As someone who isn't a skier, but is active in outdoor recreation (I'd rather snowshoe), and lives in the mountains of Colorado, I was keenly interested in this movie when I saw the description. I was hoping for something great, and it is indeed great.
Told from the perspective of the people involved, and with no third person narration, this story unfolds with the events leading up to, and after, the avalanche.
You get an idea of what the people were like at the time, how much they've grown since then, and how much this affected them. They are at times very emotional, but always with a sense of honesty. They were mostly people (around my age, as far as I can tell) who were having a good time being ski bums, when tragedy struck. How they dealt with the tragedy is the main thrust of the story, and it is told with brutal forthrightness.
Even if skiing or winter recreation isn't your thing, this is still a movie to watch.
Told from the perspective of the people involved, and with no third person narration, this story unfolds with the events leading up to, and after, the avalanche.
You get an idea of what the people were like at the time, how much they've grown since then, and how much this affected them. They are at times very emotional, but always with a sense of honesty. They were mostly people (around my age, as far as I can tell) who were having a good time being ski bums, when tragedy struck. How they dealt with the tragedy is the main thrust of the story, and it is told with brutal forthrightness.
Even if skiing or winter recreation isn't your thing, this is still a movie to watch.