Twenty years of Level 1 culminates in powder-poetry that'll make you quit your desk job.
In 1999 the old sport of skiing had just been given new life, and Level 1 was conceived to document its progress into the future. With twenty years in the rearview mirror it still stands true- new things never get old. Romance, the final chapter of annual films by Level 1, captures a modern-day Golden Age in skiing. Featuring a generation of talent that came of age in the best time to ever do it. Tweaking the formula, tweaking the grab, and in it for nothing but the love.
Cinematography
Every frame is a snow-drenched love letter to the sport.
Score
Soundtrack slaps harder than it has any right to.
Editing
Tight cuts match the athletes' precision — zero fluff, all flow.
Director
Josh Berman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Level 1 pioneered the modern ski film format; their 1999 debut essentially created the genre's visual language that brands still mimic today. This finale closes the book on two decades of defining freestyle skiing culture.
The title 'Romance' isn't irony — it's Berman's thesis that skiing culture finally matured from reckless rebellion to something sustainable and genuinely loved. The athletes here grew up on Level 1 tapes; they're the children of the revolution.
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