(23 minutes) Written by Greg I. Hamilton for Warren Miller Films
WINNER: Silver Telly Award 2010
[COLD OPEN: HIGH IMPACT montage of ski footage over the past 60 years. Visual variety of films’ high points.]
ATHLETE: I’ll probably be playing out here a little bit … today’s lookin’ like a big day, boys! …
ATHLETE: Dropping in 3 … 2 … 1 …
NARRATOR: For 60 years, one movie series has owned winter.
[B&W stills of young Warren with camera; Sun Valley parking lot trailer; poster for Deep & Light]
NARRATOR: It all started in 1949 when a ski bum turned filmmaker named Warren Miller released his first flick.
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