A winter odyssey from Norway’s most northern waters. After ten years of hunting snow abroad in the southern countries, the pandemic has forced the aging free riders Krister Kopala, Merrick Mordal and Nikolai Schirmer to explore the mountain ranges closer to home. Aboard the ship of the eccentric Captain Crocs they look north towards the dark towing rock spires of Kvænangstindan, where Nikolai seems to remember he saw a skiable line over a decade ago. On the voyage of the winter the crew is forced to face the question of when have you pushed it so far over the edge that you may never sail back home? While they face narrow couloirs, deep snow in a treacherous snowpack, the creatures of the deep and the storm of the decade.
Norway
Director
Nikolai Schirmer
Directo/editor/skier
Filmography
Endless Winter, Shapes, Perks, Schirmer in The Field, POV Biweekly, The Black Docs, countless YouTube shorts with names to clickbaity to mention.
Production
Schirmer Film
Director/editor/skier
Questions and Answers
Athletes
Nikolai Schirmer, Krister Kopala, Merrick Mordal
Co-Presenting Partners
Our Amazing
Partners
Collaborators
Media Partners
Film Guide
SKI CATEGORIES
For this year’s iF3 Movie Awards, any and all films about skiing, snowboarding or a mixture of the two are eligible.
AMATEUR
- Amateur Film of the Year
- Amateur Skier of the Year
ATHLETE
- Female Skier of the Year
- Male Skier of the Year
- Breakthrough Skier of the Year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Street Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Ski Mountaineering Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (Dedicated to Kai Smart)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
SNOWBOARD CATEGORIES
Whether it’s focused on freestyle, freeride, street, backcountry, telemark skiing, mountaineering, adventuring, a documentary subject, or anything in between, your film is welcome at iF3.
AMATEUR
- Amateur Film of the Year
- Amateur Snowboarder of the Year
ATHLETE
- Female Snowboarder of the Year
- Male Snowboarder of the Year
- Breakthrough Snowboarder of the Year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Street Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (Dedicated to Jeff Keenan)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
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