Opening with a nightmarish montage of an avalanche, Snowriders 2: The Journey Continues, from the master of ski films, Warren Miller, quickly transforms into an exuberant celebration of downhill glory. In Miller style, gorgeous footage of some of the world's most skillful skiers tackling the world's gnarliest slopes is combined with intelligently chosen rock music to create an entertaining mix. Miller's film crews shoot skiers in the Alps of the South Island of New Zealand, track Americans making a lengthy pilgrimage to tackle the remote and forbidding slopes of Kazakhstan, and follow a tattooed and pierced snowboarder from his apartment in Greenwich Village to Killington, Vermont. For those wild souls who find skis and snowboards too tame, the video also features heart-stopping footage of cheerful maniacs careening down ridiculously steep mountains on, what else, mountain bikes. As if that's not enough, there are also those who up the ante by descending glaciers in kayaks. The musical soundtrack and the stunning camera work is combined to great effect, as exemplified in a haunting montage of the Vail Ski Patrol moving like wraiths through whitened woods to the accompaniment of the Counting Crows' "A Long December." --Robert J. McNamara

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It's an entertaining film, no doubt. If you're a snow enthusiasts it'll pump you up. The visual is stunning and the camera work excellent. But I can't help but wonder, do they really need to spice up the riding so much? Doesn't a skier charging down a 60 degree vertical is hair-raising enough by itself?

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Best Warren Miller Yet!!Dec 08, 1998
By wbrooks@prodigy.net
As an avid skier and devoted Warren Miller fan, I loved this film! It is by far his best yet, and that says a lot for a legend with 50+ years devoted to filming this type of action. A must-see for anyone who enjoys skiing/boarding/et al.

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This movie will make anyone fall in love with snow riding!Dec 03, 1998
By S. Stucko
I finished watching this movie (the first time) at 8:30 PM and couldn't wait until the sun came up so that I could head out and carve some turns. I was into snow sports before but after watching this I'm hooked deep. Warren Miller combines excellent video, wonderful music and some of the best skiing, snow boarding, and mountain biking (yes bikes, they are just part of the unique snow rides you will see). If your spouse is kind of so-so about your snow affection, sit her/him down and watch this video!

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The best video ever!Jun 14, 1999

This is by far the best ski/snowboarding film ever I saw this film for the first time on may 9th and right away took a two week snowboarding trip to Nepal. A must see for anyone who has ever heard of the white stuff we call snow!

High Adrenaline actionNov 27, 1998

Gets the blood pumping. The snow action is unbelievabl

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