Domestic Roundup: September 21, 2005

Domestic Roundup: September 21, 2005Ski Racing caught up with Travis Cabral from the U.S. freestyle team the other day to talk about the film he has produced, entitled Shadow in the Trees. ‘This movie came around the world with me’ says Cabral, who did much of the work on his computer in hotel rooms as he traveled the World Cup skiing moguls. ‘I spent the past two months doing color correction.’

The film had its premiere this past weekend in Lake Tahoe, and a preview is available at the official website, Shadowinthetrees.com.

‘I’ve been doing stuff since I was 12’ says Cabral, who made the film with his friend Chris Smith. ‘We’ve had to learn everything on our own. It takes twice as long when you do it, and then find that there is a better way to do it. We had to learn how to create moonlight.’

Cabral, a medal hopeful for the deep U.S. men’s freestyle moguls team, says he took 60 hours of film for a roughly two-hour movie, thriller/drama rated PG-13. For more, click here.

If you’re near Madison…

The Shelley Glover Ski Education Foundation, created in the name of the U.S. Ski Team athlete who passed away in the spring of 2004, is hosting an event on October 1 in Madison, Wisconsin. The Central Region Boot and Ski Fitting Day, taking place at the Clarion Suites and Convention Center from noon to 5:00, is also an opportunity to learn more about the foundation and how to get involved in the future. Bookmark the foundation’s Web site, even though it is still under construction.

If you’re near Boyne Highlands…

Boyne Highlands Resort is hosting an event called Fall Ski Racing Summit on October 1 and 2, hosted by Cary Adgate, with special guests Kristina Koznick and Finn Gundersen. Highlights include video analysis with Koznick, seminars by U.S. Ski Team director of alpine education Finn Gundersen, waxing and ski preparation clinics and more. For an informational .pdf flyer click here.