Winter may not be here yet.

But a film featuring top skiers and snowboarders will be premiering in a West Kelowna theatre this month to get you excited about it.

Winterland is Teton Gravity Researchsa国际传媒檚 (TGR) lastest film featuring ski and snowboard culture. TGR filmmakers collaborated with 23 of the worldsa国际传媒檚 most accomplished freeskiers and snowboarders to make the film, showcasing some of the most thrilling and extreme footage captured by the company in its 22 years of production.

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Winterland features notable names in the winter sports scene such as Tim Durtschi, Nick McNutt, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Angel Collinson and 13-year-old rising star Kai Jones.

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The film will be shown for one night only at West Kelownasa国际传媒檚 Xtreme on Oct. 23.

Tickets are available at .

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