Raffle | Freeride Film Festival 2026

Powder and Hype on the Big Screen to Kick Off the Season

Let’s be honest—for us skiers, November is usually just another month of waiting. The skis are waxed (I hope so, anyway), we check the weather forecast way too many times a day, and really, we’re just waiting for the season to finally kick off.

That’s exactly where the Freeride Film Festival comes in. In 2026, the FFF will once again be touring half of Europe with the coolest freeride films (trailers) of the year!

In Munich, the FFF Prime Tour takes place—the heart of the festival, so to speak. Tori Reichel hosts live on stage there and brings filmmakers and athletes on stage. In Hamburg and Cologne, there’s the FFF Cinema Edition with about 110 minutes of film; here, the hosting is done via the big screen.

This year’s lineup is quite diverse. It features an avalanche in Norway, told from the perspective of someone caught in it. It’s about Japanese taiko drums in the Canadian wilderness. It’s about a tiny fjord village as the last hope for the season. And it’s about a snowboarder who might be telling his story just a tiny bit bigger than it actually was.

A quick side note: The FFF map with all the dates and the current snow conditions is powered by PowderGuide. So you can check right there to see when things finally kick off in your area and also check the weather.

Yin

Daria Fuchs is a Swiss professional snowboarder—and clearly feels at home not just in the snow. In *Yin*, Morgan Maassen (director and cinematographer) follows her in Japan from the mountain peaks all the way down to the sea, where she goes surfing. Anyone who does both knows this: whether frozen or liquid, in the end it’s all water. The shortest film of the evening and a pretty good way to kick things off. (Personally, I absolutely love Morgan Maassen’s artsy style—all his films are worth watching!)

Uncle Timmy

The premise is absurd: Sometime in the future, pro snowboarder Timm Schröder is babysitting the kids of his best friend, Dino Flatz. And of course, they want to know how “Uncle Timmy” became world champion back in the day. So he opens up and tells his story with gusto. First runs, big trips, hard crashes—but also real losses and the friends who kept bringing him back to the board time and again. You’ll have to figure out for yourselves exactly how much of it really happened and how much is just tall tales.

Kodo 呼動

Taiko drums, wabi-sabi, and deep snow in Canada. Sounds like a wild mix, but it works. Behind Kodo is a group of Japanese skiers and filmmakers living in Canada, along with a film and music team from Japan. By the way, wabi-sabi is the Japanese concept of finding beauty in imperfection. Shikaichi Ueki is out on the slopes. Here, the focus is more on the rhythm than on the story.

Ferryland

Winter is drawing to a close, time is running out, and they’re determined to salvage the season. So Emil Leenderts and Emil Aslaksrud (snowboard), along with Bernt Marius Rørstad and Øyvind Snipsøyr (ski), head back to Trandal. The village is tucked away in a fjord in the Sunnmøre Alps, has exactly 17 residents, and boasts some of the best freeride spots in all of Norway.

75 Seconds

The film that’s likely to make the movie theater fall completely silent. On a foggy March evening in Norway, freeskier Jacob Wester triggers an avalanche and is swept over a cliff. For 75 seconds, he fights for his life in the snow, while his wife Sofia waits below, not knowing if he’ll make it. Director Marco Tribelhorn tells the story in a very direct way. It’s not an easy watch, but for anyone who ventures off-piste, it’s probably the most important film of the evening.

Here's how to enter:

We’re giving away a total of 5 sets of 2 tickets for three cities—one set for you and your favorite companion. Whether it’s a ski buddy, a splitboard crew, or someone you’ve been wanting to get excited about freeriding—or even skiing or snowboarding—for a while now:

3×2 tickets for Munich: Wed, Nov. 11, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

1 pair of tickets for Hamburg: Tue, Nov. 17, 2026, 8:00 p.m.

1×2 tickets for Cologne: Nov. 23, 2026, 8:30 p.m.

As always with our raffles, it’s really simple: Just write in the comments which city you’d like to attend and which of the six films appeals to you the most. You can also comment on our Instagram post.

Participation and Terms

• Entry deadline: Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 11:59 PM – the time of the comment counts

• Winners will be selected at random and notified via comment or email

• Cash prizes and legal recourse are excluded

A quick tip: If you arrive in Munich a little early, you can join the Alpenverein’s “risk’n’fun” Freeride Starter Workshop in the foyer starting at 5:00 p.m. (registration required). And at every screening, the FFF itself will be giving away equipment via QR code, including a pair of Scott SEA 108 freeride skis.

Good luck and have a great time watching the film!