It’s difficult to write a review of Warren Miller’s latest film, “Storm.” Despite its incredible photography of amazing winter sports action put to music ranging from Ani DiFranco to Medeski, Martin & Wood, it’s the kind of movie that attracts a specific demographic.
For that reason, the average viewer may find this latest collection of ski footage dazzling but ultimately redundant — whereas the average ski or snowboard enthusiast or will likely sit back and bask in the visceral rush of what’s on-screen.
“Storm” is Warren Miller’s 53rd annual ski and snowboard film, signaling the start of winter. Fans and novices alike will be struck by the jaw-dropping photography of some of the world’s leading winter athletes atop colossal mountain peaks around the globe. “Storm” ventures everywhere from Alaska to the Austrian Alps in an unending quest for the ultimate powder run.
Even those unfamiliar with past Miller films will realize that all the elements of the sport are at an unprecedented level of achievement and experimentation. The athletes featured, such as Seth Morrison, Charlotte Moats, Dave Downing and Jessica Sobolowski, are truly cutting-edge performers and fearless adrenaline junkies. The music, which rarely fails to heighten the action and reflect the specific
locations, works in tandem with the equally edgy photography.

Highlights include footage from Breckenridge, Colo., where this “bumps” course has been described as taking moguls where none have gone before: “inverted, backwards, twisted and anywhere but legal.” A montage of special note features backcountry rides with skiers soaring over cliff-side roads and improvised rail-slides.
And make sure to stick around for the extreme mountain biking sequence where you’ll see things done with a bike that don’t seem humanly possible.
“Storm” will come to Eugene at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at South Eugene High School.