Let’s be honest, every ski trip starts with a quest for perfect snow conditions and the thrill of exploring new terrains. This is the drive that led Celeste Pomerantz from Canada, Sébastien Varlet from France, and David Deliv from Sweden to explore Georgia's diverse mountains, promising deep powd...

Polheim tells the story of three young explorers given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; to ski across Antarctica with the Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition™ to the South Pole in celebration of 150 years since the birth of Roald Amundsen, the first person to reach the bott...

Sources is a portrait of Astrid Cheylus, a Freeride World Tour athlete. Through spectacular descents, Astrid reveals the emotional challenges of high-level sports while striving to balance her athletic career and mental well-being.

Transmission celebrates the intergenerational bonds between pairs of skiers, where each run becomes an act of sharing passion and expertise. The film weaves a connection between these athletes, highlighting a community united by their love for skiing. Official Selection 2024: High Five Festival.

Bad weather, harsh conditions, avalanche risk. Why are we doing this? After a failed ski-expedition to Tajikistan back in 2019 the pro freeriders Fabian Lentsch, Max Kroneck and Joi Hoffmann are trying to find an answer to this question together with mountainguide and psychologist Pauli Trenkwald...

A inspiring film about Tobias Holzknecht, a young alpinist from the Ötztal region, who has been connected to the mountains since childhood. Even at the age of five, he stood on a 3000-meter peak and discovered the world of sport and competitive climbing during his school years before returning to...

Heading north, towards Svalbard. An Arctic Journey is much more than just an adventure; it’s a true ski journey but not only that. It’s about sharing a mostly untouched natural world, where everything is beauty and wonder. A group of ordinary people, determined to do something a bit extraordinary...

Beroi follows Manu Bonniot, a passionate skier born in the Alps but deeply connected to the Pyrenees, his home of twenty years. Driven by his love for these mountains, Manu aims to ski the summits that inspire him daily. However, his journey faces a setback when he suffers a serious ACL injury. T...

At 5959m, Mount Logan is the 2nd highest peak in North America, and certainly one of the wildest mountains in the world. To reach it, Hélias Millerioux, Alex Marchesseau, Thomas Delfino, and Gregory Douillard did not choose the easy option. The approach is done on foot and on skis, in complete au...

For forty years Alex Douglas has lived atop Mount Seymour. An explorer, an educator and an avid outdoorsman, Alex has made a home for himself in one of the last remaining cabins on the mountain. When the resort opened in 1938 local skiers began building cabins to stay in during the winter season....

Dreams turn into goals with a plan. How do you start and leave your comfort zone? The Mountain Tribe Crew aims for a big goal. A ski guide in the Alps reveals alpine techniques and crew dynamics as key challenges.

Kahuna is a homemade sailing and skiing expedition. At 22 and 23 years old, these four engineering students decided to discover everything on their own. In March 2022, they left Lorient aboard Kahuna to explore the slopes of Norway and Svalbard for 5 months. The team climbed 40 summits. The film ...

Seeking to find the most beautiful and remote places on panet earth the two adventurers Matthias "Hauni" Haunholder and Matthias Mayr were once again successful. Less than 800 kilometres away from the north pole you can find the Arctic Cordillera. It is the most northern mountain range of the wor...

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent, and has the highest average elevation of all continents. Usually, only scientists, polar explorers, or mountaineers to climb Mt. Vinson have been travelling to Antarctica. Due to the extreme cold, the glaciated terrain and the desert clim...

The Austrian Freeride skiers and adventurers Matthias Haunholder and Matthias Mayr, both with several first descents all around the globe under their belt, now embark on a mission to ski some of the steepest walls in their home mountains, the alps. Years before both were even born, those walls we...

Freeskiers Matthias "Hauni" Haunholder and Matthias Mayr spent a year planning to ski the highest peak of Eastern Siberia, Gora Pobeda. The Chersky Mountain Range, seen from above, appeared as a daunting White Maze. Gora Pobeda is not only steep and icy but also extremely remote, with the nearest...

Matthias Haunholder and Matthias Mayr present an extraordinary big mountain freeski film, primarily shot in Austria. Contrary to what the title suggests, the movie highlights the emotional distance between the athletes and their families rather than geographical separation. Through stunning ski f...

Onekotan, an island with a collapsed volcano at its center, is one of the most remote places in the world. The weather is unpredictable, and the conditions make it uninhabitable. Yet, the appearance and allure of the volcanic island are indescribable. Matthias Haunholder, Matthias Mayr, and Phil ...

The two freeriders and adventurers Matthias Haunholder and Matthias Mayr have been almost everywhere in search for Powder Snow. On 6 continents they have done first descents, deep powder lines and expeditions. But there is one continent left. A continent the two never considered for skiing. AFRIC...

American skier Seth Morrison discovers Greenland on a ski camp with local inuits, who introduce him to their lifestyle and playground. They sail the fjords, skin up to the peaks and ski down to the sea. Sharing these moments is a good way to learn about their culture, and discover a bit of this f...

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 G...

Zig Zag. 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 an...

There are as many paths as there are people. Some choose to be carpet salesman, others choose to be skiers. These behaviors are part of life's routine, and consciously or not, we're all slaves to it somehow. But you can't have the result without the process- you must get up to go down. Let this b...