Directed and Edited by: Kris Ostness & Howie Arnstad
Skiers: Chad Zurinskas, Chris Collins, Matt Collins, Jamie Pierre, Mike Nick, Andy Spotts, Eric Pollard, Chris Minsci, Rick Wroblewski, Erik Roner, Rick Greener, Sage Cattabriga, Jessica Sobolowski, Chauncey Tanton, Marc Frank Montoya, Jon Olsson, Candide Thovex, Erik Hostetler, Jordan Judd, Heath Ordway, Matt Carter, Timmy Carlson, Marc Andre Belliveau, Kaya Star Benson, Lisa Benzon, Jason Dodson, Forest Gladding, Jamie Myers, Nick Mercon, Phil Belanger, Kent Kreitler, Kris Ostness, Jussi Oksanen, Pat Hudson, Tanner Hall, Erik Leines, Dave Benedek, Dash Longe, Pat Howell, Rob Holmes, Ben Wheeler, Micah Storer, Ted Purdy, Carlo Traverelli, Dave Mcreynolds, Aaron Smith, Josh Bender, Mike Wilson, Jason Borgstede, CR Johnson, Paul Cotter, Phil Larose, Andy Akins
Skiers: Sarah Burke, Scott Hibbert, Garrett Brittain, Rory Will, Josh Novotny, Boyd Easley, Tanner Hall, Rex Thomas, Eric Hjorliefson, Marc Belleveau, Rory Will, Tanner Hall, Jon Kozody, Jermy April, Boyd Easley, Skogen Sprang, Candide Thovex, Scott Hibbert, Rex Thomas, Josh Novotny, CR Johnson, Phil Belanger, Mark Belliveau, Eric Hjorlieferson, Schrad Brothers, Andy Woods, Sarah Burke, Rachel Belleveau, Chris Turpin, Garrett Brittain, Mickael Deshenaux, Philou Porior
The video that started it all! There existed an unrecognized balance between the level of skiing talent on the East Coast and the rest of the country, and for many years it was necessary for skiers to first make the pilgrimage out West before they were even given the opportunity to be discovered. Balance set out to change all that, as the first ever East Coast (based!) feature.
Locations: Killington, VT Mammoth, CA Mount Snow, VT Mont Ste. Marie, QU Snowbird, UT Squaw Valley, CA Stratton, VT Sunday River, ME Tremblant, QU Vail, CO Waterville Valley, NH Whistler, BC
Skiers: Marc Abma, Phil Belanger, Marc André Belliveau, Sarah Burke, Rory Bushfield, Chris Biollo, Garrett Brittain, Wyatt Carter, Sage Cattabriga, Emil Coty, Matt Collins, Dave Crichton, Liam Downey, Dylan Hood, Mickael Deschenaux, Simon Dumont, Derek Finn, Pep Fujas, Ben Grunow, Tanner Hall, Scott Havens, Scott Hibbert, CR Johnson, Derek Klick, Jon Kozody, Max Kuszaj, Phil Larose, Kristi Leskinen, Chris Lisle, Jon McMurray, Nick Mercon, Jordan Monk, Mauro Nunez, Peter Olenick, Michael Olenick, Jon Olsson, Heath Ordway, Jamie Pierre, Jon Reedy, Bernie Russeau, Rory Silva, Steele Spence, Matt Sterbenz, Sean Sullivan, Rex Thomas, Candide Thovex, Greg Tufflemeier, Jon Turkula, Chris Turpin, Roy Tuscany, Jeremy Weir
No collection of jib flicks would be complete without Strike Three, a film which has undoubtedly become a cult classic in the years since its release. Credited for exposing the world of skiing to high-end urban rails and jibs truly for the first time ever, it features some of the gnarliest and most technical rails done to this day, shot across North America and beyond and matched to super hip-hop influenced soundtrack, Strike Three features the riding of the prototypical Level 1 crew, including Crichton, Hibbert, Woods, Burke, Emil Coty, and others, as well as introducing you to future players Simon Dumont and Peter Olenick in their first video segments ever.
Locations: Albany, NY, Are, Sweden, Aspen-Snowmass, CO, Alta, UT, Boulder, CO, Breckenridge, CO, The Canyons, UT, Copper, CO, SP4 at Mammoth, CA, Mount Snow, VT, Naeba Snow Area, Japan, New York City, NY, Ottawa, ONT, Stowe, VT, Sugarbush, VT, Solitude, UT, Parkasaurus at Snow Summit, CA, Stratton, VT, Tremblant, QU, Vail, CO, Whistler, BC, Waterville Valley, NH.
