Snow Blind (film)

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Snow Blind

Directed by	Christopher J. Scott
Produced by	David Schiavone Christopher J. Scott Chris Volckmann
Starring	Hannah Teter JJ Thomas Brent Meyer Rob Bak Jeff Meyer
Distributed by	Matson Films
Release date(s)	December 8, 2006
Running time	100 min.
Language	English
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Snow Blind is a 2006 documentary feature film about the history, culture, and lifestyle of snowboarding. Shot over the season of 2004-2005, the film covers the birth of snowboarding, the evolution of it into an Olympic sport and the passionate participants, thrill seekers and competitors.

The film was released on December 8, 2006. The DVD is slated for release on January 24, 2007. It was filmed on location in Colorado and Utah and shot entirely in HD.

1 Plot
2 Subjects
3 Music
- 3.1 External links

[edit] Plot

The film is segmented into six major thematic sections:

Inventors The individuals who started creating snowboards
Pioneers The individuals who started riding snowboards before it was a sport
Back Country The individuals who risk their lives riding in non-designated snowboarding areas
Pros The teen and twenty-something professional athletes and Olympians
Adaptors The individuals who have lost limbs or their eyesight but continue to snowboard
Families Interviews the Teters and how snowboarding has influenced their lives

The film also has one mini section on Banana George, a 93-year old snowboarder.