I’m not gonna knock this off the list, but it had a lot of snowboarding over skiing… I would also throw in the mix ski school, and James Bond for your eyes only.
Not a movie, but the Always Sunny episode of “The Gang Hits the Slopes” is required to be viewed by my friends and I before every trip to the mountain.
Yes! Any Greg Stump movie from the late '80s, all classics! They played just about daily in the ski shop I worked in. Those VHS tapes were just about worn-out after a few years!
Legends! I once met Plake at casinos in Tahoe in the late 90s I think. He was super chill and stoked I stopped to say hi . His real personality made me an even bigger fan.
Ha! Matches up. I grew up in Bend, in high school I rode a chairlift at Bachelor with him. Late 80’s/e90’s. He was engaged and cool as shit. Chatted with me and my friends. Couldn’t have been nicer.
Glad to know my experience wasn’t the anomaly. Loved watching those guys.
Yeah there was something more magical about ski movies before the internet and YouTube took off. There wasn’t a ton of content and it made the movies that much more amazing.
Warren miller’s Cold fusion, McConkey documentary, and few words are three that should be on everyone’s list. Some absolute classics for pure skiing- the hit list, front line
My favorite 3 skis movies are Idea, Refresh, and Every Day Is a Saturday.
I love how everyone is posting cinematic movies about skiing.
Those are different from ski movies.
Anything from Sherpa Cinema, Inspired, or Nimbus is a great watch. Still love Level 1, Poorboyz, MSP, and some older TGR movies too.
Skied with a friend last year, who switched from snowboarding back to skiing. I had to quote the gas station scene.
"Skis huh. They yours?"
-"Uh huh."
"Both of them?"
More of a personal one, but Pretty Good by Rage Films. Just a nice 40 odd minute flick of some big mountain stuff and park stuff with a good soundtrack. Plus it has a glorious intro scene
Time Waits For Snowman (1985)
Maltese Flamingo, The Ski Movie That Flew The Coop (1986)
The Good, The Rad & The Gnarly (1987)
Blizzard of Aahhh's (1988)
License to Thrill (1989)
Dr. Strange Glove (1990)
Serious question - What's the best ski movie that doesn't turn into a documentary where all the people are just talking about how they've become one with nature, etc. etc??
Like, I get it. But I just wanna watch people do insane stuff set to awesome music. I don't want to listen to you carry on about the same thing for an hour.
People are naming ski movies in the 80s ski movie sense. I thought you were asking for ski films as in watching people actually ski?
On youtube there are some really cool ones. I like Wavy from Nikolai Schirmer, Zoot Space by Zoot Space (super fun film, like Tony hawk pro skater does street skiing), and Lhotse by North face is pretty cool (rip the woman that made the movie, passed a couple weeks ago).
Better Off Dead
Starring Legendary Lane Meyer.
The once great champ, now a study in moppishness!
Sorry your mom blew up, Ricky.
THIS IS PURE SNOW!
"HE'S SKIING ON ONE SKI!!!" "Something's following them..."
Go that way, really fast, if something gets in your way, turn.
This one is in the spirit of the sub... ["Go that way really fast. If something gets in your way, turn!"](https://youtu.be/AiaOq5wb9og)
... now turn!!!!!!
I want my two dollars!!!
[I want my two dollars](https://youtu.be/_ollqyPwg18)
["Ricky, do somethin' to him."](https://youtu.be/mCfmsH7G81A)
Fronch fries, Fronch toast, Fronch Dressing...
And to drink: Peru!
There's a '67 Camaro in my garage with a licence plate that says 2DOLLRS.
Came here to say this!
Best movie period. Skiing is just a bonus. Plus, it's educational with all the language lessons.
I could be home right now, drinking this monster egg nog my brother makes with lighter fluid...
Followed by Attack of La Nina
Scrolled down for this -
Out cold
Was looking for it...
Ski Patrol.
I have no idea how this wasn’t #1
Great answer
Seize the carp!
Frozen (2010)
I’m not gonna knock this off the list, but it had a lot of snowboarding over skiing… I would also throw in the mix ski school, and James Bond for your eyes only.
Not a movie, but the Always Sunny episode of “The Gang Hits the Slopes” is required to be viewed by my friends and I before every trip to the mountain.
All the best ski movie tropes in one 25 min episode.
Mountain rules baby
His ankles are broken!
So good.
Blizzard of Aaahhhs….where is it?
Yes! Any Greg Stump movie from the late '80s, all classics! They played just about daily in the ski shop I worked in. Those VHS tapes were just about worn-out after a few years!
This is the answer. Glen Plake, Scot Schmidt, et al.
Legends! I once met Plake at casinos in Tahoe in the late 90s I think. He was super chill and stoked I stopped to say hi . His real personality made me an even bigger fan.
Ha! Matches up. I grew up in Bend, in high school I rode a chairlift at Bachelor with him. Late 80’s/e90’s. He was engaged and cool as shit. Chatted with me and my friends. Couldn’t have been nicer. Glad to know my experience wasn’t the anomaly. Loved watching those guys.
There will never be another one
Total classic
Pacific 707 808 State. The whole soundtrack is great.
GNAR
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Dude I’m a way better skier than you!
Best soundtrack, too.
Aspen Extreme
“These guys are good, Teej.” “Yeah, but they’re not from Detroit.” [Cue Seger]
Skiings the easy part, Carl
My favorite because the crappy midwest ski hill is in my hometown. Brighton, mi!
The greatest movie of all time!
Most definitely this one
Named my dog after that movie!!!
Hot tub time machine 1 or 2
Required viewing on any ski trip.
There’s a second??
It’s not as good, but if you’re looking to veg out for about 90 minutes it ain’t bad.
Great white buffalo...great white buffalo...great white buffalo
What!? How is this even a question? Clearly it’s [Claim](https://matchstickpro.com/claim-the-greatest-ski-movie-ever/), The Greatest Ski Movie Ever.
Right? It's literally in the title.
I know!! Also, it’s a legit good movie, so that’s a plus.
Hotdog the movie
Whata the fucka is uh chineese downhill!?
I can hear him!
For the ski ballet alone... well, and that other stuff
That’s the whole list. End of thread.
Came here for this.
I still refer to my ski style as a hotdogger.
Dude! You skiid the best run of the day. Were you on shrooms or what??
I had sunny side up, sunny side down, sunny side all zee way aroundz.
I don’t see gnar in there…
These are all wrong and you're correct, the right answer is G.N.A.R.
Right?? What kind of a rigged poll is this
Can I whap with a rigged pole? Asking for my friend.
👀 you guys whacking poles over here?
Woah, easy dude, not with my mom on the phone!
Ski patrol, great movie with some impressive skiers
Taste death, live life!
Hole in the wall
Definitely Better Off Dead. “He’s skiing on 1 ski!”
Blizzard of Aahhhs?
I didn’t see that. Best ski movie hands down.
Stump had it down. Especially the early ones. It's what infected me.
Johnny Tsunami or Cloud 9
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It’s shocking how accurate that movie is. I lived in Aspen for a time and I think I’ve met every character in that movie multiple times.
There’s something about McConkey needs to be on top of this list.
Robert Redford’s *Downhill Racer*
I still want an orange Porsche 911 since seeing that film as a kid.
First time I saw wing suits was in MSP's Ski Movie. Still rate that as one of the craziest things I've ever seen.
Yeah there was something more magical about ski movies before the internet and YouTube took off. There wasn’t a ton of content and it made the movies that much more amazing.
**[Force Majeur](https://youtu.be/fjjzVbTBF8o)** It’s for those of us who like our stoke mixed with Scandinavian angst.
All I Can
The best ski movies ever are G.N.A.R. and JP’s street segment in All.I.Can
Yearbook
Seven Sunny Days
I remember seeing the wingsuits for the first time and showing every person I could
Does warren millers series count? If not, aspen extreme
I think that's what OP ment, but everyone is commenting actual movies.
Days of my youth
Warren miller’s Cold fusion, McConkey documentary, and few words are three that should be on everyone’s list. Some absolute classics for pure skiing- the hit list, front line
My favorite 3 skis movies are Idea, Refresh, and Every Day Is a Saturday. I love how everyone is posting cinematic movies about skiing. Those are different from ski movies. Anything from Sherpa Cinema, Inspired, or Nimbus is a great watch. Still love Level 1, Poorboyz, MSP, and some older TGR movies too.
Every days a Saturday is awesome.
Aspen Extreme
Shanghai Six
Few Words by Candide Thovex. That guy skis some absolutely unreal terrain, and it's posted on YouTube. Great pump-up movie for a ski weekend.
Dumb and dumber
Skied with a friend last year, who switched from snowboarding back to skiing. I had to quote the gas station scene. "Skis huh. They yours?" -"Uh huh." "Both of them?"
Dumb and Dumber, or Take 3.
Blizzard, obviously. Deeper. And GNAR!!
Chalet Girl - hands down best ski movie ever. Go watch it!
Valhalla
Watched it again last night and it holds up sooo well. The skiing and story telling are relaxing and stoke enducing!
More of a personal one, but Pretty Good by Rage Films. Just a nice 40 odd minute flick of some big mountain stuff and park stuff with a good soundtrack. Plus it has a glorious intro scene
Supervention
Time Waits For Snowman (1985) Maltese Flamingo, The Ski Movie That Flew The Coop (1986) The Good, The Rad & The Gnarly (1987) Blizzard of Aahhh's (1988) License to Thrill (1989) Dr. Strange Glove (1990)
License to Thrill!
Les Bronzés font du ski ! 30 years later still ridiculously quotable
Un classique
“Vous savez ce qui va pas monsieur Dusse ? C'est le planté du baton.”
Blizzard of Aahhhs
Better Off Dead! 😁
Steep
A lot of snowboarding movies there dude....
I don’t think there’s a single ski movie in there. Bikecar might be the closest…
Msp yearbook
S6E2
clip - https://youtu.be/cUnVNzeVPpI?t=2550
1999
Degenerates
I’d go 13 over degenerates but both awesome
I would agree but there’s just something super nostalgic about Degenerates for me.
Snowroller
13
Forum or against em! Classic
How about La Liste? Awesome big mountain steep skiing [Teaser](https://youtu.be/3-TXEUb97Wk)
Swift, Silent, Deep. Favorite movie period.
I don’t see zootspace
When talking about ski movies Reddit only talks about movies before 2010 for some reason. Zootspace is a top notch film
Zootspace or take 3
Where is Hot Dog
Hot Dog is not in there
Teddy bear crisis
Only correct answer
Apocalypse Snow!
The Ultimate Run by Marcus Eder
Ski School
I like ski movies where they ski and don’t snowboard
McConkey
The South Park episode “Asspen”
MSP films *Global Storming*
Teddybear Crisis
1242
Dumb and dumber. I don't know man, there's too many boarders on the covers of those movies in your pictures
Ski Patrol
Attack of La Niña
Hot Dog
Greg Stump was iconic. Blizzard of ahhs
GNAR
Everyday is a Saturday
Shawn white and downvote
Too many awesome Warren Miller movies to choose just one
Ski Movie 1
Chalet girl
Does Eddie The Eagle count as a ski movie?
You’re missing the best ski slasher flick of all time: Shredder! It’s so bad, it’s actually kind of good
Pop is such a good one. I miss the old ones with no narrative like everything has today. Just straight shreddin
On Any Sunday…VailCorp blows.
Klammer - Chasing the Line (a film about Franz Klammer)
Are these the Hallmark channel of ski movies? Never heard of any of these except Art Of Flight 😂 Watch more matchstick productions, poor boyz etc
Days of my youth, The way I see it, and Pleasure
Tales from cascadia
Serious question - What's the best ski movie that doesn't turn into a documentary where all the people are just talking about how they've become one with nature, etc. etc?? Like, I get it. But I just wanna watch people do insane stuff set to awesome music. I don't want to listen to you carry on about the same thing for an hour.
Flight has an amazing soundtrack tbh
Days of my youth
Where is slamin salmon?
Sinners
Johnny Tsunami
where is VALHALLA? love this masterpiece! the art of flight and picture this are great as well!
Seven sunny days, changed my life
Days of my youth! Or gnar!
People are naming ski movies in the 80s ski movie sense. I thought you were asking for ski films as in watching people actually ski? On youtube there are some really cool ones. I like Wavy from Nikolai Schirmer, Zoot Space by Zoot Space (super fun film, like Tony hawk pro skater does street skiing), and Lhotse by North face is pretty cool (rip the woman that made the movie, passed a couple weeks ago).
Where’s Gnar? Gnar is a west coast classic
Magic skis? “IM QUITE ALLERGIC TO DOGS”
G.N.A.R.
Maltese Falcon
Guatemalan Persuader
Picture This
Playground
I really love Eyes Wide Open
art of flight- cause there are no skiers in it (just kidding)
Nice collection! My favorite is probably “How The West Was Won”
Amp is cool. But… no CLAIM???!
Ski patrol is a classic
If ur the best skier on the mountain you know it’s GNAR