Magic Moments

 

The howl of the wind, the sun on your face, the sound of snowflakes as they pile to head-high depths… The feel of a turn, the shadow of a powder spray, the humm of the air as it flies by you off a 60 footer… These are the magical moments we speak of…


Magic Moments is Storm Show’s 9th feature-length mountain film, following in the footsteps of their award-winning ’08 film, 600 Inches (2009 Cold Smoke Awards: Best Line, Best Hairball, Best Overall Awards).


Indulge in the face shots of the Storm Show crew as they bask in the heavenly depths of endless powder days, waist deep for weeks on end. Follow stuntman/speed-flier Matt Combs as he skis and soars off of previously untamed lines that end in massive cliffs and certain death. Death-defying skier Mike Tierney continues to stack up first descents on the exposed faces of Cody Peak, skiing the “Talk Is Cheap” face and launching into “Central Couloir”, a feat only previously accomplished with a rope rappel. Seasoned veterans Andrew Whiteford and Ryan Vanlanen show why they’ve devoted their lives to the eternal powder search. These moments are magical, they belong to us all…

 

 

2010 COLD SMOKE AWARDS in BOZEMAN, MONTANA & 2010 POWDER VIDEO AWARDS in

ASPEN, COLORADO

On January 30, 2010, Jackson Hole-based Storm Show Studios was nominated at double-header video award ceremonies spanning two states.  Storm Show’s 2009 film Magic Moments won two awards at the Powder Video Awards in Aspen, Colorado, and the Cold Smoke Awards in Bozeman, Montana.  Both awards ceremonies took place on the same night.  At the Powder Video Awards, Mike Tierney’s death-defying first descent of “Talk To Central” on Cody Peak in the Jackson Hole backcountry was nominated for “Best Line,” while Lynsey Dyer was nominated for “Best Female Performance.”  While Tierney was bested by Daron Rahlves of MSP, Dyer won the “Best Female” award and represented in mad style. 

 

Check out the video at http://www.powderawards.com/video/video/2010-video-awards/best-female/.

 

Five hundred to the north in Bozeman, Montana, the Cold Smoke Awards celebrated the best independent grassroots snow-sports films from around the country, nationally and internationally. Storm Show was represented by a 7-pack of loyal Jacksonites including friends and featured athletes, as well as Storm Show BMFWIC, Darrell Miller.  Storm Show’s Magic Moments was nominated for two awards, including “People’s Choice,” and Tierney’s “Best Line.”  With a stellar cast of competition, the coveted “People’s Choice Award” was given to Storm Show Studios.

 

 

Miller had this to say about this year’s award results:  “There were some outstanding filmmakers and production companies represented in the PVA’s & CSA’s this year.  Storm Show is a basement-budget ski film company running against some big-budget ski film powerhouses. Just to be nominated for a category is an honor, let alone win an award...  Now git out there and make some turns!!!”