I worked at the Alta Peruvian Lodge that season and it was a magical experience. Last week I went back and found a powder stash that was over the knees deep. Long live Alta! Thanks for sharing.
@bobrynd
16 жыл бұрын
Aaah, the jet turn. I had the "Jet Stix". The seventies were truely the finest times for me, skiing that is. Thanks for sharing your memories, it brings back many of my own! Bob
@front4
16 жыл бұрын
This is classic stuff. As an east coast guy going to school in VT in the late 70's, this is exactly how I remember it (except we never had nonstop bluebird skies or 40" fresh pow, but we could sneak a keg up a lift for a friday afternoon frollick in the bumps). Turned my son onto skiing at age 3. He also went to school in VT, though he decided to stay and works in Stowe today. Smart kid! Stowe opened on Nov 22, with 18" of freshies. It's gonna be a great season!
@skidowntown
15 жыл бұрын
Mark, that movie made my day! And now I've been posting your link everywhere...reminds me of skiing in the 70's even 80s! Outstanding!
@rustyduktape
16 жыл бұрын
to me, this video doesn't express the actual action of skiing, it defines the culture of skiing. the music, and footage expresses the attitude that all real skiiers radiate. after actually skiing Alta, this opinion just becomes more real every time i watch this video. Alta is for skiiers.
@leetlau
16 жыл бұрын
My hair stood on end from sheer excitement after seeing that video. Thanks for that.
@nekocase69
13 жыл бұрын
This is what KZitem should be brilliant piece..Homemade and with classic pairing of period Three Dog Night soundtrack. Thanks for sharing.
@draudio2u
13 жыл бұрын
Amazing how so many of the trails are still exactly the same - but you can see when they pan to Mineral, that it looks like that whole side wasn't even touched yet. LOVE the 'Bird!!!!
@kotro88
17 жыл бұрын
Nice! I was but a wee young man (5yrs old) in 1974! It looks like it's the middle of the day and it isn't tracked out at all! I ski Alta about 20-30 days a year and it's tracked out by noon, EASILY! Plus, those boards are TWIGS! Makes me feel a little silly skiing pow on my 130mm Salomons! Had to be WAY harder back then! Great video!
@rustyduktape
13 жыл бұрын
I watch this when I'm feeling down and remember that I'm thousands of miles from Alta, and it reminds me that ski seasons right around the corner, and I'll be back out to the place I love in a few months!!!!!!!!!!! love this video!!!
@djeshoes
16 жыл бұрын
going back to SLC next month for first time since March '74. I skied 210 K2 Comps, Look Nevada GP and Lange Std with the blue, oozing bubblegum liner. Nice! Happy to report I have new gear now. Great video! Love the Hanson's and pants!
@davidmiller3374
2 ай бұрын
Hey Mark, it was great chatting with you on the Sunshine viewing deck the other day. Loved the videos. ❤ David.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Wow! Rosemount boots are a real blast from the past. They became quite a hit in 1969 and for a few years following.
@ggh7664
11 жыл бұрын
I grew up at the mouth of Little Cottonwood and learned to ski in 1969 at the age of 5. I've skied all the resorts in Utah and several in various parts of the country, but Alta will always be my 1st choice. In fact, I won't ski anywhere else nowadays. My kids board, but they understand that there is nothing like riding Supreme and enjoying the mountain on a pair of skis.
@Tvkatt
17 жыл бұрын
Great! Stein Eriksen forever! A few years back I saw a German made short about him from the 70s. They just followed him down the slope filming his style. Yellow ski suit.
@mogulhopper
15 жыл бұрын
Now thats what i call "PROPER OLD SKOOL" !! love it !
@SPXclothing
14 жыл бұрын
trippy... I was 5 then. Started skiing 2 years later. wish it was at alta!
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
We skied about 100 days (exclusively at Alta) that year on a $135 pass. It had snowed for a couple of days and the canyon had been closed the day before this film was taken. The Christmas vacation crowd had left, and we woke up to find this beautiful clear day. I didn't want to take my camera up the hill, but in retrospect, it was worth it. I did ski Snowbird quite a bit in the late 70's and early 80's (the pic next to my name is from my 77-78 pass). Those are great memories.
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
I went out to Winter Park the year they opened up that Mary Jane side. I was going to head up to Boyne Mountain yesterday but couldn't get the energy up to drive up there after watching your clip. Been there done that to often at Boyne. Although, Michigan did have a banner year for snowfall. Its all snowboarders now at the Michigan bumps; scraping away the snow and giving the skiers hardpan to ski.
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
I patrolled Caberafe for 3 years, more or less to get some free skiing for my son at a young age and to wear the "duds". That came to a halt when my son took up hockey. Caberfae has been improved upon considerably. Looks like I may be actually headed out to Alta in the next few weeks. My brother-in-law has a place out there and I haven't been out to see him since they bought the place. He and I were skii budddies like you and Rock in the 70's.
@aframex
16 жыл бұрын
Honestly one of the best things I have seen on KZitem. Soulful! soo killer- nice work-
@marksjohnson5
17 жыл бұрын
I skied on 195 K2s, but had moved down from 203s a couple of years earlier. We had a 25 yr reunion in 1999, and skied together for a week. I live in So. Cal and they live near Chicago. Before youtube, probably 20 people in total had seen the film (it pre-dates video). Had we known it would be seen by so many, we probably would have worked on our form!
@jim.mcintosh
15 жыл бұрын
I've watched this video so many times. I lived in Utah for 10 years from 98-08 and those spots looked the same the year I was born (73) as they did when I left. This is what makes Alta the real deal !!
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
Corky Fowler was another of my ski idols from the 70's. Remember the "Hidden Skier"?
@knordberg
16 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Brought me back to thinking about Rosemount boots, cable bindings and a $3 lift ticket at a little bump in Minnesota called Buffalo Valley! Great song too!!!
@safetychoice
16 жыл бұрын
This is really interesting. I was a ski bum in Utah in the winter of 1973-1974. I lived in Salt Lake City and skied all five areas alternately, but most at Snowbird, which in those days was cheap and empty. I never did find any of the great powder shown in the film. Probably got up too late or didn't know where to look. Also I notice the sun was shining. That's unusual for January at Alta. It must have been a great day. Thanks for the memories.
@LoyolaAviator
12 жыл бұрын
I skied Alta and Snowbird at Thanksgiving in '73, just a few months before this video was shot!
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Yes, I remember the wars over ski length. I think I had 198 K2's on during this film (I'm in the red Gerry down jacket). I don't think I ever tried anything less than 180's for bumps because I had control problems at higher speeds. Those Hanson boots felt great, but limited the motion of the lower leg.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I've never skied the East, but Rock did ski at Mount Snow sometime during 1971. He said it was below zero (F) and the wind gauge at the top was pegged to it's 40 MPH limit! Take care, and watch that frost bite.
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
Ya, I went from Hansons to yellow Langs and am still skiing them today. I went back up in length after the Hart freestyles and ended up with 190's but now am skiing the shorter shaped skiis. I love the unweighting action in the vid; classic. Had the white then the dark blue Hansons and evied the red ones (red was a cool ski color back in the 70's). Sprayed silicone into my Hanson's just to get in them.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I'm glad the storms are still dumping deep powder 34 years later!
@marksjohnson5
15 жыл бұрын
Skiers DID rush to powder then, but it was just after the Christmas crowd left, so we had some time to get untracked snow. We didn't spend time setting up shots. This film is unedited (no frame removed) and covers about a 30 minute period of skiing. It's great that you're now in SLC. Mark
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Thanks. You might be surprised that absolutely no one commented on those pants back then. In those "Tie-dye" days, those pants were not considered unusual!
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Mary Jane had some good bumps. I never skied Boyne but I remember it was the banner resort in lower Michigan. I did ski Caberfae in 1965 while in 8th grade and had a great time.
@deyoungparker
13 жыл бұрын
This epitomizes what makes KZitem great. Fucking awesome. And a killer song, too.
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
I went out and bought the Hart Freestyle skiis after watching Wayne Wong do his thing with the "outrigger" and "jet turns" off moguls. Dang, those were the days!
@superpest923
13 жыл бұрын
I ski the east and tend to go out west every other year and was out there about 25 years ago. I gotta get back there. Got a good laugh with the pants. I was probably out there with something similarly as loud, but just can't admit to it right now. LOL But you know what I'm taling about. Bright orange pullover with lime green shoulders and collar. Red pants. You gotta laugh!!!!
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
It's great when you can be a ski bum for a winter. Good luck on your retro ski movie section. There must be a ton of old videos out there.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
The song is Shambala by Three Dog Night, and we were listening to it during that ski season (1973-74). The song reached #3 in the Charts during 1973 (I bought this digital version from iTunes).
@Aaron8455
16 жыл бұрын
thats sick, killing it before i was born
@Ellegrl
16 жыл бұрын
This is great. I love the red ski pants with stars? on them? And back in the day, they were skiing long, straight skis. Impressive stuff and really fun to watch.
@andriante
16 жыл бұрын
Awesome song and video
@hazenw
17 жыл бұрын
man that was great to see. i'll be spending a few weeks working out there this winter, can't wait to see some snow like that. won't be skiing it on 200 cm sticks like you guys did though
@gpetrics
16 жыл бұрын
also, its cool we're talking ski vids on here... it'd be good to see alot more quality ski vids going up on youtube. usually gotta dig for the gold
@nickmorss
17 жыл бұрын
that made my day, sweet sounds and classic views of POW even before i was born. bet there was not a border in sight ;)
@dtnxxcbroz87xx
15 жыл бұрын
greatt video i cant wait to go there in febuary!
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
It was a small, relatively light, super 8 mm "film" camera (Argus/Cosina model 708) that I bought in 1971 to replace my old regular 8 mm. We didn't have video cameras in those days. But your right about the weight of the early video cameras. You had to carry a heavy camera AND the entire tape player. Have fun ski-camping, it sounds fun.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
From Rock: "They replaced the original Collins, and extended it so that it replaced the former Germania lift. The orginal Germ loading area is now a turning station and mid-mountain loading for the Collins. Watson shelter was also replaced and put in a new location to make it more skier friendly with the Collins mid station. We had to walk uphill to get from the top of the old Collins to Watson shelter, but nobody cared because we had to walk up the ramps at each chair loading station.
@marksjohnson5
17 жыл бұрын
Yes, Stein had a unique, fluid style that was never replicated by anyone else. Although my nickname was Stein, you can see from this 8 mm film (I'm the one in the red down jacket) that I was no Stein Eriksen.
@dtnxxcbroz87xx
15 жыл бұрын
Perfect song to go with it !!
@djeshoes
16 жыл бұрын
The were great until the wax broke down! Nice high backs to aid sitting back for those jet turns too! I've never skied Alta.. it rained the day we were to go so we went night skiing at Solitude. Got epic pow at Snowbird though and didn't know what to do in it!
@TeamQuack
13 жыл бұрын
Back in those days we called our skis boards, and that is all they were, long as well, 205 or 210, it took skill back then to turns those guys…I still like the long skis.
@TennisLvr169
15 жыл бұрын
god i envy these people!! I wish alta was still as good as that, not saying that alta isnt one of the best ski areas in the world!
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Those jet turns were fun. I bought some "jet sticks" in the late 60's that fit into my leather boots to "rocket" out the turns. I think Jean Claude Killy perfected it in the racing world, and Wayne Wong perfected it in the bumps. I almost forgot about the "Wong banger".
@mandeh11
15 жыл бұрын
Righteous. Fantastic stoke.
@leetlau
16 жыл бұрын
I hope that didn't come out all wrong. I was just really stoked. You guys can ski well
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Yes, Corky was one of the originals. His tricks were smooth and in control. The Hot doggers brought in a more reckless style. Dick Barrymore films cataloged much of this history, and some of it is in the DVD "The Golden Years of Ski films". As for our film, we filmed it on a little super 8 movie camera.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Yes, two of us had Hansen boots. They were a little stiff but were great for the "jet turns". Mark
@pannazar
16 жыл бұрын
i wish we still got that much snow
@54spiritedwill54
15 жыл бұрын
Awesome video.
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
Winter Park is where I wasn't allowed to ski Drunked Frenchman and some other mogul runs on the Mary Jane side with my Hart Freestyles. Your ski buddy; thought he was Robert Redford for a second. ;-)
@BenKleimer
15 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic! Shambala is now on my Powder day II ipod play list. For more video of musically inspired powder day skiing, (non metal, cluff hucking inspired) search "ski back bowls of Vail" and have a good chuckle.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
That's funny! Thanks, Mark
@marksjohnson5
17 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Your right. The film isn't about us, but the SNOW and the FUN we had in it. The entire film is unedited & covers just two runs down (we couldn't wait to get rid of the camera). We didn't know how deep it would be, and that first segment was our first introduction (I was in the red jacket). We sucked up quite a bit of snow and joked about getting a snorkel. There were bumps deep under the powder, and they caused some of the "air"-time and back-seat driving.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Shambala by Three Dog Night; It was one of the top songs of 1973. Mark
@sickbird123
15 жыл бұрын
great video
@marksjohnson5
15 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate it. Unfortunately, as of Oct 2008, KZitem began blocking it in many countries by request of UMG, who own the rights to the music. Since they put a link for buying the song, I don't really understand why it's banned in many countries. Take care, Mark
@spawncampe
15 жыл бұрын
Excellent, I never had a bad day at Alta from '82 thru '97. How I miss the "freshies" there, but I've switched mainly to snowboarding now, and haven't been there since leaving Utah in '98. An irony is Alta allowed snowboards in the early '80s, before other resorts, only to ban it and remain a skiers-only holdout long after most resorts allowed all forms. Thanks for the vid, shot on 8mm I guess? Must be some good stories from those 100 days?
@marksjohnson5
17 жыл бұрын
Now I"M jealous! One nice thing about the Westward Ho run is that it's so steep, you can see the road and lodges below....and you can figure out exactly where this filmed 34 years ago!
@djdejan72
17 жыл бұрын
Wow that must really take some effort!
@Cerigos
16 жыл бұрын
sweet tune i want those pink trousers
@marksjohnson5
15 жыл бұрын
You'll have a great time! Mark
@TubeMistake
13 жыл бұрын
a mythical kingdom hidden somewhere ! Pre Astraltune skiing at it's finest. Had to listen to Shambala in your own head.
@marksjohnson5
17 жыл бұрын
You're right, it took quite a while for the main runs to get tracked out, but Christmas vacation was over, and the canyon had been closed the day before. I balked at bringing my movie camera and wasting valuable ski time. But Wes (in conservative brown) volunteered to buy the film and do the first filming, so it was all systems go. By the time we filmed on the Sugarloaf side, the snow was pretty well tracked, but the nooks and crannies were still good.
@marksjohnson5
17 жыл бұрын
You should definitely convert it. I've got some footage of Vail from 1971, but I never filmed there on a day like this one. Of course we were ski bums at Alta that year (1973-74) so we were bound (with ~450 inches/yr) to have some great days.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
That's funny. I'll let Rock know. I did have another friend that got a ride with the real Redford from the bottom of the canyon that year. We used to hitch-hike every day, and were suprised that Redford would pull over and pick someone up.
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
The footage from 1:39 - 1:51 ... good stuff. Ya, I bought Corky's "how-to" book with pictures to try and learn some of the easier stuff (forget the aerials). He had them all down pat. Well, I'm hoping to maybe get out to Utah around April 18 for a long weekend with my wife (celebrate my 57th). I see Alta plans to reopen that weekend; some are closing shop the weekend before.
@jinnocentini
15 жыл бұрын
Mark,Thanks for sharing this video. I went to BYU 81-85 and was on the Mens Gymnastics team. We skied Alta every chance we got! I wish we would of thought of having a great memory like this. Well everytime I play this video it reminds me of the Day! We go back every year with the kids and they love it. I just showed them the video and they are ready to go, only two months from tomorrow. Thanks again. P.S small world we live in Barrington IL.
@gpetrics
16 жыл бұрын
dude this is so classic... no comparison to The Caning. plus you can actually tell that the guys in this video are having fun... seems like a bunch of powder skiing zombies in caning
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Ironically, I threw that book out (on how to do hot-dog tricks) 2 months ago to make room during a move (I live in California now). Rock (the guy in the red pants) spent his 57th birthday (Jan 5, 2008) in Utah. He was going to show this video at Goldminers Daughter (34 yrs from the day it was shot), but couldn't get up the canyon due to heavy snow. By the way, I have some film of Winter Park from the early 70's as well, where Billy Kid acted as the pied piper and led people down.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Yes, I still have that red Gerry down jacket and a Roffe jacket just like the one Rock was wearing. Unfortunately, Rock no longer has the red and white starred warm-ups!
@ZodiacLung1972
14 жыл бұрын
looky them funny-lookin' skinny skis!
@eeshnaw
14 жыл бұрын
Now That IS BACK IN THE DAY!:>)
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
Hanson boots! Ha. I had a pair. Also, Hart Freestyle Skiis (160's) for the moguls. Remember the resorts out West banning the use of those skiis from certain runs because they help setup uneven moguls compared to the big rounded ones the skiiers with 210 cm skiis skiied over.
@spencer51418
16 жыл бұрын
That's what created those excessively long lift lines in those days. ;-)
@54spiritedwill54
16 жыл бұрын
Great!... apparently it has been snowing hard there, hope he is doing a remake!
@johnoltesvig3785
6 жыл бұрын
You did a superb photography job in Super 8 ... it captures the feeling! I don’t see better skiing today with all the equipment improvements! Very sweet of you to share with us!
@marksjohnson5
17 жыл бұрын
Actually, our skis weren't considered long for the day. I think the K2s I skied on were only 195s, short for powder but good for bumps. None of the film is edited, so the 1st half of the film taken west of the Wildcat lift is just one run down. The run we took on the sugarloaf side wasn't steep enough to pull us through some of the deeper powder, as is evident at the very end.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you (and throngs of others our age) had similar experiences during the early days of the ski revolution.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
The lines had been heavy the week before this video (during christmas break). But after all of the "tourists" left, there was no wait during the week. By the way, Rock no longer has the pants. But he bought a look-alike pair before vacationing at Alta last week!
@meowcie
4 жыл бұрын
Any chance you knew Ramon (Ray) Winegar? He was a photographer making a promo film for Alta in the seventies. He was there everyday, too. He would carry HUGE cameras and tripods, and could keep up with any of the "Ski Bums". He carried all the equipment up and down the Baldy Chutes many a time. He absolutely LOVED his job. Paid to ski every single day? Good times... I should upload the film he made.
@marksjohnson5
4 жыл бұрын
No, I can't say that I remember him, but from your description he had a 16 mm camera and a stabilizing tripod so his films would be professional quality. I would love to see the one that you have.
@dpla9752
4 жыл бұрын
I will upload it and let you know. He used whoever was skiing that day in the movie, so I thought it could have been you. Yes, it was 16mm. You're good!
@marksjohnson5
17 жыл бұрын
No, the guy in the wild pants is Lowell (nickname, "Rock") Nelson. He lives in Park Ridge, Illinois, and has one daughter and no sons.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
We joked about needing a snorkel when we hit this section!
@phil656565
15 жыл бұрын
check out those old school boards... kick ass
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU for the comments. Skiing has progressed over the years, but the adrenaline rush from deep powder was the same then as it is now!
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comments. And although the real Stein Erikson is a legend, that was only my nickname. Mark
@piperSeminole
15 жыл бұрын
Al was an Avalanche forecaster for the Feds. Office down in SLC. Still there now living in Holiday or Sandy.
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
No, I took it as a complement. It was the kind of day any powderhound can appreciate! Take care, Mark
@marksjohnson5
15 жыл бұрын
I can't say I remember him, but he's got a great job (tricky though). Mark
@marksjohnson5
16 жыл бұрын
We paid $135 for a season's pass. We skied about 100 days on it. I'm guessing that the day rate was $4.50, because Alta held their prices, and it was $4.50/day in 1971 when Snowbird opened up. Many boycotted Snowbird because the cost was $5.50 for the chairs and $7.00/day for the Tram.
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