{"id":473,"date":"2014-08-01T12:20:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T12:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=473"},"modified":"2014-08-01T12:20:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T12:20:49","slug":"five-best-movie-ski-sequences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/five-best-movie-ski-sequences\/","title":{"rendered":"The Five Best Movie Ski Sequences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year there are a new range of skiing and snowboarding movies produced by companies like Teton Gravity Research and Matchstick, and perennial favourites such as Warren Miller.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-474\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bond-300x127.png\" alt=\"bond spy who loved me\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bond-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bond-190x81.png 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bond-60x25.png 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bond-400x170.png 400w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bond.png 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But skiing has featured in lots of films over the years. \u00a0Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/\">Chaletline<\/a> team&#8217;s five best ski sequences in the movies:<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Downhill Racer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This stands out as one of the few ski-specific movies. \u00a0Released in 1969, it featured Robert Redford as a downhill racer competing on the World Cup circuit and at the 1968 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Filmed on location in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/kitzbuhel\">Kitzbuhel<\/a>, St Anton, Wengen and Megeve, it&#8217;s widely regarded as one of the best sports movies ever.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nBpHsIxp8ak\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Inception<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This tremendously confusing film from 2010 attracted the plaudits from the critics, but often overlooked is the great ski sequence towards the end of the movie.<\/p>\n<p>The director Christopher Nolan has since claimed that this ski segment was his own homage to James Bond classic &#8216;On Her Majesty&#8217;s Secret Service&#8217; (see below).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hN4SN_A0Cgk\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Chalet Girl<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okay, no one is likely to win a snowboarding competition when only a few weeks before they were beginners, but we&#8217;re suckers for this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/st-anton\">St Anton<\/a>-based snow-themed rom-com!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cr3CRzxIDt8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. On Her Majesty&#8217;s Secret Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And in second place, James Bond &#8211; possibly including the greatest ever one-ski skiing you&#8217;ll ever see!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lrkerh77MYY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. The Spy Who Loved Me<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And in top place in our chart, another Bond classic. \u00a0Who can watch this iconic scene from 1977, with a great ski chase that segues into probably the best Bond opening ever?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NVBPoGcuLK4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #111111;\">Article by\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"color: #333366;\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/107961348339974741522\/about?rel=author\">Iain Martin<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/five-best-movie-ski-sequences\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bond-190x81.png);\" class=\"thumb_crop\">https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/bond-190x81.png<\/a><p>Every year there are a new range of skiing and snowboarding movies produced by companies like Teton Gravity Research and Matchstick, and perennial favourites such as Warren Miller. 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