VIRTUAL
BACKCOUNTRY FILM FESTIVAL
Sunday, March 16 through Saturday, March 29, 2025
You can purchase your private viewing and watch in the comfort of your home, on your phone or at your friend's place. This year's films include all your favorite winter sports, skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing! They are filled with spectacular outdoor photography and exceptional shots of wildlife.
Watch the film festival any time between March 16th and March 29th, 2025.
Make it a quiet evening or bring in the whole gang!
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Film List
The films to be shown in this year's festival:
SURVIVING OUR STORY - 2024 Human Powered Film Grant Winner (24:33 minutes)
By Connor Ryan and Isaiah Branch Boyle
For two skiers caught in back-to-back Colorado avalanches, surviving the accident is only the beginning of the journey to reclaim their lives and find their way back to the snow.
DRAWN IN (7:33 minutes)
By Jessa Gilbert and Justin Taylor Smith
Artist Jessa Gilbert finds inspiration, lines in the snow, and a beginning at the bottom of the world.
A ROSE FOR ALL (6:00 minutes)
By Chris Kitchen, KGB Productions
Half an hour from downtown Reno, Nevada, lies a public gateway to wild snow. But can we make room for everybody?
SVEN - A LIFE IN FRONT OF THE LENS (16:05 minutes)
By Gabe Rovick, F4D Studio
Veteran cover boy Sven Brunso may just be the most photographed man in backcountry skiing. Will he ever give up?
THE GLIDE - Backcountry Film Festival Jury Award Winner (2024) (3:00 minutes)
By Luc Mehl
After several close calls in avalanches, Winter Wildlands Alliance's Alaska-based ambassador Luc Mehl wanted to explore some different terrain.
A LINE IN THE SNOW (14:02 minutes)
By Ryan Rumpca, Manifested Moose Media
Professional arctic explorer Annie Aggens, her daughters and their four-legged friends go winter camping in the wilds of Minnesota's Boundary Waters.
THE POWER OF FOUR (7:33 minutes)
By Forest Barton
Spandex, skinny skis, struggle and redemption in the headwaters of the Roaring Fork.
NOVELTY LINES (4:42 minutes)
By Anthony Cupaiuolo, First Tracks Productions
Splitboarder Claire Hewitt-Demeyer pushes the limits of human-powered type 2 fun for a surprising first descent.
ON THIN SNOW (9:22 minutes)
By Jonah Rafael and Kalef Steinberg
Avalanche scientist Brian Lazar digs into the increasingly variable snowpack in Colorado to see what climate change means for backcountry skiing.
NISEI (7:36 minutes)
By Iz La Motte, Sierra Schlag
In the tension between her Japanese and American heritage, pro-skier Sierra Schlag finds graceful lines through deep powder.
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