In 2011, Steve Matthews had a bright idea. With his kids completely hooked on snowboarding, he rallied a few friends and set out to build Yellowknife’s first and only rope tow. Without city permission or permits, Steve quietly went to work on the abandoned gravel mine on the outskirts of town, inadvertently creating the epicenter of snow-sliding in the Northwest Territories. Welcome to the Pit is a 10-12 minute film that tells the story of Bristol Pit - and the community that it's
created - from the perspective of those who hand-built the pit and keep it running today.
Canada
Seth Gillis
Filmography
Welcome to the pit (2024)
Slides ont the mountain (2023)
Leo and chester (2023)
SKI CATEGORIES
For this year’s iF3 Movie Awards, any and all films about skiing, snowboarding or a mixture of the two are eligible.
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ATHLETE
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SNOWBOARD CATEGORIES
Whether it’s focused on freestyle, freeride, urban, backcountry, telemark skiing, mountaineering, adventuring, a documentary subject, or anything in between, your film is welcome at iF3.
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ATHLETE
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The official selection will be unveiled soon!
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