Powder turns and freestyle jumps share an energetic edit in This Is Skiing. The uploader described it as a compilation of footage taken from other YouTube videos, which makes it a fan remix rather than a single crew's original mountain film. Its soundtrack is Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes in The Glitch Mob remix, a strong musical thread through otherwise separate scenes.
How the edit connects separate ski clips
A compilation can make very different kinds of skiing feel like parts of the same session. A cut arrives with a musical accent, another rider enters the frame, and the momentum continues even though the location or filming day may have changed. The rhythm belongs to the assembled edit; the performances and camera work come from the underlying clips.
Powder turns and freestyle jumps
Powder and freestyle footage give the sequence contrasting shapes. A powder turn draws a curving track through a surface and can leave a plume behind the rider. An airborne shot concentrates attention on a brief movement above the snow. Moving between those views stops the montage from relying on only one visual idea, while the music keeps the pace recognisable.
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Video: This Is Skiing | HD (published by Joe).
Listen to the cuts as well as the music
Try following one of those transitions rather than watching only for the biggest trick. Does the next shot continue a similar direction of movement, change the apparent distance from the rider, or replace a wide mountain view with a close action frame? Those are editing decisions a viewer can notice without knowing the name of every trick or the identity of every slope.
The compilation and its original creators
The linked upload is titled This Is Skiing | HD and is credited to Joe. The surviving introduction does not provide a complete shot-by-shot source list, so the montage should not be treated as permission to reuse the underlying footage or music. For a different viewing experience, The Balance of Powder and We Ride, linked here, lead to identifiable productions with a broader creative context.
Sources, photography and further reading
Original feature and image attributions:
- The Balance of Powder - An Amazing Ski and Snowboard Movie
- First Kite Skiing of the Mount Eiger in Switzerland
- Chile Snowboard Freestyle and Freeride
- We Ride - The Story of Snowboarding (Full Movie)
- Don't Panic Snowboard Clips
- The Best Mount Everest Ice Fall Video
- a Sherpas Cinema production
- a documentary with full production credits
- This Is Skiing | HD
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