 "Ski School" was filmed in Los Angeles, California and on location in Mount Hood, Oregon and Whistler, British Columbia.The movie's soundtrack features two songs by the band Lock Up, a late-80s musical outfit featuring Tom Morello on guitar, pre-dating his Rage Against the Machine fame.The film was released theatrically in the United States on January 11, 1991, although released in Canada the previous year by Cineplex Odeon.