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Level 20 - Josh Berman explains how the Sun Valley Superunknown shoot went off the rails

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brotherdad
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If you guys have been keeping up with the Level 20 podcast, you might have heard this story from the Partly Cloudy episode.

If you haven’t, listen here (starting at 103:00): https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gU1rP4jZ8AgbAqVVs3nfS?si=75N_Q7ITT-SA6BLeVLfEwA

The story is absolutely wild. Drunken shenanigans led to smashed windows, hospital visits and a hotel room that was destroyed so badly that the housekeeper responsible for cleaning it filed workers comp because of breathing problems.

I always wondered why Level 1 Sun Valley segments stopped but HOLY SHIT

**This thread was edited on Oct 1st 2019 at 4:52:29pm
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JoshB
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Still waiting for Dom Laporte to man up and pay for all the damage he caused...
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CLQ
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JoshBStill waiting for Dom Laporte to man up and pay for all the damage he caused...


He sounds like a massive asshole
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dolanslebensraum
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Trashing hotels and condos is so fucking degenerate. You want to have some real fun? Do some hard drugs responsibly and safely. Id rather be friends with a
respectful stand up drug addict than a tool like dom laporte any day.
Destroying things is such a low iq thing to do.
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TACO-DOG.exe
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JoshBStill waiting for Dom Laporte to man up and pay for all the damage he caused...

paging berman
The referenced post has been removed.


i'd also like to see this email.
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skicel
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DolanReloadedTrashing hotels and condos is so fucking degenerate. You want to have some real fun? Do some hard drugs responsibly and safely. Id rather be friends with a
respectful stand up drug addict than a tool like dom laporte any day.
Destroying things is such a low iq thing to do.


Or you could just do neither of those things
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Monsieur_Patate
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Oh yeah, we need to see that email.
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GMB
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JoshBStill waiting for Dom Laporte to man up and pay for all the damage he caused...


Called OUT!
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GrandThings
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Hahaha and so the mystery of "What ever happened to Dom Laporte" is finally solved.
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fredyferl
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Pretty bad move on Dom's part. I always wondered why he was never brought on to film urban with Level 1, as he had the craziest SU two years in a row. I guess this explains why
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JoshB
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GrandThingsHahaha and so the mystery of "What ever happened to Dom Laporte" is finally solved.


Dom was super talented and I tried to make something work with him. I actually invited him on a trip with the O'Neill crew during shooting for 2016's Pleasure- if I remember correctly he showed up for the first day, never put skis on, and no-showed the rest of the trip. Pretty sure O'Neill dropped him right after that. Some people can't help themselves.
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dolanslebensraum
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JoshBDom was super talented and I tried to make something work with him. I actually invited him on a trip with the O'Neill crew during shooting for 2016's Pleasure- if I remember correctly he showed up for the first day, never put skis on, and no-showed the rest of the trip. Pretty sure O'Neill dropped him right after that. Some people can't help themselves.


I dont even know why you would drop him a line after what he did to you.
I feel like so many teenagers/young adults feel the need to cause havok in order to feel good about themselves. Its so degenerate.
Way to embarrass your parents dom. They shouldve used a fucking coathanger instead of let a mistake like you into this world.
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Monsieur_Patate
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DolanReloadedI dont even know why you would drop him a line after what he did to you.
I feel like so many teenagers/young adults feel the need to cause havok in order to feel good about themselves. Its so degenerate.
Way to embarrass your parents dom. They shouldve used a fucking coathanger instead of let a mistake like you into this world.


Ok grandpa, chill your tits now.
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NattyNine
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DolanReloadedI dont even know why you would drop him a line after what he did to you.
I feel like so many teenagers/young adults feel the need to cause havok in order to feel good about themselves. Its so degenerate.
Way to embarrass your parents dom. They shouldve used a fucking coathanger instead of let a mistake like you into this world.


Okay buddy take your PC "i'm offended at everything" attitude outta here. Ever heard the words "sorry for partying"?

Such a shame how soft the next generation is turning out to be.
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GilsonSkis
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Craziness. Podcasts have been killer!

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JoshWong
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This is why ya'll need to bring along people who don't party ;) it's a lot cheaper
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GrandThings
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JoshBDom was super talented and I tried to make something work with him. I actually invited him on a trip with the O'Neill crew during shooting for 2016's Pleasure- if I remember correctly he showed up for the first day, never put skis on, and no-showed the rest of the trip. Pretty sure O'Neill dropped him right after that. Some people can't help themselves.


The podcasts have be awesome btw! Deff making me rewatch some of the one I dont frequent as much.

Really looking forward to the podcast on Less (my fav Level 1 movie). I'd love to hear your thoughts on how Magnus' style has evolved and what it was like working with him before he became Skimanguy
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JoshWong
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Had my name said in a Level 1 podcast.....am I famous yet mom??!?!? :D
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GayWolf420
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pokermanOkay buddy take your PC "i'm offended at everything" attitude outta here. Ever heard the words "sorry for partying"?

Such a shame how soft the next generation is turning out to be.

Not very PC of him to wish people were aborted instead of born lol. DolanReloaded needs to be #canceled.


I remember seeing rumblings of details like this a while back on here. Also I think some of us also remember hearing about the Orage Masters carnage that took over Sun Valley too lol
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dolanslebensraum
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pokermanOkay buddy take your PC "i'm offended at everything" attitude outta here. Ever heard the words "sorry for partying"?

Such a shame how soft the next generation is turning out to be.


The word for people who destroy other peoples things will get you banned on this site.
People with high iqs realize building and preserving nice things is more fun than tearing them apart. People like dom are angry their own minds are such a boring place to be so they lash out by destroying things, thinking that telling other people they trashed a condo will make them seem like an interesting person, when they know in their heart they arent.
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hi_vis360
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JoshBDom was super talented and I tried to make something work with him. I actually invited him on a trip with the O'Neill crew during shooting for 2016's Pleasure- if I remember correctly he showed up for the first day, never put skis on, and no-showed the rest of the trip. Pretty sure O'Neill dropped him right after that. Some people can't help themselves.


I'm really digging this new unleashed form of josh berman, dropping some serious heat rn
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Obie.
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pinkcamo1000I'm really digging this new unleashed form of josh berman, dropping some serious heat rn


Yeah me too haha. Leaving no loose ends in the industry. Good on him from a professional standpoint though to not let shit hang out to dry during the lifespan of Level 1 annuals. It would’ve been bad PR & just looked bad if he was making call outs in between that years premiere or something
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c-fries
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That’s an unreal story.

I sprayed my friend in the face with a fire extinguisher once and he thought he was going to die from breathing in all the powder. Made a gigantic mess too. Luckily not in a 5 star condo at sun valley lmao. Tabarnak pack boiz are wild!
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theabortionator
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c-friesThat’s an unreal story.

I sprayed my friend in the face with a fire extinguisher once and he thought he was going to die from breathing in all the powder. Made a gigantic mess too. Luckily not in a 5 star condo at sun valley lmao. Tabarnak pack boiz are wild!


Probably the worst thing ever. Was chasing some park crew mates around with a salt monkey at buttermilk a few years ago. Fucking quality. Then got sprayed with a fire extinguisher when I walked out of the shop. I could barely see. Waking up hungover as fuck with the taste of fire extinguisher and the burning eyes was shit. Could barely see while I drove to the store the next day.

Pretty funny, glad I didn't go blind or anything. That smell/taste is fucked though.
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danbrown
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was this also like the weekend after orage masters tore sun valley apart? that was rowdy but apparently not nearly as bad as the level 1 shoot. i think that's why masters wasn't held there again either
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GrandThings
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Does anybody currently ski Sun Valley? I imagine they might not be the biggest supporters of park skiers?
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dolanslebensraum
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DeebieSkeebiesNot very PC of him to wish people were aborted instead of born lol. DolanReloaded needs to be #canceled.


I remember seeing rumblings of details like this a while back on here. Also I think some of us also remember hearing about the Orage Masters carnage that took over Sun Valley too lol


Except in your heart you know im right ;)
people like dom laporte are literally placentas.
Partying is no excuse for breaking/trashing things.
It just proves that your brain is a boring and disgusting place to be.
Interesting people talk about physics and philosophy when they get wasted.
You arent cool because you partied hard
and broke shit.
Youre just a bro toolshed that shouldve been aborted by your poor liberal parents.

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GMB
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GrandThingsDoes anybody currently ski Sun Valley? I imagine they might not be the biggest supporters of park skiers?


Haha I was wondering this same thing while scrolling through this thread. Better yet, is there anyone that works at SV on here that can attest to freeski debauchery?
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JoshBStill waiting for Dom Laporte to man up and pay for all the damage he caused...


JoshBDom was super talented and I tried to make something work with him. I actually invited him on a trip with the O'Neill crew during shooting for 2016's Pleasure- if I remember correctly he showed up for the first day, never put skis on, and no-showed the rest of the trip. Pretty sure O'Neill dropped him right after that. Some people can't help themselves.


Probably why we haven't seen him ski in a while now.
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cheener12
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GrandThingsDoes anybody currently ski Sun Valley? I imagine they might not be the biggest supporters of park skiers?


Yea man, I grew up here. In the podcast they mention how Brian Callahan, one of the main park higher-ups at sun valley was absolutely devastated (in tears) by the destruction and bad pr being caused by the incident. But, they still have a major focus on park at Dollar Mountain, feature locals in ad campaigns (tai barrymore, banks gilberti, collin collins, karl fostvedt) and are constantly innovating to new designs/keeping up with park skiing trends. Super proud that they were able to keep the disaster under pretty good wraps and continue to make it a draw for people to want to go there.

Also get fucking fucked anyone trying to justify that as "a little party never killed nobody." Some really good people almost lost jobs because of it and made it so there hasn't been a park shoot in SV since. Seeing as having park shoots is becoming more and more rare these days, it's a sad story when what was a dynamic relationship between Level 1 and SV resort creating some of the sickest jumps/features ever seen before was ruined by a dipshit with a fire extinguisher :(
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GKS
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DolanReloadedThe word for people who destroy other peoples things will get you banned on this site.

Woah dude that's pretty edgy
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danbrownwas this also like the weekend after orage masters tore sun valley apart? that was rowdy but apparently not nearly as bad as the level 1 shoot. i think that's why masters wasn't held there again either


In the podcast it mentions that and a snowboard event that didn't help the situation.
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pokermanOkay buddy take your PC "i'm offended at everything" attitude outta here. Ever heard the words "sorry for partying"?

Such a shame how soft the next generation is turning out to be.


... Except he’s about your age, if not older
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ParkRx
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https://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/Listen-Dom-Laporte
Crazy to read this article and its comments after hearing about the whole sun valley situation

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Walkahttps://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/Listen-Dom-Laporte
Crazy to read this article and its comments after hearing about the whole sun valley situation

**This post was edited on Oct 4th 2019 at 10:14:52pm


"He’s got a seasoned eye for craftsmanship, good enough to spot a poorly built section of the hotel’s sloped roofs from across the courtyard"

He was just doing renovations to Sun Valley
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dolanslebensraum
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GKSWoah dude that's pretty edgy


Meh. I guess you could see it that way. I was just trying to emphasize how worthless people who steal/destroy others things are.
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dolanslebensraum
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Young_IPMC... Except he’s about your age, if not older


Haha. I still get carded for liquor tho
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