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School Visits as an extension of the “Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project”  

Chris Anthony is a 2018 Colorado Snow Sports Hall of Fame Inductee, Executive Director / Founder of Chris Anthony Youth Initiative Project and Professional Athlete, Screenwriter,  Producer,  Screen Talent, Journalist and Philothropist.  He traveled for 28 years with Warren Miller Entertaiment as both an athlete and host. He also worked with a number of outdoor adventure and sports production companies as a creator, screen talent, producer, writer and editor. 

His youth project has impacted more than 85,000 students since its inception in 2013.  Other outreach endeavors have directly connected him with more than 100,000 students over the past 20 years. 

Chris pulls material from a number of experiences and ties them to a theme. His resume is packed with subjects that can take the audience on an educational journey around the planet while utilizing amazing cinematography and an entertaining story.  

DEALING WITH PEER PRESSURE / GROUP THINK

This has become one of the most popular presentations selected by educators and corporate groups. A sensitive topic that plagues youth and adults alike, Chris discusses maintaining individuality while using common sense in a group, team, or community setting. 

The topic is presented in a multimedia format, weaving a compelling lesson into the program. Peer pressure and group think are issues that hit close to home for both children and adults alike as both populations deal with an overwhelming amount of peer pressure. The balance between conformity and individuality is a fine line to walk while maintaining group function or maintaining friends among peers. From the playground to the office, who we are as an individual can sometimes be compromised when working as a team. It is hard to hold onto our own values and maintain discipline, common sense, and integrity among a group made up of various personality types while undertaking and successfully completing a task as a group.  

During the presentation, Chris provides an example of how school students can learn from his real-life experiences and make better choices. He shares a moment from a film shoot when his team worked in hazardous avalanche terrain, and he invites the audience to help him break down the case study so that they can learn to make the right decision next time.

"CLIMB TO GLORY” 
Story of America’s First Military Ski Troop

The story of the legendary United States Army’s 10th Mountain Division provides a subject matter that provides the opportunity to look at world, American, and particularly Colorado history dating back to 1939. The story of the Army’s first specialized mountain unit (1941-45) covers their impact on the world past and present. The story spans from 1939 to today and demonstrates how this amazing generation of men and women left home as young adults and teenagers and overcame incredible obstacles to help bring down tyranny and build a better world.  

Chris Anthony co-produced and appears in this wonderful award-winning documentary in partnership with the Colorado Snow Sports Museum and Warren Miller Entertainment.  To date, it has been screened in front of more than 30,000 students in classroom settings.

In this presentation, Chris takes the audience around the planet utilizing material from 28 years of traveling with the Warren Miller Film Team as well as a few of his own projects.  This talk provides material that will transport the students from their desk to a variety of geographical regions on our planet, providing the opportunity to visit different cultures and environments. During the 50-minute presentation, Chris is usually able to cover three locations.  (Teachers can inquire about the locations so as to prepare their students for the visit)

CONTACT:  Jaclyn Vande Wege – Skidynamic@hotmail.com 

Real-life experiences that Chris uses for this presentation:

• ECUADOR - Climbed and skied 19,300 feet on the Cotopaxi Volcano.

• IRAN - Traveled into the Middle East with a team of skiers and cameramen to climb, ski, and experience the Islamic culture of Iran.

• KAZAKHSTAN - Traveled into the former Soviet Union to ski, climb and experience the culture in 1996 and 2014.

• NORWAY - Skied above the Arctic Circle in the middle of the night amongst the golden lite fjords.

• BRIDGEPORT NEVADA U.S. MARINE CORP - Chris and a group of four other skiers were inserted into active winter training with the US Marine Corps winter training.

• THE USS NIMITZ, AIRCRAFT CARRIER (location intentionally unknown) - An amazing opportunity evolved from Chris speaking on the aircraft carrier to be brought back later and live amongst the men and women currently stationed while shooting a comical segment for the Warren Miller Film segment. Chris eventually ended up in Alaska for the famed “Arctic Man Race” as a result.

• ALASKA - From Points North in Cordova, Alaska where Chris was a guide for 17 years. In his talk on peer pressure and group think, Chris shares a story from his travels to the Chugach, where he filmed a Warren Miller Segment with three remarkable women.

• North Eastern Italy - Chris has been bringing people to this part of the world for years. One of his early visits was to shoot a Warren Miller film segment. Chris is currently working on a new film about the region.

• CHINA / ALTAY - “The Long Cold Walk” - The crew went on one of the most epic journeys a Warren Miller film crew has ever taken into northwestern China in search of an ancient tribe of skiers.

• COLORADO / 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION - This is a look back at the winter division of the Army’s Greatest Generation and its impact on the current day.

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTARIES 

THE LONG COLD WALK: “A Disappearing Planet”
This is a journey into Northwestern China to the border of Mongolia to track down an ancient civilization of skiers.  Rock carvings found in this part of the world date back 5,000 years and show records of an ancient society who were skiers. What makes this unique is that many descendants still live the same way as their ancestors.  Chris and the Warren Miller film crew trekked into the Altay Mountains to find and document this group. 
 

“ONE DAY NOT ALIKE”

A humorous mockumentary of Chris Anthony’s first 20 years with the Warren Miller Film Team, as seen from the eyes of a Warren Miller intern and Chris Anthony's perspective. This film is filled with great music and fun dialogue.  
 

“BEHIND THE FILM”

A wonderful retrospective of Chris Anthony’s time spent with Warren Miller Films from the years of 1989 to 2009.  

“WARREN MILLER'S GLOBAL JOURNEY”  - IRAN

“WARREN MILLER’S GLOBAL JOURNEY”- ECUADOR

CHRIS ANTHONY’S SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS HAVE INCLUDED:

• TED TALK

• DA Davidson

• Equity Capital Markets

• Rocky Mountain Trauma and Emergency Medicine Conference

• AXS Group / Corporate Clients

• Iowa Bankers

• Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

• American Dermatological Association, Broadwater

• Colorado Association of Ski Towns

• Y.P.O

• Tyco

• Chrysler

• The US Navy (USS Nimitz)

• Denver Board of Commercial Realtors

• The Vail Symposium

• SOS Outreach

• TOYOTA, HONDA X 2

• Norman S. Wright Mechanical Equipment Corp

• University of Colorado’s Alumni Directors Club

• University of Colorado Film School, Vail Resorts

• The University of Denver Alumni Program, Panorama - Orthopedic and Spine Center

• The Colorado Public School System, Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum

• Lake Eldora Sports Program

• Colorado Ski Country Hometown Connections and over 400 public, private, and Charter Schools.