The Giant Ski Movie - Beyond Great Expectations

Near our Up North cabin is Hayward Wisconsin.  It is among many other things the home base for North America's biggest cross country ski race.  This is a very serious event with participants coming over from all parts of the world.  Well, at least from the cold parts.

To lighten the mood a bit there are less serious events held in conjunction with it.  A kids race.  A race for dogs.  And....The Giant Ski Race.

Giant Ski involves a team of six people all strapped to the same really long pair of skis.  It requires both effort and coordination.  One momentary lapse in the latter and the audience - which seems to be mostly people from the bars along Main street - get to see you falling down and not being able to get back up.

I know some people who have taken on Giant Ski as a serious matter.  Well, their deciding that this is really the Ultimate Sport and seeming to take is seriously is tongue in cheek.  Anyway, they made a feature film which will have its World Premier in Hayward shortly.  Details below.

If you are in the area I highly recommend it.

Here's a bit of Giant Ski footage from 2019.  To get the real behind the scenes story....come see Giant Expectations.

Addendum.  Someone they have been working with on this put a Giant Ski bit on Instagram.  1.4 million views and counting.  Yikes!