Patagonia lancia The Meaningless Pursuit of Snowa new films discovering the lives of skiers and snowboarders looking for their place in the snow.
Skiing in deep snow is a seemingly meaningless undertaking, yet many people around the world dedicate their lives to this activity. The Meaningless Pursuit of Snow tells the story of five individuals, all faithful to the culture of ski mountaineering and snowboarding, with a passion that overcomes any language barrier and bridges any generation gap.
New ski mountaineering routes, the Patagonia film
The Meaningless Pursuit of Snow tells the story of a cast of distant characters, but all united by a ski mountaineering culture so profound as to bridge every linguistic and generational gap. All the characters are searching for the same essentials: the connection to nature, the thrill of challenge, and the search for community in the mountains they call home. Watch the full film below:
The wayfinders in the snow
“All of us behind the camera put an incredible amount of energy into the pursuit of the wild snow of ski mountaineering,” they explain i registi di Sweetgrass Productions, Michael James Brown, Nick Waggoner e Zac Ramras. “Meaningless it’s an extension of this obsession, mixed with a bit of curiosity and a question: why do we do this? In pursuing something so ridiculously meaningless, how did our lives, and the lives of the five protagonists of this film, acquire such meaning?”
“A beautiful thing happened during the making: we explored this life that we love so much. We were able to ask all these questions to people with very different stories, delving into how and why we start to slip on the snow and what drives us to continue wanting it more and more. Even after more than 35 years in the mountains, the snow continues to teach us.” This is who the seekers of new routes in the snow are.
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Photo credit: Adam Clark, Patagonia
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2023-12-11 14:31:31
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