LAKE EFFECT, A MICHIGAN SKI FILM [2023]

LAKE EFFECT, A MICHIGAN SKI FILM [2023] | A FILM BY MIKE KING

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7 ай бұрын

Lake Effect is a two-year Michigan ski film highlighting the joys of backyard adventure and the shifting perspective of Mike King, a professional skier who for a decade has only sought adventure from the peaks of mountain tops in the far reaches of the West. In 2020 when Covid encouraged lockdowns & travel restrictions, Mike's life on the road came to a screeching halt. This abrupt change inspired Mike to take the hurdle as an opportunity to rediscover the unique, untapped terrain, ski culture, and the people thriving right here in his home state of Michigan. Throughout filming Lake Effect Mike realized you don't need to travel far to have an epic adventure. Rather some creativity, curiosity, and the willingness to walk out the door to the abundance that starts right in our backyards.
Learn More: www.lakeeffectskifilm.com/
Director & Editor - Mike King
Assistant Director & Editor - John O’callaghan
Produced by - Mike King, Ella Skrocki, Sam Bennett
Director of Photography - Mike King & John O’callaghan
Cinematography - John O’callaghan, Spencer Milbocker, Ella Skrocki, Ryan Busch, Grant Piering, and more.
Musical Score - The Go Rounds, Graham Parsons, Benjamin Cohen
Sound Mix and rerecord - Dream Louder, Benjamin Cohen
Supported by - Boyne Country Sports, Lib Tech, Fat Tire, 686 Technical Apparel, MSIA, Divyde Capital Partners, King Orchards, Sleeping Bear Surf
Distributed by - Teton Gravity Research
Also available on TGRtv tgrtv.tetongravity.com/

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@facepillownap 7 ай бұрын

Gosh it’s refreshing to see a ski film that’s not just Bros and their $10,000 Heli days.

@drewscott6445 4 ай бұрын

Check out Brooks Curran

@KevinBauman 7 ай бұрын

I've lived in Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, Colorado, and Montana. I never loved skiing more than I did as a kid in Michigan, skiing Pine Knob, Mt. Holly, Mt. Brighton, and Alpine Valley. A big trip was up to Boyne or Nub's Nob.

@kelenroman7127 7 ай бұрын

This. So much nostalgia for me too :)

@gunreal8153 7 ай бұрын

I mean pretty much all those places you listed are terrible, Holly is awful it’s legit a garbage dump that they turned into a ski hill, pine knob is okay at best, nubs and boyne at least are worth it, glad you have fond memories though

@KevinBauman 7 ай бұрын

@@gunreal8153 I didn't say it's good skiing, but what I get, after 40 years, is that it's not so much the location as it is my mindset

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Love this! thanks for sharing!!! Hoping for more snow now!

@golfingelk 7 ай бұрын

@@gunreal8153 any day on the slopes is a good day, even at a SE Michigan dump hill! I've gotten 2 days in at Pine Knob already this year, and even with the garbage winter we're currently having I've had a blast ripping some turns both times!

@jordanfalvey2862 7 ай бұрын

Growing up skiing in NH, and then moving out to UT and MT for 6 seasons, it was hard for me adjusting to skiing on the east coast again. This video represented the way I’ve felt countless time. Raw, inspiring, and funny. Well done TGR! Most ski movies make me feel FOMO. This helped me realize when the grass looks greener somewhere else, water your own lawn! Like most things in life, things are what you make them!

@mtadams2009 5 ай бұрын

I get your point but there is plenty of good snow and terrain to be had. The Whites are awesome. It loaded with endless backcountry adventure. Have you ever watched Andrew Drummond? His is an East Coast backcountry legend. Take care and welcome back.

@fieldworkcreative 7 ай бұрын

The amount of blood, sweat, heart, and tears that Mike put into this film is remarkable. Thank you Mike for seeing this through, from one Michigander to another.

@stacyinthesnow 7 ай бұрын

This movie is pure GOLD. Saw it at the premier in Grand Rapids and it absolutely represents the soul of Michigan skiing/riding

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Yes thank you Stacy!!

@sleepingbearsurf8045 7 ай бұрын

What a beautiful expression, Mike. Thanks for bringing so much STOKE! This is what it's all about - "makin' the best with what you've got"!

@finnracing99 5 ай бұрын

Ohh man, all I can say is this film gets right down to the roots of being a skier from Michigan. And how we are in the never ending search for the best vertical we can find and the most fun we can find within our awesome state of Michigan!! We make the best of what we got and it is truly an awesome feeling. I’m an older dude now at 52, but I still love to shred and carve turns skiing fast down the slopes of Boyne, Boyne highlands, Nubs nob, caberfae, crystal mountain, mt Brighton, mt holly, etcetc. And too many golf course hills from back in the day lol 😂. Thank you Mike for the awesome film made here in Michigan. I would love to make turns and rack up the vertical feet with a crew like yours! Best of luck to you and all your endeavors 👍 Keep sking fast, stay safe and have a blast!! 😊

@greggoldman893 6 ай бұрын

As a 65yo former Michigander living out west for over 40+ years, thanks for the stoke!!!!

@campbellpollock2938 6 ай бұрын

Incredible. Being "out west" is not the penultimate ski experience and this truly captures the essence of enjoying what you have. Unbelievable good. Thank you for this.

@arwreece 5 ай бұрын

As a Michigan Skier & Surfer, this film hit the nail on the head. During Covid, life was hard, and we all dug down deep into our roots to enjoy what this beautiful state has to offer. Great job!

@deedub3 7 ай бұрын

Wow this was great! Grew up in the grand rapids area and went to school at MTU. Skied at Bohemia from 02-06. Used to work for Chip at Ripley! Used to hang with Graham and his bros in Calumet! Now I run snowcats out in Telluride. Some great skiing out here but Michigan still blows us out of the water for it's stoke to vert ratio.

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

No way that's amazing!!! Thanks for sharing! Rip some pow for us!

@rufusmcclintock1197 7 ай бұрын

Mike, As a son of Leelanau County, who grew up listening to Journey blasted from the speakers of Mt. holiday, and left for the west a generation before you, that was special. Really special. Thank you.

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Yes! Thanks for sharing, I am glad you enjoyed it!

@adventuringandy945 7 ай бұрын

Moved to Utah from Michigan twenty three years ago. Never once considered skiing there again until i watched this film. Always thought the dunes could be a backcountry spot.

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Hah I was in the same boat! Thanks for sharing!

@paulkrause272 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for including the late John Dee! RIP Rev. Snowflake!

@skibum3113 6 ай бұрын

Such a unreal movie! Makes me appreciative of the smaller mountains and the heart and soul of the ski/board community! Much love

@matthewdearstreaming 5 ай бұрын

I just went to Jackson Hole, followed the channel and come home to Ann Arbor and find this video. Michigan skiing kept us sane and active during Covid. I grew up in Texas and learned to ski alongside my kids at Boyne Highlands, Crystal Mountain, Mt. Brighton & Alpine. We go as much as we can every winter and now love the sport so much. We’ll venture west as skiers soon, but will always have Michigan to thank for sparking the flame. This film captures all of this so well. Thank you!

@michaelsleep8762 6 ай бұрын

Thanks Mike for showing that you dont have to have big mountains to be so pumped up about skiing. I love every day that im out and it doesnt matter if it is 300 vert or big mountains. The midwest is the heart of american skiing.

@trevorprice3718 7 ай бұрын

Congrats Mike. You’re living the dream we had as teenagers. Those kids at Mt Holiday remind me of us. School, ski, sleep do it all over again. I wish mental health didn’t take me out. I’d be right there with you like it originally was.

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Love you brother! Lets connect soon!!

@DurandNixon 7 ай бұрын

So good! Mike and Ty skiing the dunes got me fired up. I think every Michigander has wanted to do that!

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Ayy thank my brother!!! Means a lot!

@scottsandquist5381 6 ай бұрын

Just finished the film. Excellent just excellent. The music, the quality, the narration everything. If you get a chance come over to Gogebic county. Plenty of places to explore and find a place to put down tracks. Right on Lake Superior too. There's some great places right on the hills/ shores of the lakes. Lots of water falls , Copper Peak ski flying Hill sits on some awesome rock. I'm 65 now , I used to be in a 'shingles' club. Finding good buildings to ski off of. Skiing between chimneys and steam stacks and avoiding the owners... Also a lot of old mine sites with iron ore stocks etc... Your show was fkn awesome!

@dcarmich1692 6 ай бұрын

What a cool movie. Great tribute to skiing in Michigan and a passion for the sport. Well done!

@ajboven2037 7 ай бұрын

Forever favorite film Brings so much joy

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

This comment means everything to me! Thank you!

@kennyp507 6 ай бұрын

I'm nowhere near a pro skier, but its the hunger that keeps me coming back for more, the drive that on a hot sunny day in the summer I can look at a mountain and envision the line I would take to get down, sure anyone can probably do it, but when I can do it, its a feeling greater then anything else.

@TeachMrsAM 7 ай бұрын

Breathtaking, beautiful, and nostalgic. Your talent on the hill and on film are both beyond measure. Thank you for sharing this wondrous journey of home, Mike. I felt this in my soul. 🫶

@JollyLamaCom 7 ай бұрын

Love all the Go Rounds music. Great playlist! Great video! As a Michigan lifer whose trying to hit every hill in the state you're doing us proud and making us look really cool in the process!

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Heck yes thank you! The go rounds are so good and greatly enhanced filmed!!

@cycleoflife7331 6 ай бұрын

Keeping it real in the UP of M. Hope to ski it soon. There’s mountains there people don’t know of.

@dakotakupp2586 7 ай бұрын

2strokedonny is a legend !

@RobertKussart 6 ай бұрын

I grew up in Wisco skiing Tyrol Basin as often as I could, and would impatiently wait for my trips to the UP and out west each year. All paid for by working my ass off each summer, some of it farming. I also fondly recall watching the Schrab brothers at my local hill and watched their videos each year. I eventually slid on snow at Hood and Mammoth for a living before life called me in a different direction. I’m 40 now and this movie brought me back to my days of skiing anything with snow on it;) Great movie. Thanks for putting this novelty together!

@gunreal8153 7 ай бұрын

This is an absolute masterpiece

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@chuckhutchens8017 6 ай бұрын

Great film! As a kid growing up in Northern Wisco we lived for weekends in the Hurley/ironwood area. After the lifts closed for the day we used to hike and ski the tailings piles from the mines in that area in the 80's. When I heard of this new place called Mount Bohemia in 2000 I made a trek alone just so I could check it out! I've been making that trek whenever life allows the seven hour drive for a weekend in Midwest heaven! Now that the kids are older I can even chase the storms on occasion! I also appreciate the tribute to John Dee. A great soul and treasure to Lake effect snow chasers taken way too soon. Thank you for this inspiring film. Love what you have in front of you!

@paulamato7880 7 ай бұрын

Great Movie Mike. It just goes to show people that there is so fun to be had wherever we live!!!!

@StevenSnow-ln4qo 6 ай бұрын

Truly amazing movie. Mike, his family and friends could be my family, my friends and me. He absolutely captured the challenge, the heart and soul, the amazing comradeship, the outdoor beauty of winter sports in the Great Lakes region. Thank you.

@BigDersFishingLife 7 ай бұрын

Kinda like you, I grew up in Minnesota and headed west for baker, however, I had never skied before. Something inside just knew I would fall in love with it. 3 years and 100 days up there later, I have just as much fun going home now and skiing small resorts in the Midwest. Although there’s very little crazy terrain and gnarly drops, something about the passion on display here gets me just as stoked. If not more so. Seeing people hike miles in thick glades and wait all year for the right storm, just to hit some hidden backcountry lines, is just so sick. Love this shit

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I appreciate it, and I love baker!!! Enjoy it!!

@mikeobryan16 7 ай бұрын

Loved this. Well done, and making me miss Michigan. Some of my fondest snowboarding memories were up in Boyne & Nubs. Thank you!

@ryankutcher1 6 ай бұрын

nice work and props for making this from a fellow michigander. It's awesome to see a story about northern michigan and the UP and what it has to offer... especially on this channel.

@mdood9299 6 ай бұрын

Relate to this on so many levels. COVID made me go wide on my game here in Michigan. I've had the time of my life the past few years, surprised we didn't bump into each other. Here's to 23/24!

@peter1234930 7 ай бұрын

Amazing stuff - great to see a Midwest project! Midwest represent!!!

@M22detailing 6 ай бұрын

Tough to listen to the lake effect snow portion. 50 degrees on Christmas Day today. Wish our lake effect snow machine would turn back on

@orionhogan7874 6 ай бұрын

Dude I cried watching this movie!! Fucking nailed it , thank you so much! I hope I get to meet you and trade ski stories, this is the holy grail of Michigan ski movies!

@Korean_Jesu5 7 ай бұрын

michigan represent!!!

@chancepoulos4183 5 ай бұрын

Yewww from Michigan!!! Mt Bohemia in the UP is one of the raddest places to ride even after riding in Colorado and Utah, super unique terrain and lake effect goes nuts

@sdenhof11 7 ай бұрын

Great job Mike and company. I have been in Wyoming for 10 years and Patrol at a small, but kick ass mountain called Pine Creek in Cokeville WY. We are feeling the tug of home and are about ready to head back to Michigan, live on a lake and ski in the Boyne Falls area:) I will Patrol some at BOHO so maybe we will meet some time:) Congrats on the movie!

@stacyinthesnow 7 ай бұрын

I’ve been wanting to hit up Pine Creek with a group of friends for a while. Gotta get it figured out!

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Heck yes, thank you!!! Lets get some laps!

@josephgiannunzio4711 3 ай бұрын

It’s refreshing to see such a down to earth ski film illustrating such depth and local culture. Really appreciate the reflection on the potential life altering risks and injuries relative to what’s most important in life. This film should be submitted to some indie film fests, including Sundance as I think there may even be an audience beyond skiers for this. Great Work!

@mcfuzzypooh0923 7 ай бұрын

Loved growing up skiing at Mt Holiday. Nice to see it in a TGR vid!

@tetongravityresearch 6 ай бұрын

We can't take any cine credit ... just stoked that @mikeking2662 trusted us to help him share his vision with the world.

@RichardWing4130 6 ай бұрын

Love this film. I'm originally from down south by lansing and i now live in Cheboygan. Seeing movies like this from Michigans elite athletes is awesome. This movie seriously made me cry with its nostalgia. I'm not even a skier but just remembering all the sledding and those few times i did get on a snowboard was something to be cherished. Bravo. I hope you get to do more here in our home state.

@hamiltonhickman2248 6 ай бұрын

favorite ski film in a while, it just oozes passion and soul in such a good way

@jakeklein836 6 ай бұрын

Mike and his family are the realest, my first job was shaking tarts at King Orchards when I was 14. Keep going Mike!! We’ll support you all the way

@spencercouturier4112 6 ай бұрын

Great film! Absolutely captures the spirit of Skiing and Snowboarding in Michigan, and all that is rad about living and playing in Northern Michigan.

@RKelleyCook 6 ай бұрын

I'm in my 50s and have skiied all my life. I think you have made my favorite ski story movie of all time.

@jrockin9221 5 ай бұрын

Congratulations on another film 💚👏🏼 ….Soooo proud of you Michael and your adventurous , super talented and sweet self!❤️ It’s been a pleasure watching you grow up and doing what your heart tells you to do … now on the professional level. You have an AMAZING family that we love dearly ! Can’t wait to see what comes next for you 💚💚💚!

@Dolbee49277 4 ай бұрын

Mike is awesome! He gave me a free apple during one of the festivals in Charlevoix a few years ago.

@veronicapaulsen 4 ай бұрын

Wow!! What a heartwarming story. Incredible film, great work Mike!!

@bradleybacon 5 ай бұрын

Graham told me to check this out and I'm so glad I did-its a great taste of a culture I've never been apart of. Thank you for making this.

@drewvandegrift177 6 ай бұрын

This film is Pure Michigan baby! Stormy kromers, Shaggys skis, and The Go Rounds music! Getting after it!

@charlessito4985 5 ай бұрын

Right on brother! Live in NE Ohio I feel ya. I love boarding the lake side hills and watching the monster waves roll in.

@timothybateman4844 4 ай бұрын

Great video showcasing Michigan skiing ... You are a hardly lot the surfing was nuts!

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

AYY THANK YOU TGR!!

@itpatriot 6 ай бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed this film and everyone in it! The filming and music were chef’s kiss! Beautiful!!❤️

@mothafuc1incurlytim 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this film! its great. I recently moved back to Minnesota after living in the Colorado rockies, and it's been difficult not having powder days. I guess Ill have to make the drive to the UP!

@lavapix 6 ай бұрын

Glad this popped up in my feed. I grew up in MI and learned to ski there. My first time was night skiing at Pine Knob in 1980. Spent the next ten years skiing everywhere one can in the US and Canada but somehow missed heading to the UP. That was some great backcountry stuff. You should come ski Hawaii sometime.

@JN-cy9qt 7 ай бұрын

Caught this in Marquette on your tour! Happy to see it making it to TGR, and excited to finally be able to watch it again!

@benjaminfox-shapiro4032 7 ай бұрын

Best ski movie of the year

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Hell yes thank you so much!!!!

@johnroden3431 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for sharing. I'm in the same boat, striving to move out west as soon as my kids grow up and dont need ole dad to support them lol. Got to check out Boho last winter and we loved it. Snow conditions were not good but we still had a blast!

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Sick where will you go??

@johnroden3431 7 ай бұрын

Western MT, Northern ID or Eastern WA. Anywhere in the mountain range and affordable land and housing lol. I really like the Flathead Lake area in MT or the Cascades in WA. 8 to 9 years and hopefully can move, KY dont get much snow lol!

@samvoigt21 6 ай бұрын

This is such an awesome video coming from a Midwest skier. So cool that you know the Ransoms'. Scott (Race) was my coach for a long time and now I'm coaching, but as a high school kid it always felt so embarrassing when he'd either run faster than us in dryland training or beat us to the bottom on a powder day. Really awesome family and a neat connection to the small town ski vibes that the Midwest has.

@MOWFWDU 6 ай бұрын

2 thumbs up, great movie! I have lived in Chicago and now Minneapolis, while I predominantly ski out west, in Canada and occasionally in Europe I have done plenty of skiing in Illinois, Iowa and the UP and many trips to Mnt Bohemia with my kids and alone. Pretty soon my wings are going to be clipped for the big & $$$ trips, but I will skill get plenty of skiing and winter outdoors back home!

@wesleycalkins7731 6 ай бұрын

Pretty rad that they were so creative and having so much fun. I usually don’t think of Michigan and skiing but some of those dune shots looked epic.

@michaetsully87 6 ай бұрын

Dude we have the second most ski resorts in the united states. I think there's forty some odd

@frankaboy 7 ай бұрын

Sheeeesh this was good 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Frank!!

@whitewalls4409 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Midwest stoke is real!

@mtadams2009 5 ай бұрын

I love skiing out West but I love my friends and family more. Vermont will do and that’s what jets are for. I know this video took a lot of effort, thanks. My friends are well into our 60’s and we ski the hardwoods of Vermont all winter long, you will be fine but yes you will need to slow it down.

@landoneilar5967 6 ай бұрын

Bro beautiful. As a Michigan boy myself thank you. I just moved to CO to chase my ski dreams so inspiring seeing this coming from my home state

@TurkeyManIndustriesLLC 5 ай бұрын

SICK FILM MIKE! I feel like growing up in Wisconsin really encouraged my playfulness and ability to have fun while skiing. Also, as far as the natural world goes, the midwest/great lakes area is so under rated and I loved getting some nice footage of how epic it is up there. Well done, hope you're well!

@mattcooley1613 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this, Mike. This resonates at such inexplicably deep frequencies of being, appreciating all of this and all that is you wholeheartedly 🙏

@markweaver1012 6 ай бұрын

Very cool film! I've seen the surfers out there in crazy fall/winter weather at Frankfort. The funniest thing was watching lines of surfers walking their boards out on the breakwater and then diving off the end rather than paddling out. It's an amazing spot for kite boarding all year round too. I've never skied the dunes in the winter, but we hike and snowshoe there and out to the beaches every year during winter -- it's spectacularly beautiful.

@slimigan 7 ай бұрын

As an east coast. based skiier, I really appreciate this film - great job

@domlonetti4184 7 ай бұрын

Rip John Dee:(

@scottsandquist5381 6 ай бұрын

I live in the far west U. P. Skied my entire life. Great video, the dunes were an awesome shot. Thanks for the shout out to Michigan. Peace

@rufusTfirefly67 6 ай бұрын

As a kid who grew up skiing in Michigan, this is amazing!

@user-dc3tz7ki6x 5 ай бұрын

One of the best ski movies i’ve ever seen.

@TomHolliday9 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thanks for posting this..

@garyandert9530 6 ай бұрын

With the 2023/2024 Winter not yet here, this film made my day! Outstanding film!

@jjordyyall 6 ай бұрын

This film is 10/10. The soundtrack is 20/10

@YeahRightWm3 6 ай бұрын

Shout out from CO, raised in MI! Love MI. It's a beautiful place! Go Green!

@manexclsv 7 ай бұрын

sick one! making me miss michigan

@kevinobrien1310 6 ай бұрын

Mike, thank you, thank you, thank you! This was such an enjoyable film to watch. I am an editor and avid skier. This made me smile in both aspects. My 18yr old son is a Gilson sponsored snowboarder in MI and he loves making runs out of anything he can find. He will also love this film. Keep on keeping on my friend, this is a great creation.

@joelgoss68 7 ай бұрын

RIP Jonh Dee

@andreasgoespro8916 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video!! The one scene gave me All I Can vibes 😄 Keep up the great work, and looking forward to your next!

@getwildwithevan 6 ай бұрын

Amen Mike! Way to come back to your roots thrive!

@YooperBanjo 5 ай бұрын

The feeling really is forever.

@jacquespougnet2986 6 ай бұрын

Pure Michigan baby!! Also I know that pastie was hitting 😮‍💨

@nomadicnewbie 6 ай бұрын

Delightful!

@maxbolenkab 7 ай бұрын

🤙🏼 loved it!

@dougpoland3746 6 ай бұрын

Great work Mike! Loved this! I haven’t met you but I’ve met some of your family and stop at King Orchard regularly. I patrol at Schuss and I’ll be patrolling Bohemia in February. I see lots of kids who “Want to be like Mike!” Keep it up!

@TommyGFPV 6 ай бұрын

This was so much fun to watch. We live in Wisconsin and love driving up to the UP to go camping and exploring.

@nicholascarver1 5 ай бұрын

Its cool seeing some of the classic drops at Bohemia

@TheBritcher 5 ай бұрын

I loved every second of this film. Great work guys!

@Lemonsack1 7 ай бұрын

Great stuff!!

@krustrepair 7 ай бұрын

Loved this so much mike. So inspiring!

@mikeking2662 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@TheRyguy79 7 ай бұрын

Yeah Donny! Good stuff!

@brendanmurphy835 7 ай бұрын

So so rad 👏🏻👏🏻

@brentedwards2606 6 ай бұрын

This is hitting me heavy, I'm 47 and in the past 2 months I've have an ACL reconstruction and had a full tear rotator cuff repair on my right shoulder. No winter sports this year, no skiing with my son, nothing but therapy. But that's this year! Next year I'll be back with a vengeance! Lol...I'll slay those groomers!

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