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Montana Backcountry Alliance (MBA) will present the 13th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival on Friday, February 16th at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture. Admission is $10 per person at the door, or $5 for college students with valid ID. All proceeds will benefit access to human powered winter recreation, including plowing Hyalite Road. Doors open at 6pm, with films set to begin at 7pm.
Immerse yourself in a night of films that capture the spirit of winter. The award-winning lineup of films focus on adventure, environment, youth and ski culture. Films in this year’s program include:
– The Space Within
(DPS Skis Cinematic)
– Ruth Gorge (Noah Howell)
– Below 0 (Hagage)
– The End of Snow
(Jane Zelikova & Morgan Heim)
– Follow Through
(Anya Miller & Becca Cahall)
– Genesis (Ben Sturgulewski &
Dan Pizza)
– Idaho 12ver Project
(Mark Ortiz)
– Adventure Not War
(Max Lowe)
The Backcountry Film Festival is produced by Winter Wildlands Alliance as a celebration of the human-powered experience and a gathering place for the backcountry snowsports community. The national nonprofit organization is dedicated to promoting and preserving winter wildlands and a quality human-powered snowsports experience on public lands through education, outreach and advocacy. Learn more at www.winterwildlands.org.
Montana Backcountry Alliance was created in 2005 to provide a unified voice for an otherwise loose and solitary band of backcountry skiers and riders. MBA works to protect, expand and enhance non-motorized backcountry winter recreation areas.
The organization is made up of volunteers who strive to build a community of traditional, human-powered winter recreationists while preserving Montana’s quiet winter wild lands. Montana Backcountry Alliance is a partner group of the nationally focused, Winter Wildlands Alliance.
Learn more at www.montanabackcountry.org. •
