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Variable - Adirondack 46er Ski Documentary — Krate
THE FILM
VARIABLE chronicles the 10 year journey of two brothers as they attempt to backcountry ski the Adirondack 46ers - a rugged collection of 46 mountains rising to 4,000ft and higher - in a quest to become the first to ski all 81 of the classic high peaks of the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains. The duo face an uphill battle skiing to the summits, navigating through complex terrain of ice, rock, thick trees, and a seesaw of harsh and unpredictable winter conditions.
Physical injury in the mountains, a midnight rescue across thin lake ice, and the tragic loss of a spouse, all test the brothers’ commitment. In a landscape where climate change now has the final say on what form winter takes, the two find themselves racing against the clock, and a disappearing snowpack, to finish skiing the last peaks before the decade-long goal melts beneath their skis.
Mountain Gazette called their accomplishment “a New York skiing achievement like no other.”
SCREENINGS
For up-to-date information see https://www.kratedesign.com/variable
New Paltz, NY
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Rock & Snow (Annex)
28 Main St, New Paltz, NY
7 pm doors, 7:30 presentation & film screening with Q+A after Free admission, first come
Boulder, CO
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Zeal Optics
1230 Spruce St, Boulder, CO
5 pm doors, 5:30 film screening with Q+A after
Hunter, NY
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Mountain Cinema
6 pm presentation & film screening with Q+A after
Saratoga Springs, NY
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Skidmore College
presentation & film screening with Q+A after
Livingston Manor, NY
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Old Souls
presentation & film screening with Q+A after
Bartlett, NH
Friday, February 21, 2025
Mt. Washington Backcountry Ski Festival
Ledge Brewing
Presented by The North Face
