Films

Here is this years line up of epic ski and board films that will stoke your winter passion:

This year’s Film Fest features two of the most anticipated ski films of the season — Teton Gravity Research’s Actually, It Is Rocket Science and Matchstick Productions’ The Way Out.

Actually, It Is Rocket Science — Teton Gravity Research

TGR returns with its 31st annual ski film, Actually, It Is Rocket Science, following some of the world’s best skiers as they turn the mountains into a laboratory and every line into an experiment.

The film travels through Bute Inlet, British Columbia; Haines, Alaska; Japan; Finland; Andorra; Montana; Jay Peak, Vermont; and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

With a tongue-in-cheek look at the physics behind pushing what is possible, the athletes dissect big mountain lines, massive gaps, transitions, speed, gravity and consequence.

Different mountains, snowpacks and approaches — but the same question remains: is it rocket science?

The Way Out — Matchstick Productions

Matchstick Productions returns with its 34th annual ski film, The Way Out, an action-packed celebration of skiing, mountain culture and the people who build their lives around snow.

The film travels from Alaskan spine lines and deep Japanese powder to Whistler, the Swiss Alps and some of British Columbia’s best powder destinations.

The BC athlete lineup includes Mark Abma, Chris Rubens, Eric Hjorleifson, Logan Pehota, Lucy Leishman, Marcus Goguen, Janelle Yip and Fernie’s own Dylan Siggers.

For Fernie skiers, having Siggers on the big screen makes this year’s MSP film particularly worth watching.