Jackson, WY — The Jackson Hole Air Force believes in freedom in every sense of the word and we know you do, too. That’s why we’re giving you a chance to win prizes that will help you exercise your freedom the way you like best, by skiing.

Enter to win a 5-day ski trip for two to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort by clicking here. The winner, to be chosen on January 1, 2010, will be given 2 domestic plane tickets to Jackson, 2 four-day lift passes and 5-nights of free lodging to be used this ski season. It’s a trip of a lifetime to the ultimate western resort. It’s free to enter, with no purchase necessary.
Other prizes from our benevolent sponsors include a pair of Salomon Shogun skis, a pair of Cloudveil RPK pants and RPK shell, a Smith Optics Variant helmet with matching I/O goggles, custom headphones from Ultimate Ears, and a Swift.Silent.Deep. stoke-package that includes our DVD and a Creative Vado HD pocket video camera that will help you document your own legendary days on the hill.
Drop in to our contest page and sign up now. The count down is on. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will open November 28.

If you ever asked me whether I would be sitting backstage with Warren
Miller in the green room at a venue where Kurt and Jimi used to hang out, I
would say not a chance. But sure enough, Warren Miller came out to the double feature of Swift.Silent.Deep. and Refresh. Here’s what a few of the attendees had to say about our documentary ski film after hours at the King Cat Theater in Seattle on November 14, 2009.

- Jon ‘JK’ Klaczkiewicz

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PHOTO BY WADE McKOY/FOCUSPRODUCTIONS.COM

ISHPEMING, MI (Nov. 6) – Paralympic champions Chris Waddell and Sarah Will highlight a group of eight athletes and sport builders named for induction to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. They are joined by adaptive skiing pioneer Jack Benedick, legendary big mountain skier Doug Coombs, noted industry writer and instructor Stu Campbell, veteran ski jumping champion Ansten Samuelstuen, the father of southern skiing Sepp Kober and longtime U.S. Ski Team press officer and journalist Paul Robbins.

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King Cat Theater, 2130 6th ave

Tel – (206) 448 – 2829

Doors 6:00pm Doors – 7:00 “Swift Silent Deep”

9:00 Level 1′s Refresh

All Ages Show

Tickets $12.00

Swift.Silent.Deep is proud to be an “Official Selection” of the Adventure Film Festival. Our film plays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the B-Side Theater in Boulder, CO this Saturday November 14. This festival, started by legendary climber Jonny Copp, started five years ago. Here is a short description of the history of this festival, as taken from their website:

“Adventure Film started as a dream in the heart of the Himalayas. In a tent during a storm, on a handful of scratch paper, Jonny Copp sketched out the initial vision of a community based, mission oriented, outdoor adventure festival that tied indie film with art and activism. Joined by long time friend and producer Mark Reiner, the ideas grew and the festival began. Five years later with the help of Jose Yavari, Mick Follari, Ben Alexandra and many others, this gritty “down home” event has grown into an internationally recognized arena for the best and most inspiring adventure and environmental films of each year, those productions that hit at the nerve endings of the physical, the emotional and the political. At year five the Adventure Film Festival has become AdventureFilm.Org, committed to the community of filmmakers, adventurers, activists and artists that present potent inspiration to a world that needs it.”

So Cool. We’re pumped! Get your tickets here. See you there.

Swift.Silent.Deep

Some blog love about the NYC premiere from skinet.com check it out:

Swift.Silent.Deep. Premieres This Week

Ski movies come and go, but for Swift.Silent.Deep., touted as the first true historical documentation of ski bum culture in North America, the buzz is just beginning to build.

SSD, an acclaimed documentary on the Jackson Hole Air Force, opens its film tour with a premiere Friday night in New York City at The School of Visual Arts Theater.  Made by independent filmmakers John Klackiewicz and Troy Beauchamp and nominated for Best Documentary at the 2009 X-Dance Film Festival, the movie sheds light on the shadowy, grudgingly famous group of skiers and their philosophy.

A more entertaining and inspiring group of characters would be hard to invent, and the movie sucks the audience in from beginning to end. Klackiewicz and Beauchamp use current and archived footage plus interviews to chronicle the influence the renegade group of athletes have had on ski culture as we know it today—and it’s more than you think.

The independent nature of the film, and a story that appeals not just to skiers but to anyone who has ever defied stereotypes, makes NYC a good place for the premiere. “The response to the film has been amazing from all across the country,” says Beauchamp. “We know New York City is full of rabid ski fanatics and we were stoked to have an opportunity to share the film with them.”

After the tour opens in NYC, the movie will be back to the more familiar ski-town stops, criss-crossing the country from California to the East Coast. After New York, scheduled November showings include Sandpoint, Idaho, Helena, Montana, and Boulder and Telluride, Colorado. Tour dates and locations can be found on their website or on the Swift.Silent.Deep Facebook page.

A sneak preview last winter in Jackson met with resounding approval from the notoriously hard to please hometown crowd. In addition to the X-Dance honor, the movie was chosen as an official selection at the Newport Beach and Delray Beach Film Festivals.

SWIFT. SILENT. DEEP. featured in POWDER Magazine.

We are honored to have SWIFT. SILENT. DEEP. featured in the September ’09 issue of POWDER Magazine.
The special double-cover issue pays tribute to the life of legendary skier Shane McConkey. The articles and editorials paint an uplifting portrait of McConkey, a man dedicated to family and friends. If you haven’t already picked up a copy, grab one before it leaves the stands. You don’t want to miss this collectors edition on”The Most Influential Skier Ever”.

The much anticipated DVD release of SWIFT. SILENT. DEEP. is coming fall 2009.

Please check back to pre-order your copy.

“Official Selection” Newport Beach Film Festival

SWIFT SILENT DEEP will screen at the Newport Beach Film Festival, Saturday April 25th

as part of the NBFF Action Sports Program. The screening will take place at Edwards Island II @ 11:15 a.m.