A central theme to the film is progression and the film pays homage to the earliest days of the sport in all of its zaniness, while looking beyond the horizon to what the unpredictable future might hold.

In between the stylish shots, “No Turning Back” takes some introspective turns with vintage footage from the 1950s,’60s and ’70s.

reflecting the racing heritage of the region with American and European stars going head-to-head at speeds of 70 to 100 mph downhill toward stands packed with screaming fans at the bottom. In one example, a dreamy Montana sequence features Julian Carr and Sierra Quitiquit shooting pool and exploring the small-town vibe of ski towns and smaller “mom-and-pop” sized areas in Montana.Īside from fearsome lines on big mountains, “No Turning Back” has fun in a few freestyle scenes, showing what you can do with a mechanical winch and a well-positioned kicker in front of a football crossbar, windmill or apartment balcony handrail and there’s a segment in Beaver Creek, Colo. They’re no different than you and I, they just perform on a totally different level.”Īt other times, the film takes a more cinematic approach. By the end, we want the viewer to feel like you actually get to know these people. “At the same time, we also want people to observe the dynamic between two or three people. “Obviously we’re looking for people that can contribute their skiing and riding abilities,” he said in a recent interview with Vermont Sports. When casting the film, director Chris Patterson said the producers were looking for people that brought more than high-level skiing talent. Other names and sites include Heather Paul, Seth Morrison, Miles Smart and Tim Petrick rappelling into couloirs on Chamonix and on Mont Blanc Rob Kingwill and Seth Wescott carving snow-bound mountainsides in Niseko, Japan and Tyler Ceccanti and Josh Bibby laying down fresh tracks on the snow-capped summit of Mount Olympus in Washington state. The first ten minutes will have you running out of the theater to do the snow dance in the middle of the street after watching Ingrid Backstrom and Jess McMillan ski 1,800 vertical feet at a sustained 57-degree pitch on a remote peak in the Chugach Mountains of southern Alaska. For the past 65 years, the annual releases are billed as the ski event of the season and make no mistake, the latest film, “No Turning Back” is well worth the wait.ĭirectly from the start, the filmmakers present a tour-de-force featuring big-time skiers skiing big-time lines spanning five countries and four states. When it comes to shooting, producing and generating hype around the ski season, the Warren Miller crew knows how it’s done.

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