Though I liked and admired him, I was never comfortable with the 'Nissan' and airline product placements, nor the cheesy, formulaic shots that came to represent the franchise. Warren produced, directed and narrated 38 films (1950 to1987), was involved directly in 17 more (1988 to 2004), and indirectly from 2005 onward, through occasional use of old narration (I'll spare you the sordid corporate details). For 68 years, both individual and entire families of snowsport enthusiasts cheered the official kickoff to winter with the ski film company that started it all, with 2017 no different, and Line of Descent dropping last fall. Strictly on the back of enthusiasm and folksiness, he built a franchise never to be equalled. Like everyone else in the ski world, I was touched by Warren's passing at age 93 last week, and believe any hagiography well deserved.

Others couldn't remember film names but recalled key narrative points: 'The one where the lift-op throws the ski and Warren narrates 'You want your ski? Go get it!'' And athletes also benefitted greatly from exposure in his films, few turning down the opportunity. Yes, Warren often narrated his films live. because I got to hear Warren narrate them live.' Montana ski mountaineer Tom Jungst echoed a sentiment shared by many ex-pros who responded: '(My favourite films were) the ones I was in. Of Cold Fusion (2001), someone offers: 'The Bill Heath (Nelson-based cine) sequences are tops, and the intro couldn't have been better: 'I'm dreaming of a world of endless winter. I bought a Winterstick at Val Surf in 1978.' We're blown away! Sometime later we see Tom Sims at Mt. The way it's edited, too - Volkswagen Beetle, snowboard rack, Dimitrije and friend, surf-style, loose and free, practically Noboarding. We see the Dimitrije segment and it's life-changing. Me and my bro were right in our crux of getting good at surfing. A California friend who lives in Europe offered: 'I don't remember its name, but the film that introduced Dimitrije Milovich and his Winterstick. It's perhaps no surprise that the 1980s films immediately preceding the Greg Stump era resonate most - clear stepping stones to the ski video explosion of the 1990s. The question I'd put out there on Twitter and Facebook was simple: 'Favourite Warren Miller film ever? Go.'Īnswers were as varied as the humanity using those mediums - Have Skis, Will Travel (1956), Skiing's Great (1973 by longtime WM cinematographer Tom Day), Ski People (1980), Snowonder (1982), Ski Time (1983), Ski Country (1984), Steep and Deep (1985 and most popular by far), Beyond the Edge (1986), White Winter Heat (1987), Escape to Ski (1988), Extreme Winter (1990), Black Diamond Rush (1993), Snowriders (1996), Freeriders (1998), and Impact (2004).

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