Release date: Fall 2002
Produced by: Craze Productions
Directed and Edited by: Freedle Coty
Skiers: Emil Coty, Ben Grunow, Derek Klick, Travis Kennedy, Andy Woods, Rick Clewes Hess, Jake Blauvelt, Wyatt Carder, Scott Hibbert, Mike Wilson, Roy Tuscany, Liam Downey, Chris Lisle, Dylan Hood, Kye Petersen, Simon Dumont, KC Rye, David Crichton, Peter Olenick, Steele Spence, CR Johnson, Tanner Rainville, Scotty Wittlake, Andy Mahre, Will Bowen, Jon Reedy, Elliot Russell, Duncan Adams, Derek Finn
Release date: Fall 2001
Produced by: Craze Productions
Directed and Edited by: Freedle Coty
Skiers: Ben Grunow, Emil Coty, Elliot Russell, Wyatt Carder, Chris Lisle, Travis Kennedy, Andy Woods, Roy Tuscany, Addie Weitzman, Ricky Hess, Jared Tauben, Dave Digravio, Derek Klick, Rory Will, Josh Berman, Will Bowen, Scott Hibbert
Release date: Fall 2018
Produced by: Level 1 Productions
Directed by: Josh Berman, Freedle Coty
Skiers: Parker White, Laurent De Martin, Sämi Ortlieb, Chris Logan, Will Berman, Keegan Kilbride, Will Wesson, Thayne Rich, Peyben Hägglund, KC Deane, LJ Strenio, Khai Krepela, Kim Boberg, Oliver Karlberg, Tanner Rainville, Duncan Adams, Ahmet Dadali, McRae Williams
Zigzag.
1. a pattern created using alternating course.
2. another word for skiing.
Following nearly two decades of ski movie pedigree, Level 1 documents a lifestyle of contradiction. Timeless ephemera. Love and money. Natural and synthetic. Powder and slush. Stagnant and innovative. Untracked and well-travelled. Consistent but not predictable. Swerving left, right and diagonal, yet never asleep at the wheel.
Release date: Fall 2017
Produced by: Level 1 Productions
Directed by: Josh Berman, Freedle Coty, Jonny Durst
Skiers: Keegan Kilbride, Tatum Monod, Laurent De Martin, Sämi Ortlieb, Wiley Miller, Will Wesson, Khai Krepela, Thayne Rich, LJ Strenio, Rob Heule, Will Berman, Ethan Swadburg, Ben Smith, KC Deane, McRae Williams, Noah Albaladejo, Oliver Karlberg
There are as many paths as there are people. Some choose to be carpet salesman, others choose to be skiers. These behaviors are part of life’s routine, and consciously or not, we’re all slaves to it somehow. But you can’t have the result without the process- you must get up to go down. Let this be your field guide to the minutia, the frivolities and of course the addiction to pure, uncut, freedom. Go ahead, scratch that itch. Because after all, we are creatures of HABIT.
Release date: Fall 2016
Produced by: Level 1 Productions
Directed by: Josh Berman, Freedle Coty, Jonny Durst
Skiers: Will Wesson, Sami Ortlieb, Tanner Rainville, Wiley Miller, Laurent DeMartin, McRae Williams, KC Deane, Khai Krepela, Sandy Boville, Magnus Granér, Mitchell Brower, LJ Strenio, Josh Bibby, Rob Heule, Ben Smith, Ethan Swadburg, Shay Lee, Jonah Williams, Pär Peyben Hägglund, Arkadiy Kazakov, Keegan Kilbride, Thayne Rich, Garrett Russell, TBS, Tatum Monod
It feels good. Slamming into concrete walls, risking the backcountry unknown, being broke on the road… Some would call it hedonistic behavior, we call it living the dream, and this cast of characters delivers a vibrant depiction of this so-called sport of skiing. With a local tourist mentality, the simple joys are found near and far. From India, Switzerland and Japan, to British Columbia, Washington DC, and Alaska, it’s business in the front, party in the back, and no one is phoning it in. Level 1 continues to surprise with another must watch ski film in a lineage of classics, for your viewing PLEASURE.
Episode #134
Release date: April 25, 2019
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Freedle Coty has been a filmer and director for Level 1’s annual ski movies for the past 17 years. He’s seen and done a lot within the ski industry including producing his own short-lived, ski themed podcast, “Snowblower”!
Episode #7
Release date: August 31, 2020
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Connor Gaeta and Alex Hackel join Freedle Coty and Conor Smith to dive into HG Skis two-year project Eat The Guts, including some of the most memorable shots and stories from these years, their goal of making street skiing approachable+accessible, the rise and fall of HG Skis as a company, and much much more.
Episode #3
Release date: August 3, 2020
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Kim Boberg joins Freedle Coty and Conor Smith for a conversation about the 2014 Armada team movie “Oil & Water”, his “Strengthening and Lengthening” exercise program, how filming in his hometown of Älvdalen shaped his approach to street skiing, his relationship with filmer Andreas Olofsson, shooting for the 2020 Bunch project, and much much more.
Episode #5
Release date: August 17, 2020
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Taylor Lundquist and Laura Obermeyer join Freedle Coty and Conor Smith for a conversation about their short film Jyosei, the value of both filming with all-ladies groups and mixing it up with the boys, Taylor’s hectic 2020 season, future endeavors, and more.
Episode #9
Release date: September 21, 2020
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Eric Iberg (@inspiredmediatv) joins Freedle Coty and Conor Smith for a deep dive on his 2001 film “Royalty,” from how he assembled an insane crew of riders for his first film, to his approach to the soundtrack, to collecting $40,000 checks at the age of 20.
