TALES FROM THE FJELLS
¨Your winter adventure starts here¨
presented by
Friday 3.10.2025, 18:00 - 23:00
SCANDIC CONFERENCE CENTER
In collaboration wtih
A night all about understanding snow —how it builds, how it changes, and why it’s the key natural factor in planning successful winter adventures in a changing climate. Through films, stories, and expert insights, you’ll discover the many ways to enjoy winter.
We’ll share important key factors for planning your own adventures, along with ideas on how to prepare, build and ride in the best possible conditions while respecting the nature.
FILM:
THE EDGE OF REASON
Two veteran professional skiers, hardened and seasoned by tragedy in the mountains seek a rekindling of their aggressive approach to steep terrain by venturing to Norway’s Lyngen Alps with a fearless young phenom - only to find that the mountains have much more to teach them all about risk, reckoning and the thin line between glory and grief.
Produced by: Cody Townsend & B.Colective
Skiers: Cody Townsend, Nikolai Schirmer, Elyse Saugstad
Cinematography by: Bjarne Salen, Joonas Mattila
Edited by: Mike Douglas
Directed by: Cody Townsend & Mike Douglas
Sound by: Carlos “Charlie” Hernadez
Design by: GPM Design
PRESENTATION:
WEATHER CHECK
How to Ride the Arctic at Its Best
Presented by Antti Autti – Professional Freeride Snowboarder
In freeriding timing is everything—but not everyone has the privilege of spending months waiting for the perfect conditions. In fact, most people book their riding trips well in advance, leaving them at the mercy of the current snow and weather.
In his presentation, Antti shares his insights on reading the mountains, understanding the weather, and recognizing those rare moments when conditions align.
Through stories, he demonstrates that catching conditions is not just about forecasts—it’s about tuning into nature and into yourself.
FILM:
SKI BUDDIES ARE YOUR LIFE INSURANCE
Three strangers meet in the mountains – with only one day to film, conditions force them to question the entire plan. A persistent weak layer and warming temperatures raise the ultimate question: who do you trust by your side when your life is on the line?
director / producer: Jussa Loueniva
Cinematography: Markus Kumpula
Editor: Alisa Nolte
Riders: Sini Koivunen, Petteri Salo, Jussa Loueniva
PRESENTATION:
THE PROSNOW PROJECT
Highlighting possibilities of snow and ice as sustainable building materials, combining creativity with safety in a changing climate.
Presented by: Lapin AMK
FILM: DOWNSTREAM
A film about melting glaciers and their impact on everything downstream.
Produced by:
Protect Our Winters with support from Icebreaker and VF Foundation.
FILM: RETURN TO THE WHY
The north face of Trollvasstind, on the Lyngen peninsula of northern Norway, caught Swedish freeskier Jacob Wester's interest on his very first trip to these legendary skiing grounds in the spring of 2017.
After a first descent of the line with no background information, very little experience, and barely any cameras, the line has been left alone for nearly 8 years, until the spring of 2025, when it once again was in condition.
Teaming up with Italian skiers and snowboarders Jakob and Matthias Weger, Jacob sets out to repeat the objective, with the aim to ski it in his trademark steepskiing-freeride style, and to document it for the world to see.
The question of why one would expose oneself to the dangers of these projects often arise. This film will do its best to answer it, exploring themes of personal growth, lust for adventure, and the feeling of seeing ones own ski tracks on an impossibly steep wall far from anyone's comfort zone. This is the Return to the Why.