Ravinos

Travel back to Vail, Colorado in the early 1970s, where the Ravinos challenged mainstream culture and sparked a revolution in extreme skiing.

Identifiable by the iconic flaming skull insignia patches on their cutoff denim jackets, the Ravinos gained prominence by hosting parties on St. Patricks Day to showcase inverted aerials.

The crowds grew bigger and rowdier and eventually led to them being shutdown by the resort and authorities…

We checked back in 40 years later:

This 25 minute film explores why the need for the Ravinos community arose again in Vail, Colorado and what has made it stronger than ever.

With a new vision of becoming ambassadors for the mountain, they have carefully regained access to the original location (a 20ft cliff gap called the ‘Wailer’) and continue to fight for acceptance and belonging.