Ski Culture in Summer. Just because the slopes shed their snow doesn’t mean their stories do. As summer unfolds, ski culture finds new life on the big screen – celebrating powder days past and reminding us why we chase peaks in the first place.

Must-Watch Ski Films & Festivals of 2025

Organized Chaos

Teton Brown’s Organized Chaos dropped early in 2025, free for streaming. It’s a cinematic flex of the untamed alpine world – from Jackson Hole to Chamonix and other legendary ski areas – melding big-mountain adrenaline, raw emotion, and that perfect slope-side camaraderie. Whether you’re in Berlin or Boulder, free films like Organized Chaos bring style direct to your sofa.

Curated Blockbusters

Freeskier’s annual roundup showcases top-tier productions from brands like MSP Films, Level 1 and Matchstick Productions. These films, released in fall 2024 and early 2025, set the tone for next-season hype – packed full of cliff drops, pow-charged lines, and peak-pushing athletes

Festivals

iF3 International Freeski Film Festival (Montreal, Whistler, Chamonix)
The Cannes of ski culture. Premieres, parties, and panels for the freeski elite.

Freeride Film Festival (Europe Tour)
Indie-heavy, eco-conscious, and deeply soulful. Focused on sustainability, women-led projects, and pure backcountry spirit.

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival (World Tour)
High-altitude storytelling gone global. Think ski meets nature doc with major cinematic weight.

Val d’Isère Adventure & Ski Film Festival (France)
Alpine roots, forward-thinking programming. A cozy but prestigious scene for hardcore fans and filmmakers alike.

NICE TO SKI YOU Quartet & Travel Guide – iconic lines, eternal dreams

While film fests stoke the fire, Nice to Ski You’s card game turns legendary ski runs into a playful obsession. Featuring 32 of the world’s most iconic descents – from Corbet’s Couloir to Chamonix – it’s part game, part bucket list, and pure après-ski energy. Perfect for off-season hangs, this deck fuels friendly debate, nostalgia, and trip planning all in one shuffle. Just like your favorite ski films, it keeps the dream of fresh lines alive – even in flip-flops.

In short: No snow? No problem.

Ski culture stays lit all summer – through high-energy films, global festivals, and nostalgic communities that never storage their skis.

NICE TO SKI YOU
Cheers,
Peter

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