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Roller Skiing: Vintage Clip of the Week

bthauser — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:35:31 GMT

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Director of Photography Chris Patterson Instagrams Valdez, AK While Filming Warren Miller's 64th Ski Movie

bthauser — Thu, 09 May 2013 20:05:57 GMT

When Chris Patterson gets behind a camera, magical things happen. That's why he's the Director of Photography for Warren Miller Entertainment. Check out his Instagram photos while filming Seth Wescott and Rob Kingwill in Valdez, AK for Warren Miller's 64th ski movie, coming Fall 2013.

The Origins of Snowboarding: Vintage Clip of the Week

bthauser — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:02:07 GMT

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Ted Ligety's Photos From Greenland Shooting For Warren Miller's 64th Ski Film

bthauser — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:47:31 GMT

When I got the call from Warren Miller this winter to film with them again this spring I was pumped. -By Ted Ligety

Filming in Kazakhstan for Warren Miller's 64th Ski Movie

bthauser — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:45:07 GMT

JT Holmes, Espen Fadnes and Chris Anthony joined our film crew in Kazakhstan to combine steep skiing and parachutes for Warren Miller's latest ski movie.

Did Jimmy Fallon Invent The Shotski?

bthauser — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:16:09 GMT

Warren Miller’s 2012 World Tour Sweepstakes Grand Prize Winner

bthauser — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:35:42 GMT

Congratulations to the Grand Prize winner of The 2012 Warren Miller’s World Tour Sweepstakes, Nathan K. of Columbus, WI who has won the trip of a lifetime. Nathan and a guest will fly round-trip, via Alaska Air, to Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) in British Columbia to shred 100,000 feet of vert on a seven-day heli-skiing vacation. A guiding company to the core, CMH invented Heli-Skiing and has been guiding guests on skiing adventures since 1965. Nathan and his guest will experience unparalleled skiing, riding, and hospitality in some of the most awe-inspiring mountains on the planet.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Flow State Film Tour and entered the sweepstakes. Stay tuned to warrenmiller.com for behind the scenes photos and videos and more teasers from or 64th film, coming to a theater near you this Fall.

Rob Kingwill Instagrams Valdez, Alaska

bthauser — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:00:08 GMT

Rob Kingwill not only has a keen eye for a great line, he also has a great eye for photography. Check out his Instagram photos as we filmed him shredding Valdez, AK with Seth Wescott. Follow him on Instagram at @robkingwill

The Nice Thing About Women: Vintage Clip of the Week

bthauser — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:19:10 GMT

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Warren Miller Film Producer Instagrams Iceland

bthauser — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:59:22 GMT

Warren Miller producer, Josh Haskins, joined athletes Julia Mancuso, Sierra Quitiquit and Jess McMillan to shoot a spellbinding segment in Iceland for our latest ski film. He documented this journey on Instagram by doing what he does best, taking pictures. You can follow Josh at @haskimoto.

Marcus Caston's Photography

bthauser — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:15:02 GMT

Marcus Caston was featured in Warren Miller's Flow State when we sent him to Chugach Powder Guides in AK with Ted Ligety and Phil Meier on his first heli-skiing trip. He also works as head photographer at Shred Optics, which allows him to combine skiing and photography into one supernova passion.

The Legend of Jumping Scott Schmidt

ewyer — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:36:39 GMT

Most skiers who have become identifiable by more than family and friends have won gold medals or set speed records. Scott Schmidt gained recognition by leaping off cliffs.

For Scott, the route to the edge of a cliff began in Helena, Montana, and had its roots in a promising racing career. After graduating from high school in 1979, Scott moved west to Squaw Valley to continue the search for points and ever higher rungs on the competition ladder.

"My goal at the time was to be a professional ski racer," Scott said. "My points were really good, but I didn't have the money to travel and go to the FIS races that I qualified for.

"I was working five days a week and racing and training on weekends. That’s when my results got worse and worse. I wanted to race professionally, but there weren't any B circuits at that time, so I just raced in fun races.

"I worked for the race department in Squaw Valley as a pace setter and a course setter for the Nastar program."

Squaw Valley has terrain that can be a challenge to any skier accustomed to speed. Scott's adventures in the upper reaches of Squaw Valley led to his first appearance in a Warren Miller film.

"I had developed a reputation as being one of the more daring skiers at Squaw Valley. One day Warren Miller showed up with a camera crew and they asked me to ski for them.

"We had a perfect day - the snow was good, everything right for jumping and skiing some chutes. When Warren Miller saw the footage, he was really impressed.

"I got a letter a couple of weeks later saying that it was the most exciting footage he'd seen in a long time and asked me if I would be interested in going along the next time he filmed in a foreign country. I wrote back and said yes."

Scott Schmidt's first appearance in a Warren Miller movie was in "Ski Time" doing what he does best at Squaw Valley. He appeared again in "Ski Country" and" Steep and Deep" skiing in New Zealand, and is back again this year skiing in the Alps in "Beyond the Edge."

Jumping for Scott is that extra dimension that most of us look for but rarely find in our own skiing.

"Jumping is a little like downhill racing. I free ski mostly on 220 cm downhill racing skis. Squaw Valley is good for jumping, because it's well groomed and you can get a lot of speed. There are cornices, ridges and cliffs. It's fun going fast off those things."

"My racing background helps my jumping ability. I don't know what makes me any better than anyone else. But I guess it's being used to speed. Downhill was my best event. I always enjoyed downhill racing.

"I had considered doing some speed skiing, but I'm not too interested. It involves a lot of sidestepping. You spend all day getting up the mountain for one or two runs. It is also expensive. I didn't have the money for the suit, the helmet and all the special equipment it takes."

Is it possible to make a living on skis without being a world-class racer?

"There isn't a lot of money in making ski movies, but I've been happy to do it. It's been a living. I've been able to travel all over the world, so I can't hold down a regular job. I spent most of last winter in Europe and some time this summer in Argentina. We had a fantastic time.

"I'm signing sponsor contracts this year. It's mainly because of my being in Warren's movies that all these things are happening. The guys in Warren's office are really good and they are doing a lot of negotiating for me. They're good to work with."

After traveling in Europe and skiing in New Zealand and South America, Scott still considers Squaw Valley his favorite place to ski.

"I like Squaw Valley," Scott said, "but because of insurance rates, some of the steepest chutes and places we used to ski have been closed. So the good old days are gone. We can't do what we used to do.

"There's no problem like that in Europe. That's why I enjoy Europe so much. You can do whatever you want to do. Everything is so much bigger and it's not patrolled the way it is in the U.S. You have to be very careful. There is avalanche danger and there are glaciers everywhere, so there are holes and crevasses to look out for. It can be dangerous."

In Europe, Scott worked with two different cameramen. Fletcher Manley was in Europe for about six weeks, and Gary Nate shot additional footage near the end of the season. For Scott, it was his first trip to Europe and first experience traveling in Europe.

"The weather was really never very good," Scott said. "There were very few sunny days, and we sat around for weeks waiting for the sun to come out. The skiing was about like I expected. The areas are just so big. The things you can do there are endless.

"But the jumbos I've done at Squaw Valley will be the biggest I'll do. I think I've reached my limit and I don't expect to jump any higher than I already have.

"I've probably jumped 130 feet, vertically about 80 feet. That's about like jumping off the top of an eight-story building. The last big jump I did, I was coming in so fast that it was really scary - but that's what made it so much fun. After that landing, I knew I couldn't go much higher.

"I've always liked the challenge. Sometimes I'm not sure I want to do what I'm doing, but I'll end up doing it anyway because I like pushing myself. I think that's the greatest thrill."

Cliff jumping isn't a subject likely to be taught in even the most advanced ski classes, so anyone interested in exploring that other world will be self taught.

"You don't want to go up there and start leaping off things," Scott said. "I worked myself up to the bigger things by starting off with little cornices and cliffs. I got a pretty good feel for what I could handle and what I couldn't

"At Squaw Valley we had the 90 meter Olympic jump. Four years ago we could pack it out and run that. I think going off the 90-meter hill on downhill skis was one of the greatest thrills I've ever had.

"We did it a number of times. We would just climb all morning, ump and then go skiing in the afternoon. We got about the same distance with downhill skis as we would have with jumping skis. We were landing on the lower end of the steep section just before the compression. I'm not sure how far it is - almost 90 meters."

Although skiing north of the equator in the winter and south of the equator in the summer make skiing almost a year around occupation, Scott has been developing his boardsailing skills while living in Santa Cruz, California.

"I'm starting to get into it professionally," Scott said. "I’m sponsored by O'Niell, The North Face and Windwing designs. Windwing makes my sails.

"Windsurfing is definitely an advanced sport. With eight-foot wave boards, the thrill is the same as skiing. It's not one of the most difficult things I've learned, but it's good for me because I'm learning something new. I've done so much skiing it's nice to get the same thrill out of doing something else."

After a few days windsurfing in the fall, Scott was scheduled to appear with Warren Miller at some of the showings of "Beyond the Edge."

"It's fun seeing the response of the audience to the movie," Scott said. "People really enjoy the shows - they're great. It's fun to share that experience.

"I know there are a lot of kids gunning for me now. When I do the shows and they see what I do, they think I have the greatest job in the world. There will probably be some young guys going for it. I like that. I really enjoy what I am doing now."

- Published in the 1986 SnowWorld

Skiing the Swiss Alps with Doug Coombs, Seth Morrison, Shane Szocs and Glen Plake: Vintage Clip of the Week

bthauser — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:23:54 GMT

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Jess McMillan Instagrams Iceland

bthauser — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:54:55 GMT

While shooting in Iceland for the latest Warren Miller film, Jess McMillan has been blowing up her Instagram account with amazing photos. Check them out here and follow her at @jmcmillan.

Capture The Mountain With Helly Hansen

bthauser — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:11:38 GMT

The Best of Warren Miller's Instagram

ewyer — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:18:45 GMT

Here is a compilation of photos taken throughout our crew's everyday lives and uploaded to Instagram. For more photos follow us on Instagram @warrenmillerent.

BASE Jumping in Italy: Clip of the Week

bthauser — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:44:06 GMT

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Have Skis ... Will Travel: Mt. Holly, MI

ewyer — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:42:18 GMT

Continuing through Michigan, the crew stopped at Mt. Holly to find some quirky, Midwestern good-times with the Restaurant Olympics, Tray Races, and the annual Cardboard Derby.

Have Skis, Will Travel

ewyer — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:35:46 GMT

2013 Burton US Open

bthauser — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:45:44 GMT

The 2013 US Open at Vail exceeded all expectations, with the best snowboarders in the world treating a record-breaking crowd to some of the most progressive riding in the history of the sport.

60 Years Of Film Technologies: Clip of the Week

ewyer — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:07:29 GMT

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Have Skis Will Travel: Timber Ridge, MI

ewyer — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:13:57 GMT

The crew makes their way to Timber Ridge, Michigan in search of the die-hard Midwestern ski culture they have heard so much about.

The Sunnmøre Alps, Norway: Behind the Scenes For the 64th Film

ewyer — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:52:41 GMT

Behind the scenes in Norway filming our 64th feature with athletes Kaylin Richardson and Aurelien Ducroz. Photos By: Sverre Hjornevik

Meet Zudnick, The Wonder Dog

ewyer — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:11:04 GMT

Up in the high mountains of southwest Colorado – in the old mining town of Telluride – “Zudnick” is just another good old dog. You know the kind: He hops the first chairlift in the morning and hits the steep and the deep all day long, following (or leading) his master, Scott Kennett, down the fabled ski resort’s well respected drops.

That may be commonplace in the town Butch Cassidy once shot up, but in the real world, a hot skiing pooch is news. Zudnick, in film parlance at least, is now officially dubbed “a Wonder Dog.”

He spent most of May and June delighting our preview audiences with his spectacular descent down the “Plunge,” Telluride’s most popular precipice, right behind Kennett who was supposed to be the “hero” of the segment.

But, when our cameraman Brian Sisselman spotted Zudnick – part Huskie, part wolf – casually riding the lift up and then bounding down the Plunge, he knew he had a hit scene on his hands.

Viewers are going to like Zudnick, the Wonder Dog, in ESCAPE TO SKI and are going to have a “doggone” good time in the process.

-Published in the 1989 Ski World

Niseko, Japan with Chris Anthony

ewyer — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:30:55 GMT

Photos from my trip to Niseko, Japan; the powder capitol of the world. By Chris Anthony