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10 Must-Watch Ski Films

11 January 2021
10 Must-Watch Ski Films

With the UK back in lockdown, most of us aren't able to get our usual ski fix at the moment. However, we've put together some of the best ski films out there to help fill the gap and get you fired up for as soon as we are able to head to the slopes again.


The North Face: Lhotse

  • Runtime: 23mins
  • Available to purchase on: Youtube

Back in 2018, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison completed the first ski descent of the 27,940-foot Lhotse; the fourth-highest mountain in the world. This is their story.

  • Runtime: 23mins
  • Available to purchase on: Youtube

Back in 2018, Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison completed the first ski descent of the 27,940-foot Lhotse; the fourth-highest mountain in the world. This is their story.


Picture: Made In Voyage

  • Runtime: 25 mins
  • Available to watch on: Youtube

Picture's award-winning Made In Voyage follows Cody and Kellyn as they embark on a dream adventure with only their imagination as the boundary.

  • Runtime: 25 mins
  • Available to watch on: Youtube

Picture's award-winning Made In Voyage follows Cody and Kellyn as they embark on a dream adventure with only their imagination as the boundary.


Quiksilver: Candide Thovex Few words

  • Runtime: 59 mins
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

This award winning documentary gives us an insight into the life story of the quite extraordinary legend that is Candide Thovex.

  • Runtime: 59 mins
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

This award winning documentary gives us an insight into the life story of the quite extraordinary legend that is Candide Thovex.


Matchstick Productions: Claim: The Greatest Ski Movie . . . EVER!

  • Runtime: 1hr 13mins
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

A 2008 classic with an impressive line up; the skiers in this film poke fun at themselves and the industry as a whole shredding huge lines and claiming it!

  • Runtime: 1hr 13mins
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

A 2008 classic with an impressive line up; the skiers in this film poke fun at themselves and the industry as a whole shredding huge lines and claiming it!


Faction: The Collective

  • Runtime: 48mins
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

A feature length film from Faction skis covering their diverse team of skiers as they tackle everything for undiscovered peaks and inner city handrail to lapping their home mountain.

  • Runtime: 48mins
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

A feature length film from Faction skis covering their diverse team of skiers as they tackle everything for undiscovered peaks and inner city handrail to lapping their home mountain.


Salomon TV: Guilt Trip

  • Runtime: 36 mins
  • Available to watch on: Youtube

A group of skiers attempt to claim a first descent on Greenland's second highest peak while raising awareness of carbon footprint  glaciologist, Alun Hubbard

  • Runtime: 36 mins
  • Available to watch on: Youtube

A group of skiers attempt to claim a first descent on Greenland's second highest peak while raising awareness of carbon footprint  glaciologist, Alun Hubbard


Picture: Zabardast

  • Runtime: 54min
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

The Picture crew completes a 150 km loop in complete autonomy through the heart of the Karakoram range, in Pakistan. They pull sleds filled with food, tents and solar panels in an freerid adventure so remote, high and risky that there can be no mistakes.

  • Runtime: 54min
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

The Picture crew completes a 150 km loop in complete autonomy through the heart of the Karakoram range, in Pakistan. They pull sleds filled with food, tents and solar panels in an freerid adventure so remote, high and risky that there can be no mistakes.


Faction: This is home

  • Runtime: 46min
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

The Faction Collective return to their home mountains to show us their favourite lines, secret spots and challenge themselves to push their skiing like never before.

  • Runtime: 46min
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

The Faction Collective return to their home mountains to show us their favourite lines, secret spots and challenge themselves to push their skiing like never before.


The Mountain Why

  • Runtime: 37 min
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

Cody Townsend produces a special episode of The Fifty series. Filmed during the pandemic, along with Michelle Parker, Cody bike packs over 1000 miles to ski three of the Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America.

  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Available to watch on: YouTube

Cody Townsend produces a special episode of The Fifty series. Filmed during the pandemic, along with Michelle Parker, Cody bike packs over 1000 miles to ski three of the Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America.


Picture: Shelter

  • Runtime: 44 mins
  • Available to watch on: Youtube

A tale of five adventurers minimizing their CO2 emissions as they travel for two months through valleys near their homes in the Swiss and French Alps.

  • Runtime: 44 mins
  • Available to watch on: Youtube

A tale of five adventurers minimizing their CO2 emissions as they travel for two months through valleys near their homes in the Swiss and French Alps.


   

About the Author:

Pete Fletcher - Outdoor Expert

Pete grew up hiking most of the trails in the Lake District before being introduced to skiing. A decade later and you're most likely to find him snowboarding, skateboarding or making a mean coffee.


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