Having a ski movie marathon before heading on your spring break ski trip to Jay Peak is one thing. Spending four full days trying to pick a handful to victors from 40 candidates is another. With the ever increasing level of talent and access to high quality cameras and editing software, judging iF3 gets harder [...]
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Zee Smoked Foods
Zee Smoked Foods Located in the iF3 Outdoor Village Serving Gourmet Southwestern Smoked Foods from Sept 14th – 16th Cash Only iF3 is proud to announce that Zee Smoked Foods Company will be the exclusive on-site food vendor at the Nike iF3. Zee’s head chef, Michael Phillips, is a true grill master having trained in [...]
Poor Boyz Done Well – by Mike Berard
Johnny DeCesare’s film company has been digging up ski film riches since 1997. Over 15 years ago, a grainy VHS ski film landed on the desk of Freeze magazine editor Micah Abrams. Featuring the omnipresent four-chord power-punk of the era, and a cast of skiers few outside the readership of the magazine would recognize, [...]
Level 1 Productions – by Freedle Coty
“Oh, the dark days are gone and the bright days are here” singer Bobby Hebb once belted out in his signature tune from 1966, Sunny. Making comparisons to Level 1’s 2012 title of the same name comes naturally, especially given its pseudo-sequel role following up their previous film, After Dark. Not that those past winters [...]
Canadian Freestyle, A Short History – by Kelley Korbin
Photos courtesy of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association Canadian Freestyle Ski Association, A Short History By Kelley Korbin, Canadian Freestyle Ski Association Freestyle skiing was born out of the 1960’s counterculture and within a couple of years its popularity exploded. The early pro event circuit in moguls, aerials and ballet had prize purses of up [...]
Life Is A Circus – by Jeff Schmuck
Life Is A Circus By Jeff Schmuck, Newschoolers “Keep skiing weird.” That’s the motto of the Traveling Circus, a crew of unique and creative misfits (and the winners of last year’s Best Webisode Award at iF3) who’ve been altering our perception of what’s possible on skis for the past half-decade. Formed in 2008 by [...]
Stept Productions – by Henrik Lampert
Stept Productions By Henrik Lampert, Freeskier.com Stept Productions’ new film The Eighty Six is the company’s 10th. What began in 2001 as a pet project for brothers Alex and Nick Martini—originally from Boston, MA—has grown into a full-fledged sensation with a dedicated following of park skiers from across the globe. The Martinis grew up skiing [...]
Alex Bellemare Q&A
“The first time I met Bellemare, I knew right away that he had a pure soul! He grew up on a farm in St-Boniface, QC. He was raised with good values and is the least materialistic person I know… that’s probably why he loses his phone and wallet every month. He’s a little tank when he puts [...]
