Ski Mountaineering | Watch Fall Line, The Classic Oscar-Nominated Short Film from Lowe Alpine

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• JO

  @johns3106 · 6 years ago

  I haven't seen this is many years...I forgot how "dramatic" it is in some sections!  It was one of the only inspirational ski mountaineering films we had back then though!

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• RU

  @ruralfantasy · 1 year ago

  Incredible, Steve Shea is the goat.

• MO

  @morganx4998 · 7 years ago

  best ski movie ever! yes its staged but dramatic and well done. story telling.  Can't believe how hard he works to earn his turns only to ski down on those planks.

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• DE

  @dereknolantan · 3 years ago

  Very dramatic footage 😮

• DA

  @danmccann8111 · 4 years ago

  Well, clearly the guy can turn. Although he seemed to be riding the razors edge trying to amp it up for the camera. Hes lucky he didnt get killed in that fall, as he well could have. I would like to have seen it skied as he would have if he was alone, smooth and controlled. <br>That said, serious terrain, real danger. And back then, cutting edge. These days the grand prob gets skied by 75 people in may every year. Not back then. Guess the story goes he had to go down to the valley for some medical help after the fall. Was kinda banged up, but returned to finish the final shots to complete the footage with some injuries.

• AD

  @adrian8729 · 7 years ago

  Why tho

• GR

  @greglange8232 · 6 years ago

  Staged or not: Old Gear, no stunt man, and still unbelievably steep and exposed! Any closer contact on those rockwall objective hazards, and he doesn&apos;t climb back up for a second chance. Keep in mind, the film is 1981, not 2001...I used to think this film was puckering. Now that I&apos;ve been skiing on my own power for 25 years, these slopes seem even more angled than when I first saw them.

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• DO

  @dougferguson9717 · 8 years ago

  So of that is very STAGED!

• AL

  @alanbrooke144 · 8 years ago

  Well, I suppose it isn&apos;t any more contrived and hasn&apos;t many more gratuitous climbing shots than anything put out today by the big branded corporations...

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• JS

  @JS-yj7ow · 1 year ago (edited)

  Yesh, &nbsp; Campy, staged, climbing up shear faces when there’s a snow decent? &nbsp;Even then, I would have recognized this as unrealistic.<br>I thought the 70s was bad music, but apparently bad video too.<br><br>Surprisingly there are some well respected names in the credits.<br><br>And “Oscar nominated“?

• LU

  @LucasKuczek-f3e · 2 months ago

  Big nope for me. Not one part of it.