Alta Utah Powder Skiing Jan 5, 1974 HQ

This is a better quality version of the classic powder day from the 1973-74 Ski season at Alta Utah. We, Lowell (Rock) Nelson, Mark (Stein Erikson) Johnson and Wes (the Bird) Lindahl were ski bums that year and skied ~100 days on a $135 seasons pass. None of the old 8mm film is edited, and filming itself was ad libbed during just 2 runs down. We couldn't wait to get rid of the camera to free ski!

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• Alta
• Utah
• Skiing
• 1974
• deep
• powder
• snow

[TubeMistake]

Thanks for posting this video. The seventies were my heydays of skiing. I'm guessing you guys must be around/near 60. I'm 64 now and getting ready to get way back into skiing.

I actually have an Astraltune in storage; the one I was wearing when I fell and twisted my knee at Snowbird and wrecked my cartilege.

Some folks can't walk and chew gum. At the time I apparently couldn't ski and listen to music.

Again, I love the video and the choice of 3DG tune. It really seems to sync up.

[marksjohnson5]

@TubeMistake Yes, you got the ages correct. And I guess that so many people had problems listening to music and skiing (at least hearing others say "watch out") that they banned "Walkmans" in many places by 1984. Shambala is a great song, and reached #3 on the charts a few months before this film was taken. Best, Mark

[TubeMistake]

HQ - head quality. Wash away my sorrows. Pre-Astraltune days no less.

Sham-lama-bala.

[marksjohnson5]

@TubeMistake I had never heard of Astraltune so I looked it up. Wow, it pre-dated the Sony Walkman (which I later owned) by 4 years. Thanks for the info. Mark

[lassecongo]

Thanks!! I watch this every time i get a little depressed..Seriously!

You hit a weak spot, for us who like

old school skiin..the music..This is it ! Greetings from sweden

[EMANUELE997]

Someone knows where I can find these red pants with white stars??? Contact me..

[ArcticQuestPowder]

now that is what I call powder. light, fluffy, dry

[marksjohnson5]

@JLThompson74 I was wearing the bulky red down jacket, and had the beard. It was my camera, but Wes (the one in the brown jacket half-way through the film) filmed the 1st half of it. I've got quite a bit more film taken during that time, which I am having digitized this month. All the best, Mark

[JLThompson74]

@marksjohnson5 Which one were you Mark? Did you do most of the filming? Those pants are classic! I'm in Pennsylvania and I hope we get some snow this year. We got a lot last year.  Maybe next year on Jan 5th I'll post a video going down the slope in some red starred pants to celebrate 39! I wish I could bum it but to many responsiblities these days.

[marksjohnson5]

@JLThompson74 That's very cool. You'll be interested to know that Rock (the one with the red pants with white stars) was also born on Jan. 5. He turned 23 the day this film was taken.

[TubeMistake]

Just noticed those orange boots @ 1:58 look like my old Hansons's. I think they came in blue also. As I recall my first boots were orange Reichle boots with five buckles which each had something like 12 different settings. I would spend the whole day gettin' 'em just right - ha ha!

[carlklister]

It was an amazing experience to be bumming then. More so when I look back on it now. So lucky to have been there. Lange Banshees, Marker M4s, wood core VR17s.

[TubeMistake]

Well I guess alot more folks like to watch singers sing rather than to watch really inspiring skiing with the singers backing up the action, but for what it's worth 3dog on soundstage 1975 here --->