There's no way to encapsulate the feeling of being out on your skis or snowboard , but what is the next best thing to being out in the mountains?
Visualizing the feeling!
Getting yourself hyped for the season is easy to do with the help of this guide to the most rad ski and snowboard movies.
We are here to help to make the time go by and that's by watching these 10 films to get your mind excited for the upcoming winter.
The 10 Best Films About Skiing & Snowboarding
#1: The Art of Flight
If you’re looking for a ski or snowboard film to get you hyped for opening day or a morning session, The Art of Flight is your best bet. Dubbed the best snowboard film today, the 1 hour and 17 minute film released in 2011 lives up to its hype with stunning cinematography, dramatic landscapes, and the best snowboarders today, including Travis Rice, Scotty Lago, Pat Moore, Bjorn Leines, and more.
#2: The Final Season
Lindsay Vonn’s film, The Final Season, is a 90 minute emotional rollercoaster that covers one of the true legends of the sport.
Released in 2019, this HBO documentary shows Vonn's fight to the end in a thrilling fashion. While battling injuries and scandals she remains the ultimate competitor to the very end.
#3: Magic Hour
Magic Hour is a film by Teton Gravity Research that was released in 2022 with a running time of 1 hour 11 minutes. The film documents the previous season and the difficulties it presented. Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Ian McIntosh are highlighted through their partnership working together for many years while Tim Durtschi, Kai Jones and many other amazing skiers provide some insanely epic clips. Cattabriga-Alosa, Ian McIntosh
#4: McConkey
Redbull Media Group partners with Matchstick Productions in a touching tribute to the legendary Shane Mcconkey in McConkey. This 90 minute documentary was released in 2013. Mcconkey was one of the original freeskiers that innovated the sport to a whole new level. In this film his legacy is remembered in all of its glory.
#5: Passenger
From awesome helicopter skiing cliff lines to mega backcountry jumps, Passenger presented by Redbull is a 1 hour and 5 minute cinematic masterpiece featuring skiers like X Games champ Russ Henshaw and Olympic Gold medalists Joss Christensen and David Wise, plus more.
The story of a ski season is not always linear as there are ups and down through all of it.
#6: Claim
CLAIM is a 1 hour 14 minute ski film that MatchStick Productions self proclaimed “the greatest ski film…EVER”.
Released in 2018, there was an initiative for them to put the stoke back into skiing and they successfully did that by shooting these amazing skiers in the most beautiful locations.
You don't want to miss these clips from Mark Abma, Ingrid Backstrom, Rory Bushfield, Chris Davenport and many more top tier athletes.
#7: Steep
Steep is a ski documentary released in 2007 that really dives into the history of skiing. From the 1970’s and on this film features many of the pioneers and greats of big mountain skiing over the years.
Steep is 1 hour and 32 minutes of educative and interesting content shot in Alaska, Wyoming, Canada, France and Iceland.
#8: Timeless
Warren Miller is a legend in the ski film industry. Timeless is one of Warren Miller Entertainment's many exceptional pieces of work that was released in 2019 celebrating 70 years of cinematography.
This 1 hour and 40 minute features veterans of the ski world like Glen Plake and Forrest Jillson who bring the excitement for winter.
#9: Unbroken
Unbroken is the story of the Snowboarder Mark McMorris. This 45 minute movie was released in 2018 and shows the get back that McMorris went through after a traumatic and life changing backcountry accident. Being one of the more influential names in the sport, McMorris inspires many by telling his story.
#10 The Crash Reel
The Crash Reel is 2 hours and 24 minutes of footage that was collected over a 15 year span during Shaun White and Kevin Pearce's longtime rivalry.
From childhood friends to competitors these two had some epic battles.
After the release in 2013 the film gave some extra insight to the viewers of Pearce’s recovery from injury and White's journey to gold.
The Bottom Line: The Best Ski Movies
Skiing and snowboarding are thrilling sports, whether you're performing them, watching them live or just on the couch watching on a screen.
No matter the situation there is always a way to get the juices flowing and the stoke up for the winter.
Next time you are missing the slopes or want some extra motivation for the upcoming season, make sure to tune into one of these films above.
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