Replying to Hunting Yeti Review

Just watched hunting yeti a couple of times, here is my review.

Editing: Everyone knew this was going to be great. Just from the webisodes you could tell what the style would be like. In a break with ski movie tradition the footage isn't split up in to sections by session or by rider. The footage is jumbled together which makes for an interesting change. It does make it slightly difficult to tell who is doing what but that is not really a problem. The only exception to this is the night riding section at Skibowl, which has its own section. There is lots of lifestyle footage, which blends really well with the Skiing and makes a unique style of movie.

Music: Well the music choice is different. For me it works really well with the movie and helps continue the unique vibe of nimbus movies. The lack of rap was a refreshing change (nothing against rap) and the tracks fitted really well together. Definitely one of my favorite soundtracks in a ski movie.

Footage: The skiing is undoubtedly amazing. These are some of the most talented skiers on the planet and they showcase that with aplomb. Original, technical and straight up crazy tricks, great lines and unique styles shine throughout the movie. The editing format helped keep your jaw dropped, jumping from an insane pow line, to an unseen park trick and back in a few seconds. Some highlights for me were Pollard's 360 to pillow to 180 and the Switch backflip handplant. The night segment at Skibowl was also great.

Overlap with Webisodes: The real question was always going to be, do the webisodes devalue the movie? To some extent the answer to this is yes. Most of the bangers are in the webisodes so to some extent the movie is less shockingly good. I had seen a fair amount of the footage before.

I reckon this was a great movie. It was only 30 minutes long and contained a lot of footage from the webisodes, so I do think it should have been cheaper than the other pro movies. Undeniably a fantastic edit with great footage. The style and skiing is easier to relate to for the every day skier (west coast or europe) than most other movies. It made me feel like with time and effort I could produce something similar albeit less sick.

Bottom Line: Definitely worth watching for everyone. Buy it if its your style of riding, its a great edit and really fun to watch.