Open letter to Powderwhore

[SILENCER]

This is a weird one to type.

I'm sure you are stoked to hear this for the millionth time. I started catching your films some years back, and have always enjoyed them. You guys fit a cool spot in the larger range (glut?) of ski films out there, and are still pretty tried and true with your formula. Anyway, I caught Some Thing Else a couple nights back here in Golden, and definitely had a good time as always. But I missed your last two films (for no good reason), certainly since you changed formats to be "backcountry" ski films versus tele. And although Some Thing Else was fun, correct me if I'm wrong but there was only one tele segment & skier. Am I right? I know that A/T has been bleeding tele pretty badly the last few years, but still.

So, from a dude who has never tele'd, doesn't really understand it fully, and plans to never tele in my lifetime (knees will explode)...bring more tele back in your movies! I guess I didn't realize how much fun it was to watch you all rip with knee down. Certainly some of it is enjoyment watching something I can't (won't?) do. Anyway. Feels like Powderwhore is almalgamating somewhat. Keep the A/T and splitboard, but it would be cool to see you bring back some of the tele rippers you had for a more balanced movie.

Still, good film. We'll see you next year.


P.S. The Teton stoner segment took the cake. That was freaking unbelievably funny.

[Art Shirk]

No one cares that you like Tele

[Harry]

Didn't you get the memo ? Telemark has been cancelled.

[mall walker]

Didn't you get the memo ? Telemark has been cancelled.

It's just a clever scheme by tree-hugging penniless telemarkers to lower the value of the gear to the point where they can barter for bindings and boots with homemade granola and burned live albums by dave matthews band

[adrenalated]

Telemarking is dead.

That said, I also enjoyed the Powderwhore movies more when more tele was involved.

Almost every ski movie now is a "backcountry" movie, really, since hardly anything is filmed in a resort except jib stuff. Only difference is some skinning and mountaineering shots.

I'll start telemarking again if Powderwhore wants to film me, though

[SILENCER]

Telemarking is dead.

That said, I also enjoyed the Powderwhore movies more when more tele was involved.

Almost every ski movie now is a "backcountry" movie, really, since hardly anything is filmed in a resort except jib stuff. Only difference is some skinning and mountaineering shots.

I'll start telemarking again if Powderwhore wants to film me, though

Interesting about "backcountry" and films. Yeah, very true. So in that sense it's odd that Powderwhore choose to join the masses so to speak, and make it their battle cry/marketing slogan.

That being said, my favorite segment from this year's MSP film was the inbounds segment where Cody & crew tag up with the random local shredder. For some reason that was awesome. Maybe because it wasn't AK spines for the 1000th time. But had a good vibe, and the lines were ones anyone could find. They just stomped 'em!

Back to PW, the tele segment was pretty funny with the dude carrying the cross. Good stuff.

[SILENCER]

No one cares that you like Tele

LOL, knew this was coming

[PNWbrit]

Hey Ryan.

Can we get an Open letter to completely different ski movie maker than TGR forum?

[MMP]

if you really feel a need to see this type of tele skiing, you can join the others that show up weekends to watch me ski at Magic, in VT.

[spook]

has anybody ever actually written an open letter to tgr? is that what happened to all the rad bros who have vanished.

[Binky]

if you really feel a need to see this type of tele skiing, you can join the others that show up weekends to watch me ski at Magic, in VT.

Which is a sight to behold...

[SILENCER]

Hey Ryan.

Can we get an Open letter to completely different ski movie maker than TGR forum?

For the record one of the Howell brothers has a login here on TGR, not sure how often they check though...

[SILENCER]

if you really feel a need to see this type of tele skiing, you can join the others that show up weekends to watch me ski at Magic, in VT.

Heheh, this is awesome.

[RustyGroomer]

I've seen it! MMP gettin' his shred on....

[thewon]

For the record one of the Howell brothers has a login here on TGR, not sure how often they check though...

how could they not, i mean, c'mon

[Peruvian]

how could they not, i mean, c'mon

No way, Nohow.

[PNWbrit]

For the record

Which sub forum is that?

[MMP]

I've seen it! MMP gettin' his shred on....

Now people will think I'm serious. Any face plant shots?

[MMP]

Which is a sight to behold...

Hey Binky you have that baby yet? If not we should ski before the day arrives.

[Rodneyyee]

Tele-Contribute to DWB-geek.

Open letter to john stagliano-no more buttman and aids infected weniers. THankey

[Binky]

Hey Binky you have that baby yet? If not we should ski before the day arrives.

Not yet. We are in the any day now phase of the operation, which, as you know, means my lyphe is total hell.

I feel like a teenager who has been grounded.

[SB]

I luv me sum powderwhores.

[RustyGroomer]

Now people will think I'm serious.

Always,....droppin' teh' kneez so hard once he broke his shoulder. True story,.....Sick!!

[neck beard]

Quotes from the movie:

The Teton stoner segment took the cake. That was freaking unbelievably funny.

I like weeeeed.

[And yeah, that was a good segment, for a few different reasons]

Telemarking is dead.

Telemark will never die! Telemark!... will never die!

Tele only looks good to me when it is being ripped out looong and sideways on fat planks in deep powder at high speed by some of the best. That shit looks great.

[mtnbikerskierchick]

You have a good point, Silencer - But, as others were kind of hinting at, tele's dead! Seriously, all the tele skiers I know have switched to alpine & AT. I can hardly think of a tele skier anymore! But, maybe if they were given a bit more exposure, it might make a resurgence?