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I feel like I have to wash my hands and confess to a higher authority after recently watching a telemark movie entitled “Flakes” produced by the PowderWhores.  Noah Howell, one of the chief whorelettes and a trusted friend, told me it was a documentary about the heartbreak of psoriasis (which sounded enthralling compared to teleskiing), so I innocently plugged it into the DVD player and gave it a try.

I was tricked.  It is actually a movie about some guys and cute prepubescent free-heel girls (always a big draw with the AT crowd) killing it in the deepest snow I’ve ever seen under perfect conditions.  Yes, they may be telemarkers, but with some judicious use of ATivo, most of it can be screened out. In the past, PowderWhore (PW) films have been more like “A Dummies Guide to Getting Whacked by Avalanches” (a theme I fully endorse), but in this one, they have bumped the production values into the stratosphere, stayed on top and made a great film.  Damn them – this means they’ll be at it again in the Wasatch this season, which isn’t that big  deal, except they seem to have contractual rights to rib-tickling, virgin snow on blue bird days.  It was pleasantly ironic to see that the worse conditions of the entire film happened in what most film makers save as their piece du powder resistance, Alaska.  Haha.  If it’s waist deep, it didn’t make the cut.  As far as ski porn goes, this is literally over the top with more faceshots per minute of any film I’ve ever seen.  View the trailer here. Continue reading ‘“Flakes” – PowderWhores movie review’