The Ordinary Skier (Full Documentary) Freeskiing, Professional Skiing, Skiing Sport, Seth Morrison

For Seth Morrison, skiing is much more than a sport or job, it's a way of life.
It's not a privilege he was born with; it's a passion he discovered on his own.
Through hard work and dedication, Morrison has become one of the best skiers in the world.
The Ordinary Skier traces his journey from the middle class suburbs of Chicago to the Colorado Rockies and into the underground ski-bum subculture that would eventually become Freeskiing.
This is the story of how a collection of misfits turned an elite sport upside down, and how an ordinary kid chased his dream and became one of skiing's most iconic heroes.
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[@bushman907]

dude! guys thank you so much for making this public, so so so stoked its on youtube. mad props. seth morrison is one of those living legends !

[@dwg1235]

It's amazing to see Seth grow the way he did, All it started from that 1993 Us Extreme skiing comp at crested butte when Seth got second place. Seth never knew me but in the 93 US extreme I was the youngest competitor and Seth was second youngest there. Me and Kent Kreitler the previous year winner decided on day 1 to huck big air off the only cliff at the top of Hawks Nest North face. BOTH me and Kent paid for our stupid decision to go big into ice and both of our bindings blew out on landing and knocked us both out of the comp sadly but I stuck around and skied and watched David Swanwick and Seth come up from unknowns to making huge names. Wow so many stars got their start from that competition. I sadly blew my knee two weeks before the 94 comp, and first South American extreme, and allmtn extreme at squaw. That was the most superb time to make a name in extreme skiing because it was up for grabs, there were no stars then but Plake and smidt and people were bored of them. Probably the top 20 from that 93 comp made a big name for themselves. Seth you are the Goat

[@user-hw4nu2qn7j]

Moved to the Rockies, season is coming up and I didn't want rentals. I bought skis and a pair of boots at a thrift store. The boots were Full Tilt and the name splashed across the velcro was Seth Morrison. They cost $25 and looked like the 80's wanted their color schemes back, but they felt amazing. I get my crap back to the house and start looking up what I had bought. So, here I am learning about the guy and I have to admit, it was a lot more entertaining than I thought it was going to be. I was expecting some gold cup downhill racer, instead it's someone that would rather die than live in nice boring safety with minimal purpose.

[@everittslivemusicsocialenv6733]

It's cool you make clear what some of it has become, to do what you do and even in something that looks so free to be a part of, has somewhat become the same contest as so many other fields. Bigger, better, harder, faster, steeper, etc. It's cool to still watch and inspire me to get back out there again. Never think you have anymore to prove and just keep riding, because I think, like education, health care and freedom, so should be riding the mountain in order to properly connect with the planet that all of us are a part of. You're still living the dream.

[@jcurtiscustoms]

I grew up in CB when Seth was there, so this was kind of a cool throw back. I can recall the first time I actually encountered him on the mountain. I was at the top of Headwall eyeing up the smaller part of the top cliffs totally scared to go in. While I am standing there looking, Seth just comes out of no where and sends the largest part basically right over my head like it was nothing heh. Another time after the x-games were over, they left a jump up called the "hiney booter". It was a sweet powder day and I was riding up the lift over head and he comes flying down and throws the cleanest, largest misty flip I had ever seen in person. It's kind of weird to have in-person memories of someone that would never recall those events. I honestly always had the opinion that he seemed pretty arrogant (I guess somewhat understandable given his skill). Fast forward a couple of years...

[@hobmarg]

Classic ski film, haven’t watched in a few years. Thanks for posting this.

[@beriofromm1056]

Wow Seth "the cat" A magnificent freerider.... A steel Balls.... Your backflip&corkie are Huge. I ❤️

[@downdaysTV]

Whoa, major blast from the past. Amazing to look back at the moment time when it seemed like the freeski scene as a whole became "Chamified" as radical North American skiers came to Cham and realized that there was a whole level of radical above what they knew, and that people had been doing it for decades already. A great timepiece of skiing!

[@RadicalEarth]

CRUSHED on my 2001 - 188cm K2 Seth Pistol Freerides for YEARS. Those skis were an equipment performance game changer for me, resort and backcountry skiing.

[@stilluntamed6353]

As a single dad myself, I want to shed light on the fact that there's much more to this story than just labeling someone as a father who's kids say, "not growing up with a dad."'

[@carlkohnstamm3489]

Always wanted to watch this, glad I did. Thanks!

[@windowshots]

Right on Seth, glad to see you made it and keep remaking it.

[@PaulBeiser]

Whoa, this was fantastic - the skiing and storytelling was superb. Such a great film!

[@Rad_Rider]

Love the Vail clips. I was living in the Valley 96-99. It’s still home. I revisit every year. Many friends still local. More recently started venturing to other mountain ranges. Much heart and soul of skiing in Chamonix 💯. We are skiers. These days I manage a ski shop in the NE to continue giving back to what shapes who I am.

[@ryanhunter7111]

Nailed it. 🎯❄🏔🚠

[@lazslostpierre9951]

Great. Loved the poem at the end!

[@MagirusLoopy]

....amazing...love this film....

[@polarsled4617]

Unbelievable. To overcome the fears to allow this type of extreme skiing is amazing.

[@davidwaclo]

Great movie. Seth is definitely the blue one from Inside Out and I don’t mean that as an insult. The usual flicks gloss over the risks it takes to get to this level and only stoke up the success. So easy to get jealous of these guys ripping all that powder but theres gotta be pressures. I applaud showing a story of the other side of the glamour

[@tomshaner3553]

Great video! I’m based in Park City, I’ve traversed Nevada dozens of time and thought the same as you, but have not been able to convince any of my friends to go. Now I have something to show them how good it can be.