In the winter of 2017, the magnitude of winter's force was on full display. Telephone pole-snapping storms pounded the Wyoming landscape. Regions to the west, recently left arid and forgotten, were gifted with unprecedented accumulation. Blizzards in Europe buried towns in an instant before disappearing just as fast, leaving the lucky few who were there to wonder if it even happened. A Bolivian expedition found grace above 18,000 feet before the elements went rogue and the humans reluctantly heeded warnings from above.
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Everything is baked. The snow has turned to mush and that burn is starting to peel. Fortunately, for those seeking cover from the glare there is a reset on the way. Hot on the heels of Level 1’s award-winning film Sunny comes a slightly different forecast. No major disturbances or low-pressure fronts, just a healthy mix of skiing, music, and personality with a low ultraviolet index. Partly Cloudy. Shot on Location in: Utah, Sweden, Whistler Blackcomb, Alaska, Colorado, Wisconsin, New York, British Columbia, Les Arcs France, Kansas, Minnesota, Wyoming, Montana, Finland, Sun Valley Idaho, Mt. Bachelor Oregon
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Supervention II (2016)
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The Moebius Flip (1970)
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Higher Ground (2020)
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Kill Your Boredom (2012)
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An Accidental Life (2022)
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Seven Sunny Days (2007)
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Factor Films Presents - Notes: A Snowboard Movie (2005)
Notes is a European snowboard movie featuring some of the best European riders out there, with a focus on Scandinavian slayers such as Kareem El-Rafie, Eiki Helgason and Torstein Horgmo just to mention a few. Riders: Eiki Helgason, Ståle Sandbech, Hans Åhlund, Mats Hofgaard, Kareem El-Rafie, Torstein Horgmo, Andreas Gidlund, Gulli Gudmundson, Ulrik Badertscher, Halldor Helgason, Håkon Tønnesen, Nils Arvidson, Tore Holvik, Adi Velic and friends. Sponsors: Rip Curl, Bataleon, DC, Thirtytwo, DNB NOR, Circle Seven, Aloha Hemp, Masterpiece, Nike ACG, Atikin and Onboard Magazine
THAT - Snowboard Movie (2008)
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Everest 78, or the French on top of the world (1978)
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National Geographic- Iceland River Challenge (1984)
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