2023 - ALL TIME

Donny Pelletier

Breakfast of champions? 
red snappah hot dog, moxie soda & a whoopie pie
 
Ideal down day? 
i don't do down days bub
 
Highlight from filming? 
showin Jonny Moseley & JT Holmes whose boss.

Gear you are loving right now, on or off the ski slopes, and why? 
90's era Fischer RC4's, fastest ski evah made. 

Best meal you can cook?
red snappah hot dog, moxie soda & a whoopie pie
 
 

ALL TIME - 2023

Announcing our 74th annual film: ALL TIME. 

Get ready to go deep into the stuff of which snowy dreams are made with Warren Miller’s ALL TIME. Celebrate the birth of ski towns like Sun Valley and Aspen, icons and innovators like the original hotdoggers, and the most outlandish locations ever skied. Then, catch up with Maine’s finest athlete of today, Donny Pelletier, and meet the next generation at Woodward Park City. Through it all, Jonny Moseley and special guests will share their own stories to bring us to this moment.

It’s all going down this fall, as we kick off our two-year party for 75 seasons on snow. Don’t miss out! Don't forget to sign up for email updates on the tour. 

 

FEATURED ATHLETE: VASU SOJITRA

 

When Vasu was only nine months old, he was diagnosed with septicemia, resulting in the amputation of one of his legs. Since then, Vasu has not looked back; with the help of his parents, brother, friends and so many other resources and opportunities, Vasu has gained access to the confidence needed to face new challenges with grace, courage, strength, humor, and unwavering determination.

Vasu witnessed extreme poverty growing up in India, and has been living most of his life with a “dis”ability. He looks at these experiences as a blessing; they have allowed him to truly hone in on his ability to empathize with others. He continues to strengthen his vigor through his work in advocacy for those who are historically marginalized. Vasu will continue to embolden others to be a positive influence in their own communities by pushing personal limits, putting others first, and encouraging people to believe in themselves and in their own unique abilities!

With the motto of “ ninjasticking through the wood to bring intersectionality to the outdoors” Vasu continues to challenge the biases that go with being a Disable person of color with a through his intersectional work which include being the first adaptive athlete for The North Face, a founding member for The Outdoor F.U.T.U.R.E Initiative, the co-founder of Inclusive Outdoors Project, and a Disability Access Strategist for The Avarna Group, In Solidarity Project and independently.

Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier?

I really enjoy skiing and riding with Ingrid Backstrom. Always looked up to her when I was younger. Besides that I mostly am inspired by abolitionists like James Baldwin, Mariame Kaba, Mia Mingus, and many others that are paving way in dismantling so many systems that exclude marginalized people.

What would you do if you won the lottery? 

I would use all my money to abolish the police and prison industrial complex.

What is a cause you care about that you'd love to share with the Warren Miller audience? 

Inclusive Outdoors Project where we work with Disabled, Queer, and Communities of Color to create clinics around mountain sports like backcountry skiing, rock/ice climbing, and mountaineering.

What is your vision for the future of skiing? 

That it’s accessible to everyBODY no matter your race, ethniticity, gender, sexual orientation, ability, class you name it. The outdoors is a human right and let’s damn well make sure we all have access to it.

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Don't miss Vasu in our 72nd film, Winter Starts Now, dropping Fall 2021!

FEATURED ATHLETE: JAYNA DAVIS 

 

Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier?

People that inspire me to be a better skier are my friends. They push me to step out of my comfort zone, encourage me to try new things and support me through areas that really challenge me.   I have so much fun racing with them as well as free skiing in the powder for fun. Their sense of adventure makes being on the mountain with them and experiencing new terrain fun and allows me to test out my skills.  

Breakfast of champions?

I believe a solid breakfast of champions contains more than just a bar. If I want to be ready for a long race day, especially if I don’t know when I will have the opportunity to eat lunch, I always ensure I eat a sufficient breakfast. On the days when we are traveling and unable to utilize a kitchen it may be a run through the Starbucks drive in for a bacon gouda sandwich. Other days it is a hardy breakfast of eggs, turkey bacon, avocado and some sort of fruit or orange juice on the side. Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day so you might as well make it a good one.

Favorite chairlift and why?

My favorite chair lift on Mount Werner is probably Morningside on a powder day and the Basher Chairlift on a race day. The Morningside chair is on the back side of the mountain. The line is always super long on a powder day. Morningside is unique because when you load the chair and if the camp robber birds are out you can put some food on your glove and the birds will come right up to you and have a little snack. This chair also has one of the tallest spots on it from the ground which is always a little scary. Basher is a short chair but it is nice and relaxing if you are training slalom there. You can also watch people do tricks on the half pipe which is always entertaining. There are so many chairlifts in Steamboat, but these two are probably my favorite.

Highlight memory from filming with WME for this year's film?

My favorite memory from filming with Warren Miller was not only the unique opportunity to be a part of such an iconic movie BUT the people I had the chance to meet and interact with. The crew was so kind and helpful and made the experience fun, not stressful and memorable. I also reunited with my friends the triplets, Henri, Henniyah and Helaina. They always make me laugh and their presence made the time fly by during filming. The entire experience was so cool and I feel truly lucky to have had the good fortune of being a part of such an incredible project.  

What is your vision for the future of skiing?

My vision for the future of skiing and snowboarding is to diversify the sport. That was the main reason why I chose to be a part of the Warren Miller film. I want to be sure that people of color feel welcome on the mountain and that they have the opportunity to try winter sports. It’s important that people are represented and that those wanting to give skiing or snowboarding a try see it as available, accessible and inclusive. Flying down the mountain on a super G course or gliding through fresh powder is such an incredible experience and I believe everyone should have the chance to get out there and experience it for themselves. I’m hoping that by being a part of this film it will create conversation, spark ideas and encourage diversification of a sport that I truly love and is now part of my identity.    

What do you do to calm your butterflies before a big line/race/moment?

To calm my nerves before a race and after completing the inspection and a warm up I have my coach turn on the speaker and crank up the music. I encourage all of my teammates to start dancing. It’s really fun just to be all together and silly and it also distracts us from stressing about the upcoming race. In addition, it gets the blood pumping so that when you find yourself in the start gate you're ready and to go full send.

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Don't miss Jayna in our 72nd film, Winter Starts Now, dropping Fall 2021

Featured Athlete: Madison Rose Ostergren 

What makes for an ultimate day on the mountain?

Friends to shred with!

 
Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier?

Marcus Caston. He is the best. But also many many other skiers and people inspire me for different reasons… their personalities, style, and the message and qualities they embody: Glen Plake, Jimmi Ryan, Angel Collinson, Wendy Fisher, and many other athletes I am surrounded by in the winter as well as athletes that I look up to that I haven’t ever met!

 
Fictitious character you most identify with from a book, movie, etc. and why?

Peter Pan. I relate to Peter in many ways. I identify with him because I love his creative, adventurous, curious, and daring soul. I like that he’s a confident leader and has a pack of friends, The Lost Boys - they adventure and live in a magical world together. I think some people might think of Peter as careless, selfish or boastful, which he is in some ways, but I think when you begin to understand him more… deep down he has his own inner battles he is working through and he is trying to figure it out the best he knows how… just like the rest of us. Deep down I think he feels love and warmth and maintains his youthful energy that he spreads with his vivid imagination and passion to the people he is around.

 
What is your vision for the future of skiing?

Inclusive and creative. Open, loving, sharing.

 
Favorite classic ski film and why?

I love all ski films- it’s hard to pick a favorite!

 

 

FEATURED ATHLETE: JOHN EGAN

 
Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier?

Patrick Vallençant.

  
What would you do if you won the lottery? 

Ski my 7th continent (Africa) with my family, support YES (Youth Enrichment Services) even more, oh and buy Sugarbush.

 

Breakfast of champions?

A breakfast burrito on any first chair.

 
Favorite chairlift and why?

KT-22 (at Squaw). If it was the only chairlift on all of the mountain, I'd still go there, happily.

 
The most interesting thing you’ve read or seen this year? (books, podcasts, TV shows)

The Golden Spruce.

 
Ideal down day?

Spending time with my family, my wood stove, my wood shop and my dog.

 
Fictitious character you most identify with from a book, movie, etc. and why?

More animal, less fictions character. A sloth, my wife says I'm the fastest sloth she knows.

 
Favorite classic ski film and why?

Hot Dog. It's hilarious.  

 
Highlight memory from filming with WME for this year's film?

Catching up with old buddies (Scot Schmidt and Tom Day) in places we've skied for decades.

 

How do you think the year 2020 will shape the future of skiing?

I think more people will explore more of nature and strive to protect what we have.

 
Gear you are loving right now, on or off the ski slopes, and why?

Obermeyer lined flannel shirt/jacket. I wear it all the time. Otherwise my CRF 250 rips.

 

What is your vision for the future of skiing?

More meditation through movement. Feel the turn.

 

What is a cause you care about that you'd love to share with the Warren Miller audience?

YES (Youth Enrichment Services), Crohn's and Colitis Foundation, High Fives Foundation.

 

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Don't miss John in our 71st film, Future Retro, dropping Fall 2020 

FEATURED ATHLETE: CAM FITZPATRICK

 
Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier/rider?

Travis Rice, Willie Mcmillon and Rob Kingwill

 

Favorite chairlift and why?

The Tram at JHMR. You have so much side-country access from the top and you have crazy top to bottom terrain within the resort gates. The opportunities are endless.

 

What makes for the ultimate day on the mountain? 

The ultimate thing would be surrounding yourself with fun and trustworthy people!

 

 

FEATURED ATHLETE: CONNERY LUNDIN

 
Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier/rider? 

Marcus Caston. And anyone doing it with a fat smile on their face. The best skier is the one having the most fun.

 

What’s your most memorable or favorite Warren Miller film or segment – past or present?

Silverton Segment with Andy Mahre & Pep Fujas "Children of Winter" - 2008

 
Favorite chairlift and why?

KT-22 at Squaw Valley. From the top of KT you can access so much terrain. 

 
What makes for an ultimate day on the mountain? 

Shredding in a big group with your friends, skiing fast, not stopping, pushing each other, leaving your comfort zone and throwing out high fives after.

 

Featured Athlete: Jim Ryan 

Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier?

My buddy Chris Moody. Whenever we're scheming and dreaming, he never laughs at my ridiculous ideas...."Dude, why not?" is his standard response. That attitude makes the impossible, possible.

 

What would you do if you won the lottery?

I'd buy a Cat (snowcat) and a lodge in BC and just shred with the crew - happily drifting into obscurity.

 

Breakfast of champions?

Smoothie: Banana, Blueberry, Ginger, Garlic, Peanut Butter, anything green in the fridge. I crave it. Plus, early AM garlic breath is a good way to get some personal space on the Tram.

 

Favorite chairlift and why? 

Sublette Lift at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The terrain is so steep (and often hacked) and runs right under the chair. I love the show, I love the performance.

 

The most interesting thing you’ve read or seen this year? (books, podcasts, TV shows)

Papillon (book), by Henri Charrière - it's an incredible adventure story. The main character is a total folk hero: He's a hardened criminal and yet it's impossible not to root for him from the very beginning.

 

Ideal down day?

I've gotten really into saunas recently. I'm morphing into an old Finnish man. For real, the scandos have it figured out. It's so nice to sweat after a long day of freezing your buns off.

 

Fictitious character you most identify with from a book, movie, etc. and why?

Neal Cassady. That answer kinda freaks me out, but when I read about him, I can't help but see myself. Dude had a hunger for life and was unwilling to accept anything less than peak experience.

 
Highlight memory from filming with WME for this year's film?

Oh this one is easy. Kaylin and I got to open up this run called Skyeburst in perfect cowboy cord just as the sun was coming up over a frozen Vermont dreamscape. Unreal. We got to the bottom and turned to each other... I can't even remember what we said, but we both knew it was special.

 
How do you think the year 2020 will shape the future of skiing?

More gratitude, less people are going to take just being outside with friends for granted.

 
Gear you are loving right now, on or off the ski slopes, and why? 

I got a pair of Volkl Rise High 88's paired with the Marker Alpinist 12's...so sick, when so much of touring is the up, weight makes a huge difference. I'll happily sacrifice a couple cm's underfoot in order to enjoy the whole process. Buy light, ski more! And the Helly Hansen Odin Lifaloft Down Hybrid, if you buy just one good puffy layer, you rarely need much else.  

 

What is your vision for the future of skiing?

Continued diversification. It used to be all about the resorts, now people are finding new ways to get their vert (touring, snowmobiles, etc)... I'm currently researching the possibility of accessing lines via human flight.

 

What is a cause you care about that you'd love to share with the Warren Miller audience?

Food rescue programs. The program here in Jackson is called Hole Food Rescue, and it helps feed those in need by "rescuing" perfectly good food that grocery stores would normally throw out. Rescue programs often need volunteers, the task of picking up the food and making it accessible requires a lot of work. Most cities have a program, check yours out!  

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Don't miss Jim in our 72nd film, Winter Starts Now, dropping Fall 2021! 

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