13 2019 2:25AM 3 0
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first_rodeo
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Last Friday Apology @Virtika
Aug 13 2019 9:03AM 3 0
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PKchu
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toastif they don’t ski... eternal beauty of snowboarding - captures the feeling of what we do way better than most any core ski movie i can think of, non-skiers can’t relate to trick-heavy stuff that we tend to prefer so i think that one’s better
thanks andy


I second this
Thanks andy and swonky
Aug 13 2019 9:30AM 4 0
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davetron78
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4bi9
Aug 13 2019 11:52AM 3 0
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percs
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No one said stept? dam
Aug 13 2019 1:13PM 4 0
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percs
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TOAST.There newer stuff is kinda out there but a lot of there older stuff was real sick.

As for ski movies to show non skiers I'd probably go with Weight. It may make skiing not look fun but it's easy to understand how gnarly some of the stuff is.


nvmd ill leave
Aug 13 2019 1:15PM 2 0
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JT9D
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some gangster shit from 2002
Aug 13 2019 9:08PM 3 0
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Hangry
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Pretty much everything from Seeking Nirvana and Nimbus Independent are great movies for non-skiers. It's either easy going party powder or big lines with a grassroots feel that just generates amazement and stoke
Aug 13 2019 9:30PM 2 0
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Puzzled
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I'm really surprised by the suggestions so far. From what I gathered, non-skiers usually dislike the backcountry stuff. Its really boring to them. Stept movies on the other hand...
Aug 13 2019 10:32PM 3 0
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t_hafner
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I'd have to say Zabardast is where its at for exactly this. Mind blowing scenery, different culture, and some gnarly fucking skiing. Its free on youtube.
Aug 14 2019 3:19PM 3 0
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3mania
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Hotdog because titties and casual drug and alcohol use.
Aug 14 2019 3:49PM 5 0
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SofaKingSick
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In my experience, non-skiers like:

good music
big jumps
cliff bombing

and don’t like:

Too much street/rails (surprising to me)
Too much pow turns (not surprising)


for what what it’s worth my non-skier friends like when I play Big Picture videos. Big jumps, good music, positive/lighthearted and energetic
Aug 15 2019 10:31PM 2 0
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J_sabella
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Any hood crew movie, always get the homies stoked
Aug 16 2019 4:02PM 0 0
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DummyBears
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I think few words would be good because it’s a documentary about the life and career of candide. It’s more then just skiing and would make anyone hyped and passionate about skiing in general.
Aug 16 2019 8:59PM 2 0
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freestyler540
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McConkey is a sure bet. That movie has a lot crammed into it. I actually got my parents to watch the whole thing. They tend to leave the room on opening segments.
Aug 17 2019 3:38AM 2 0
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FIRAT
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I would say Few Words since it's sort of a documentary and a skimovie in one
Aug 17 2019 6:29AM 1 0
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