Still bracing the cold air of Canada’s western Alberta province, the production team for Inception hauls on towards the finish line. According to The Free Press, this past week explosive teams on the ski slopes at Fernie Alpine Resort utilized avalanche bombs to set off, you guessed it, avalanches being filmed by Christopher Nolan’s crew.
“We have been working with the movie crew at Nakiska and heard they needed to film an avalanche and they were having a tough time finding a place with snow,†he said. “So when we mentioned that our Fernie Snow Safety team was doing our avy control work they asked if it would be OK to go along.
“We have had lots of snow – in fact the most snow in the five Alpine Bowls of Fernie Alpine Resort since 1984!
Production on Inception is supposedly wrapping up this week or next. It will then enter the all important post-production phase for several months before hitting theaters July 16, 2010. Visit The Free Press to see the full story.
on November 30, 2009 at 2:46 am
I cannot WAIT. I’ve been waiting for some more production photos though.
on November 30, 2009 at 10:52 am
likewise…this sounds like something out of a james bond movie..gonna be fun to see all these guys ski-ing down the hills , with all the action around
on November 30, 2009 at 1:03 pm
AVALANCHE!!!
on December 1, 2009 at 6:05 am
would anyone be able to get some production pics though? seems theres tight security at the ski resort , apparently filming is due to come to the end this week so theres a short window of opportunity
on December 1, 2009 at 8:54 am
What are you talking about? The avalanche scene in The Spy Who Loved Me was awesome and iconic.
on December 1, 2009 at 10:08 am
no no dude..talking about the production pics of inception at the ski resort:)
on December 1, 2009 at 10:13 am
oh sorry u were replying to saurabh:)
i dont recall an avalanche scene in the Spy Who Loved me?
the opening scenes was bond going over the mountain after been chased thru the snow by a KGB agent…
on December 1, 2009 at 11:57 am
Fernie Alpine Resort, located in Southeastern, British Columbia, is known for deep, deep Snow! We did a ski trip two years ago to this powder laden mountain resort and enjoyed the 5 Alpine Bowls, more than 2500 acres of terrain and close to 3000 vertical. Can see why they chose this Canadian Ski Resort to shoot an Avalanche scene. I found more images and information at http://www.skircr.com/matts-blog
on December 1, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Same difference.
on December 6, 2009 at 4:46 pm
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