All the new movies will be out in a couple months and that means your brain will be erased of everything that happened before what someone will surely dub “the steeziest year ever.” Before that happens, check Dunfee’s top 5. Feel free to disagree, denigrate, diss…but Dunfee WILL be snidely dismissive of anything you have to say.

With more and more young talent popping up on skis this year, we started to see the solidifying of the next generation of filmmakers as well.  And, thankfully for us, they put a fair amount of their work on the internet… fo’ free!  While the fall movie premieres definitely do their thing, it’s the web edits that keep you stoked during the winter, and keep giving you new reasons to head back up to the hill.  I’m going to try positivity on for a spin and give you my five favorite free online ski edits from this year.

1. Traveling Circus Episode 6: “Trains, Planes, and Automobiles”

With the cult-following the CASG edits were gaining this year and last, the ski internet was starved of Max Hill footage through most of the year (mostly because he was injured).  Then he destroys Mammoth with the TC crew.  The nose-butter 3 ollie over the rope was an internet first, and the nose-butter 270 on, 270 disaster to the end of the rail, and nose tap shifty to switch, all without a single speed check, was probably the single greatest follow-cam footage from this season.  And Coal Drexler makes a name for himself in about 25 seconds putting together a string of text-book rail ninjary, and I don’t even know how to describe most of the tricks.  Plus we get to know the man behind the lens, Shane McFalls, a little bit, and not only can he rip pow, but his turkey comment was priceless.

2. Right as Rain/Nimbus Independent’s Anthony Boronowski Edit

I hadn’t seen much dedicated Tony footage in the past season or two, and was so stoked to see this edit when it came out.  Anthony was out to get it this year, and you could tell based on the number of mallets that were thrown down in the month this footage was put together.  Big, aggressive, heavy, blind tricks have always been Anthony’s specialty, and he brings them back in a way I haven’t seen in years, but with landings so on point you’d think Pep had gained 50 pounds.  Also great shooting, editing, and soundtrack from Nick Hickling, doing as anyone should in Final Cut: building it up and closing it out with the ender-ender monster cab 7 off the cornice, deep into the landing.  Boo-yah.

3. Nipwitz

I hadn’t heard of these guys until Jon re-posted their final episode, but these guys crush it!  Beyond anything else, what stands out is their ability to put together that much sought-after “vibe” everyone on the lift has been talking about.  Some legit Scandi talent putting together some really fun segments with super creative skiing and killing lots and lots of urban.  Oskari is definitely a kid I want to see more footage from, although pretty much everyone is getting shots in this crew.  Seems more approachable for some reason, too; definitely what you’d want to watch before heading out on the hill in the morning.  High production quality, good, strong vibe, super creative talent, hammers, and new faces– boom!

4. Salomon Freeski TV Episode 13: Italy

I’ve really grown to enjoy these web edits.  I don’t really watch the park ones, but I think they put out the best “big-mountain” edits out of anyone, and are the only ones who can manage to put in any sort of storyline and keep me from clicking ahead.  The Chamonix patroller, La Graves ski bum, and Euro road trip episodes were all great, but I just picked this one because Mike Douglas absolutely kills it on the last line; 40 is the new 30!  Plus, the Abma footage is more fun to watch this time around than when it was in the Matchstick movie, and the Freeski TV series has really turned me into a Kaj Zackrisson fan.  Definitely makes you want to go ski with these guys.

5. Junction 133’s “The BAD Edit”

From back when the Summit County park selections were still pretty bare in the early season, I really picked this one for one reason: Jon Brogan. He’s one of the few skiers who makes skiing look uniquely better than snowboarding, skateboarding, or any other action sport.  When he does it, it just looks so good. Not to mention how Liam Downey footage is usually also the bee’s knees, and Ahmet trying to figure out one-ski-slide shit while keeping his steeze intact.