Twenty years of ski movie legacy swerves left, crashes into powder, and somehow sticks the landing.
Zigzag. 1. a pattern created using alternating course. 2. another word for skiing. Following nearly two decades of ski movie pedigree, Level 1 documents a lifestyle of contradiction. Timeless ephemera. Love and money. Natural and synthetic. Powder and slush. Stagnant and innovative. Untracked and well-travelled. Consistent but not predictable. Swerving left, right and diagonal, yet never asleep at the wheel. Featured Athletes: Parker White, Laurent De Martin, Sämi Ortlieb, Chris Logan, Will Berman, Keegan Kilbride, Will Wesson, Thayne Rich, Peyben Hägglund, KC Deane, LJ Strenio, Khai Krepela, Kim Boberg, Oliver Karlberg, Tanner Rainville, Duncan Adams, Ahmet Dadali, McRae Williams, Wiley Miller, and Friends. Featured Locations: Eagle Pass Heli, BC. Sunshine Village, Banff. Mt Baker, Washington. Sweden. Gran Masta Park, Switzerland. Hokkaido, Japan. Moscow, Russia. Helsinki, Finland. Whistler, BC. Colorado. Montana. Michigan. Minnesota.
Cinematography
Hokkaido powder shots that'll ruin your local hill forever
Score
Soundtrack somehow makes Michigan ice look cinematic
Editing
Twenty years of Level 1 evolution in every cut
Director
Freedle Coty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Level 1's 2018 release marked their twentieth year documenting freeskiing's evolution from punk rebellion to Instagram sport.
The Helsinki street segments were filmed during a historically mild Finnish winter, forcing the crew to chase urban snow piles for three weeks.
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