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Opening Montage
Music: "Now or Never" by Zebrahead
"We spend our lives looking for a perfect combination
of slope and temperature…technique and daring, freedom
and power. There we'll inhabit a world driven by the power
of snow, a power born of a reaction that produces no heat,
a universe fueled by Cold Fusion." Warren Miller's
opening lines accompany film-reel images of the nuclear age,
setting the stage for the film's COLD FUSION theme. Before
you can blink, the screen explodes with adrenaline-fueled
cliff launches, gigantic gap jumps, astounding rail slides
and death-defying crashes. Hold onto your seat, because this
is just the beginning of COLD FUSION- The Power of Snow. -
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Verbier, Switzerland: Skiing Legends,
Old and New
Riders: Glen Plake, Seth Morrison, Shane Szocs, Doug Coombs
Equipment: Skis
Music: "I've Seen Your Picture" by Frank Black,
"Piranha Breaks" by Amon Tobin, "Tell Me How"
by Headboard, "Never Gonna Come Back Down" by BT,
"Arcarsenal" by At the Drive In, "Funk #49"
by James Gang
There are many amazing skiers in the world, but few as good
as legends Glen Plake, Seth Morrison, and Shane Szocs. Join
them as they blast through pristine powder, spending a week
at Doug Coombs's ski camp in Verbier, Switzerland. Coombs
can't resist skipping his own class and joins in as these
skiing superstars, old and new, launch off cliffs, power flawlessly
down rugged terrain, press the boundaries of steep lines,
and race avalanches in front of the exquisite backdrop of
the Swiss Alps. Portraits of each of these four diverse ski
heroes, remind us of the numerous, varied, and endless joys
of skiing. - Top
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Girdwood, Alaska: Beautiful Big Mountain
Snowboarding
Riders: Julie Zell, Klas Vangen, Rob Kingwill
Equipment: Snowboards
Music: "Free" by Train
Just above the world's only sea-level ski resort soar the
magnificent peaks of Girdwood, Alaska, where "mountains
trace jagged profiles across the skyline above the frigid
ocean." Experienced Alaska snowrider Julie Zell leads
the way down the incredibly steep lines, followed by "newbies"
Klas Vangen and Rob Kingwill. In a striking landscape, the
three send up powdery rooster trails in their wake, cruising
with seeming nonchalance through magnificent terrain. Just
beneath their snowboards is the ever-present danger of the
mountains. As Zell discovers, "I glanced out of the
corner of my eye and saw this big freight train of snow barreling
at me." Amazingly tumbling out of this avalanche
unharmed, she cheerfully remarks, "I don't recommend
that for a thrill." - Top
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Brighton, Utah: Going Big in Big Cottonwood
Canyon
Riders: Chris Collins, Matt Collins, Jamie Pierre, Ash Christiensen
Equipment: Skis and Snowboards
Music: "Elevation" by Marca Cassity, "Click
Click Boom" by Saliva
Exposed cliffs and chutes, steeps, trees, and thrills! Join
brother "steep junkies" Matt and Chris Collins and
a collection of other wild riders just outside of Salt Lake
at Brighton resort, where "it snowed 7 or 8 feet in
the past week!" These riders explode through the
trees, launch off houses, and flip off mammoth cliffs with
fearless new school flair. Freeriding's best devour Brighton's
expansive terrain, then call their wisdom into question, building
several monstrous gap jumps. Their lack of concern for personal
safety as they hurtle across creeks and dizzying gaps makes
for fantastic vicarious viewing. Watch for the one that doesn't
quite make it across the creek! - Top
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Whistler, British Columbia: The Lifestyle
and Legend of Eric Pehota
Riders: Eric Pehota, Logan Pehota, Dalton Pehota, Wendy Brookbank,
Richie Schley
Equipment: Skis
Music: "The Hijab" by Shooglenifty, "Dreams
of Our Fathers" by Dave Matthews
Venture to Whistler, British Columbia, drive deep into the
woods, walk by the log mill, and enter the enchanting world
of legendary skier Eric Pehota. Skiing magazine writes that
Pehota is "widely considered the most accomplished
adventure skier in North America." He rips, he shreds,
he barrels down the mountain like a powder keg. But wait!
Who's that behind him? Soaring off jumps, Pehota's young children
(4 and 6) astoundingly follow right in the tracks and dreams
of their father. Pehota says, "Live every day like
it's your last." This particular "last day"
of Pehota's culminated in a helicopter trip with extreme skiers
Wendy Brookbank and Richie Schley to the magnificent backcountry
of Whistler, B.C. A positive role model to his family, Pehota's
also an inspiration to Brookbank and Schley, who race to keep
up with the master on this demanding and glorious backcountry
terrain. - Top
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Freeski Montage: A New School Explosion
Riders: JP Auclair, Vincent Dorion, Tanner Hall, and others
Equipment: Skis and Rails
Music: "The Game" by Jurrasic 5
Cameraman John Decesare captures new school freeride giants
J.P. Auclair and Vincent Dorion like they've never been seen
before. Not content with the terrain parks at their local
resorts, this fearless band of freeriders turn the unthinkable
into fuel for their adrenaline. You'll see huge nailbiting
railslides on bridges, banisters, and bus stops; 4-story parking
garage leaps; and even a run along the top of grandma's shrubbery.
Defiant defacement of public property? Probably, but it's
incredibly cool action like you've never seen before. - Top
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Yellowstone Club: Warren Miller's Secret
Location
Riders: Warren Miller and friends
Equipment: Skis and snowboard
Music: "Go Go" by Galactic
"When I was young, I thought I'd live forever. Now
that I'm 76 years old, I think I probably already have."
At 76, Warren Miller is still skiing for the cameras, giving
us a tour of his private resort, the Yellowstone Club. Cruising
through untracked powder, Miller reminds us that, "bumps
are like heartbeats. You only have so many of them in your
knees, and when they're gone, they're gone." Between
philosophical contemplations on both skiing and life, he fills
the segment with anecdotes that are nothing but quintessential
Warren Miller. Miller inspires us to keep skiing through all
stages of life. Discussing his life at the Yellowstone Club,
he says, "I know that a lot of you folks think that
we're over the hill, but we know that we're 14-year-old kids
trapped inside our senior citizens' bodies-heading down the
same hill that you are." - Top
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Kenya: Bushwhacking to the Summit
Riders: Justine Von Houte, Kristin Lignell
Equipment: Skis
Music: "Turn Out the Light" by Nelly Furtado
Towering over the majestic East African plains soars the
solitary peak of Mt. Kenya. Located on the equator, this 17,054
ft mountain is home to a vast, expansive landscape so unparalleled,
it's hard to believe it sits on this earth. With skis strapped
to their backs, freeriders Kristin Lignell and Justine Von
Houte take off on an exceptional journey as they climb towards
the top of this enormous mountain. Trekking for days through
bamboo forests and mystical scenery, they ascend toward the
summit. Step by step, as they approach the top of the world,
they have only one thought in mind-skiing down. Once at the
top, the women exchange their crampons for skis and blast
down the mountain, gliding over challenging glaciers with
incredible grace. Blasting over cornices and carving past
boulders and crevasses, the two women dance on the mountain--a
captivating once-in-a-lifetime adventure. - Top
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Winter Park, Colorado: A New World Record
at the Nissan Exhibition
Riders: Matt Chojnacki, Eric Bergoust, Nicolas Fonatine, Joe
Pack, Ales Valenta, Andy Capicik, Steve Omischl, Mariano Ferrario,
Brian Currutt
Equipment: Skis
Music: "Free Fall" by Audio Cat, "Madskillz"
by BT
"Nearly twenty years ago Frankie Bare did the world's
first triple-twisting quad somersault. It's taken this long
for someone to consider attempting the quad-quad. Today is
the day." Witness a gravity-defying, world record-breaking
jump at the Nissan Big Air Exhibition at Winter Park. Matt
Chojnacki breaks the record with a "quad-quad" (four
back flips with four twists). This astounding jump has never
before been attempted on snow! And of course, the Warren Miller
camera crew is there to capture it as it happens. But Matt
isn't the only one flaunting grace and perfection off these
dizzying inverted aerial jumps. Join Olympic Gold Medallist
Eric Bergoust and other renowned members of the US freestyle
team as they choreograph stunning combined maneuvers through
the air. They fuse the science of building the perfect jump
with a talent for acrobatic artistry and sheer gusto for a
heart pumping, mesmerizing five and a half minutes. - Top
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Copper Mountain, Colorado: A Ride on the
Bus
Riders: Matt Quam, Ben Dolenc, Greg Tuffelmire, Dena Melin,
Colin Otte, and "Lupe the Flying Chihuahua"
Equipment: Alpine skis, Telemark Skis, Snowboards
Music: "Cold Fusion Blues" by Kelly Gary, "Da
Skinny Bomb" by Hurricane Eye, "Isolate" by
Bender
Meet riders of the Copper Freeride team in hilarious interviews
on a wildly fishtailing bus in the parking lot. The outrageous
clunky "interviewer" (a cleverly disguised veteran
Warren Miller cameraman/director) is on location to meet:
"progressive young homies who are busting some real
phat moves these days". From this first introduction,
it's clear that this crew is all about attitude and pushing
the limits. Team members Ben Dolenc, Matt Quam, Greg Tuffelmire,
and others rewrite the rules in the extraordinary terrain
and awesome half pipe of one of Colorado's finest ski resorts.
As Warren Miller says, "What more is there to need
out of life than a pair of skis or snowboard, and all the
time and freedom of living in a ski resort." - Top
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Mt. Waddington, B.C.: A Private Playground
Riders: Hilaree Nelson, Kasha Rigby, Rick Armstrong, Spencer
Wheatley, Mark Synnott.
Equipment: Alpine and Telemark Skis
Music: "Up The Canyon" by String Cheese, "Joyful
Sound" by String Cheese
"Some of the rarest opportunities need to be sought
out, be searched for, to be found at that point where the
road all but disappears." Many miles from civilization,
deep within the heart of British Columbia, lies the colossal
Mount Waddington. This monstrous mountain is "so remote,
the world has only known about it for a half a century."
But no snow-covered peak is too large or too isolated for
the Warren Miller expedition crew. Dive deep into the soul
of this extreme team as they unite with the mountain and each
other, working together to make sure everyone makes it to
the top. After lugging skis up 4,000 vertical feet of ice
for 12 hours, the simple reward is a powerful descent right
back down the mountain! Tackling intimidating terrain, this
team carves down this mammoth mountain with inspiring grace
and the occasional harrowing crash! Luckily all survive to
tell the expedition's great tale. - Top
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Boyne Mountain, Michigan: The Party of
Your Life!
Riders: Luke Schrab, Adam Schrab, and the rest of the Midwest.
Equipment: Skis and Snowboards
Music: "Suits are Picking Up the Bill" by Squirrel
Nut Zippers, "Martini Time" by Reverend Horton Heat
Combining spectacular costumes, ski exhibitions, slush cup
competitions, and enough Mardi Gras beads to swim in, when
"New Orleans meets Rio on the slopes," it
is truly the Midwest at its best. Wisconsin-native Warren
Miller film stars Luke and Adam Schrab ditch their farm (and
the national competition circuit) and travel to Michigan,
just in time to spice up the Midwest's wildest snowriding
party with their even wilder antics, including fearless high-speed
flips into the nearby pool. Don't try this at home. - Top
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Backcountry Snowboarding: One Man and
His Snowboard
Rider: Jussi Oksanen
Equipment: Snowboard
Music: "Every Single Soul" by Spearhead
If there is a rider who dances with the mountain, it is Jussi.
He launches off jumps with collected grace, and rides down
rail slides with remarkable ease. Gliding powerfully through
the air, he proves to us that one rider can truly do it all.
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Telluride, Colorado: If You Build It,
They Will Come
Riders: Sue Hill, Asia Jenkins, Toby Dawson, Donovan Power,
Herb Manning, Scott Kennett
Equipment: Alpine and Telemark Skis
Music: "Country Boy" by Johnny Cash, "Life
On A Chain" by Pete Yorn
They said a ski resort couldn't be built here; that Telluride
was too far away. Well, it turns out they were quite wrong.
Telluride holds numerous rewards for those who enjoy a venture
off the beaten path. Riders Toby Dawson, Donovan Power, Sue
Hill, and Asia Jenkins conquer the resort's diverse terrain,
punishing huge jumps and sometimes disappearing in the deep
powder. Loaded with flips, cliffs, half pipes, and the new
Prospect Bowl expansion--you name it, Telluride has it all!
And after a thrilling day on the slopes, why not nestle into
the idyllic lifestyle of the town itself. As Miller says,
"At Telluride, you can beat up your body, stop off
at a spa, get a mud pack and zucchini facial, and go do the
same thing again tomorrow." - Top
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Chairlift Comedy: Will They Make it to
the Top?
Riders: They'd want to remain anonymous!
Equipment: Skis and Killer Chairlifts
Music: "Sacred Cow" by Primus
It's probably the worst humiliation in skiing-falling off
the chairlift. Forget about those colossal crashes when you're
going down the hill: these unfortunate riders barely make
it to the top. As they try to get off the lifts, they lose
their balance, lose their skis, and nearly lose their minds.
They fall off, trip, and pile on top of each other in heaps
of hysterical clumsiness. If you've ever fallen off a lift
at the end of a ride-and you're lying if you say you haven't-you'll
identify with this hilarious segment. Warren Miller's wit
only sharpens the humor of humiliation in the scene: "Don't
ever forget: you can't get hurt skiing unless you fall...
This guy's still in intensive care... Here's the one ski removal-slide-spread-eagle...
You want your ski? Go get it..." - Top
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Alaska Snowboard: Big Mountain Snowboarding
Riders: A variety of awesome snowboarders
Equipment: Snowboards
Music: "Everlong" by Foo Fighters
This is a sequence virtually without narration for one simple
reason: the pictures speak for themselves. And for the hard-of-hearing,
there's a thundering soundtrack that only intensifies the
steepest, fastest, most hypnotizing big mountain riding in
Alaska. If this action doesn't get your blood pumping, you
better see the undertaker. - Top
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B.A.S.E Jumping in Europe: Flying Suits
and Another World Record
Riders: Dave Barlia, Andy West
Equipment: Flying suits and a Parachute
Music: "Silence" by Delerium, "Re-Birth"
by Boy Hits Car
The thrills of skiing and snowboarding are the rush of adrenaline,
the pull of gravity, the reward of a perfect descent after
a long climb, the blast of fresh cold air, the intensity of
speed, and that dance between control and insanity. To find
another sport that combines all these elements for an even
more intense result, look no further than B.A.S.E jumping.
In a record-breaking, 41-second freefall, B.A.S.E jump fanatic
Dave Barlia puts a "flying suit" to the ultimate
test, peeling gradually away from the jagged rocks below him
as he rockets through the wind. Barlia and fellow adrenaline
lunatic Andy West stop at nothing in their quest across Europe
to fly like birds. - Top
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Iran: Bridging Cultural Gaps on Skis
Riders: Chris Anthony, Dean Cummings, Spencer Wheatley
Equipment: Skis
Music: "Substance Tech" by Sophia Morizet, "Heat
of the Sun" by Strunz and Farah, "Promised Land"
by Bruce Turgon
Skiers Chris Anthony, Dean Cummings and Spencer Wheatley
peek beneath a veil of misunderstanding about this distant
land and find a ski resort packed with locals who pursue the
sport with as much heart as anyone on the planet. The expedition
then braves dangerous snow pack and terrifying helicopter
flights on a unique adventure in this most mysterious of countries.
A fitting finale for the film, the sequence fuses breathtaking
scenery, a stirring encounter with an exotic culture, graceful
action, and the poignant message that "What these
people really say... is 'welcome'. What they do is work to
better their world. And what they love are their mountains.
Had we known these people and this place, there would never
have been a reason to fear them, because as Hannes Schneider
said after the first World War, ' if everyone skied, there
would be no wars'." - Top
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Tail Crawl:
Music: "Free at Last" by G. Love, "We're Just
Livin Our Life" by Alice Jeans
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