Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board 'Steep' opening Dec 21 in SoCal

Hey everyone,

The new Sony Pictures Classics/Mark Obenhaus documentary 'Steep' is opening Dec 21 in L.A.

I got a chance to see an early screening, and if you're interested in high-risk ski mountaineering, this is a very interesting film. 'Steep' includes probably the best collection of archival ski extreme footage ever assembled, plus plenty of beautiful shots of current big mountain skiing.

The film also goes to unusual lengths to get inside the minds of the people who ski the steeps, with in-depth profiles of notable skiers from different periods in the sport's history and development.

Release schedule is here.

For a nice teaser, see my interview with Andrew McLean, one of the film's featured skiers, with lots of Steep talk plus a few of Andrew's expedition winter camping/ski mountaineering tips.

Andy

friggin awesome clips - gotta see more

holy crap, that is seriously hardcore. hopefully they will show it out here in the ghetto Midwest where I currently reside

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

HUNTSVILLE, AL - Madison Square 12
TRUSSVILLE, AL - Trussville Cinema 16
WASHINGTON, DC - E-Street Cinema
GAINESVILLE, FL - Gainesville 14
SARASOTA, FL - Hollywood 20
LEXINGTON, KY - Lexington Green 8
LOUISVILLE, KY - Village 8 Theatre
DETROIT, MI - Detroit Institute of Art
CHARLOTTE, NC - Manor Twin <---- Woot!

Scott L, it's probably a toss-up whether it'll reach Cincinnati or Indianapolis first. I'll probably be watching it on DVD.

Here is a slightly cleaner link to the video clip.
http://movies.aol.com/movie/steep/30764/video/trailer-no-1/2029621