Chinese Downhill is a reference to a scene in the movie Hot Dog where a group of skiers setup a competition to see who is the best by skiing down expert terrain and first one to the bottom wins. No rules. Anything goes.
This spirit of competition and joy of skiing is at the heart of what the Chinese Downhill Band stands for. The band is based out of Breckenridge, Colorado. And our motto is we are “a band by skiers for skiers.” But what does that actually mean?
First of all, at our core, we are skiers. Come to a show and you’re gonna hear The Clash, Joe Strummer, Peter Tosh, UB 40, Elvis Costello, The Jam, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals, Pulp, Talking Heads, Billy Idol, stuff like that. But one thing you can count on … it’s gonna be a good time, one that you’ll remember for years to come.