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Snow Blind is a 2006 documentary film about the history, culture, and lifestyle of snowboarding. Shot over the season of 2004–2005, the film covers the origins of snowboarding, the evolution of it into an Olympic sport and the passionate participants, thrill seekers and competitors.

Snow Blind
Directed by	Christopher J. Scott
Produced by	David Schiavone Christopher J. Scott Chris Volckmann
Starring	Hannah Teter JJ Thomas Brent Meyer Rob Bak Jeff Meyer
Distributed by	Matson Films
Release date	December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film was released on December 8, 2006. It was filmed on location in Colorado and Utah and shot entirely in HD.

Synopsis

The film is segmented into six major thematic sections:

• Inventors: The individuals who started creating snowboards
• Pioneers: The individuals who started riding snowboards before it was a sport
• Back Country: The individuals who risk their lives riding in non-designated snowboarding areas
• Pros: The teen and twenty-something professional athletes and Olympians
• Adaptors: The individuals who have lost limbs or their eyesight but continue to snowboard
• Families: Interviews the Teters and how snowboarding has influenced their lives

The film also has one mini section on Banana George, a 93-year-old snowboarder.

Subjects

• Hannah Teter
• Abe Teter
• JJ Thomas
• Brent Meyer
• Jeff Meyer
• Rob Bak
• Ross Powers
• Jeff Cormak
• Steve Fisher
• Louie Vito
• Steve Hayes
• Tina Basich
• Banana George

Music

• The Prodigy
• The Donnas
• Orbital
• Carl Cox
• Roni Size
• GZA

External links

• Official web site
• Snow Blind at IMDb

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