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Endless Skating

By The OFB Team 21 January, 2011

‘Endless Summer’ is the title of a relatively memorable American surfing culture flick from the mid-1960s. A feature-length film premised on the video below might be aptly titled ‘Endless Skating.’ A tip of the touque to our pals Andrew and Tommy, makers of the documentary ‘Pond Hockey,’ for alerting us to this spectacular video shot recently in Whistler, British Columbia. These perfect skating conditions were created by a thawing rain followed by a hard freeze — or kinda just what we experienced in D.C. this week leading up to a forecast for a frigid weekend.

Be sure to click the “full screen” button to the right of the HD button on the video.

This was written by The OFB Team. Posted on at 7:50 am. Filed under Andrew Sherburne, Outdoor hockey, Pond Hockey documentary, Shinny, Tommy Haines, Washington Capitals.
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8 Comments

  1. Chubbs wrote:

    Jealousy is thy name!

    Playing hockey on that frozen lake would sure make for some long breakaways though.

    21 January, 2011 at 9:10 am | Permalink
  2. pucksandbooks wrote:

    I’m with you on the jealousy aspect, CHUBBS. Making matters worse, our videographer here likely followed his extended skate with a warming of the feet indoors in the company of a fine Canadian ale.

    21 January, 2011 at 10:44 am | Permalink
  3. Luc Comeau wrote:

    breathtaking. you guys just get the spirit behind the game.

    our community outdoor rink just opened!

    Luc

    21 January, 2011 at 2:26 pm | Permalink
  4. Jeff wrote:

    Reminds me of games from my youth on frozen farmers’ fields where a breakaway could last up to 15 minutes.

    21 January, 2011 at 2:33 pm | Permalink
  5. Ben Sumner wrote:

    Bonus points to them for using the soundtrack of Gladiator, the track “Elysium.”

    21 January, 2011 at 11:58 pm | Permalink
  6. Gary wrote:

    Shazam says that it is “Now We Are Free” from the Gladiator soundtrack.
    Subtle difference from “Elysium“.

    Either way, a beautiful pairing of sight and sound.

    22 January, 2011 at 9:43 am | Permalink
  7. puckbite.com wrote:

    I’m drooling.

    18 February, 2011 at 3:15 pm | Permalink
  8. Jake wrote:

    Here’s a video from this year!
    Once again amazing
    http://unofficialnetworks.com/canadians-wet-dream-hockey-green-lake-whistler-67933/

    17 January, 2012 at 10:15 pm | Permalink