A Piece of Snow Bum History

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Behold the movie poster for 1971's monument to all things alpine- The Ski Bum. Anyone looking for inspiration for their video - look no further.

There are so many awesome things to be said about this poster, but we're going to limit ourselves to two questions:

1)  UK snow bums - does anyone else think that The Ski Bum looks like the fourth doctor?

2)  Do the shirtless guitar playing mullet guys weird out anyone else out there?

We were at a bit of a loss to find out what exactly this movie was about (besides the obvious.)  Imdb and wikipedia were both dead ends, but finally, nestled in the third page of google results was Hal Erickson's All Movie Guide Review:

With master cinematographer Vilmos Zsigismond wielding the lenses, it's surprising that Ski Bum looks as amateurish as it does. Zalman King ... stars as the title character, a Jean-Claude Killy type who leaves the slopes in favor of the business world. He is taken advantage of by a gang of crooks, who plan to use King as their fall guy for a major caper. Charlotte Rampling costars in this "pure 1970s" adaptation of Romain Gary's novel. Ski Bum is fascinating for those film buffs who will recognize the various "auteurs" whose techniques director Bruce Clark swipes throughout the film. 

We doubt that the Sun Peaks Snow Bum experience is going to replicate The Ski Bum very closely- the likeliness of there being any "gangs of crooks" or "capers" are pretty low, and the free outerwear we hook you up with is definitely not going to be a full length wool coat.  Nevertheless- we are pleased to share this awesome tidbit of snow bum history with you.  Stay tuned, as we continue to list off classic pieces of snow bum cinema.