Aspen Extreme

Aspen Extreme (1993)

Skiing's the easy part.

T.J. and his friend Dexter quit their jobs in Detroit to become ski-instructors in Aspen. While T.J. advances to the most popular instructor of the school during the season, he has to take care for Dexter, who's future is less bright and who's eventually thinking about jobbing as drug courier - bringing their friendship to a test. Meanwhile the rich business woman Brice supports T.J. in his writing ambitions and invites him to live at her home. But in her absence he falls in love with the stunningly beautiful blond radio moderator Robin.

Date of release
1993-01-22
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (40)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Adventure
Director
Patrick Hasburgh

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Colorado

Aspen Extreme is a 1993 American drama film written and directed by Patrick Hasburgh. The plot is about two ski buddies, T.J. Burke and Dexter Rutecki, who move from Brighton, Michigan to Aspen, Colorado to seek a better life. The two friends quickly become Aspen ski instructors, but women, drugs, and job troubles threaten to destroy their relationship. Along the way, TJ tries to realize his dream of becoming a professional writer, and the pair train for the upcoming Powder 8 ski competition.

Production

Writer and debut director Patrick Hasburgh developed the screenplay for Aspen Extreme based on his experiences working as a ski instructor in Aspen, Colorado where among his pupils was Walt Disney Pictures chairman, Michael Eisner, who later agreed to distribute the picture through Disney’s Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.

Principal photography began in March 1992 with filming in Aspen and other skiing communities, such as Snowmass, Ajax, Highlands, and Buttermilk, with additional shooting at the Ford Truck Plant in Wayne, Michigan, the Mt. Brighton ski area, and the surrounding suburbs. Avalanche and rescue scenes were filmed over four days on a sound stage in North Hollywood, CA.

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