Announcing: The Winter Sports blogathon

Guess what? In more than six years of activity and postings on this blog I’ve never hosted a proper blogathon!

So I wanted to mix two things I like a lot : winter sports and movies.

This is again yours truly on a snowboard circa 1998.

Date : December 1st to the 4th. Just before we get all merry and in the shopping madness.

Rules : select a movie that has winter sports in it (documentaries are welcomed). It doesn’t need to be centered on the activity but must have at least something like the characters are at a ski resort or a skating rink. Some scenes of the film must be in winter or in wintry elements.

OBVIOUSLY, Christmas films are welcomed!

Write in the comments or write directly to me your pick at michael dot parent at hotmail dot com. 

Preferably no duplicates but I know this is a restrictive theme.

I will be udating this post with the new participants once or twice a week until we start.

Have your post up by the dates aforementioned and I’ll do a daily post with your links.

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Last, have fun!

Participants & their pick(s):

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque - The Art of Flight (2011) Further (2012)

Movie Rob - Miracle (2004), Downhill Racer (1969)

Movies Silently - Max Learns to Skate (1907)

Movie Reviews 101 - The Crash Reel (2013)

Cinematic Catharsis - On Her Majesty's Secret Services (1969)

Wonders In the Dark - Slap Shot 

The Wonderful World of Cinema - La Guerre des tuques

Silver Screenings - Sun Valley Serenade (1947)

Girls Do Film - Winter A-Go-Go 

In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood - My Reputation (1946) and Little Women (1933)

Criterion Blues - Downhill Racer (1969)

Phyllis Loves Classic Movies - Two-Faced Woman (1941)

Silver Scenes -  Snowball Express ( 1972 ) and Winter Sports in Films of the 1930s and 40s

Totally Filmi - Breakaway (2011)

As a snowboarder for almost twenty years I'm dreaming of this this time of the year.