Been skiing for over 45 years. I've skied all the big corporate fancy mountains in the Northeast, CO, WY, CA, and Switzerland. Nothing against them. I've been an Indy Pass holder for 4 years now and have loved every minute of it, and I look forward to continuing to support the little guys for many years. They are the heart and soul of the ski industry. Skiing is not supposed to be this luxury privilege for the elite.
This damn near brought me to tears, I’m headed up to my local mountain tomorrow and I just have so much love for this beautiful sport, keep on thriving lil hills
This documentary moved me to tears. I grew up ski racing in Ontario, Canada at Talisman Mountain. Skiing in Ontario is not glamorous but always memorable, and I loved every minute of it! Whether we were skiing on ice, or hiking up the hill because the lift broke down, it didn't matter - the love of skiing was so deep, the community so strong, I don't know a single person who wasn't bitten by the ski bug. Thank you to Teton Gravity Research and the directors of this film for capturing that feeling so well. Can't wait to get out this season!
Learned how to ski at Black Mountain of Maine, my brothers and I were all skiing by ourselves by eight or ten with complete freedom of the mountain. It will always be a special place.
I think this is the first time a ski movie has made me emotional. Growing up at a small local hill that taught me so much about skiing and life in general. Leaving it for 5 years to go to another 501c3 hill that was also local to that community was a great time for the good years. After leaving the city life and back home, I’m ready to go shred my home hill even more now. Shout out to Loup Loup Ski Bowl, my OG stomping grounds, and Mt. Spokane, my home for the last few years.
Thank you TGR and IndyPass for giving these (4) Non-Profits their well deserved attention. The community spirit is alive and well in an increasingly difficult business landscape. Margins have never tighter yet mission statements to help keep skiing affordable and approachable for working families are greatly aided by non-profit status. We still need creative ways to attract and maintain skiers' interest. Playing to the strengths of unique assets and leaning heavily on volunteers are just a few ways to gain customers' life-long interests. From everyone at Black Mountain of Maine, we offer sincere gratitude for spending some time with us and welcome all to the BMOM family. Keep the stoke high. Jeff Marcoux (Angriest Beaver)
Did not expect to see Whaleback when I opened this. So proud to see where our Indy Pass dollars go. Especially saving the other Black Mtn (NH) last season.
Thanks to Whaleback and the programs with Inclusive Ski Touring for introducing me to splitboarding last year. You all bring so much value to New England. Proud to be an Indy Pass skier and snowboarder. I grew up skiing and snowboarding these same mountains, when I was able to move to New Hampshire, I have felt so grateful to continue to patronize these mountains that may be physically smaller but big in heart and experience.
I grew up on small rope tow mountains in New Jersey and backwater little hills, like Magic Mtn. in Vermont. Have lived now in Teton Valley for 10 years. My favorite Hill has been Snow King. Reminded me of small areas in Vermont. Living on Social Security now. I hope it doesn’t price me out.
I've skied for 69 of my 74 years, been on ski patrol at Whistler, which is all of 1 hr 15 minutes from me. Buying an Indy Pass and skiing the smaller mountains in Wa, Id, Or, Montana has been a wonderful counterpoint to the madness of an international resort like Whistler. Arriving at Turner Mtn. on the Friday before President's week, the sole lift was spinning, and about 3 other cars in the lot. The liftee said they expected maybe 50 skiers that day, and I got some runs in with the only patroller on scene.... Nearby Lookout Pass had 50 inches of fresh snow when I arrived there, with under a hundred eager snow sport enthusiasts waiting for lifts to open. Big smiles all around. There is simply no comparison to the feeling of a local, independent ski hill, where EVERYONE will talk to you, show you around, tell tales. Seeing kids eg at Phoenix in BC racing and skiing/boarding like fiends warms the heart of even people who are indifferent in another setting. This IS the future, because as the film states, the kids will grow up and want to do for their kids what was done for them.
This gave me goosebumps. Community instead of profit, that's the way to go for pretty much all aspects of life! Living a 10 minute car ride from one of the biggest ski and mtb resorts in Austria and having access to dozens of lifts and gondolas skiing does not feel like a community activity but a race for a few laps of powder. paying 700 eur for our season pass (8 and 5 year old kids and me) i wish i could spend that money on a little hill and enjoy the community vibe instead. only thing better than that is going for a backcountry adventure with your friends.
These resorts need to be the example for the entire industry. Vail resorts are slowly destroying the industry. Non profit skiing makes more sense as probably the only way to save this industry.
This is such an amazingly inspirational down-to-earth ski story! I honestly just love watching these real worlds folks having the time of their lives on genuine slopes. Seriously beats yet another dude hucking his meat off a massive cliff or charging some “extreme” slope. BIG THANKS to TGR for making this available to all of us on UA-cam and getting back to the roots of skiing and boarding. Now I need to get off the couch, strap on the skis, and get after it!
Brought back memories of skiing small hills in New England as a kid in the 1970s. Sundown and Powder Ridge CT, King Ridge NH, Gunstock NH, Bretton Woods NH, Berkshire East MA, Yagoo Valley RI. This film has me feeling the pull of the mountains again after a 30 year break.
Love your films. Getting my niece and nephew into the sport at our local hill here in Michigan. Been on the ski patrol for almost 20 years. Love seeing what the school ski club programs do. Hopefully I am fostering the next generation of people committed to sharing our sport we love.
BLACK MOUNTAIN of Maine is so overshadowed by corporate giants. THEY HAVE THE ACTUAL BEST back country Maine skiing. The VOLUNTEERS who do the cutting are Rockstars. MOST MAINERS in the area have hiked and skied white cap, even fewer hiked and then skied the back half of black mountain, after hiking its sister mountain and skiing down it.
This right here is what it's all about! The film instantly had me reflecting back on my childhood and growing up at the small local community hill "Misery Mountain" of Peace River, AB Canada and also taking family trips to Powder King in British Columbia. Both hills have faced similar hurdles over the years and it breaks my heart to see them struggle. I hope the spirit of skiing is preserved by these small community gems that preserve the essense of this way of life for so many. Thanks for telling the stories!
Antelope Butte Is a hidden gem! Huge thanks to Teton Gravity Research for showing it to the world, and letting me be a part of it. 1015!! **posted go pro footage of filming with the crew, so lucky to get to see how the pros do it!
Top shelf production. I learned to ski at "the butte" during the 14 years it was closed. Walking/ crawling up that first time had me hooked. Kids ski free might be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Whoever made that happen is a hero.
Amazing the community came together to save their hill. We need to keep places like these alive. I fear some of my favourite places became way too commercialized.
My grandparents were some of the original investors in BMOM. Three generations have learned to ski there, with plenty of knitting done in the lodge. One of the best, most welcoming places you could ever ski. An amazing place to learn, and the Angry Beavers have made glades some of the best in the state. Absolutely incredible place.
So absolutely STOKED with this loving concept🙏 as a resident of PARKCITY Utah we dream of this kind of Community supportive model that could be the catalyst for big change bringing Skiing/Snownoarding back to its holistic roots of loving & sharing the goodness of the mountain for ALL. If it were to present itself as such there would be mile long lines of locals looking to work hard and support our home & community with love and passion for ALL.❤️
Gosh dang, this video got me good!! I work at Whaleback and it’s the place to be. Big mountains can’t exist without the small mountains that make skiing accessible for people! We’re all out here just trying to spread the passion for winter sports. It’s not about the money. I feel so lucky to have grown up skiing at a small mountain with that ‘ol ski charm and close community. It will never compare to corporate mountains.
Grew up skiing Whale Back and am eternally grateful for the memories I made there! 30 years later and my life is still centered around skiing! Thank you so much for making this film! ❤️
Thank you IndyPass for sending me an email to promote this short film. Otherwise I never would have seen it. It was inspiring and may motivate me to visit one of the two spots profiled in New England since they're relatively close.
Thank you so much for this film and coming to my home mountain! Black Mountain of Maine is where it’s at. It more than a ski mountain, it’s a family and a way of life! BMOM one you ski or ride it you will know it’s magic!
Love this!!! I grew up skiing on a small mountain, but with a great community. Today, it feels more important than ever to make skiing accessible for everyone.
I grew up skiing Antelope Butte prior to the not for profit days. When the runs had the names "A", "B", "C" etc. you knew it is going to be about the fun and not about the brand of ski apparel you were sporting. The community these type of hills create and foster are ones you just don't find anywhere else. I've been fortunate enough to ski most of the big name areas from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Coast since moving away, but the days at AB are what I still remember the most. Thank you, Emerson Scott, for keeping it open as long as you could. Thank you, AB Foundation, for bringing it back.
Thanks for the film a wonderful reminder of my local ski mountain in the 60s Big Tupper . It closed in the late 90s and hopes to open again. The memories of friends all learning to ski is what kept me going . Now 73 and still skiing and every day I ski , Big Tupper is with me. I owe so much to Big Tupper and wish my son had a place like Big Tupper to understand some of life’s lessons. God Bless these ski hills .
This is inspiring to know there are mountains out there that are still accessible to the entire community. They're doing it for the love of skiing, it's a beautiful thing!
This had me crying the entire time. I feel real lucky to have grown up with my hometown mountain of Santa Fe. Maybe co-op ownership is in the future 😉 that would be a dream.
I've skied all over New England and even the US and gotta say Black Mountain is one of my favorites ski mtns all time. I've never skied a mountain where almost everywhere on the entire mtn when you hop off a groomer into the woods there's a marked glade. Glades off of every single groomer - all natural baby! It's almost magical in a sense. Tree skiing is my fav though so I could be biased. The back country moxie expansion is sooo cool too. Such a special place.
min ago I grew up at Geneva Basin Colorado. So many great memories. It's gone and will never come back. I now patrol at Antelope Butt Wyoming. Because we need this great family experience to keep going on. Thank you for bringing this to light.
I’m eternally grateful to call Antelope Butte my home mountain, I’m getting into my 3rd season of snowboarding, I’ve been to some of the bigger resorts and I questioned whether or not I could afford this hobby, but thanks to Antelope butte, I get at least 15-20 days on the mountain every season, nobody is snobby, they do a great job of taking care of the place, and I get to pursue a winter hobby when I’d otherwise be stuck indoors. ❤
I grew up skiing at Skaneateles Ski Club, which is still there. Its got snowmaking, T-Bar and beginner tow. It's under 400 feet of vertical and has easy to steep terrain. Upstate NYer's with an an Indy Pas can check it out as it is part of the Indy Pass system. Your legs will get a workout, the place has the only T-Bar I know of in upstate NY. Still teaches a ton of kiddos. Non profit, community owned. Cheap. The best part of being a kid at a place like this is that you can leave your parents behind and just go. Its where I learned to love skiing, even though there were bigger places within 30 minutes. The idea of kids under 18 ski free is just brilliant. I wish our place would do that. One adult paid pass for Mom or Dad, kids ski free would really boost sales and get them hooked on the sport at a young age. I'd say every place should implement a program like this.
This is incredibly done. As a young east coast ripper we need more of these films showcasing where we learned the ropes before moving out west. I love the rockies but the mountains of Western NC always draw me home to slide down the shit snow. It’s not where I ski now, but it’s what ignited the flame inside me. Mountains like whaleback have to be saved and kept honest.
This is exactly what I wanted to see. My best times with my kid have been at the "mom n pop" areas recently. I want to visit each one. Yes I have driven by Whaleback a bunch, gona stop this year.
We started skiing with our 5 and 7 year old boys at Arctic Valley Ski Area (non-profit) in Anchorage, Alaska and loved the family orientation, convenience, and youth programs. My older son is now the General Manager after working in the local tourism industry for years. Along with great volunteers, they have rebuilt and expanded the infrastructure and programs to offer a wonderful alternative to the much larger for-profit ski area. They are part of the Indy Pass program. Come north!
Great energy! I’ve done a lot of seasons too up in the (Swiss) mountains: it’s not fun for „working class“ people nor for us saisoneers. But to leave all the bad things out and just have the spirit of winter/sports and an active community just warms my heart! Great job to all of the people there!
We just happened to drive by AB last year and decided to try it and had an absolute blast. So much so we got a hotel in Greybull and came back for a second day. Much love from Wisconsin! We'll see you again this year!
An amazing watch!!! Inspiring people keeping the heart of the small, but real, side of skiing and snowboarding alive. Coming from a small WNC ski resort myself, this is what it’s all about! 🙌❤
Love this, it’s inspired me to look for not for profits in Europe. Would much rather be somewhere like this than some big, soulless mega resort. All the very best to all involved for the forthcoming season.
This is inspiring. The US and Canada need more areas like these. The high end resorts are fine for the rich, but they really miss the point. I hate how 95% of ski areas are going that direction during the past 30 years.
TGR absolutely killing it per usual, amazing work. Really resonated with the high schoolers teaching/on patrol in the Black Mountain portion in particular. Seven years ago, I got my first job at pretty much the only ski shop in Baltimore as a sophomore in HS since all I wanted to do was ski, play hockey, and play with cameras but had no clue what I really wanted to do with my life. That job set me down the path I'm on today working in NYC at one of the largest ad agencies in the world (though would really like to return to the industry some day). Crazy where skiing can take you, even if it doesn't have anything to do with the sport
Big thanks to Indy and TGR for featuring these small ski areas. Everyone who enjoyed the film now needs to go out and support them by buying a pass or donating!
Grew up skiing at Stone Mt with two rope tows and paid $.50 for the day. No groomers, just a community of skiers who enjoyed getting out there. I would not have been introduced to the sport without them . I’m still hoping I can carve out some time to support the local hills. Maybe this winter.
Great to see these stories as inspiration. The town of Nederland (Colorado) is trying to take back Eldora, a ski resort being sold by Powdr corporation.
Been skiing for over 45 years. I've skied all the big corporate fancy mountains in the Northeast, CO, WY, CA, and Switzerland. Nothing against them. I've been an Indy Pass holder for 4 years now and have loved every minute of it, and I look forward to continuing to support the little guys for many years. They are the heart and soul of the ski industry. Skiing is not supposed to be this luxury privilege for the elite.
This damn near brought me to tears, I’m headed up to my local mountain tomorrow and I just have so much love for this beautiful sport, keep on thriving lil hills
second that!
Same here !
it did for me! I grew up up on a tiny hill with 2 poma and a rope tow.
Me too. Its the same as supporting your local Bike Shop or Local Ski Shop
This documentary moved me to tears. I grew up ski racing in Ontario, Canada at Talisman Mountain. Skiing in Ontario is not glamorous but always memorable, and I loved every minute of it! Whether we were skiing on ice, or hiking up the hill because the lift broke down, it didn't matter - the love of skiing was so deep, the community so strong, I don't know a single person who wasn't bitten by the ski bug. Thank you to Teton Gravity Research and the directors of this film for capturing that feeling so well. Can't wait to get out this season!
Learned how to ski at Black Mountain of Maine, my brothers and I were all skiing by ourselves by eight or ten with complete freedom of the mountain. It will always be a special place.
Growing up skiing at a tiny mountain in Massachusetts this pulls the heart strings just right! Brings back years and years of incredible memories
I think this is the first time a ski movie has made me emotional. Growing up at a small local hill that taught me so much about skiing and life in general. Leaving it for 5 years to go to another 501c3 hill that was also local to that community was a great time for the good years. After leaving the city life and back home, I’m ready to go shred my home hill even more now.
Shout out to Loup Loup Ski Bowl, my OG stomping grounds, and Mt. Spokane, my home for the last few years.
Thank you TGR and IndyPass for giving these (4) Non-Profits their well deserved attention. The community spirit is alive and well in an increasingly difficult business landscape. Margins have never tighter yet mission statements to help keep skiing affordable and approachable for working families are greatly aided by non-profit status. We still need creative ways to attract and maintain skiers' interest. Playing to the strengths of unique assets and leaning heavily on volunteers are just a few ways to gain customers' life-long interests. From everyone at Black Mountain of Maine, we offer sincere gratitude for spending some time with us and welcome all to the BMOM family. Keep the stoke high. Jeff Marcoux (Angriest Beaver)
Did not expect to see Whaleback when I opened this. So proud to see where our Indy Pass dollars go. Especially saving the other Black Mtn (NH) last season.
Really appreciate TGR telling this story. It's a hopeful story of people working together for everyone's benefit.
Thank you for telling these stories. Faith in the industry: restored.
Thanks to Whaleback and the programs with Inclusive Ski Touring for introducing me to splitboarding last year. You all bring so much value to New England. Proud to be an Indy Pass skier and snowboarder. I grew up skiing and snowboarding these same mountains, when I was able to move to New Hampshire, I have felt so grateful to continue to patronize these mountains that may be physically smaller but big in heart and experience.
I grew up on small rope tow mountains in New Jersey and backwater little hills, like Magic Mtn. in Vermont. Have lived now in Teton Valley for 10 years. My favorite Hill has been Snow King. Reminded me of small areas in Vermont. Living on Social Security now. I hope it doesn’t price me out.
I've skied for 69 of my 74 years, been on ski patrol at Whistler, which is all of 1 hr 15 minutes from me. Buying an Indy Pass and skiing the smaller mountains in Wa, Id, Or, Montana has been a wonderful counterpoint to the madness of an international resort like Whistler. Arriving at Turner Mtn. on the Friday before President's week, the sole lift was spinning, and about 3 other cars in the lot. The liftee said they expected maybe 50 skiers that day, and I got some runs in with the only patroller on scene.... Nearby Lookout Pass had 50 inches of fresh snow when I arrived there, with under a hundred eager snow sport enthusiasts waiting for lifts to open. Big smiles all around.
There is simply no comparison to the feeling of a local, independent ski hill, where EVERYONE will talk to you, show you around, tell tales. Seeing kids eg at Phoenix in BC racing and skiing/boarding like fiends warms the heart of even people who are indifferent in another setting. This IS the future, because as the film states, the kids will grow up and want to do for their kids what was done for them.
This gave me goosebumps. Community instead of profit, that's the way to go for pretty much all aspects of life! Living a 10 minute car ride from one of the biggest ski and mtb resorts in Austria and having access to dozens of lifts and gondolas skiing does not feel like a community activity but a race for a few laps of powder. paying 700 eur for our season pass (8 and 5 year old kids and me) i wish i could spend that money on a little hill and enjoy the community vibe instead. only thing better than that is going for a backcountry adventure with your friends.
We need more mountains like this
These resorts need to be the example for the entire industry. Vail resorts are slowly destroying the industry. Non profit skiing makes more sense as probably the only way to save this industry.
This is such an amazingly inspirational down-to-earth ski story! I honestly just love watching these real worlds folks having the time of their lives on genuine slopes. Seriously beats yet another dude hucking his meat off a massive cliff or charging some “extreme” slope. BIG THANKS to TGR for making this available to all of us on UA-cam and getting back to the roots of skiing and boarding. Now I need to get off the couch, strap on the skis, and get after it!
Brought back memories of skiing small hills in New England as a kid in the 1970s. Sundown and Powder Ridge CT, King Ridge NH, Gunstock NH, Bretton Woods NH, Berkshire East MA, Yagoo Valley RI. This film has me feeling the pull of the mountains again after a 30 year break.
These people are absolute legends!
Love your films. Getting my niece and nephew into the sport at our local hill here in Michigan. Been on the ski patrol for almost 20 years. Love seeing what the school ski club programs do. Hopefully I am fostering the next generation of people committed to sharing our sport we love.
BLACK MOUNTAIN of Maine is so overshadowed by corporate giants. THEY HAVE THE ACTUAL BEST back country Maine skiing. The VOLUNTEERS who do the cutting are Rockstars. MOST MAINERS in the area have hiked and skied white cap, even fewer hiked and then skied the back half of black mountain, after hiking its sister mountain and skiing down it.
If you'd like to see butterfly camp ground me and one other human k ows where it is ❤ LONG LIVE BMOM
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i cried watching it. when the ski passion it's stronger tha profit
This right here is what it's all about! The film instantly had me reflecting back on my childhood and growing up at the small local community hill "Misery Mountain" of Peace River, AB Canada and also taking family trips to Powder King in British Columbia. Both hills have faced similar hurdles over the years and it breaks my heart to see them struggle. I hope the spirit of skiing is preserved by these small community gems that preserve the essense of this way of life for so many. Thanks for telling the stories!
Antelope Butte Is a hidden gem! Huge thanks to Teton Gravity Research for showing it to the world, and letting me be a part of it. 1015!!
**posted go pro footage of filming with the crew, so lucky to get to see how the pros do it!
Say hi to JD for all of us back at Cannon.
@@joshuagravel2565 I’ll tell him tomorrow!
I’ll let him know!
Antelope butte will always hold that special place in my heart! This movie gave me chills and such inspiration for our home mountain🙏🙏
@@scottyaghe9106 excited too see what’s in store for this season!
Top shelf production. I learned to ski at "the butte" during the 14 years it was closed. Walking/ crawling up that first time had me hooked. Kids ski free might be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Whoever made that happen is a hero.
It’s a great moment, hopefully it catches on and all resorts adopt something similar.
i love how they want to give down they‘re passion from skiing down to the new‘er generation and contiue the passion of skiing
Amazing the community came together to save their hill. We need to keep places like these alive. I fear some of my favourite places became way too commercialized.
My grandparents were some of the original investors in BMOM. Three generations have learned to ski there, with plenty of knitting done in the lodge. One of the best, most welcoming places you could ever ski. An amazing place to learn, and the Angry Beavers have made glades some of the best in the state. Absolutely incredible place.
First comment woohoo!!! This film reminds me of growing up in Eaglecrest: community-driven, pure skiing, no distractions.
So absolutely STOKED with this loving concept🙏 as a resident of PARKCITY Utah we dream of this kind of Community supportive model that could be the catalyst for big change bringing Skiing/Snownoarding back to its holistic roots of loving & sharing the goodness of the mountain for ALL. If it were to present itself as such there would be mile long lines of locals looking to work hard and support our home & community with love and passion for ALL.❤️
Gosh dang, this video got me good!! I work at Whaleback and it’s the place to be. Big mountains can’t exist without the small mountains that make skiing accessible for people! We’re all out here just trying to spread the passion for winter sports. It’s not about the money. I feel so lucky to have grown up skiing at a small mountain with that ‘ol ski charm and close community. It will never compare to corporate mountains.
Grew up skiing Whale Back and am eternally grateful for the memories I made there! 30 years later and my life is still centered around skiing! Thank you so much for making this film! ❤️
Thank you IndyPass for sending me an email to promote this short film. Otherwise I never would have seen it. It was inspiring and may motivate me to visit one of the two spots profiled in New England since they're relatively close.
Thank you so much for this film and coming to my home mountain! Black Mountain of Maine is where it’s at. It more than a ski mountain, it’s a family and a way of life! BMOM one you ski or ride it you will know it’s magic!
Love this!!! I grew up skiing on a small mountain, but with a great community. Today, it feels more important than ever to make skiing accessible for everyone.
I grew up skiing Antelope Butte prior to the not for profit days. When the runs had the names "A", "B", "C" etc. you knew it is going to be about the fun and not about the brand of ski apparel you were sporting. The community these type of hills create and foster are ones you just don't find anywhere else. I've been fortunate enough to ski most of the big name areas from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Coast since moving away, but the days at AB are what I still remember the most. Thank you, Emerson Scott, for keeping it open as long as you could. Thank you, AB Foundation, for bringing it back.
TGR just gets it. They wholeheartedly understand the spirit of skiing. Well done. Again. Love TGR.
Thanks for the film a wonderful reminder of my local ski mountain in the 60s Big Tupper . It closed in the late 90s and hopes to open again. The memories of friends all learning to ski is what kept me going . Now 73 and still skiing and every day I ski , Big Tupper is with me. I owe so much to Big Tupper and wish my son had a place like Big Tupper to understand some of life’s lessons. God Bless these ski hills .
One of TGR's best movies right there.
Gosh, wish I lived closer to one of these mountains!
This is inspiring to know there are mountains out there that are still accessible to the entire community. They're doing it for the love of skiing, it's a beautiful thing!
@@colehafner-now it’s more fun this way!
This is skiing!!!!!❤️
This had me crying the entire time. I feel real lucky to have grown up with my hometown mountain of Santa Fe. Maybe co-op ownership is in the future 😉 that would be a dream.
I've skied all over New England and even the US and gotta say Black Mountain is one of my favorites ski mtns all time. I've never skied a mountain where almost everywhere on the entire mtn when you hop off a groomer into the woods there's a marked glade. Glades off of every single groomer - all natural baby! It's almost magical in a sense. Tree skiing is my fav though so I could be biased. The back country moxie expansion is sooo cool too. Such a special place.
Thank you Teton gravity research
Excellent video. I can’t wait to visit one or more of these community ski areas.
Thank you TGR, Indy.
Whaleback - is where I learned to ski.
min ago
I grew up at Geneva Basin Colorado. So many great memories. It's gone and will never come back. I now patrol at Antelope Butt Wyoming.
Because we need this great family experience to keep going on. Thank you for bringing this to light.
Thank you!
What a beautiful film! Thank you!
Thankyou for sharing their stories!
Heartfelt purpose in building and maintaining community as a family of intentional human beings
Mom's and Pops Ski HiLLs forever !
Great film ! Inspired to visit both Whaleback and Black Mountain this epic 24/2025 season!
I’m eternally grateful to call Antelope Butte my home mountain, I’m getting into my 3rd season of snowboarding, I’ve been to some of the bigger resorts and I questioned whether or not I could afford this hobby, but thanks to Antelope butte, I get at least 15-20 days on the mountain every season, nobody is snobby, they do a great job of taking care of the place, and I get to pursue a winter hobby when I’d otherwise be stuck indoors. ❤
Grew up skiing there as a kid my grandparents lived in Enfield. Went back at age 30 learned to snowboard there of my very first time. Awesome to see.
Fantastic job TGR, co-opts can be the future of skiing and snowboarding
I grew up skiing at Skaneateles Ski Club, which is still there. Its got snowmaking, T-Bar and beginner tow. It's under 400 feet of vertical and has easy to steep terrain. Upstate NYer's with an an Indy Pas can check it out as it is part of the Indy Pass system. Your legs will get a workout, the place has the only T-Bar I know of in upstate NY. Still teaches a ton of kiddos. Non profit, community owned. Cheap. The best part of being a kid at a place like this is that you can leave your parents behind and just go. Its where I learned to love skiing, even though there were bigger places within 30 minutes.
The idea of kids under 18 ski free is just brilliant. I wish our place would do that. One adult paid pass for Mom or Dad, kids ski free would really boost sales and get them hooked on the sport at a young age. I'd say every place should implement a program like this.
This is incredibly done. As a young east coast ripper we need more of these films showcasing where we learned the ropes before moving out west. I love the rockies but the mountains of Western NC always draw me home to slide down the shit snow. It’s not where I ski now, but it’s what ignited the flame inside me. Mountains like whaleback have to be saved and kept honest.
Great Film.... so inspirational!!!
This is exactly what I wanted to see. My best times with my kid have been at the "mom n pop" areas recently. I want to visit each one. Yes I have driven by Whaleback a bunch, gona stop this year.
We started skiing with our 5 and 7 year old boys at Arctic Valley Ski Area (non-profit) in Anchorage, Alaska and loved the family orientation, convenience, and youth programs. My older son is now the General Manager after working in the local tourism industry for years. Along with great volunteers, they have rebuilt and expanded the infrastructure and programs to offer a wonderful alternative to the much larger for-profit ski area. They are part of the Indy Pass program. Come north!
The most heart-warming video I've seen for a long time - shout out to everyone involved in all of these projects!
Wow what a great story!! Keep up the great working of bringing sking to more and more people!!!
Absolutely loved this video, thank you TGR!! ❤
Love the movement
Great energy! I’ve done a lot of seasons too up in the (Swiss) mountains: it’s not fun for „working class“ people nor for us saisoneers.
But to leave all the bad things out and just have the spirit of winter/sports and an active community just warms my heart!
Great job to all of the people there!
We just happened to drive by AB last year and decided to try it and had an absolute blast. So much so we got a hotel in Greybull and came back for a second day. Much love from Wisconsin! We'll see you again this year!
This is going to be a much deeper season!
So awesome
Beautiful!
An amazing watch!!! Inspiring people keeping the heart of the small, but real, side of skiing and snowboarding alive. Coming from a small WNC ski resort myself, this is what it’s all about! 🙌❤
Learned to ski at Black. The whole vibe of this vid is great. Honestly drew a tear in my eye. Thanks TGR 🤙🤜
Love this, it’s inspired me to look for not for profits in Europe. Would much rather be somewhere like this than some big, soulless mega resort. All the very best to all involved for the forthcoming season.
This is inspiring. The US and Canada need more areas like these. The high end resorts are fine for the rich, but they really miss the point. I hate how 95% of ski areas are going that direction during the past 30 years.
Reminds me of all the tiny little resorts all across northern Italy. Seems like every little village has one.
I worked as a Ski Instructor at Bear Creek in PA all throughout High School. Ski small!
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TGR absolutely killing it per usual, amazing work. Really resonated with the high schoolers teaching/on patrol in the Black Mountain portion in particular. Seven years ago, I got my first job at pretty much the only ski shop in Baltimore as a sophomore in HS since all I wanted to do was ski, play hockey, and play with cameras but had no clue what I really wanted to do with my life. That job set me down the path I'm on today working in NYC at one of the largest ad agencies in the world (though would really like to return to the industry some day). Crazy where skiing can take you, even if it doesn't have anything to do with the sport
The Future of Mountain Experiences !
This is just beautiful u guys, god bless u all 4ever
THIS is how it should be! Would love to be part of it but none of that here in europe... keep it the good work!
Big thanks to Indy and TGR for featuring these small ski areas. Everyone who enjoyed the film now needs to go out and support them by buying a pass or donating!
Respect!
Great film. Well done.
shame on Ikon and Epic for running the spirit and love of skiing. Support our small mountains!
Spreading the gospel
BMOM!!! Chisholm Ski Club. Legends. 👊🏼👍🏼🤙🏼
Such a rad video. Love the stuff they’re doing at Shames. Makes me want to buy my local resort and do the same thing. Y’all doin the lords work!🤘🏻💗
Great stuff.
Grew up skiing at Stone Mt with two rope tows and paid $.50 for the day. No groomers, just a community of skiers who enjoyed getting out there. I would not have been introduced to the sport without them . I’m still hoping I can carve out some time to support the local hills. Maybe this winter.
Very well done and encouraging.
Excellent !!!
Good job all.
awesome short film!
Wonderful!
Great to see these stories as inspiration. The town of Nederland (Colorado) is trying to take back Eldora, a ski resort being sold by Powdr corporation.
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Hi I ah e been to Eldora and I hope you get it back.
Amazing! Uplifting!
You don’t have to be rich to ski, but it helps.
Great one TGR!
This so cool I wish more places did this.