2013 - Ticket To Ride

Ticket to Ride - 2013

A ticket can get you anywhere in the world, from the chairlift at your local ski area to the top of Talgar Peak in Kazakhstan. It can put your heart in your throat as you fly over a knoll faster than you have all year, and it can put your mind at ease when you find yourself alone in a snow-covered Aspen grove with clear blue sky above and crisp cold air all around. A ticket is the end of reality and the beginning of a journey. And we've got one for you.

For our 64th annual ski and snowboard film, Warren Miller Entertainment presents you with a Ticket to Ride. Your traveling companions include some of the biggest names in big mountain skiing and snowboarding, including Chris Davenport, Scot Schmidt, and Seth Morrison. Park & pipe veteran Gretchen Bleiler throws down in Aspen proving “girls can look like girls and still rip.” An all-female cast of Jess McMillan, Julia Mancuso and Sierra Quitiquit explore the expansive terrain that is Iceland’s Troll Peninsula. Also featured are Sean Pettit, Mark Abma, and a gang of Olympic champions like Seth Wescott, and Ted Ligety – and that's just the beginning. Wait until you meet The Great Sensei of the Mountain ...

Filmed on location all over the world, including Montana, Switzerland, Iceland, Greenland, Aspen, Norway, Alaska, and some of our favorite mom-and-pop ski hills across the U.S., Ticket to Ride is the starting point for a season-long celebration of snow, and all of the people you'll meet along the way. If you need to feel the sting of winter in your lungs, the rush of adrenaline in your blood, and a range of mountains in your eyes, we've got just the ticket for you.

What do you enjoy doing to give your body a break? (Recovery routine, healing tips, etc.): TV-Shows. I love TV-Shows. Breaking Bad, The Wire, True Blood, Game of Thrones, Shameless. Love it all.

Can you tell us about some of the gear you were using in your segment with WME? Head Monster is a new line of all round backcountry skis. They work well for speed riding. Tyrol AAAdrenalin gives me the combo binding of racing performance and hiking. I wear a Berghaus Frendo Gore-Tex set. When it comes to the actual wing, Im using a specialized riding rig that is easier to keep off the ground compared to other wings. I use both helmet and goggles from Dr. Zipe. It’s basically skiing gear with a wing as an add on.

Other than professional athlete, what is your dream job? A Formula1 Race Car Driver!

Most memorable moment filming with WME this year? On one of our rides my leg-strap popped off high up on Mont Blanc. Bad experience. My equipment is my responsibility, and it was both scary and embarrassing to fail on equipment control.

Your idea of a perfect vacation sans skiing? West Coast of Africa. Pick-up Truck. A couple of surf boards and good friends.

Mantra to live by? Try to make the heart and brain move in the same direction.

Tunes to ski to? Massive Attack, great for freeride comps!

FEATURED ATHLETE: JONNY MOSELEY 

 

 

Wish I could remember back that far. The photos are awesome. I do remember losing my sick Oakley blades I won when I was 10. Damn, I miss those still. I remember sleeping in the car a lot on long drives.

 

What career accomplishment are you most proud of?

Gold Medal

 

Any nicknames?

Jmo, JBAM, Slomo, Motown (Karaoke AE), Mozor, Kzor, Mose, Jonathan, Jonny F-in Moseley, Stinky

 

Favorite ski films?

Extreme Winter, Blizzard of Ahhhs, Degenerates, and Art of Flight.

 

 

FEATURED ATHLETE: Scot Schmidt 

 

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

Ingemar Stenmark.

 

What would you do if you won the lottery?

Ski and Surf a lot.

 

Favorite chairlift and why?

The Tram at Big Sky. Euro style to the summit with big descents.

  

Ideal down day?

Snowbiking in powder fields forever.

 

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

 

Reuniting with long time friends (Tom Day and the Egan brothers) in an awesome place (Big Sky). 

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

Current favorite piece of gear? Why?
Marker Duke Bindings. They have opened up the world to me. I can look at things differently now with this AT set up.

How do you like spending your down days?
Movies, writing and working on my Youth Project. I have a foundation for kids.

Fondest memory from learning to ski or ride?
My fondest is my earliest. Riding on my dad's back down a bump run. I was less than a year old and remember everything about one portion of it.

Do you have any hidden talents?
Music... The need to create and inspire music through amazing artists.

What would your superpower be?
Climbing; Spiderman skills

Spirit animal?
Eagle

What career accomplishment are you most proud of?
They are all connected. So I'm proud of the battle and I'm still here and still battling.

Do you have any pets? What are their names?
No...used to...I have plants now. The same two plants for 28 years.

Can you speak any other languages? What other languages would you like to learn?
I would love to learn Italian. I go to Italy twice a year

What is your biggest goal/something you hope to achieve in your ski career?
I want to be in influence. That somehow my combination of experiences inspire others to love this sport or the lifestyle involved.


Name a person who inspires you to be a better skier/rider?
My little bro Nic, he is stepping his game up so he keeps me on my toes.

In lieu of our 70th film, what’s your most memorable or favorite Warren Miller film or segment – past or present?
I can't remember the movie but the segment they did the wingsuits in France I think was insane. It was when they were first coming out and the guy set a world record for the longest flight. I was a kid and my mind was blown!

What would you do if you won the lottery?
A seaplane for sure. I want to be able to park it right at my dock, pack up and fly anywhere I want.

Best meal you can cook?
TACOS!!!

Favorite chairlift and why?
High Campbell aka Chair 6 at Crystal, goes right next to an iconic cliff called Hollywood. Only in rare cases does it have enough snow to send it. I have been lucky enough to send it right next to the chair. Always fun to ride that chair and think about it every year.

The most interesting thing you’ve read or seen this year? (books, podcasts, TV shows)
Amie's Long Underwear podcast has been really funny and interesting to hear different skiers stories and perspectives. I don't have a favorite.

Fictitious character you most identify with from a book, movie, etc. and why?
Shoot... no idea.

Highlight memory from filming with WME for this year's film?
The lodge we stayed at was extremely off the grid but massive. The whole story behind it was amazing as well. The family build it all and actually helped build the highway that connected the interior to Bella Coola. That alone was an awesome experience.

Gear you are loving right now, on or off the ski slopes, and why?
My Garmin Tracker. I've been using it to track output on bike rides and its awesome for training and just seeing how your body works.

Do you have any sponsors, if yes, who?
K2 Skis, Full Tilt Boots, Smith Optics, Crystal Mountain, Discrete

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

In lieu of our 70th film, what’s your most memorable or favorite Warren Miller film or segment – past or present?
Our Nepal segment from Chasing Shadows. That was one epic adventure!

What would you do if you won the lottery?
The same thing I'm doing now; snowboarding and trying to inspire people!

Best meal you can cook?
Tom kha gai soup.

Favorite chairlift and why?
Thunder Chairlift at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. I could lap the Mushroom Chutes forever.

The most interesting thing you’ve read or seen this year? (books, podcasts, TV shows)
Recently I've been watching a lot of stuff from an amazing teacher named SadhGuru. His mission to raise the vibration of the world is inspiring. 

Fictitious character you most identify with from a book, movie, etc. and why?
Howard Roark. He is someone who created his life around the idea of who he truly, authentically was.

Highlight memory from filming with WME for this year's film?
Following Ryland Bell up some seriously steep couloirs. That kid has no fear and is beyond stoked on snowboarding. 

Gear you are loving right now, on or off the ski slopes, and why?
My Winterstick pro-model snowboard the ARK. It is my favorite board of all time. I also can't go on the mountain without rocking my AVALON7 balaclava and mesh facemask system.

What is a cause you care about that you'd love to share with the Warren Miller audience?
Protect Our Winters and the Futurepositiv Project.

Photos by Mike Arzt

Where would you like to ski that you haven't been to before?
Svalbard, Greenland, and Iceland.

Who has been the biggest influence to you in your ski career?
My heroes are still Craig Kelly and Terje Haakonsen, but I have had so many friends who have inspired me with their positive energy, love for, and dedication to winter sports that there are too many in my life to name.. I get inspired by seeing little kids and I get motivated to see what people like Jeremy Jones and Xavier Delerue are riding.

Where is your absolute favorite spot for après-ski?
At the base of the Sugarloaf Access Road, a little place called The Rack.

What do you look forward to most after a long day on the mountain?
Food and sleep...I really like to sleep.

What is something you wish you had more time for outside of skiing?
Surfing, golf and just time off.

FEATURED ATHLETE: MICHELLE PARKER

 
Who has been the biggest influence to you in your ski career?

Shane McConkey continues to inspire me and to influence me regularly. He was someone who I looked up to before he passed and continue to look up to. Ingrid Backstrom has always been a hero of mine as well as Eric Pollard. Eric is an incredibly diverse athlete outside of skiing with his art. JP Auclair, as well, has always been a great influence to my skiing and career.

 

What makes for the ultimate day on the mountain?

The friends you surround yourself with.

 

 
 
 
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Where would you like to ski that you haven’t been to before?
New Zealand

Who has been the biggest influence to you in your ski career?
Too long to list

Where is your absolute favorite spot for après-ski?
Whistler Village

What is the worst skiing injury you have ever had?
2 blown knees, but they're not so bad.

What is something you wish you had more time for outside of skiing?
Surfing

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