Altai Frontier

  • Year 2017
  • Runtime 24 min
  • Director Vivienne Smith
  • Topics

Film Synopsis

Four western ski and snowboard athletes, invited into the restricted Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China to explore the untapped Altai Mountains, interact with a 2000 year old skiing culture, learn how to make ancient traditional skis and make first ascents as they discover what has been hiding in the back country of China’s remote mountains.

Showings

Fri, Oct 19 Friday, Oct 19

Theirstory

Sat, Oct 20 Saturday, Oct 20

Theirstory

  • Filmmakers in attendance
  • Subjects in attendance
  • Contains adult language

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