By Jenn Sheridan ·
“Pretty Faces” | Unicorn Picnic ·
It’s time to pack away the deck furniture and breaking out the winter jackets. It may be too wet to hit the trails, but the lifts aren’t turning yet. We’ve rounded up some of the best movie premieres coming to town to help you get through the doldrums of fall.
10th Annual Backcountry Film Festival
Dec. 4
Patagonia Outlet | Reno, Nev.
Feb. 26
Tahoe Art Haus | Tahoe City
The Winter Wildlands Alliance brings the 10th annual Backcountry Film Festival celebrating the human powder experience through film. The festival includes full-length films and short clips from some of the best production companies. Trailers at winterwildlands.org.
“Days of My Youth” | Matchstick Productions ·
“Days of My Youth”
Nov. 7 | 8 p.m.
BoBo’s Ski and Board Shop | Reno, Nev.
If you missed this the first time it came through Tahoe, don’t fret there’s another chance to see Matchstick Productions’ newest film. Featuring local athletes Cody Townsend and Michelle Parker, “Days of my Youth” explores the journey of a skier’s self-discovery and the transition from skiing as simply a form of recreation to skiing as a way of life. Trailer at skimovie.com.
“Defenders of Awesome 2: Stay Bad Ass”
Nov. 1 | 7 p.m.
Woodward Tahoe at Boreal | Donner Summit
Follow the Capita Snowboards crew as they return to the big screen ripping deep powder and nailing gnarly features with the same nonchalant swagger that made the first “Defenders of Awesome” a treat. Trailer at capitasnowboarding.com.
“Less”
Nov. 23 | 6 p.m.
Homewood Mountain Resort
$15 advance | $20 at the door
Tickets (530) 525-2992
Level One Productions’ new ski film “Less” features athletes Magnus Graner, LSM, Will Berman, Duncan Adams, Tanner Rainville and many more, and was shot on location throughout the U.S.A., as well as in Canada, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden, France and Japan. “Less” will prove that new blood can sometimes breathe new life into the ski film genre. Trailer at level1producations.com.
“Mr. Plant”
Nov. 7
Olympic Village Inn | Olympic Valley
Big booters, big lines and big crashes. Volcom brings all that and more to the big screen with “Mr. Plant.” Trailer at volcom.com.
“No Turning Back” | Warren Miller ·
“No Turning Back”
Nov. 7 & 8 | 7 p.m.
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe | Stateline, Nev.
$16 | eventbrite.com or at the door
Nov. 15 | 8 p.m.
Silver Legacy Casino | Reno, Nev.
$20 | ticketmaster.com or at the door
Nov. 28 & 29 | 7:30 p.m.
Olympic Village Inn | Olympic Valley
$14 | eventbrite.com or at the door
Dec. 12 | 7 p.m.
Carson City Community Center | Carson City, Nev.
Tickets TBA | At the door
Celebrating 65 years of mountain culture, Warren Miller Entertainment explores classic lines in Japan, Switzerland, Norway and beyond. Top athletes remind us that all it takes is some fresh snow and a hill to find the joy of skiing. Trailer at skinet.com.
“Pretty Faces”
Dec. 7
Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema | Tahoe City
Tickets TBA | shejumps.org
Dec. 12
Montbleu Casino | Stateline, Nev.
Tickets TBA | shejumps.org
The first crowd-sourced, crowd-funded, all-woman’s ski movie hit local screens. A two-year project by Unicorn Picnic and premier big mountain skier Lynsey Dyer, “Pretty Faces” tells the story of a skier-girl and features some of the best female athletes in the industry. Trailer at unicornpicnic.com.
Tahoe Adventure Film Festival
Dec. 13 | 7:30 p.m.
Montbleu | Stateline, Nev.
$20 advance | $25 day of show
Tickets laketahoefilmestival.org
The Tahoe Adventure Film Festival is a chance to showcase some of the best Tahoe has to offer. Submissions are open until Oct. 31. Trailers at laketahoefilmfestival.org
“Ten and Two”
Nov. 5 | 7 p.m.
Hacienda Del Lago | Tahoe City
Join the Stept Productions crew as they travel from New England to the Teton Mountain and back in search of the balance between normal and crazy. Slaying urban features, boosting big airs and dropping some of the Teton’s classic lines is just a peek into what you can expect from the Stept Crew. Trailer at steptproductions.com.
