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“Oh, it’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it with you.” – Lou Reed
God… I love Nimbus Independent. Their movies make me crave winter.
Pep Fujas, Eric Pollard, and Chris Benchetler are masters of making it look easy. Hence why I love watching them ski. I see these guys butter off a cliff, or ride switch between trees, and I think I can do the same — I can’t, but watching Nimbus films makes me believe it’s possible.
I think the mark of a good skier is how easy he or she makes riding a certain line look.
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We all know those skiers or boarders that can power through any difficult run. They rely on their athleticism, half in control the whole time but getting down nonetheless. A truly good rider makes it look easy. You know when you’re on top of a ridge staring at the run before you, wondering how best to drop in?
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The Nimbus athletes are the skiers that drop in while you’re still scoping, and proceed to crush a line so well that you decide to attack the same one.
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You follow their lead and oops, it wasn’t as easy as it looked. That’s Nimbus, except they make landing switch off a 60 foot backcountry booter look doable.
I hesitate to not call their movies ski porn. They still are, but you can count on Nimbus to defy many of the expectations that come with today’s ski movies. Just look at how this athlete-driven company describes its upcoming release: “This motion picture is not a dramatic narrative piece, it’s not a energy drink commercial, it’s not meant to make the skiers in the film into heros, it is simply a film that documents the Nimbus crew’s unique approach to skiing, and their focus on fun and creativity.”
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If you want to feel like that guy who drops in and inspires everybody to follow your line, watch After the Sky Falls.
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