Snow Skiing in Winter Park, Colorado - 1st Person Ski POV

This is a first person video of my wife and I skiing in Winter Park, Colorado.

This footage was filmed in 2001 and edited shortly after in Adobe Premiere. My wife uses a weird helium voice on video, but doesn't actually sound like this in person. Also, about halfway through the video you'll notice that she wants me to pass her the video camera (brand new, at the time) on the ski lift. Reluctantly, I did, but as I stated in the video I was "very nervous" because it seemed likely that she would let it fall 50 feet to its doom. She did not, and all was well.

The first half of the clip is set to the song Rocky Mountain High by John Denver. When I first saw the Rockies I really did feel like John did when he wrote that song. Amazing. The second tune in the clip is Learning To Fly by Foo Fighters because they just plain ROCK.

I hope you enjoy the clip.

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[1sean1sean]

get a strap to attach to your helmet/head you could use poles then

[jghop]

@1sean1sean Yep, good idea. I have a setup like that now with a much smaller camera. Didn't consider that option back then, even with a smallish MiniDV recorder... I did fashion a poll mount for the MiniDV cam that worked pretty well, though.

[phil656565]

i see skiers that dont belong in the bowls

[jghop]

@phil656565 Where?

[phil656565]

@jghop no offense but your wifes skiing isnt good enough yet to take on the bowls where theres bumps crud powder and every other changing condition you could think of, i know i sound like a jackass but ive seen inexperienced people get in alot of trouble on terrain they shouldnt have been on, ive also heard stories from my parents who both worked at breck in late 70's early 80's, my mom found a dead body against a tree, just so you get where im coming from, wifes first time? she did good

[jghop]

@phil656565 I appreciate your perspective, and I won't shrug it off... It was our first time out west (after skiing for years in the east coast crud), but we stuck to the blues and greens because we're pretty realistic about our skill level. She actually didn't venture into the bowl, and I only did, for that matter, for a look. I was proud of her, and she held up well the entire week.

Thanks again for your input. Best regards.

[Alyssa71808]

IM HERE RIGHT NOW :)

[Arkansas19852003]

Colorado Rocks!!!!

[yalecheerleder]

it's not just about the FAST!!! it's about the enjoy!

[yalecheerleder]

very pretty!! Cool Guys - Both Songs get the BRAVO!!

[yalecheerleder]

Talk to God and listen to the casual reply!!

[Typetrace]

I hate Gapers!

[QueenofElsweyr]

I'm probably moving to Colorado in November!! I can't wait, I haven't seen snow in 4 years.. :)

[djJblock]

hahah 4:14 you suck lol

[8arry94]

song is rocky mountain high. look down. learn to fly.

[laurensDG]

whooot this piste is perfect. this is actually exactly the piste i want to go off.

[narnianhero]

@bk11121988 I guess you have already gone on your ski trip, but I ski and I find it takes a lot of off season working out to stay in shape for it, riding might not. From what I've heard there are trade offs for skiing or riding. Riders get to put their boot strap on and off at every lift, but they also get snowballs. Skiers have to defend themselves from their rider friend's snow balls with their poles, but we don't have to do the hop on flat slopes. :D