He built a skate board park on Orcas Island I believe for the benefit of the local kids.

I met him once ( name dropper)when my company contributed to a skate board park he was trying to build. The Warren we love has no connection with WME other than he sold the rights to his name. The gossip is that he has fallen out with his son as a result and hates the direction WME is taking and that his name is still associated with it. The dreaded SKI ( not to be confused with SKiing) magazine is decidedly unTAY and is the one with all the ads for condos and usually has some breathless gushing article about ' Debbie and Bill's 45,000 sf dream second home in Deer Park' that has been decorated in western kitsch and boasts about the fact that they can ski out the door to delight in the glorious corduroy that the staff have prepared for them overnight and the small dinner party they are looking forward too with grilled Peruvian rabbit stuffed with Mediterranean olives and a nice chianti.Pukkke : I of course never buy it, just leaf through it when picking up my copies of Environmental Warrior and Socialist Skier from the local bookshoppe. He sold the company to his son many years ago and then his son sold the company to a magazine conglomerate called Bonnier I think that publishes Ski magazine and about another 20 magazines with such diverse titles as Parenting and Motor Boating. Miller and luv him, the company that produces the latest Warren Miller film has no longer any involvement with Mr. I doubt that it will be the must see ski flick of the season, but did somebody mention free lit tickets?Īlthough we have all grown up with Mr.

WM movies come to my neighborhood when other films do not, they often feature our local ski areas alongside remote locals, and in recent years they have handed out granola bars.īesides, isn't the pool big enough to accommodate many ski movies? Would the industry be what it is today with out Warren? Scott Schmidt, Glen Plake, Mike Hatrup, neon and VHS is how I came up. I plan to take my wife, buy her some drinks and lay claim to her ticket vouchers.ĭespite the dizzying presence of sponsorship, these film are made by skiers for skiers and have become an annual tradition for many of us. Corporate ski movies are far better than the dreaded romantic comedy.

License to thrill ski movie