Warren Miller's Wintervention - Saratoga 11/6

Sick Bird Rider wrote

I know it's a bit of drive for the Harvey Roaders ...

Sick Bird Rider wrote

Personally, I think Harvey needs a Wintervention.

Harvey44 wrote

Maybe Blue Toes can tape the intro and post it.

Sick Bird Rider wrote

It's too bad that the real, 86 year old, Warren Miller has nothing to do with the current Warren Miller films, produced by Warren Miller Entertainment, owned by Bonnier Corporation.

Sick Bird Rider wrote

 
At intermission, my big brother stood in line to get me an autographed postcard from Nancy Greene, Canada's ski sweetheart, which I still have.

Harvey44 wrote

Scan and post!

Harvey44 wrote

 Hey Fuje... how much of the ten bucks does the race team get and how much goes to Warren?

Sick Bird Rider wrote

It's too bad that the real, 86 year old, Warren Miller has nothing to do with the current Warren Miller films, produced by Warren Miller Entertainment, owned by Bonnier Corporation. It's been tied up in litagation for a long time, very sad story. The good news is the that WME is still putting out some pretty decent movies and Warren himself is still rockin' the ski world at 86. Imagine having to litigate to get the legal right to use your own name!

Sick Bird Rider wrote

I don't remember the title but Warren himself was there, standing beside the 16mm projector, narrating the film. That is hard core entrepreunership.

Sick Bird Rider wrote

If you can't make it to Saratoga Springs, its playing in Huntsville, Ontario on Nov. 5.

WME wrote

Most people would agree with John Morrison when he affirms, “There just aren’t that many places left where we haven’t been.” Therefore, Wintervention brings you on a journey to the last frontier, on an exploration of a truly epic winter paradise – the continent of Antarctica. Doug Stoup explains, “Antarctica is really the last frontier. The highest, driest, windiest, coldest continent on the planet…It holds 90% of the world’s ice and 70% of the world’s fresh water. This place is unreal.” Twenty four hours of daylight, penguins, icebergs, infinite and untouched lines…it’s all here and it’s more breathtaking than any other Warren Miller segment to date. The team is lead by Ice Axe Expeditions, on a 101 meter ship called the Clipper Adventurer. The Adventurer departs from the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia, Argentina, and the first obstacle on this expedition is navigating The Drake Passage, home to the world’s roughest waters. Once past this notorious obstacle, the team arrives at an endless expanse of rugged terrain that discharges abruptly out of the iceberg laden sea. With shades of blue and white in all directions, the team flawlessly executes complex, high consequence turns over hard packed, ancient glaciers. These ski mountaineers are literally at the bottom of the world…taking on some of the last first descents on earth..

MadPatSki wrote

Damn it...I was boycotting WME (see point above about WME's lawsuit), unhowever I've heard and seen about this trip Antarctiica trip and I found out that it's in the movie.  As a geographer and guy behind Ski Mad World, I'm really torn here and pissed off.

fujative wrote

SBR you're always coming up with good stuff, very good article.

Snowballs wrote

.....OR likely Warren Miller agreed to those terms when he sold his company, image, etc. and is now trying to make a few dollars in violation of that agreement. He was paid for surrendering his brand and he likely agreed to do so.

Sure it's emotional to think a man can't market his own name, image, voice but if he himself agreed to those terms, where's the beef?
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If he agreed to it and he accepted the check, he's got no bitch.

Seattle Times wrote

"Had I sold it to anybody besides my own son, looking for longevity, family ownership, that sort of stuff, I would have written the contract completely differently," he says.

Ah, hindsight.