Our two editorial titans of the slopes pit their opinions against each
other again on the big issues - which are the best ski videos? And not just
pretty ski ones? Sean and Mark raid the internet - and will be back with
more. Let us know your favourites on the comment form
Sean Newsom, wintersports editor of The Sunday Times:
1. Snowboarding and Bob
Dylan an unlikely, but awesome combination. This is one of the
entries from the JibVid competition held each winter in Tignes a great
twist on an iconic piece of music (and its accompanying film), which happens
to feature some fantastic riding, too.
2. Grilled cheese with
extra mayo - we ski writers know that translating skiing bliss into
language everyone understands is a tall order. These guys, riding a chair in
Whistler, have shown me the way ahead.
3. Ever
heard of the Laub? - you'll want to know more about this run once
you've seen this mind-blowing footage of waist-deep powder in Engelberg.
4. Possibly
the world¹s finest wipeout sequence - this is the out-takes
sequence from the ski movie, Long Story Short, and I don¹t think you¹ll find
a more complete medley of bone-crunching crashes.
Why? Because the film from which it was taken, Long Story Short really pushed
the boundaries of freestyle skiing, and in order to get the shots, the
skiers were at the limits of what they were capable of. Often, they went far
beyond those limits. Oh yes, and the crash-bang-wallop music suits it
perfectly.
5.
Ski-kiting down the Eiger - a man with a parachute skis down the
Eiger, and then floats off the northern face. Isn¹t it amazing there are
guys doing this kind of thing while the likes of you and me are standing in
the check-out queue in our local supermarket?
Mark Frary, wintersports editor of The Times:
6. Guy skis down the
escalator at Angel tube station - a Norwegian madman skis 200 feet
down the longest escalator on the Undergorund and lives to tell the tale.
Tube bosses were not impressed. The world was though.
7. Kid caught on a
T-bar - life’s simple pleasures – watching a kid having difficulty
on a T-bar. Harsh I know but we’ve all been there – the crazy laughter from
the people behind makes it.
8. Ski jumping on a
snowmobile - your first thought is ‘this has to be doctored’ but
then you think, Stig’s just amd enough to do it, although whether Stig
actually did it or not is another question
9. Drunken après-ski
at the Mooserwirt - a short clip but says everything about St
Anton’s infamous après-ski hangout. Check out the guy in the green at the
end who’s not quite sure about joining in
10. The fun park? -
this clip, which takes rail sliding to a new level, is quite possibly the
most sickening crash you’ll ever see. Does the skier walk away? Who knows
but let’s just play it one more time to watch the moment when his boot hits
the rail.
