As the temperature decreases and the chance of snow increases, there is a select population of students who get the chills.
Only for these students, it’s not the bone-shivering, jaw-clenching shivers that accompany cold temperatures. It’s the impatient anxiety and excited anticipation that builds from the time of the first snowfall, not to be released until the first ride up the chair lift at a favorite ski resort.
Now that Colorado’s unpredictable and irregular weather finally delivered some snow, the ski and snowboard film premieres are realities that can be actualized on the slopes.
Fortunately for the aforementioned group of snow-loving students, CU’s Snowboard Team and the Board of Directors of Boulder Freeride, CU’s Ski and Snowboard club, have a decent track record of sponsoring the premieres of several of the new film releases that accompany each ski season.
“There’s nothing better than everyone getting together for premieres and not only giving credit to how hard people like Stept Productions work but also getting stoked for the season,” said Gabby Kreutter, a freshman film studies major.
“How We Livin’” is Stept Production’s annual installment of skiing and riding footage. The annual film premiered in Chem. 140 Thursday night, synchronized perfectly with Boulder’s first snowfall.
“That movie made me really happy I have the Rockies to ski,” said Charlie Cohan, a freshman open-option major.
The film was extremely well-made with catchy songs playing alongside daredevil riders performing on rails, extreme powder and even brick walls. The movie was filmed in a variety of locations ranging from Keystone to Jackson Hole, Wyo. to Calgary, Canada.
Alex and Nick Martini are the owners of Stept Productions and they have yet to disappoint with their films, always featuring a diverse array of skiers and riders.
Members of Stept Productions ride in the films as well as produce them. The scenes of the film varied from shooting down in trees to a public city railing. This diverse range of settings made “How We Livin’” appeal to a huge audience.
“Sickest ski video that showed parks around Colorado,” said Beau Poliakin, a freshman open-option major.
The film satisfied students’ desires for location, soundtrack and stars.
“A great ski/snowboard film has sweet music, awesome skiers and boarders and a little bit of humor,” said Chris Miller, a freshman economics major. “ ‘How We Livin’ had it all and pleased everyone.”
Stept Productions shared their passion for skiing with a population of powder fanatics. Combined with the perfect timing of Boulder’s first snow day, students are gearing up for the thrill of the 2009-2010 ski season.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writers Jamie Magyar and Elana Staroselstky at Jamie.Magyar@colorado.edu and Elana.Staroselstky@colorado.edu.
