''Avalanche Alley'' is a 2001 live action Canadian

television film A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for ...

directed by Paul Ziller and starring

Ed Marinaro Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American actor and former NFL player. In 1971, he was a unanimous All-American and finished as a runner-up to Pat Sullivan for the Heisman Trophy, and from 2010 to 2011 starred in the football comedy s ...

Nick Mancuso Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29, 1948) is an Italian-Canadian actor, artist, playwright, and director. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he had his breakthrough role in the 1981 drama ''Ticket to Heaven'', for which he won the ...

, Kirsten Robek and

Wolf Larson Wolf Larson (born Wolfgang von Wyszecki on December 22, 1959) is a German-Canadian former actor, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Larson was born in West Germany to Gunther and Ingeborg, he has a younger sister. In his teens he worked as ...

Premise

Rick (

) is not having a good day. His small

ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nort ...

is going

bankrupt Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debt ...

and the investors have pulled out. His resort manager is drunk. His young, beautiful and possibly unfaithful wife is buried alive in an ice tomb. And last, but not least, an

avalanche An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be set off spontaneously, by such factors as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, animals, and earth ...

is going to bury the

lodge Lodge is originally a term for a relatively small building, often associated with a larger one. Lodge or The Lodge may refer to: Buildings and structures Specific * The Lodge (Australia), the official Canberra residence of the Prime Ministe ...

if he doesn't disarm seven bombs in less than two hours. But it's a great day for

snowboarding Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...

Cast

as Rick *

as Scott * Lauren K. Robek as Lauren *

as Alex *

Tobias Mehler Tobias Mehler (born April 1, 1976) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in film and television productions. Career Mehler is known for playing d'Artagnan on ''Young Blades'', Zak Adama on '' Battlestar Galactica'' and Lieutenant Graham Simmons ...

as Simon *

Kirby Morrow Kirby Robert Morrow (1973 – November 18, 2020) was a Canadian actor, comedian and writer. In animation, he was known as the voice of Miroku from ''InuYasha'', its four movies, and '' Inuyasha: The Final Act'', Van Fanel from the Ocean dub o ...

as Jake *

Miranda Frigon Miranda Frigon (born February 8, 1980) is a Canadian actress and singer-songwriter. She starred in the television series '' Primeval: New World'' (2012-13) and '' Day of the Dead'' (2021) and played Lynn Liggett-Smith in the Hallmark Movies & My ...

as Tami * Cholo Burns as "Scoob" * Mark Holmes as Willie

External links

* * 2000s English-language films Canadian action television films Canadian adventure television films 2001 television films 2001 films Disaster television films English-language Canadian films Avalanches in film Films directed by Paul Ziller 2000s Canadian films English-language action films {{Canada-tv-film-stub