Author: Barry Wicks

The premise of Apocalypse Snow is this: A band of evil monoskiers attempt to capture a “snow surfer” to steal the secrets of skiing from him. Despite the obvious disconnect, the premise—mono skiers seeking the Truth of Skiing from a snow surfer—is quite spectacular, and the film is a delightful display of hilarious snow-sliding antics and an impressive showing of snow-riding prowess.

French culture and specifically French Cinema in the 1980s was a byproduct of the French Socialist Government undertaking several major social initiatives that had far-reaching implications, including raising the minimum wage, granting more paid vacation time to workers, establishing a 36-hour work week. Along with these more labor oriented initiatives, the government also invested in film and art—an iconic element of French culture. If French government subsidies helped greenlight gravity-fed snow sliding involving monoskis and snowboards, then we’re all for that type of government intervention.