Every year for the past six, Aspen locals, fans, sponsors, athletes, and avid filmmakers present themselves in Aspen for the biggest ski-film premiere event of the year: The Meeting. The idea behind this gathering is simple—create an opportunity for ski and snowboard films to be shown and, well, meet. It truly is one of the most beautiful times of the year in Aspen. As the leaves change color and excitement builds for the upcoming winter season, there is no better time than fall to host the best of the best of ski and snowboard films. Big thanks Aspen/Snowmass for putting together an excellent show and keeping the stoke high throughout the weekend!
This year, the films consisted of;
DAVENPORT MOUNTAINSPORT & GRANITE FILMS
AUSTRALIS: AN ANTARCTIC SKI ODYSSEY
FORUM SNOWBOARDS
F IT
LEVEL 1
EYE TRIP
MATCHSTICK PRODUCTIONS
THE WAY I SEE IT
PIRATE MOVIE PRODUCTION HOOKED
POOR BOYZ PRODUCTIONS
REVOLVER
STAN EVANS PHOTOGRAPHY
SAY MY NAME SKI
STANDARD FILMS
THE STORMING
TGR
JEREMY JONES’ DEEPER, LIGHT THE WICK
TRANSWORLD SNOWBOARDING
IN COLOR
TYLER STABLEFORD
THE FALL LINE
VEECO ENTERTAINMENT
9191
Many of the films had audiences shouting and cheering at the epic powder of Japan, Bobby Brown’s triple flatspin 1260, Jeremy Jones’ insanely gnarly Alaskan spine descents. The stoke for winter was present.
Fans entering the show
Once again the Wheeler Opera House did an excellent job of providing drinks and comfortable seating for everyone to enjoy the shows. Fans of all ages arrived, as did the athletes.
Wheeler stage
Athletes Pep Fujas and Seth Morrison autograph session
Even after the winter films, the fun continued through the night with Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony and DJ Muggs playing at the Belly Up.
As technology advances, films change. This year, it was obvious that POV was more popular than ever. Contour HD, a sponsor of The Meeting (High Def helmet cam supplier) was present throughout the event doing giveaways, and most importantly appearing on athletes heads in some of the films.
What stood out this year was Chris Davenport’s new film, Australis. The unique setting of the Antarctic region set this film apart from the rest of the pack.
Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony
Local photographer Tyler Stableford’s film gave a strong performance and interesting tale of 101st Airborne Ranger Heath Calhoun, who lost his legs to a grenade explosion in Iraq. He then took the long road of recovery, finding peace and freedom in the mountains of Aspen then becoming a skier on the US 2010 Paralympic team. Tyler’s outstanding photography and camera work adds to this must see film.
Marking the changing of the leaves and season, The Meeting did an outstanding job of preparing skiers and snowboarders for the upcoming winter. For video coverage, look here.
The Meeting-2010 from AspenSnowmass on Vimeo.
Posted By:
-Aidan Sheahan (Intern Extraordinaire)
