Blizzard of AAHHH's

Ski and board movies have changed a lot over the years. First there was Dick Barrymore and Warren Miller bring skiing to the masses, but the movie that really changed the game was Greg Stump's Blizzard of AAHHH's. No matter how you slide on snow, you owe a lot to this movie. It took ski movies out of resorts and took them to places that people dreamed of skiing. No more Sun Valley and Vail. Blizzard of AAHHH's took us to the cliffs of Squaw Valley, the powder of Snowbird, and the steeps of Chamouix. We got to watch Scot Schmidt, Glen Plake, and Mike Hattrup all ski before the rest of the ski world knew who they were. Blizzard of AAHHH's is one of the few ski movies that has an underlying story and isn't just ski porn. It's still, to this day, the ski movie that most ski movies are compared to and judged against.

So if you've never seen Blizzard of AAHHH's I strongly urge to go out and find it, it's 45 minutes that will change your ski movie watching forever.

Fall

Fall is a unique season. There's still plenty to do and see, but it seems like for many of us, it's just a waiting game. October starts with enthusiasm for fall activities but quickly fades. What was once an afternoon of mountain biking and climbing turns into a rainy afternoon of watching ski and snowboard movies. That's when the madness begins. You start watching so many ski movies that you begin to imagine things. You think about waking up to new snow on your lawn only to see your neighbor outside leaving to work, in shorts. You hear rumors of cold fronts coming in from the north and tropical lows from the pacific and you began to do the math in your head. Cold air + warm moist air = SNOW! But who are you kidding, it's still the middle of October and it doesn't snow in October, does it?