Published: Saturday, November 1, 2008
Warren Miller's new ski film has sad ending
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Court Leve / Warren Miller Entertainment
Seth Wescott skies off a rocky outcrop in Alaska's Chugach Mountains.
In extreme skiing, whether for the amateur thrill of it or as a profession, death is part of life.
Not to take away from the enjoyment of watching the latest Warren Miller film, "Children of Winter," showing Nov. 7 in Everett, but understand that in January, Billy Poole died in Utah while filming a stunt for this movie.
It was the first death in the 59-year history of Warren Miller Entertainment. Poole skied off a cliff but miscalculated the landing, cartwheeling through rocks instead of snow.
The last segment in "Children of Winter" honors Poole and it is a reminder that what you see is done by professionals, and for good reason.
"Children of Winter" brings its annual mix of hold-your-breath action, high energy and twists, a jump start to the season and a nudge toward getting into ski shape.
"Children" takes aim with waterfalls, snowboarders, mountains that reach the ocean, a surf legend, sailing Iceland waters, skiers, impressive verticality, horses, Vikings, spills, cowbells, helicopters, frozen lakes, Olympic gold medalist, time lapse, Japan, Oregon, tricks, the band Yukon Kornelius (musicians from Dave Matthews Band, N.E.R.D., Guster and Barenaked Ladies) snowboarding and playing, Austria, new school freestyle skiing, mountain bikes and music.
The music often perfectly matches the visuals, such as Cream's "White Room" in a snowboarding segment. Bands play from 55 songs, including the groups Radiohead, Beck, Afro Celt Sound System, Foo Fighters, six songs by Yukon Kornelius, M83, The Mars Volta, Jakob Dylan, Weezer, Michael Franti, Shanghai Restoration Project, The Kooks and Coldplay.
It's your typical Warren Miller Entertainment film, there to get the adrenalin going and to motivate limbering exercises.
The film will be shown at 8 p.m. Friday at the Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave. Tickets are available through Joe's Sports, Mt. Pilchuck Ski & Sport, Ticketmaster and the civic center (night of show).
All ticket holders receive a variety of free lift tickets (with date restrictions) to Big White, Silver Star, Sun Peaks, Whistler Blackcomb, Crystal Mountain, Schweitzer Mountain Resort and White Pass. Joe's Sports offers a $50 gift card with any purchase of $200 or more at the store. All have restrictions.
More nights out: The four-day Banff Mountain Film Festival, which was held in October, is sending out the best of show.
One stop is in Seattle, where the Seattle Mountaineers Club has hosted the show for more than a decade. It's become one of the largest post-festival shows in the U.S.
The show is at 7 p.m. Dec. 3-5 at the new Mountaineers building, 7700 Sand Point Way NE. Tickets are $10 for Mountaineers, $15 general public. Call 206-284-6310.
Wings: Never underestimate a sewage pond. An Everett birder who posted on Tweeters recently checked out the Everett sewage ponds just before sunset.
He saw Bonaparte's gulls catching flies over the pond plus ruddy ducks, coots, shovelers shoveling, gadwalls, mallards and early arriving buffleheads.
Fewer wings: A free presentation on declining sea bird and sea duck populations in Puget Sound will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Padilla Bay Interpretive Center.
Twenty-four of the 125 birds depending on our marine waters are threatened, endangered or candidates for those listings. Joe Gaydos, regional director of CQSeaDoc Society, will talk about the issue.
Call 360-428-1558 to register.
On the bookshelf: National Geographic's "Visions of Paradise" ($35) could have been subtitled "What We Have to Lose."
Its photographers looked through thousands of photographs to catch the world at a moment they considered a reflection of the divine.
For most, that moment was filled with natural beauty; for others it was a father hoisting a six-pound bass, a sailboat gliding under the Golden Gate Bridge, or a Libyan tribesman praying at twilight.
What is your moment?
Columnist Sharon Wootton can be reached at 360-468-3964 or www.songandword.com.
Not to take away from the enjoyment of watching the latest Warren Miller film, "Children of Winter," showing Nov. 7 in Everett, but understand that in January, Billy Poole died in Utah while filming a stunt for this movie.
It was the first death in the 59-year history of Warren Miller Entertainment. Poole skied off a cliff but miscalculated the landing, cartwheeling through rocks instead of snow.
The last segment in "Children of Winter" honors Poole and it is a reminder that what you see is done by professionals, and for good reason.
"Children of Winter" brings its annual mix of hold-your-breath action, high energy and twists, a jump start to the season and a nudge toward getting into ski shape.
"Children" takes aim with waterfalls, snowboarders, mountains that reach the ocean, a surf legend, sailing Iceland waters, skiers, impressive verticality, horses, Vikings, spills, cowbells, helicopters, frozen lakes, Olympic gold medalist, time lapse, Japan, Oregon, tricks, the band Yukon Kornelius (musicians from Dave Matthews Band, N.E.R.D., Guster and Barenaked Ladies) snowboarding and playing, Austria, new school freestyle skiing, mountain bikes and music.
The music often perfectly matches the visuals, such as Cream's "White Room" in a snowboarding segment. Bands play from 55 songs, including the groups Radiohead, Beck, Afro Celt Sound System, Foo Fighters, six songs by Yukon Kornelius, M83, The Mars Volta, Jakob Dylan, Weezer, Michael Franti, Shanghai Restoration Project, The Kooks and Coldplay.
It's your typical Warren Miller Entertainment film, there to get the adrenalin going and to motivate limbering exercises.
The film will be shown at 8 p.m. Friday at the Everett Civic Auditorium, 2415 Colby Ave. Tickets are available through Joe's Sports, Mt. Pilchuck Ski & Sport, Ticketmaster and the civic center (night of show).
All ticket holders receive a variety of free lift tickets (with date restrictions) to Big White, Silver Star, Sun Peaks, Whistler Blackcomb, Crystal Mountain, Schweitzer Mountain Resort and White Pass. Joe's Sports offers a $50 gift card with any purchase of $200 or more at the store. All have restrictions.
More nights out: The four-day Banff Mountain Film Festival, which was held in October, is sending out the best of show.
One stop is in Seattle, where the Seattle Mountaineers Club has hosted the show for more than a decade. It's become one of the largest post-festival shows in the U.S.
The show is at 7 p.m. Dec. 3-5 at the new Mountaineers building, 7700 Sand Point Way NE. Tickets are $10 for Mountaineers, $15 general public. Call 206-284-6310.
Wings: Never underestimate a sewage pond. An Everett birder who posted on Tweeters recently checked out the Everett sewage ponds just before sunset.
He saw Bonaparte's gulls catching flies over the pond plus ruddy ducks, coots, shovelers shoveling, gadwalls, mallards and early arriving buffleheads.
Fewer wings: A free presentation on declining sea bird and sea duck populations in Puget Sound will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Padilla Bay Interpretive Center.
Twenty-four of the 125 birds depending on our marine waters are threatened, endangered or candidates for those listings. Joe Gaydos, regional director of CQSeaDoc Society, will talk about the issue.
Call 360-428-1558 to register.
On the bookshelf: National Geographic's "Visions of Paradise" ($35) could have been subtitled "What We Have to Lose."
Its photographers looked through thousands of photographs to catch the world at a moment they considered a reflection of the divine.
For most, that moment was filled with natural beauty; for others it was a father hoisting a six-pound bass, a sailboat gliding under the Golden Gate Bridge, or a Libyan tribesman praying at twilight.
What is your moment?
Columnist Sharon Wootton can be reached at 360-468-3964 or www.songandword.com.
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