Hugo Harrisson, Ingrid Backstrom, & Mark Abma on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Yearbook’
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20 years ago, ‘Yearbook,’ one of the most star-studded ski movies of all time, was released. So last week on Blister Cinematic, we talked with Matchstick’s Murray Wais and Scott Gaffney about the making of the film, and today, we’re talking with three of the stars of the film, Hugo Harrisson, Ingrid Backstrom, and Mark Abma. RELATED LINKS:  BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Read Now: Our 24/25 Digital Winter Buyer’s Guide Order Now: Our 24/25 Winter Buyer’s Guide CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 CRAFTED Off The Couch TOPICS & TIMES: HUGO HARRISSON (3:00) Bella Coola (5:46) Hugo’s Approach to Picking Lines (11:01) "If you aren’t scared….” (14:59) Harrison Motel (17:04) Shane’s Anecdotes (23:00) INGRID BACKSTROM (24:28) Getting Noticed (24:49) Shane as Mentor (31:22) Ski Racing (33:11) Confidence Going into Filming? (34:43) Bella Coola (37:04) Karaoke (40:04) First Big Mountain Lines (47:00) MARK ABMA (1:02:11) Getting the Call for Yearbook (1:05:54) One of Mark’s First Lines (1:10:02) confidence vs doubt (1:12:56) Rock Ride (1:21:18) Parallax Shot (1:25:02) Rock n Roll High School (1:32:38) After Yearbook (1:35:35) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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