Calm Beneath Castles trailer drop

ski movie cover shot for 'Calm Beneath Castles'

With the first snow of the northern hemisphere season having already fallen on US ski slopes, it feels right to start looking ahead winter. It starts, of course, with the autumn run of ski movies to get us hyped for skiing.

We start with the trailer drop of what’s got to be the biggest ski movie of Winter ’25 – Calm Beneath Castles. A Matchstick Productions film travelling to Canada, Austria, Japan and USA, with an impressive athlete list to boot, including big-name industry vets as well as young bloods on the rise.

We don’t have a helluva lot of information except a glimpse at the movie and its exceptional rider roster, as well as its drop month – October 2024.

What we do have…

What MSP says:

Calm Beneath Castles is an awe-inspiring ski movie that delves into the heart, soul, and mind of skiers driven by an insatiable thirst for adventure and discovery. It explores the essence of finding solace in nature and being one with the mountains. Following the world’s best skiers to breathtaking locations, it captures their quirks, instincts, and passion as they prepare and take on the mountain.

Filming locations:

  • Hokkaido, JPN
  • Chatter Creek, BC
  • Whistler, BC
  • Waddington, BC
  • Haines, AK
  • Arlberg, AUS
  • Obertauern, AUS
  • Sugarbowl, CA
  • Elko, NV
  • Monument Ranch, UT

Athletes: Sam Kuch, Michelle Parker, Dennis Ranalter, Colby Stevenson, Jess Hotter, Craig Murray, Janelle Yip, John Collinson, Coline Ballet-Baz, Mark Abma, Ari Tricomi, Sam Cohen, Nadine Wallner, Eric Hjorliefson, Finn Bilous, Emily Childs, Karl Fostvedt, Gen Sasaki, Stinius Skjøtskift, Xander Guldman, Cole Richardson, Marcus Goguen, Max Palm, Manon Loschi.

And we have the trailer. So dive in, get pumped for winter and come back to us in October to watch the full feature film:

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