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TheSkiChannels top 100 ski movies

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greenman
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what do you think??
Jan 23 2011 6:16PM
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greenman
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http://www.theskichannel.com/top100skifilms/page-1/
First question…what the hell does that mean? Top films? What is a top film? Does that mean the best films? Does that mean the most influential films? Is that on a relative basis or an absolute basis? Does that include snowboard films? Documentaries? Hollywood films? How about all those ski comedies? What about films that weren’t that great, but hit you at a certain time in life that made them special for you? There are a lot of variables and by changing one or two the list likely look completelydifferent. And who the hell are we to determine the top films anyway?

So here’s the dileo? Over the last couple of years, we have enlisted some of the smartest people in the ski and snowboard industry and asked them to rank their top ski and snowboard films. Our directions were just that…there really weren’t any. We didn’t say “best” or “most influential” or anything else…just “top.” Just pick your top films and rank them. We then took their results, blended them together and tallied the results. All in all over 50 people’s input was factored into the calculation. Thanks to some of those smarty panters who helped over the last couple years:



Shane McConkey
Ingrid Backstrom
Sara Mancuso
Daron Rahlves
Nick Waggoner
Rick Moulton
Matt Berkowitz
Rob Bondurant
Julian Carr
Derek Taylor JT Holmes
Mike Douglas
Chris Anthony
Jon Rucker
Silas Wright
Mike Steen
Ralph Backstrom
Porters Tahoe
Barb Sanders
Johnny Lazzareschi Peter Kray
Mike Jacquet
Scott Gaffney
Kristi Leskinen
Mike Hattrupt
Kasey Wiese
Brad Farmer
Anna Biggs
Darrell Miller
Jon Spiris


Clearly we know it ain’t science…just a bunch ski bums, pro skiers, boarders and industry insiders picking their favs (top.) Could it be a beauty content or a nepotism gig…maybe. That being said, more research, time and energy went into this list than you can imagine. And like so much of what we do, we tried to make a science project out of an art project.

Super sorry to those who have a film that didn’t make it in or those who feel their film is ranked too low. But we did go with the quorum’s opinion as opposed to our own. Also, we did not put our own films on the list and asked certain panelists with allegiances to certain films to leave their bias at the door. So without further adieu and with a number of “Honorable Mentions” at the end, The Ski Channel’s Top 100 Ski Films!

Thanks
Steve Bellamy
CEO, The Ski Channel

Jan 23 2011 6:17PM
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greenman
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heres the top 2
http://www.theskichannel.com/top100skifilms/page-50/
Jan 23 2011 6:18PM
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A.Eberhard
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Could not connect. Too many connections.

Is anyone else getting this or just me?
Jan 23 2011 6:20PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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hahahaha Ski School is rated better than the Ski Movie Trilogy. What??
Jan 23 2011 6:21PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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And Warren Miller's Dynasty is rated better than TBC hahahaha
Jan 23 2011 6:30PM
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tbayskier
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just checked out all 100.  some of it was on point, others not so much...."seven sunny days" was ahead of "the way i see it" for example. It was nice to see blizzard of ahhhhhs so high though.  that movie rules!

Jan 23 2011 6:43PM
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tbayskier
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pretty sure msp, tgr, and warren miller bribed them tho yes.  This thread will generate a lot of controversy for sure.  They missed so many great ones, or messed up where they should be.
Jan 23 2011 6:45PM
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intifada
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why is Icebreakers not on that list?
Jan 23 2011 6:46PM
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freelowda
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The list is certainly pervaded with quite a few mainstream flicks that had skiing references...though that influence is certainly a big one. Also good to see snowboard movies in there, glad they were included at very least...on that note I found this pretty funny juxposition, looks like an intern didn't do enough fact checking. Mistake or humor?

Johnny D's / Poorboyz "State Of Mind" vs. Finger On Da Trigger / Technine mashup:

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Jan 23 2011 8:17PM
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jksl
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this is hilarious, i scrolled through and thought it was weird they chose one of the least enjoyable FODT movies. should've read the description, classic.
Jan 23 2011 8:38PM
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thatsG
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Personally think refresh should have been top 25
Jan 23 2011 9:39PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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bahahaha
Jan 24 2011 12:16AM
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Karma_Police
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Dynasty was seriously difficult to sit through, minus ingrid she kills it.

But I do love this comment.
Jan 24 2011 12:19AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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one day i WILL marry her
Jan 24 2011 12:20AM
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Static
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this is an outrage!
Jan 24 2011 2:35AM
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Balto
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that list sucks
Jan 24 2011 2:42AM
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skiingpimp
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Aspen extreme only got 48. the sky who loved me is higher up than teady bear crisis and propoganda. And how is Hot Dog not number 1 WTF ski channel hahaha
Jan 24 2011 10:47AM
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pghjibber
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ski channel is the most worthless company in the industry...

i also use the term "industry" very loosely, as no one who works there with the exception of one person is even a legitimate skier

the ceo in question violates the law in nearly every way and has systematically run every employee he has ever had out of the company...

he literally made that list as a marketing vehicle to bribe people into making deals with him... just wait until his even bigger bs "Snowbiz Top 250" comes back this year - this guy should be blackballed
Jan 24 2011 12:09PM
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