A selection of films celebrating winter, snow and cold-weather adventure, from skiing and snowboarding to expeditions and stories set in some of the world’s most spectacular winter landscapes.

Join adventures Erik and Sarah on yet another epic Baffin Vacation as they kite ski north along the remote coastline of Baffin. Over their 69 day holiday they ski mountains, climb an epic big wall, and cross a glacier in search of new rivers to white water kayak.

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A Baffin Vacation, Love on Ice

“Billy” is a documentary that deals with the fears that a 70-year-old grandfather goes through when ski touring. Death, desire and time constitute the internal conflict of this adventure, which may be the last.

Billy

Sjoa. Among whitewater kayakers, the name carries something legendary, almost mythical. A river in Norway that today is associated with an entire region of extraordinary paddling waters. What few people know is that the source of this power is fading, just as it is in many other parts of Europe, making the future of whitewater kayaking increasingly uncertain.We follow Erik, an Olympic kayaker, as he and his friends move through the landscape, floating between white mountain peaks and green valleys. Here, he rediscovers a joy for paddling that he has long been missing. But the retreating glaciers surrounding them stir emotions and raise questions within Erik, questions that seem best answered by nature itself. Born of Ice is a visually striking film about water and reverence. From a small natural cycle to a planet out of balance.

Born of Ice

“EL LLANTO DEL GLACIAR” is a collaborative project that brings together music, dance, and mountains to raise awareness about the retreat of glaciers caused by climate change. This retreat also reflects the global crisis we are living in. Ecuadorian dancer Camila Hernández and Catalan musician Jordi Mestre merge their artistic projects, Verticalica and Soul Mountain, to give a voice to glaciers at risk of extinction. Through recordings made on various glaciers around the world, the short film highlights the beauty and vulnerability of these ecosystems. The result is an emotionally powerful work that seeks to raise awareness of the global environmental crisis. This initiative was born from the passion and voluntary collaboration of artists and technicians connected to nature.

El Llanto del Glaciar

Facing the Unknown follows ultra-runner Gediminas Grinius during his solo fast ascent of Lenin Peak (7,134 m) in Kyrgyzstan. Beyond speed or records, the film explores solitude, fear, and self-discovery — as an unexpected question emerges high above the clouds.

Facing the Unknown

Ski mountaineers Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger and Guillaume “Gee” Pierrel carve a first ski descent on New Zealand’s Aoraki / Mt. Cook in 'Hunter's Moon'.

Hunter's Moon

After a snowboarder suffers a life-changing injury training for the Olympics he sets out on a 10-year mission to become the fastest person ever on a snowboard. Enlisting the help of a Hollywood stunt driver they set out to find the perfect location and fastest vehicle to achieve the record. Jamie survives 2 of the fastest snowboard crashes in history and goes on to reach a new world record of over 200kph on a perilous frozen lake in Norway.

Just Hold On

At the heart of the Japanese winter, where snow covers the world as we know it and turns it into a playground, three riders explore a dreamlike landscape. Their journey unfolds to the rhythm of a child’s voice, questioning adults , what they forget as they grow up, the importance of play, mischief, and the simple pleasure of just being there. And these three skiers who, somehow, still seem to hold on to something of it. Between reality and animation, the film drifts into a space where boundaries fade, and where childhood might not be so far away.

Kids

Five months after falling thirty meters into an ice crevasse and being rescued by helicopter, Arnaud chose to return. La Trace follows his attempt at the Summum Mont Blanc: 3.8 km of cold-water swimming, 180 km of cycling with 3,000 meters of elevation gain, and the ascent of Mont Blanc from Saint-Gervais, nearly 4,000 meters of vertical climb. All in a single day.

La Trace

We are snow people. For us, snow is more than a landscape, it’s the heartbeat of a country and the tradition that, year after year, unites us and carries the essence of who we are. This is how NIX is born a film about the people of Andorra and their connection with snow.

NIX - Som gent de neu

Mountaineer Bernardo Fonseca embarks on a challenging journey to the summit of Mount Everest, with the goal of delivering a message to the world about the importance of conserving mountain environments, showcasing both their beauty and vulnerability. The film portrays how he discovered ongoing positive initiatives for waste management and cleanup, from the villages of the Khumbu Valley to the high-altitude camps, and how he was inspired by both locals and outsiders who are making a difference. The film encourages self-reflection on how we engage with mountaineering from the perspective of sustainability and the impact the sport generates, and it proposes individual actions as “one more step” toward protecting these natural environments.

The Extra Mile

The Hauslabjoch glacier, on the Italian-Austrian border, has melted due to climate change. In 1991, it released the mummified body of a Neolithic man, a man 5,300 years old, named Ötzi, after the Ötztal Alps, where he was discovered. Reading an article on this subject one day ignited Clement’s imagination. What was he doing up there? A good question for Otzi, but maybe also a good one for him, his friends and the people met in the mountains.Skis on his shoulder, he left the dead-end road of his home in Annecy, France with in front of him, the Alps to cross towards Tyrol in Austria. A long time to understand this glacier that has melted, to discuss with the dead ice man, and to bring back a poetic testimony about what still needs to be defended up there and down here.

What on Earth were they doing up there?

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