5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
the best ski movie ever made, March 1, 2006
This review is from: Blizzard of Aahhhs [VHS] (VHS Tape)
i must have first seen this when i was 6 or 7. i still own it. i cannot express how much i wish that this would get released on dvd. i would buy it in seconds and i believe that most of the ski community would do so as well.
this cronicles the ski adventures of scott schmidt, glen plake and mike hattrup as they travel the globe to "far off exciting ski places". some of which are telluride, chamonix, snow bird, squaw valley, etc.
it also contains plenty of "shorts" (wheel of destruction), plenty of interviews, craziness, and some of the most beautiful skiing i've ever seen in my life.
this may sound super cheesey, but this makes me more nostalgic than just about any other thing that i own. i have almost cried on occasions when watching this. if you haven't seen this you're probablly not going to be super impressed, it's really really dated. however, if you have seen this, you know what i'm talking about!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best ski movie ever? You Bet, December 31, 2001
This review is from: Blizzard of Aahhhs [VHS] (VHS Tape)
If there is a transition period between the Warren Miller's chuckles and modern ski porn, Blizzard of Aahhhs is it. Greg Stump takes us on a ride filled with the top ski studs of the time (Mr. Plake, Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Hattrup) to cool places to make us want to ski, and ski, and ski... In an interesting transition scene, a couple of guns from Miller's stable go head-to-head with Plake in an insanity jumping contest and they loose badly. From then on, the guard has been switched and the new regime of sick lines and insane jumps has taken over. Pity that this classic has never been matched in subsequent films by Stump or anyone else.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
killer mid 80's extreme skiing, September 11, 1999
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This review is from: Blizzard of Aahhhs [VHS] (VHS Tape)
A cult classic, Plake, Shmitt and Hatrup turn it up and end it all in Chamonix. A must see, if only Stump will re-release it.
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