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Luke Koppa and Jonathan Ellsworth share their recommendations for ski and snowboard films to watch during shoulder season, from standout solo edits and classic steep-skiing films, to documentaries that widen our perspective on these sports. They also preview some upcoming releases and reflect on the creative work happening both in front of and behind the camera.

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Voilà | Kuura Koivisto (2:18)

FIFTY+ | Cody Townsend (8:33)

The Ultimate Run 5th Anniversary| Marcus Eder (10:05)

Stargazers | Dillon Flinders & Alex Lundstrom (12:15)

La Liste | Jérémie Heitz (16:18)

Aim for the Bushes | 686 (19:16)

Wayward: How Women Changed Snowboarding | (22:04)

Continuum | Doug Evans & Rab (24:39)

Everest: The Other Side | Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin (28:40)

We Can’t Not | Legs of Steel (35:48)

Upcoming Films (43:46)

Relentless | Tyler Curle

The Redline Traverse | Flylow

Ripple | Britta Winans & Delila Quinn

Mali Noyes’ YouTube

Life Sure is Sweet | TDI

Shiver Creek | Salomon

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Amie and Jonathan discuss ‘The Art of Skiing,’ a short film that came out 85 years ago this week that stars the iconic Disney character, Goofy. This short film is pretty amazing for a number of reasons, and they discuss them all.

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Why This Film? (0:57)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (14:59)

Best Lines (19:49)

What’s Aged the Best? (20:40)

What’s Aged the Worst? (21:35)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (26:22)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (29:54)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers! (30:29)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (33:57)

Who Won The Movie? (36:28)

Our Final Grades (37:44)

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Last Halloween we covered the incredible ski-area-slasher film, 'Shredder.' And now, we're discussing the 2010 spooky-ski-area movie, 'Frozen.’ It’s a good one, and it will definitely have you asking the question, Would you jump?

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Why This Film? (2:55)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (25:56)

Best Lines (41:34)

What’s Aged the Best? (45:00)

What’s Aged the Worst? (47:24)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (48:16)

‘Gimme More’ Award (54:55)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (59:05)

Burning Questions / I Need Answers! (59:33)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (1:10:35)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (1:12:17)

Best Life Lessons? (1:14:23)

Who Won The Movie? (1:18:20)

Our Final Grades (1:19:20)

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What does it take to ski off a 100-foot cliff? Professional skier & entrepreneur Julian Carr joins Amie Engerbretson to discuss his new film, ‘There Will Be Fear: The Julian Carr Story,’ a retrospective on his career and the process behind his massive airs. We talk about making the film; revisiting his accomplishments; what’s going through his mind before he drops; how he processes fear; and why curiosity keeps driving his exploration in the mountains.

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Concept Story (1:49)

Recurring Themes (6:18)

Fear (11:09)

Interesting Characters (24:25)

Archival Footage (26:00)

Film Premiere (30:23)

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13 years ago, one of the greatest ski movies of all time came out: ‘Valhalla.’ Today, Jonathan Ellsworth talks to Flylow president & co-founder, Dan Abrams, about the film, why it’s great, and why it holds up so well today.

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Why This Film? (10:38)

Most Rewatchable Scenes (22:42)

Best Lines (32:04)

What’s Aged the Best? (38:01)

What’s Aged the Worst? (43:35)

‘Hottest Take’ Award (48:20)

Who Needed BLISTER+ the Most? (52:03)

‘Gimme More’ Award (54:38)

‘Gimme Less’ Award (55:06)

Companion Film: Sequel, Prequel, or Spinoff? (56:55)

Memorabilia You Want the Most (57:15)

Best Life Lessons? (58:27)

Who Won The Movie? (1:00:10)

Our Final Grades (1:02:08)

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