Aspen Extreme

[MontuckyFried]

greatest movie ever top ten

A true classic. I always like doing a double feature with Hot Dog.

[Ted Striker]

...it gets some things so correct, broad strokes about the process of leaving Michigan for a ski town, about making life work in a fancy place, mixing working class people living and working amongst the richest people on the planet, getting sucked into the resort drug scene, the process of absolute wonderment arriving in a place like that slowly turning into a kind of jadedness… The sketchy fumbling around in the mountains that goes on as flatlanders figure it all out.
Honestly, whoever wrote it really did understand a lot of dynamics at work in ski towns…

You are not wrong: https://www.skimag.com/culture/aspen...rick-hasburgh/

[babybear]

You Steve?

(I mean, for fucks sake people)

maybe he's steve?

[Hott Butt Mud]

Honestly, whoever wrote it really did understand a lot of dynamics at work in ski towns…aside from the goofy shit and nonsense they hung on a pretty sturdy skeleton of an experience a lot of us shared, being skiers someplace small, facing a big decision to leave everything and go to a ski town to chase dreams…being in over our heads. What does it take to be the lifer who stays forever? Do you even want that?

Skiing is the easy part.

Lot of truth to that. I've seen it. I've lived it.

Based on my observations, the ones who end up staying in ski towns forever are the more well rounded, mentally stable individuals who are very good looking guys and gals, who find each other and start a family. Due to the fact that there are far less females, the drop-out rate of males is much higher.

(oh and the alpha couples who stay long, usually have some financial support from at least one of the families)

[yeahman]

I made my wife and daughters watch it last fall, now they are all looking forward to watching it again this year. My wife loves to say "Skiing is the easy part" in just about any situation.

[The SnowShow]

Where’s that icefall they show in the trailer? Snowmass?

[schindlerpiste]

Probably....most skiing filmed at Snowmass.

[Hott Butt Mud]

I believe the ice fall is actually in British Columbia somewhere. I learned a lot of the gnar gnar from Coombs was filmed in Canada.

They Bryce stunt double skier is now a mountain ops director (can't recall exact job title) at Aspen/Snowmass.

The ski school office scene with Ruteki and Karl Stall was filmed inside The Little Nell hotel. They turned one of the hotel rooms into the set.

[SumJongGuy]

It's that time of the year to watch AEX

Smell that?? Winter's coming!

[Ted Striker]

All of the big mountain skiing (including the icefall & powder 8s) was filmed out of Blue River BC.

[SumJongGuy]

All of the big mountain skiing (including the icefall & powder 8s) was filmed out of Blue River BC.

STFU... Next you'll try to say that that Dr Pepper guy didn't do all Dan O'Callihan's skiing in Hot Dog..

[funkendrenchman]

I believe the ice fall is actually in British Columbia somewhere. I learned a lot of the gnar gnar from Coombs was filmed in Canada.

They Bryce stunt double skier is now a mountain ops director (can't recall exact job title) at Aspen/Snowmass.

The ski school office scene with Ruteki and Karl Stall was filmed inside The Little Nell hotel. They turned one of the hotel rooms into the set.

Katie Ertl was Bryce’s stunt double. She’s now the VP of Mountain Ops.

[Hott Butt Mud]

Katie Ertl was Bryce’s stunt double. She’s now the VP of Mountain Ops.

YES! Thanks for the clarification man. That's the name. What other info do you have to drop?

[funkendrenchman]

YES! Thanks for the clarification man. That's the name. What other info do you have to drop?

The tree swing house is up for redevelopment.

https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/...cf40b2ff7.html

[ill-advised strategy]

So, I don’t know this for sure, but just like you can see Scot Schmidt and Doug Coombs with their distinct styles, I see the mogul skiing of Jim Moran in some of those mogul scenes. He’s not credited, so I have no idea if I’m right, but some of that looks like prime-era Jim Moran.

[funkendrenchman]

So, I don’t know this for sure, but just like you can see Scot Schmidt and Doug Coombs with their distinct styles, I see the mogul skiing of Jim Moran in some of those mogul scenes. He’s not credited, so I have no idea if I’m right, but some of that looks like prime-era Jim Moran.

Other Crew
James B. Dirker aerial coordinator
Jeff Rhoads rigger/skier (2nd Unit)
Stephan Gall rigger (2nd Unit)
Shelley Crawford script (2nd Unit)
Scot Schmidt skier (2nd Unit)
Doug Coombs skier (2nd Unit)
Sean Aurely skier (2nd Unit)
Scott Nichols skier (2nd Unit)
Bob Rankin (II) skier (2nd Unit)
Erich Schadinger skier (2nd Unit)
Bill Madsen skier (2nd Unit)
Jim Moran (II) skier (2nd Unit)
Scott Harrington skier (2nd Unit)
Chris Carson skier (2nd Unit)
Jan Murray skier (2nd Unit)
Katie Harvey skier (2nd Unit)
Debra Van Deusen skier (2nd Unit)
Liz Talenfield skier (2nd Unit)
Scott Kennet skier (2nd Unit)
Jim Conway skier (2nd Unit)
John Gute skier (2nd Unit)
John Reaves skier (2nd Unit)
Bob Sayer lead guide (2nd Unit)
Marvin Davis Thanks
Bob Maynard Thanks (President Aspen Ski Corporation)
Don Crumb Thanks (Head Ski Patrol Snow Mass)
Eric Kinsman Thanks (Head Ski Patrol Aspen Mountain)

[The SnowShow]

They should have sent the Landry Line instead of filming in BC. Lame.

[ill-advised strategy]

Man!

It was him! Dude, for a short while, fucking nobody ripped bumps like Jim Moran. Yeah, it’s a deep cut compared to guys that hit their big time on the Olympic 4 year cycle, but if he had hit his prime in an Olympic year everybody would know that name, because he was as good as it got for a little while there.
When “dexter” throws the 360 iron cross in the bumps, that’s vintage Jimmer. What a total badass.

[Marshall Tucker]

any mags on that list?

movie certainly caught a time and vibe no doubt.

[ill-advised strategy]

Underappreciated character: Todd Pounds.

Olympic hopeful, powder 8 champion…

[fomofo]

T.J. and Robin's little girl done all growed up!

[fomofo]

Well it was thirty years ago today!



Yup, release date January 22, 1993. Hard to believe, eh?

It is currently available for free streaming on Hoopla, and for any who might be curious there's a 1991 documentary that might as well be entitled Aspen Mundane that could also be of interest. Who knows, if not yourself you might catch a glimpse of your Dad or Uncle or some other familiar face in the crowd.

Cheers.