Cheers and
whistles echoed the Utah State University Taggart Student Center auditorium
Tuesday night as an audience viewed Powderwhore Productions, movie “Some Thing
Else.”
Utah State was
the second stop in Utah on Powderwhore’s tour list. With its next showing on Tuesday
in Denver, Colorado, Powderwhore will continue its tour with 11 sites across
the U.S., as well as Austria and Germany.
The film showcases
a variety of backcountry skiers and snowboarders as they travel across the
world in search of deep powder. Scenes were filmed in Alaska, Montana, Wyoming,
British Columbia and Japan — which was a Powderwhore favorite for freshly fallen
snow.
As Powderwhore’s
producer, director, editor and videographer, Noah Howell and his brother shot
95 percent of the footage used in the film.
“This is our
best movie out of our 10 years,” Howell said. “It has the most variety, really
incredible deep snow, steep spines and all the little aspects we wanted to
cover.”
According to Powderwhore, this movie is part ski porn and a documentary to promote exploring winter
backcountry on skis and split-boards.
Snowboarder and
attendee to the film Lucas Henzler said films like “Some Thing Else” make him
excited for the upcoming ski and snowboard season.
“The snow looked
pretty cool,” he said. “It makes me excited to get out there.”
Greg Davis, the
trip coordinator for the Outdoor Recreation Program at Utah State, said it chose
to host Powderwhore because it put together a great ski movie that is fun to
watch.
“They are
excited about motivating university students to get outside and pursue their
passions, whether that be skiing or making movies,” Davis said. “We are excited
to bring them to campus to share that.”
In the film, the
Powderwhore crew experienced an encounter with an avalanche while skiing and
filming in Alaska. No one was injured or killed.
“It’s a great sport — if only you could get rid
of the avalanches,” said Andrew McLean, a featured skier in the movie.
All proceeds
from the entrance fee and raffle tickets will go to the Utah Avalanche Center.
According to the Avalanche Center, two-thirds of its funding comes from events
like this one as well as donations and grants.
