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Steep / [produced by] Sony Pictures Classics ; The Documentary Group presents ; in association with High Ground Productions ; produced by Jordan Kronick, Gabrielle Tenenbaum ; written and directed by Mark Obenhaus.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Skiers.
- Skis and skiing.
- Extreme sports.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Sony Pictures Classics, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- STEEP is a feature documentary about bold adventure, exquisite athleticism and the pursuit of a perfect moment on skis. It is the story of big mountain skiing, a sport that barely existed 35 years ago. It started in the 1970s in the mountains above Chamonix, France, where skiers began to attempt ski descents so extreme that they appeared almost suicidal. Men like Anselme Baud and Patrick Vallencant were inspired by the challenge of skiing where no one thought to ski before. Now, two generations later, some of the world's greatest skiers pursue a sport where the prize is not winning, but simply experiencing the exhilaration of skiing and exploring big, wild, remote mountains. STEEP features many of the sport's greatest athletes including Bill Briggs, Stefano De Benedetti, Eric Pehota, Glen Plake, Shane McConkey, Seth Morrison, Chris Davenport, Ingrid Backstrom, and Andrew McLean. The man who is often described as the greatest big mountain skier of all, the late Doug Coombs, is the character at the center of the film. He died in a skiing accident in La Grave, France, in April, 2006. STEEP was shot on High Definition and on film in Alaska, Wyoming, Canada, France and Iceland.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed July 20, 2017).
- edited by Peter R. Livingston, Jr.
- OCLC:
- 1000293432
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