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Winter on Stevens Pass DVD
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Winter on Stevens Pass DVD 7idea Productions 010053D 615855600215
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Great Northern's historic crossing of Stevens Pass has never been easy. The first two months of 2020 proved particularly harsh as "Old Man Winter" relentlessly pounded BNSF's Scenic Subdivision with a barrage of winter storms. This provided the perfect setting for capturing trains in punishing arctic conditions.

On the west side, we will visit Skykomish, which lies at the base of the mountain grade. From here, trains dig in for the 2.2% climb across the Foss River Trestle, over the icy waters of Deception Creek, and into Scenic and the west bore of the 7.8-mile-long Cascade Tunnel.

On the east side, trains emerge back into the wintry setting at the east portal of the Cascade Tunnel. From Berne, it's a stiff 2.2% descending grade to Merritt and Winton as the railroad navigates the foothills of the Cascades. Leaving the snow zone behind, we will tour the former railroad town of Leavenworth, which has been transformed into a Bavarian village decorated in Christmas lights for most of the winter. Bundle up and get ready for a chilling railroad adventure!

Shot in beautiful HDR 4K!

1 Hour 46 Minutes
Stereo Sound
Narration on/off

BNSF 6316 east exits the east portal of the 7.8 mile-long Cascade Tunnel.

BNSF 6316 exits the east portal of the 7.8 mile-long Cascade Tunnel.


Amtrak 7 Skykomish

Amtrak's westbound Empire Builder rolls through a snow storm at Skykomish.


Deception Creek

BNSF 7059 east crosses Deception Creek on the west side of Stevens Pass.


Winton

A westbound high priority Z9 crosses the Wenatchee River near Winton.


7061 Scenic

BNSF 7061 west passes under Highway 2 at Scenic.


Skykomish Night Meet

Two stack trains make a nighttime meet at East Skykomish.


Builder Skykomish

A late-running Amtrak 7 passes the dark town of Skykomish during a fierce January storm.



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DVD Item#:010053D
Blu-ray Item#:010053B
Runtime:1 Hour, 46 Mins ($0.25/min)
Producer:7idea Productions
Aspect Ratio:Wide Screen
DVD UPC:615855600215
BLU-RAY UPC:615855600222
Shrink Wrapped?:Yes
Disc Type:DVD or BLU-RAY
Region Code:0 Worldwide NTSC
Winter on Stevens Pass DVD
Curt Cruthirds (Ojai, Ca.) on 2020-03-28 09:33:57.

People who found this review helpful: 28

  •  5 of 5


Bravo! Bravo! Once again, I give an enthusiastic tip-of-the-hat to Aaron Bentsen and the crew at 7idea Productions. I found it incredibly hard to imagine the effort that had to be put out in order to capture this footage - snow-shoeing with camera equipment, through the deep snow to remote locations, dealing with freezing temperatures, and all while still being able to produce excellent quality footage. The dvd, primarily covers the areas from Index to Leavenworth, and shows up-close and "in your face" railroading action, along with stunning scenes of the surrounding environment. While hard to narrow it down, my absolute favorite footage on this release was shot at the areas of the Foss River trestle and Deception Creek. The images of the trains slowly climbing the grade, through the narrow confines of the snow-covered trees, is incredible. And as always, Aaron provides excellent narration with interesting information at all sites. Believe me, you will be happy with this purchase!

Additional remarks by Curt Cruthirds:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Yes.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

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Winter on Stevens Pass DVD
Preston (Pleasant Garden, NC) on 2020-04-02 06:15:41.

People who found this review helpful: 24

  •  5 of 5


Most videos that claim to cover winter, just show a few scenes of sunny days with a little snow on the ground. Let me tell you that this video truly shows winter! I bought it specifically for this reason and it didn't disappoint! I live in North Carolina where we see very little snow if any in winter so I really enjoy at least viewing this sort of weather on my tv. I really appreciate the video crew's efforts in filming in these conditions and showing some of what they went through to do it. Excellent work on a beautiful part of our country!

Additional remarks by Preston:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

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Winter on Stevens Pass DVD
Scott Clark (Eagan MN US) on 2020-07-11 08:39:36.

People who found this review helpful: 4

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  •  5 of 5


SNOW, SNOW and more SNOW. What an amazing release this is! I have Aaron's Stevens Pass BNSF Railways Scenic Sub release and this one is a fantastic companion to that one. Of course all of 7idea Productions releases are a class act in my opinion, of which I now have 27, but this release has to be one of my all time favorites. If you have ANY interest in watching trains in a winter setting, then you must buy this release. Simply incredible!

Additional remarks by Scott Clark:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Definitely!
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Excellent Value!
Recommend to others? A "Must Have"!

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