Powderwhore: The Pact ski video trailer

The past five months I've only used my feed reader to keep up on the news, with a focus on Asia. The only other feed I remember reading was Noah Powell's blog at http://noahhowell.com, probably because it was one of the last I added last spring and because it's the only feed in my 'athletes' category.

So no better place to kick-off the season than with the latest Powderwhore offering, 'The Pact.' Powderwhore arrived in the somewhat overcrowded telemark scene in the fall of 2005 with PW05. In hindsight, it was perfect timing, as other telemark-only ski filmers all seem to have packed it in since then. With subsequent PW06 and PW07, the boys from the beehive state seem to have the motivation and dedication to keep plugging away, and now they are the biggest name in telemark ski videos.

With 'The Pact' PW has moved away from the programatic naming convention. And if the trailer is any indication they seem to have stepped it up in every category, if that's even possible! Already known for their deep powder, tight shots, blood and gore, they dug a little deeper for different music, more travel, and a more diverse cast. On the tech side, they introduce a split screen, something a couple of other filmmakers were talking about getting into last season.

Here's the direct link to the trailer on the old standby, YouTube. Well, some things never change.