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Frozen stars Kevin Zegers, Shawn Ashmore and Emma Bell - three skiers stranded on a chairlift and forced to make life or death choices that prove more dangerous than even freezing to death.

http://www.shocktill...ews.php?id=9761

I presume this will be a straight to DVD film.

From this site:

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/30936/tin...r-poster-frozen

There is a photo on the right saying

IN THEATRES 2010



I always love these kind of thrillers, no matter how corney they seem. I look forward to seeing this one.
This post has been edited by RyanNugent: 22 March 2009 - 09:24 AM

Life: Wait to be rescued by ski patrol
Death: Jump (probably not resulting in death though)

Here is the trailer. According to IMDB it was filmed in Utah. Possibly Powder Mtn?

Frozen Trailer - Apple

Frozen Trailer - You Tube

At least the chair in the early part of the trailer has that 'stealth' cover from Snowbasin for the old Thiokol triple so I'm thinking it was filmed there.

Could be wrong though...

At any rate looks, well like most of those kinds of movies, don't know if it'll be good or bad, but certainly not my style. My style would be more those three people are stranded for a night and have a ravaging philosophical discussion about the meaning of life or what not.

But I doubt it'd do very well at the box office...

iceberg210, on 30 December 2009 - 08:44 PM, said:

rottentomatoes.com 2010 stinker list for sure.

Snowbasin... FER sure, Wildcat triple-ctec 1973.

...why can't a major motion picture about skiing not suck ass...? I'll still go see it!

k2skier, on 03 January 2010 - 09:52 PM, said:

"Downhill Racer", probably the last watchable ski movie made


Don't lament. Hollywood climbing films are typically just as bad if not worse... with notable exceptions "Touching the Void" & "Eiger Sanction"

M

Out Cold, while more snowboarding than skiing, was fairly entertaining. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253798/

Also, Ski Patrol, while not overly realistic at a lot of points, was always worth the watch. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100631/

A typical day on the slopes turns into a chilling nightmare for two snowboarders and a skier when they get stranded on the chairlift before their last run. As the ski patrol switches off the night lights, they realize with growing panic that they have been left behind dangling high off the ground with no way down.

With the resort closed until the following weekend and frostbite and hypothermia already setting in, the trio is forced to take desperate measures to escape off the mountain before they freeze to death. Once they make their move, they discover with horror that they have much more to fear than just the frigid cold. As they combat unexpected obstacles, they start to question if their will to survive is strong enough to overcome the worst ways to die.




Release Date: February 5, 2010




Website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323045/

Trailer:




I can't wait to see this, even though there are some very unrealistic events. thoughts?

The real star is the Wild Cat lift at Snowbasin, right?

I watched the trailer and this movie looks pretty dumb especially after the wolves came out in the trailer, but I have a question or two:

I won't say that I'm afraid of heights, but I definitely am not a fan of being up high. For a while I had an irrational fear of riding chairlifts, but I've gotten over it and now don't mind riding a HSQ. Old fixed grip doubles in the "non-basket" style (like the chairs at Mt Hood Skibowl) still make me feel a little queasy.

My question: How do resorts present the scenario in the movie from happening? E.g. does an employee ride up the lift after it's closed to the public? Has anyone ever heard of someone being stranded on a lift overnight?

I was just wondering what standard operating procedure is for shutting down the lift at the end of the day.

Thanks!
This post has been edited by mtshoodskier: 03 February 2010 - 02:16 PM

Most places will call a last chair # up to the top station (then obviously no one else gets on) and when that chair gets there (empty or with bodies) the lift is shut down.

I skied at Powder Mountain and they up load the operator (top station is at lodge level), he puts a closed sign in front of the lift (and hopes no one gets on), it would be their own fault if they did, but it does give the opportunity for a stranded guest.

WOW! The average person has no clue at all! Read some of these comments from this review.

http://www.slashfilm...-movie-trailer/
This post has been edited by k2skier: 03 February 2010 - 02:51 PM

mtshoodskier, on 03 February 2010 - 02:16 PM, said:

Upon starting up the Solar-Coaster chairlift one summer morning (summer operation), discovered a ladder made of tied clothing reaching from a downhill chair, reaching almost to the ground. (no bras or panties included).
Restaurant staff apparently downloaded the closed chair without the top operator noticing (must have been getting ready to go home). Closing time was 9:00 PM or something like that.
Sure hope they remembered their car-keys. No one ever came forward to reclaim their clothing.

In 1999, 2 women were stuck all night on Southern Comfort at Big Sky:

Article

Skier, on 03 February 2010 - 06:12 PM, said:

Yikes! I'm glad that I always cut out at least 15 minutes before the lifts close.

Well, if it's 2 skiers 11 years ago, I have to figure that there's probably been 1 billion+ lift rides in the US since then with no other reported overnight stays. So my odds of winning Powerball are higher than getting stuck overnight on a lift.

Thanks for the article find!

k2skier, on 03 February 2010 - 02:35 PM, said:

Thanks for the info. I always wondered how they avoided that problem.

mthornton, on 04 January 2010 - 05:19 PM, said:

Liked Downhill racer, also liked Hot Dog. Some good shots at Squaw Valley.