Winter sports film played at Kent Concert Hall on big screen
The annual high-flying, cliff-jumping, extreme winter sports movie was held Nov. 8 and 9 at the Kent Concert Hall. The film shown, “Playground,” featured professional athletes from around the world who travel to exclusive places across the globe, like Cordova, Alaska; Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Utah and many places in between.
This film has been a tradition in Logan that keeps bringing snow sport enthusiasts back every year.
“Once again, the fires of my heart have been rekindled for the passion of skiing,” said Mike Hill, Warren Miller faithful and junior in architecture.
Craig Hibbard, senior in accounting, said, “I get a tingling feeling up my spine that makes me want to go out and buy a season pass and skip all my classes during ski season. (The movie) helps bring a sense of excitement for winter in the air that is often felt by others as drudgery.”
Gary Nate, the host and director photographer who has been filming and working for Warren Miller for nearly 30 years, talked about how the film’s popularity has grown in Logan.
“I love Logan, it’s like going home,” he said. “We started here with about 200 people, and we are now around 3,200 people.”
He said he finds Utah one of the top winter sports locations in the world, although the best ski terrain he said he has encountered was Valdez, Alaska.
Many in attendance cheered as Utah was featured in the film, with a highlight being Brigham Young University students riding a water weenie down a slope in Provo.
For more information about Warren Miller movies, go to warrenmiller.com
-Amanda.m@aggiemail.usu.edu