February 13, 2025 - (Sun Valley, ID) The 20th Annual Backcountry Film Festival, Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, and hosted by the Nordic and Backcountry Skiers’ Alliance of Idaho will be coming to Sun Valley on Friday March 7th at the Liberty Theater.

Backcountry Film Festival manifests the power of humans and their spirit. We screen cinematic stories of outdoor stewardship, grassroots policy and advocacy work, backcountry adventure, and snow cinema by human-powered advocates, athletes, brands, activists, adventures, and outdoor enthusiasts.

The Backcountry Film Festival celebrates the connection between humans and wild winters. A collage of human-powered stories and backcountry inspired experiences, Backcountry Film Festival ignites wild conversations and inspires action to communities that celebrate the present while looking towards the future.

Every winter, BCFF tours 100+ cities and is hosted by local retailers, grassroots groups, outdoor affinity groups, and many more community organizations. Funds raised stay in the local community to support human-powered recreation and conservation efforts, winter education and avalanche/safety programs and to raise awareness of winter management issues.

All proceeds from this event will support the Nordic and Backcountry Skiers’ Alliance of Idaho. This year’s Festival is screening documentaries and ski movies about athletic pursuit in the mountains, artistic vision, friendship, and how the snowsports community is adapting to a changing environment.

Trailer & Film Info: Film and Program Descriptions.pdf here.

Doors open at 6:30 PM and the screening begins at 7:00 PM. Admission is $20 (adult) or $10 (students 13-17 y/o) or free (12 and under) and tickets can be purchased online here or at the door, pending availability. There will also be a raffle for gear from our sponsors, free giveaways, and drinks and snacks will be available for purchase.

The Nordic and Backcountry Skiers Alliance (NAB) is an Idaho not-for-profit organization formed 25 years ago to preserve and to protect a quiet, non-motorized winter recreation experience for backcountry skiers, track skiers, snowboarders and snowshoers and to find lasting solutions to user conflicts. NAB has hosted the Backcountry Film Festival in Sun Valley in past years and is excited to bring it back again in 2025 to spread the joy of the silent backcountry and raise funds for advocacy. More information here.