Ski to the Max

If you like skiing or snowboarding, chances are you'll really love this movie. I happen to like snow sports, so I really enjoyed the visually rich treat and excellent audio track.

Basically, this movie is a collection of visually stunning skiing and snowboarding scenes. The scenes (or segments) are unrelated to each other and are separated by shots from a busy metropolis. If there is one weak aspect to the film, it is this strange arbitrariness. It is very awkward. However, it is somewhat overshadowed by the great visuals and audio.

All of these segments are beautifully done and with highly vibrant colors. See it in high-definition or IMAX to get the most out of it. There are skiing / snowboarding scenes that I have never seen done anywhere - like where they all do a 360 degree lateral loop - or are skiing at night with only hand-held sparklers. Absolutely stunning.

The audio is outstanding as well. The music is a wonderful selection of styles and will likely appeal to a broad range of tastes. Furthermore, I have never heard the 'sounds' of people going over rails; these are great effects.

My recommendation is to see this movie if you enjoy snow sports. It's only 40 minutes and you'll likely be entertained.

I really adore this movie, it is one of the best imax movies I ever saw. Maybe thats the reason why I watched it five times. Unbelievable scenes from snowboarding, skiing, motocross, paragliding, together with a real great soundtrack. I'm sure I'm gonna watch and enjoy it a again!

It seems that the makers could not decide on making a movie with a plot or just record the action as is. The result is neither a proper movie, or a documentary. Although some of the footage shot in the mountains is impressive on Imax-scale, the ski-action itself is disappointing, and makes up only half of the movie ( at best ). Furthermore the movie misses the esthetics of "Vertical Zoo" Y2Ski, or the sheer action in movies from MSP like "Ski Movie".

Lack of plot or story-line is own to the genre, but it can and should be compensated by the action. People that have access to the Extreme-sports channel or have seen the latest ski and snow-board movies will be disappointed, for others it the movie is worth while seeing in Imax format and is reasonable entertaining. But it doesn't live up to its title.

Does anyone know the title of the song when the skiers and snowboarders are doing tricks "slow-mo" off the jump as well as going in a spiral around the camera. This scene was close to the end and the song includes the lyrics "I wanna fly higher" and many more like this one. I don't care about anything else in the movie, I just want the name of the song. I love this song and want to listen to it for myself as I am going down the slopes. I have been looking all over the internet but without a title to go by, this means that I have had little success in my search. Hopefully some suggestions could help.

thanks!

This movie was something new to me. It was the first time I was in an IMAX theatre and I wanted the film to end.

Corny, stupid plot which make the "actors" loose credibility when performing and, specially, boooooooooooring.

Avoid