{"id":1850242,"date":"2026-03-27T07:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1850242"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:33:57","slug":"freeze-frame-top-9-music-videos-that-capture-skiing-snowboarding-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1850242","title":{"rendered":"Freeze Frame: Top 9 Music Videos That Capture Skiing &amp; Snowboarding Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_397049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397049\" style=\"width: 1070px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Music-Videos-and-Mountain-Culture-The-Beatles-Ticket-to-Ride-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-397049 size-full lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAF0AQMAAACJ6BryAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADRJREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwI8BdbQAAXB66ukAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"372\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Music-Videos-and-Mountain-Culture-The-Beatles-Ticket-to-Ride-2.jpg?resize=640%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Music-Videos-and-Mountain-Culture-The-Beatles-Ticket-to-Ride-2.jpg?w=1070&amp;ssl=1 1070w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Music-Videos-and-Mountain-Culture-The-Beatles-Ticket-to-Ride-2.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Music-Videos-and-Mountain-Culture-The-Beatles-Ticket-to-Ride-2.jpg?resize=768%2C446&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Music-Videos-and-Mountain-Culture-The-Beatles-Ticket-to-Ride-2.jpg?resize=600%2C349&amp;ssl=1 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"372\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-397049 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Music-Videos-and-Mountain-Culture-The-Beatles-Ticket-to-Ride-2.jpg?resize=640%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"372\" data-eio=\"l\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-397049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Beatles taking on the Alps in Help! (1965). Credit: YouTube\/The Beatles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-2 ai-viewport-3 ai-insert-2-45666043\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-2-45666043\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ai-viewports ai-viewport-1 ai-insert-1-16048279\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;clear: both\" data-insertion-position=\"prepend\" data-selector=\".ai-insert-1-16048279\" data-insertion-no-dbg data-code=\"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\" data-block=\"1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong>Music and mountain culture move to the same beat\u2014rhythm, style, timing, rebellion.<\/strong> From the raw rock anthems of early ski films to punk and hip-hop in the 90s, and the pop-infused edits of today, the high alpine and the recording studio have long complemented each other.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/video-ed-sheeran-skiing-shot-ski-apres-new-music-video-filmed-austria\/\">VIDEO: Ed Sheeran Skiing &amp; Shot Ski Apres In New Music Video | Filmed In Austria<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAEIAxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong>We know the visual shorthand:<\/strong> a music video that flashes to a skateboard clip or a surf break tucked into the B-roll. It\u2019s the classic overlap of music videos and mountain culture. But when a production actually steps into the high alpine, something different happens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong>From the sublime to the flat-out ridiculous, these videos capture real terrain, real moments.<\/strong> And\u2014hidden in plain sight behind a costume or a cloud of powder spray\u2014real skiers and riders. They are fragments of mountain history, frozen in real time.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-hveid=\"CAEIBBAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/video-alta-skiers-redo-john-denver-skiing-music-video-hilarious\/\">VIDEO: Alta Skiers Redo John Denver Skiing Music Video &amp; It\u2019s Hilarious<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Iconic Music Videos and Mountain Culture Frames<\/h2>\n<p><strong>I put this list together with my filmmaker eldest daughter Em, who has a keen eye for visual storytelling.<\/strong> These are the moments where music videos and mountain culture truly collide.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XKIG5zgOaK0&amp;list=RDXKIG5zgOaK0&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yonder Mountain String Band \u2013 \u201cHere I Go\u201d<\/a> (2024)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Alaskan Backcountry<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frame:<\/strong> The video is almost entirely elite big-mountain B-roll. It is a seamless blend of high-energy bluegrass and high-consequence technical lines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spot the Pro:<\/strong> World-renowned artist and freeskier Chris Benchetler delivers the kind of performance usually reserved for dedicated ski films. Simply breathtaking.<\/p>\n<h3><b>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BgMU9Vuj17Y&amp;list=RDBgMU9Vuj17Y&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karol G \u2013 \u201cLatina Foreva\u201d<\/a> (2025)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Mammoth Mountain, CA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Frame:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Features Karol G and her crew being boss babes in the Eastern Sierras. It is currently one of the most-watched modern videos featuring a ski resort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spot the Pro: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the aesthetic is high-fashion, the high-level technical stunts are performed by professional freeskiers Maude Raymond and Maia Bickert in Mammoth\u2019s world-renowned Unbound park.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=I6dC6Ss0kL0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Offspring \u2013 \u201cCrossroads\u201d<\/a> (1995)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Location: <\/b>Whistler, BC<\/p>\n<p><b>Frame: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While not an official music video, this iconic clip of Kentville, Nova Scotia native Trevor \u201cTrouble\u201d Andrew set to an Offspring deep cut is essential mountain history. We\u2019ve included it because it captures the raw \u201990s skate-punk energy better than any studio production\u2014and we\u2019re just big fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spot the Pro: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Canadian Olympian Trevor \u201cTrouble\u201d Andrew, delivering heavy Shaun Palmer-era \u2018rebel\u2019 style of snowboarding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UmK038mRb-g&amp;list=RDUmK038mRb-g&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamiroquai \u2013 \u201cLight Years\u201d<\/a> (1994)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Anton, Austria<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Frame:<\/strong> High-style space-funk shredding in the Arlberg Alps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spot the Pro:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> UK pro DJ BBQ (Christian Stevenson) and fast-paced follow cams by local Arlberg Shredders.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g&amp;list=RD2Vv-BfVoq4g&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Sheeran \u2013 \u201cPerfect\u201d<\/a> (2017)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hintertux Glacier, Austria<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Frame:\u00a0<\/b>With nearly 4 billion viewers, this is arguably the most seen ski footage in history. Accordingly, it has become the gold standard for high-alpine production.<\/p>\n<p><b>Spot the Pro:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Features high-level night skiing and technical park hits from Austrian pro session riders.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SLSbWDVI_pw&amp;list=RDSLSbWDVI_pw&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naughty by Nature \u2013 \u201cFeel Me Flow\u201d<\/a> (1995)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Stratton Mountain, VT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Frame: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The definitive hip-hop\/snowboard crossover. Stratton was the hub for the original Burton team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spot the Pro: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Keep your eyes peeled for the \u201cGodfather,\u201d Craig Kelly, and Vermont legend Jeff Brushie; word is a young Terje Haakonsen also appears in the frame.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XM5wA2L4MPE&amp;list=RDXM5wA2L4MPE&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Denver \u2013 \u201cDancing with the Mountains\u201d<\/a> (1980)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aspen, CO (Original); Alta, UT (Recreation)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Frame: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peak 1980s freestyle and \u2018ballet skiing,\u2019 lovingly paid homage to in a brilliant recreation of the video by a group of skiers at Alta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spot the Pro: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denver himself, a ski-obsessed Aspen local, alongside freestyle pioneer Bobbie Burns.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hJBesRuthzY&amp;list=RDhJBesRuthzY&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Beatles \u2013 \u201cTicket to Ride\u201d<\/a> (1965)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obertauern, Austria<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Frame: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The foundation of the genre. Though it looks like a staged adventure, it nonetheless remains the \u201coriginal\u201d mountain-music crossover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spot the Pro:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Stunt doubles Cliff Diggins and Mick Dillon provided the technical skill the Fab Four obviously lacked.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=21uWMUXmH0A&amp;list=RD21uWMUXmH0A&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Police \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t Stand So Close to Me (Christmas Edition)\u201d<\/a> (1980)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Gray Rocks, Mont-Tremblant, QC<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Frame: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Filmed after a postponed Montreal concert.\u00a0 The \u201cSantas\u201d are elite Snow Eagle Ski School instructors. The band later recorded parts of\u00a0<em class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\">Ghost in the Machine<\/em> and the entirety of <em>Synchronicity<\/em> <span data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Le_Studio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le Studio<\/a> in Morin Heights, Quebec.<\/span><\/span> There is a glacial resonance in those harmonics; you can almost hear the Laurentian wind whipping through the tracks like a draft in a stone corridor.<\/p>\n<p><b>Spot the Pro:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Wayne Bradburn served as Sting\u2019s ski double. This is the #1 \u201csweater-shredding\u201d time capsule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a favourite music video featuring skiing \/ snowboarding in the B reel; what did we miss?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Beatles taking on the Alps in Help! (1965). Credit: YouTube\/The Beatles Music and mountain culture move to the same beat\u2014rhythm, style, timing, rebellion. 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