Drop Everything: Full Squaw Valley California Love Segment 4K

Squaw Valley is a monument to snow sport films and culture. Matchstick director Scott Gaffney represents that tradition in Squaw as much as anybody. He took a moment to tell us about his vision in filming the Squaw segment for "Drop Everything."
"The number of legends who have called Squaw home is ridiculous, and I’d argue more movie segments and iconic shots have come out of Squaw’s inbounds terrain than anywhere in the world. But with the passage of time, it occurred to me that there are ripping kids who probably don’t even know who Scot Schmidt is. To me, that’s unacceptable. This mountain and the legends who cut their teeth here have had such a huge impact on our sport. I wanted to remind skiers of that with the Squaw segment in Drop Everything. I wanted to show how badass the Becks were in the 70s, and how crazy it is that what Scot Schmidt was doing 30 years ago still stands the test of time. I wanted to give just a quick little history lesson, and I wanted share Squaw’ legacy." - Scott Gaffney
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[@xtremecw7072]

Local Squaw skier. Love the mountain and the attitude

[@rhp_6926]

I've been pretty lucky. Moved to Squaw in the early '80s. Lived with and met some really cool people and skied my butt off. Was never the skier that these guys were, but I got to watch all of them. Met Scot Schmidt, he was a friend of one of my roommates. Great guy. 15 years later I ran into him wavesailing out at Waddell Creek. Got to see him out there pretty often for a few years. Lot of fun. Like I said, I've been pretty lucky.

[@CBonesey]

That 360 Screamin’ at 3:35 is what it’s about! Underrated!

[@saxonski6146]

Ya but he ate shit

[@MrGTO-ze7vb]

First time at Squaw with some engineers from Silicon Valley... 1983.. First run 8:30am ..introduction to KT-22. First turns I stepped out of my bindings, Got a quarter out and tightened them way up.... FANTASTIC FULL DAY of Blasting runs... !!

[@Onlyhiphopbrendan]

I live in Utah and this is even amazing to me. Man what an awesome all-commit send. Nowhere to burn-off speed, nowhere to go besides straight down :) SEND IT

[@codytaylor942]

Wow, even amazing to you…And your from Utah?? You must really send it!

[@fogatafilms]

this is a cool clip...I grew up in Reno and Squaw was always the king location. There was an intensity there that I couldn't explain when I was a kid.

[@pclifton4]

I actually skied the palisades while some of this was being shot, was pretty rad. I wish I'd stuck around and watched more of it.

[@audible67]

Thanks for reminding me why I can't ski squaw anymore.

[@djberg3483]

That's awesome. That place set the bar for all snow riding skis and boards.

[@hakunamatata4924]

SQUAW! Not a damn thing wrong with the coolest name of a resort.

[@saxonski6146]

5:17 WTF thats the sickest biggest backflip i have ever seen

[@ericjensen3662]

My 2nd day ever on skis my Scout troop went to Squaw. My Scoutmaster talked me into riding up KT22. We got to the top and he ditched me. That was 42 years ago and I'm still skiing around 50 days a year. Ahhhhhhhhh!!

[@fernandog.aguirre2791]

One of the best, one of my favorites ski footage....just blows my mind, makes as for miracles.......i want to be one of them, in my next life...these guys are unreal skiers!!!!!! hats off!!!!

[@BarcelonasHotCrowd]

INCREDIBLE film. I bought this in 4K from iTunes! Amazing work :) Loving the Frankie Goes To Hollywood track :)

[@apollomorris9920]

One of my favorite places to ski with all the best skiers in the world too. 70,d and 80,s was the time of my life .

[@tommytalbot7100]

Excellent video. Pacing, content and overall production values. I'm all in. Subscribed.

[@capncrush6729]

The multi award winning film HOTDOG was filmed here

[@neil2385]

Back when there was snow

[@easternyellowjacket276]

Yeah, but people like Schmidt were the pioneers. These types of guys were the ones that went were virtually no one went before. Amazing.

[@saxonski6146]

Liitle did they know Ross would become a ski legend

[@heyaisdabomb]

I love Squaw! The only downside is somehow, this entire place is skied out in about an hour on a pow day... You only get one drop in on the face of granite before it's chewed up! It's still the best drop in of my life though and better than 10 pow runs anywhere else. That and chair lifts are often over an hour on powder days, even in the middle of the week.

[@imanadult695]

Rocket Boards just got to know where to be and when you got to be there then you’ll see know lines

[@genie602]

lol I call them the Powhounds... Thank guys I have to pee on every tree But I still like to go out early to watch them because they're great skiers

[@TheXanUser]

FKNA! Feel privileged just to have been there to see some of it in person.

[@acedaytona1884]

Scott skied those lines on 210s 80 under foot!!! Ha

[@codypearson702]

2:54 - 2:58 gives me goosebumps!

[@robertbeightler1473]

Awesome!!!

[@jimhays2772]

The school of squaw

[@buildakicker]

Next level.

[@MrColdwatercanyon]

Late 70’s on the ARC 210’s or my hand me down ARC 225’s black and mustard color Party at the lone star with Steve McKinney , Schmitty and the rest of the hard core

[@manavshah9533]

ayyy pallasides, eagles nest and the fingers be lit

[@gabrielanderson6652]

*mcConkeys nest

[@justina8721]

Hello four years ago, just to let you know Ross Tester did good in his FWT debut.

[@sameetmehta2905]

coolest vid i’ve ever seen and yea Frankie is essential for this

[@cormacmccarthy1559]

220's vs 165's

[@jackottinger2317]

wheres Tanner Hall's switch dub front from this year

[@rleeermey4022]

Idk why i watch these when its 90 degrees out in the middle of summer. the season cant start soon enough!

[@Zx11pilot]

No Glen Plake?

[@mikejessmax]

Don't think Plake was a Squaw guy...Heavenly wasn't he?

[@shopkidadventureclub4140]

Plake is a ski model. I can’t believe that guy is a pro. My kid is so much better than him

[@whoormaster]

my friend and i got banned for life from squaw in 1993 for climbing an out of bounds coulior. my only claim to fame.

[@shopkidadventureclub4140]

Band for Life!!!!

[@Djacob_]

You climbed the couloir? Like rock climbing?

[@genie602]

I wonder what the legality is were for their liability?

[@joshdavis4781]

Yah I'm sure you are ok now LOL

[@alexanderm3656]

Where

[@SuperAntichicken]

Jaw...dropped. No worries, I can catch up. They say when you get into freeride you stay young forever.

[@audible67]

Till you blow out a knee...

[@riverwoodruff5986]

The screamin semen 3 was nutssss

[@moneyandtimefreedom3352]

Main difference between then and now.... ski length, it’s impressive what is done today but they are on 140’s vs 207’s either way both badass

[@Hole_Motorsports]

Moneyandtime Freedom these guys are mostly riding 188cm+ these days

[@coreymclernon]

sjpro1 , and wider. I moved to Colorado right before skis got wide. Went back to Squaw with wider skis, so much better!

[@liammackenzie818]

Is that Tom Wallisch at 2:33?

[@inqurious]

The wearer of the headcam might be @bangercertified on IG, black Jacket and grey helmet looks like Eric Bryant, Yellow jacket no helmet is Mr. Andy Hayes. Source: I'm way sicker than all of them.

[@floppycow4222]

0:52 wtf did he do🤯

[@floppycow4222]

That was sick

[@apollomorris9920]

Becks rock is owned by Steve Mc Kinney!

[@jumolangma8557]

that's more jump than corbet

[@theirishman8356]

I miss Shane....

[@jupiterjohn336]

Year '88- 89. I was the first lift op to jump the Fingers. After that the more I jump the more people said I was the best from Toas, New Mexico.

[@augustxiii2580]

Same family. Actually. Add IRC .

[@MA-lm1ql]

Squaw is the king. new ownership cant take care of the mountain anymore to keep it operating. night skiing is now gone indefinitely what a shame. no more free shuttles either from reno casinos. foreigners took over the mountain and lost their hearts to money. no money could ever replace squaw valley but now its too expensive and now they cant even fully operate the mountain

[@TheMissingtime]

inverted aerials not allowed

[@robertboarding9095]

Windhold Mountain. apparently its the place to be if you like to do backflips off everything with Zero style.

[@VThomasCarr]

Bigger! Riskier! Adrenialenier! Peoplepleasier! It's insanity! (I still like watching them, though) odaat

[@FaithandActiondotnet]

I was on the Squaw Valley ski team in 6th grade ('85-'86) & now I make my own backcountry pow' riding videos that can lead you out of skiing idolatry & into eternal Life ~ faithandaction.net.

[@skicatguy]

wow super awesome and narcissistic

[@thomasgotelli58]

The Bay Area people ruined squaw

[@punkfingerboards6283]

Woke Valley...I would never spend a dime at that trash resort.

[@hakunamatata4924]

im from alabama. about as non woke as a human can get. ive had great times at squaw. the people that hang there were always cool to us. changing the name was dumb

[@elianafuchs2091]

i love squaw, but count ‘em: not a single woman in this vid.

[@rcsohnify]

Did you just assume their gender?

[@Hole_Motorsports]

Only 1 of the guys in the new segments is a pro. Show me some squaw locals that a chicks sending this big and they’ll be in. Also check out “all in” its msps new movie with 50/50 male femal

[@kevinl8440]

I'll still take Snowbird, Jackson, or Alta over Squaw. Squaw is just the #1 resort for narcissists. Much better skiing at the other 3.

[@Pizoo]

snow quality would be those 3 but squaw is closer for me.

[@michaels.1676]

Even better in colorado

[@chrism5995]

Glad someone said it

[@kevinl8440]

@@michaels.1676 Squaw is way better than CO. CO is for beginners, intermediates, and East Coasters who ski once a year.

[@Shrugknight]

Facts

[@travisk5589]

Wow. This really shows the effects of climate change. There was just as mush snow back then as there is now. Wow!!

[@DANNY-rp7bd]

SQUAW sucks....go to Heavenly!....

[@demiurge6720]

Heavenly is the tourist mountain with long lift lines. Squaw is the send it mountain where it’s mostly experienced riders.

[@inqurious]

@@demiurge6720 also with long lift lines

[@saxonski6146]

I love Heavenly but Squaw is the king ur just salty its not ur local mountain but its not mine either but im not complaining.

[@stephani834]

I recall this beautiful place please be the ones to start the change ! You! you do not need to keep the name S.V. if you can't understand this...WELL perhaps some of the movie stars music, political parties (ha, dare y'all to care) you people with large following on different Internet sites come on stand up for something or fall for it all! Pick another and i myself have really a personal level of stomach storms about the hmm Squat Creak! That's just because welll you should Not encourage that! COME ON GIVE THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE A AWESOME NAME YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED HAPPILY!!!