2009 CMC Am Ski & Snowboard Movie Premiere Night

Last night, the MPR was PACKED with people. No, there was no mandatory meeting of everyone in the dorms. It was packed because of a ski & snowboard movie premiere night that a student organized.

A couple weeks ago, the student presented his idea to Student Government and we approved the idea and money to be spent on snacks.

At approximately 8:05 when I showed up, people were standing because all of the chairs and couches were occupied. Believe me, it takes a lot to fill up all of the couches and chairs in the MPR.

The first movie shown was "Hit Or Miss" which was produced by CS Films. It was composed of mostly skiing but did have some snowboarding in it. Filming locations included Lake Placid, NY; Burlington, VT; Plattsbury, NY; Crested Butte, CO; and Keystone, CO.

Next was "Recession Proof" followed by "Summerdays" which were both produced by I Heart Snow Productions. They both featured snowboarding all over the East Coast, followed up by a movie shoot at Mt. Hood, OR that took place this past summer.

Lastly, was "Salty Days" by Janky Films. This movie featured skiing and snowboarding at Alta, UT; Park City, UT; Snowbird, UT; Copper Mountain, CO; Leadville, CO; and Mt. Hood, OR.

This movie night was a nice alternative to the bigger name movie premieres that have taken place in Boulder, Breckenridge, and Keystone, as it did not involve much travel. There was also no cost to attend. I know that at least some, if not all of the big name movie premieres have charged an admission fee. Another nice feature of the movie premiere last night was that some of the riders were people who we went to class with and who we actually knew.