Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Best "worst" movie EVER--Aspen-Mt. Brighton connection-----Vail resorts bought Detroit area Mt. Brighton Ski Resort

Cold spell helps newly renovated Mt. Brighton Ski Resort open ahead of schedule | MLive.com:
"The lift that opened Wednesday is brand new, and the snow on the ground at the mountain came from a new snowmaking system.
Both are part of a $10 million investment that parent company Vail Resorts has made to upgrade facilities at Mt. Brighton.
Vail acquired the resort in December 2012."

The two lift operators at Mt. Brighton become the best skiers in Aspen.
Redefining camp. 
But it IS a fun movie.
Aspen Extreme is a 1993 film about two ski buddies, TJ Burke (Paul Gross) and Dexter Rutecki (Peter Berg), who move from BrightonMichigan to Aspen to seek a better life. The two friends quickly become Aspen ski instructors, but women, drugs, and job troubles threaten to destroy their relationship. Along the way, TJ tries to realize his dream of becoming a professional writer, and the pair train for the upcoming Powder 8 ski competition.
The supporting cast includes Finola HughesTeri PoloWilliam Russ, and Trevor Eve. The cover of the US video release quotes the Seattle Times as referring to the film as "Top Gun on the Ski Slopes."

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