gtactics
just look at some of those peaks, that ish is crazy. S white's run in the pipe at X is a 10. the Norway prince Terje, is the best host. and best rider ever. Just got back from Burton trip in Russia. Respect to Burton snowboards!! some of the back ground gets long, but this is where the sport came from. the roots. buy the DVD!!! support snowboarding! its amazing that Shaun white and Hannah both won Gold medals at the Olympics. and to see them in Alaska for the first time. some of the on hill camera work is a class, the crew did a great job on this one, the sound and the interviews were perfect, very informative. i could use more action. oh and travis rice saves it with his stunts off the kicker.
Clayton Moore
I never thought much about the attraction of snowboarding over skiing until I seen this documentary. Now I understand. The film is an exploration of the creation and history of snowboarding and it's explosion into popular culture. The basic setup is a trip to Alaska by three young snowboarders to "conquer" the mountains. The footage of these snowboarders down these mountains is absolutely incredible.While I naturally enjoyed meeting the snowboarders and getting to know them a little I loved the older footage. You probably thought snowboarding grew out of the Southern California Surfer screen but you would be wrong. It actually grew out of the skateboard craze of the late 70's. If you every watch a skateboard competition some of the same moves are used in snowboarding.Since there is no plot this documentary is all about attitude so casting (or selection) was critical for the young snowboarders and the film certainly picked right. Two of the young snowboarders, Shaun White and Hannah Teter won Olympic Gold Medals at Torino in 2006 (in addition to being enormously appealing). None of them seem to have a bit of fear; no matter how hairy the run down the mountain.I love films that present something I have never seen before and seeing these guys get dropped off at the top of the mountain and go down for miles is unbelievable. Quite a film - See it. and my highest recommendation.
tony_tbone
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It puts you in a great mood. There is one amazing scene after another of snowboarders doing insane freestyle and big mountain riding. The mix of the new generation riders (Shaun White, Hannah Teeter, and Travis Rice) with Terje from the 90's and Shawn Farmer from the early days of snowboarding (late 70's through 80's) gives you the full spectrum of different riding styles. The movie jumps back and forth from these 5 big names doing a trip together in Alaska searching for some back country riding to the documenting of snowboarding's history. I feel the two different focuses kept it more interesting and made the movie more enjoyable. I don't think the movie was too over the top in its effort to promote snowboarding nor do I think it exaggerated its impact on the ski resorts or the world. It seemed balanced, realistic and factual from my own knowledge of snowboarding which dates back to the early 90s. If you're a soccer mom that watches Oprah and soaps most of the time this may not be very exciting to you but if you have a love for sports, the outdoors and some excitement you should be able to enjoy this very easily like I did.
RRFrankie
This movie is, like, totally rad! Like, totally! I think Porky Pig look-alike and snowboarding muffer Hannah Teter puts it best when she says "...like, whoa, we've never done this before. Like, what if I die up there? Not bugging out about it. But, being like, I don't know. Feeling a little stressed on it. You know, I want to be safe. I still want to learn a lot. I want to learn about back country riding. And I want to progress, you know?" You said it, Hannah! If retards could snowboard I'm sure they'd be in this movie. Hey, wait a minute! Now I get it. Retards can snowboard - and they are in this movie. How wonderfully retarded.
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