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Ski Movie Bingo

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cydwhit
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Ok fellow skiers. Winter is coming up, and I'm working on creating an illustrated "Ski Movie Bingo" card. Basically, I'm putting together a list of stereotypes that appear in a bunch of ski movies. I have a pretty solid list already, but this community is bound to have a bunch more.

What tired tropes get dragged out every year for each new crop of ski movies?

Some examples to give you an idea of what I'm thinking:

-A skier mentions "progression"
-Montage of avalanches with ominous soundtrack
-Slow motion skin rip
-Timelapse of snow accumulating overnight
-Voiceover of old man pretending to say deep things about the change of seasons
-Shot of urban skiers interacting with cops
-Euros skiing huge lines in terrible snow
-A helicopter films another helicopter

What do you ski in every damn ski movie that comes out?
Sep 9 2020 3:13PM
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SofaKingSick
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skier looks at handrail, likely after a shot of a fall

shot of speed checking a new jump by stopping abruptly on the lip

sunset silhouette shot
Sep 9 2020 4:28PM
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Liam_j10
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An audio clip of a weather channel reporting the new storm

The skiers talking in the heli headsets at the beginning or end of an alaska segment

Eating ramen in Japan

**This post was edited on Sep 9th 2020 at 4:37:47pm
Sep 9 2020 4:36PM
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patagonialuke
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- skier backs sled off truck in slow motion
- skier pulls cord on sled in slow motion
Sep 9 2020 4:50PM
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shoenice
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Skier deploys avi bag after skiing a big line

**This post was edited on Sep 9th 2020 at 5:16:09pm
Sep 9 2020 4:52PM
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Michael_Thatcher
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Shovelling snow shirtless to build a backcountry jump.
Sep 9 2020 5:51PM
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ASSholebomber22
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Dropping skis on the snow and stepping into the bindings in slomo
Sep 9 2020 5:56PM
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gravel
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point at shit
Sep 9 2020 5:59PM
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r00kie
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Zoomed out clip with sunset in the background.
Sep 9 2020 6:04PM
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SuspiciousFish
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Skier turning on stove to make breakfast at random mountain cabin.

Frustrated urban skier throwing ski at random tree or light pole.

**This post was edited on Sep 9th 2020 at 6:38:53pm
Sep 9 2020 6:37PM
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PKchu
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A rando saying something along the lines of trespassing

Buckling boots
Sep 9 2020 6:55PM
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snowfinder
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East coast skiing but only in the streets
Sep 9 2020 7:01PM
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ColoradoDogfart
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skier kicking off skis after fall, processeds to throw them as far as they can and yell "fuck"
Sep 9 2020 7:01PM
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Grimesg
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Close up of only skiers skis/boots as the zoom by
Sep 9 2020 7:10PM
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sickjukes87
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A crash and the a slo mo shot of them hiking the rail
Sep 9 2020 8:42PM
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Jpurd
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- Hand gestures with rap music
- nose butter three in pow (enough already)
- skier in the background yelling after peer stomps a trick
- Timelapses
- shot of a sign not in english
- gopro shot looking down a steep line before dropping in
- shot of clouds floating below windells/hood
- shot of the police to show how badass you are
Sep 9 2020 8:42PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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B-roll debauchery
A heli just departing the peak after dropping off skiers
Close ups of an animal in the wild, or if urban, like a dog
Snow cat grooming the jump before the giant jump sesh
Huuuuge tomahawk (jk these are great)
A bunch of 180s off little cliffs
Sep 9 2020 9:21PM
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shoenice
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only applies to Japan segments: a time lapse of people walking through a snowy ass mountain town
Sep 9 2020 10:08PM
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freestyler540
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-Time lapses of clouds in a mountain range
-Falling snow flakes
-helicopter flying over a jump in a resort
Sep 10 2020 12:17AM
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PATROL
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Ski movie bingo, also know as "PBP movies post 2007"-bingo
Sep 10 2020 1:46AM
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twerkphone64
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audio of radio conversations
also nepotism
Sep 10 2020 1:47AM
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little1337
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Alarm clock going off and a hand reaching into frame to shut it off
Sep 10 2020 7:12AM
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Stimpy
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gravelpoint at shit


The pole point
Sep 10 2020 8:22AM
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sander_h
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-An interview where they say, "it's not about the destination, it's about the journey."

-Not grabbed 3's

-Intro about a new up and comer who is blowing everyones minds

-Said before but shots of sleds being unloaded and someone doing a pow turn on a sled looking like its their first day on a sled.

-Time-lapses of a starry night or snow piling up on deck railing

-Going to some wild foreign country where the snow sucks and they complain about how hard their forcing it and how much it's snowing back home.

-Heli Skiing segment where they talk about how they only have one or two good days and then talk about waiting in the hotel room the rest of the time.
Sep 10 2020 9:56AM
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oldmanski
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The time lapsed video of driving in the car through the city to the mountain
Sep 10 2020 11:24AM
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corona
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Kids (bonus points for minorities) watching /commenting on urban skiing

Overweight security guard at an urban spot
Sep 10 2020 11:29AM
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corona
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Skier in hospital bed giving the thumbs up
Sep 10 2020 11:30AM
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AndrewGravesSV
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you gotta have the fire in the backcountry and the boys shootin guns
Sep 10 2020 11:49AM
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SendyMcSendyface
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token female skier (picked from a pool of 3 pros)
Sep 10 2020 11:52AM
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elm.
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credits at the end
Sep 10 2020 11:55AM
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skiP.E.I.
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Standing around a fire in the backcountry
NoBoarding
Gratuitous snowmobile shots
"Just out having fun with my friends, every day"
Driving/travel time lapse
Building backcountry kicker out of blocks
Spraying water on urban takeoff
Sep 10 2020 12:02PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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throwing a large snow ball off the cliff before hitting it
Sep 10 2020 12:13PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Pros laughing together on the chairlift
Sep 10 2020 12:16PM
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cydwhit
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Lord these are perfect. NS is the best!
Sep 10 2020 12:16PM
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e.littt
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Throwing a single shovelful of snow at a wall before the wall-ride shot
Clip of talking to a police officer when they're being a dick
Clip of talking to a police officer when they're being chill
Rapid cut crash compilation before the successful clip
Using Sail by AWOLNATION with slo-mo
Sep 10 2020 1:12PM
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corona
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Shaping a glacier jump in the summer wearing snowpants with suspenders and no shirt
Sep 10 2020 1:15PM
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Squilliam_7
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Fails Bechdel test

Maybe some pole wacking at the top of a line but I can't complain about that

Dramatic smokey exhale under streetlight

Cultural appropriation
Sep 10 2020 1:56PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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counting down from 3 over the radio before dropping in.
Sep 10 2020 3:59PM
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AlaskaDogfart
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sweaty skier carries skis back up stairs
Sep 10 2020 4:00PM
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Alvaro
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Someone saying how they like the "cultural" aspect of skiing abroad as much as the skiing
Sep 10 2020 4:50PM
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extravert
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- Extreme close up of skiers face exhaling clouds of vapor
- Time lapse of driving in a car or van
- Slow motion pow slash. Just one slash, no other turns shown.
- Shooting guns in the woods
- Gopro looking up at the heli as it flies away
- Quick cuts showing several falls
- Opening crawl has deep wind noise in the background
- Talking about how great the 'crew' is to shred with
- "skiing is like flying"
- Spitting blood into snow
Sep 10 2020 5:57PM
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SuspiciousFish
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extravert- Extreme close up of skiers face exhaling clouds of vapor
- Time lapse of driving in a car or van
- Slow motion pow slash. Just one slash, no other turns shown.
- Shooting guns in the woods
- Gopro looking up at the heli as it flies away
- Quick cuts showing several falls
- Opening crawl has deep wind noise in the background
- Talking about how great the 'crew' is to shred with
- "skiing is like flying"
- Spitting blood into snow


Spot on with the blood spit lol
Sep 10 2020 6:06PM
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Idahoe
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some bullshit along the lines of "I just feel so in tune with the mountains" to make skiing seem #deep and important
Sep 10 2020 7:21PM
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Film.
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A winch moving/ being cranked up, pulling the banshee bungee back to the skier. A skier being pulled by a banshee bungee or winch.
Sep 10 2020 8:04PM
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vibecheck
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the buddha prayer flags
Sep 10 2020 8:13PM
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r00kie
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SuspiciousFishSpot on with the blood spit lol


Those shots are also hard af. Fucking badasses.
Sep 10 2020 8:23PM
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fredyferl
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Tanner Hall doing a cork 9 off a wall in the streets
Sep 10 2020 8:44PM
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creaturelo
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-hyper closeup of skier’s eyes/face
-audio of drop counted in over a radio
-blown out sound build for landscape shots
-detail shots of the boots/bindings sliding an urban rail
-wiping snow off the goggles at the bottom of a pow line
-fueling up a sled
-moving winch/bungee
-touring drone shot
-high fives at the bottom of a line
-slow motion shot looking up at snow falling
Sep 11 2020 1:06AM
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CharlzHub
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Skier turning around to look at their tracks after skiing a gnarly line.
Sep 11 2020 1:40AM
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sickjukes87
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This thread is so good
Sep 11 2020 6:18AM
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CalumSKI
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falling on an urban rail, and then having the skier walk up the stairs in slo mo to show the struggle of them trying the rail for so long
Sep 11 2020 9:03AM
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