Monday, March 3, 2008

Swift, Silent, Deep trailer


Another much-awaited ski documentary. "The story of the Jackson Hole Air Force and skiing's rebel spirit."

A once elusive bunch, much has been written about the guys who opened the Jackson Hole backcountry gates at JHMR.

On a personal note, I met and skied with Benny Wilson at a PSIA event. That's right, he's actually a certified instructor now-a-days. Or at least he was a couple years ago. Imagine the stories he shares with his clients!

I'm looking forward to hearing the ski patrol perspective on the whole history of the JHAF. The trailer alludes to it. One guy says "we wanted to go with them" but couldn't. Except to chase them, of course.

I never knew the impact the Jackson Hole Air Force had outside of Jackson. Hearing that JHAF athletes took the top five places at the first ever World Extreme Skiing Championships (WESC) in Valdez was an eye-opener. Talk about lineage and pedigree.

What have you done lately to push the sport of skiing? And where, or what, is the next JHAF?

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