Ludlow
posted
Jan 11, 2013
Photo courtesy of FOLA
Meathead Films latest extreme skiing film, "No Matter What,"
documents the less-than-great 2012 season of minimal snowfall on
the East, making the best of skiing and riding none-the-less. The
film will be show at Ludlow Town Hall on Saturday, Jan.
12.
FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium), in conjunction with Okemo
Mountain Resort, will present its second Winter Series film on
Saturday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium. The
film, "No Matter What", will feature Meathead's skiers in search of
snow and adventure during the past so-called winter season. Below
are some comments on the movie by ESPN reviewer:
"This year's flick proves to be their biggest challenge to date,
highlighting backcountry and jib skiing on the East Coast when
winter decided it wasn't entirely going to show up. The film will
be available on DVD and downloadable on iTunes this fall and will
be touring East Coast cities along with films from Stept
Productions and ESK Media. We recently chatted with co-owners of
Meathead Films Geoff McDonald and Chris James about their new
movie.
This year's movie is entitled "No Matter What." The title
basically means to never let the weather get you down. Despite the
East Coast's record-breaking mild winter of 2012, we still managed
to sniff out the goods through low snowfall and at times mid-summer
temperatures.
The East had a joke of a season last year -- Mount Mansfield's
snow stake, located on Vermont's highest peak and home to Stowe
Mountain Resort, was well below average. Was this season worse than
2006 when you produced "Snow Gods?" Yes. For my 30 years of living
in the East Coast, I cannot remember a winter as warm and as dry as
this past one. It's not just that we had consistent above freezing
temps, but there was such a lack of overall precipitation that it
was mind-boggling, even depressing. For the majority of small snow
systems that did roll in, without fail they were followed by rain
or a thaw. With "Snow Gods," we had a terrible beginning to the
winter, but then it finally transitioned into consistent weather
patterns that delivered an ample amount of white stuff, so all was
not lost.
Where there any high points to the winter? I would keep it
singular with just one high point. That would be the whopper of a
storm that hit northern Vermont at the end of February. Stowe and
Jay Peak claimed around 70-inch storm totals, and the system was a
total freak of nature. It was a super isolated, elevation and
latitude dependent snowfall, and the footage we filmed at Jay Peak
was arguably the deepest snow we've ever documented on the East
Coast. In addition, it was blue skies, and the moisture content of
the snow was as low as any epic day I've skied in Utah. The
face-shots were endless."
The movie will be shown by FOLA using its
new projection equipment. It will be shown at the Ludlow Town Hall
Auditorium (2nd floor of the building) at 7 p.m. The movie is open
to all and if free; donations are appreciated. For information,
call 802-228-7239.
