Claim: The Greatest Ski Movie Ever

Went to the showing in Seattle last night at McCaw Hall. I'm sure a lot of you were there...even saw Scotsman and co. at McD's. I'm curious if anyone had any thoughts on the film? I personally did not think that their "claim" was true. Besides Ingrid Backstrom being hot and some dude with a parachute and a deathwish, I thought it was just another ski porno. Still makes me yearn for powder though. Thoughts?

Same deal every year... The opening powder sequence was incredible, the karaoke was impressive, and the return of Saucerboy is always worth a laugh. This performance was lacking some real hyping by the host, and I would have liked it if Mark Abma had stepped up to the Mic and said some words to get people pumped.

I stood in line with all the 20 year olds to get my signed copy of a Mark Abma poster.
My wife, son  and JW made fun of me!
I told him about TAY and invited him to the P-Patch on Sunday!! He said he couldn't but I think he was just scared of the competition!!!!!

He signed it " Scotsman Keep living the dream".

I'm as giddy as a school girl and I have it on my wall at work. :-[ :-[

I agree with Stugie-Ski-porn , nothing more , nothing less but so what ,it was  still fun and I got to meet Mark Abma. Gush!!!

Recognizing that any claim for, "the greatest..." is a pretty ridiculous category no matter what the subject, I would like to call peoples' attention to what I consider one of the greatest ski flicks I have watched, "Ski Bums". It has had a significant impact on my life.

Unlike most ski films which are collections of "ski-porn",  Ski Bums is a documentary made by John Zaritsky through the Canadian Film Board and allows viewers to come to understand the motivation of the "bums" in the film and to hear their powerful witness to the redemptive power of skiing. Sure, there's ski-porn in the film but so much more. Consequently, this is a ski movie even interesting to people with little interest in skiing.

A trailer is found and info at The Canadian Film Board

Unfortunately the film is out of print but can be seen cable channels. If you must see this film and cannot get access, send me a pm and I'll see what I can do.

Oh yeah, in addition to ski porn and moving and compelling stories, there is also lots of unapologetic nudity and drug use so it might not be appropriate for younger viewers.

Recognizing that any claim for, "the greatest..." is a pretty ridiculous category no matter what the subject, I would like to call people's attention to what I consider one of the greatest ski flicks I have watched, "Ski Bums." It has had a significant impact on my life.

What a tease! Only the trailer and can't find the full-length.

They have Ski Bums on Netflix. I just put it in my "queue".