ROCKIES SHRED FEST 2017 RECAP
+ SEE THE FILMS YOU MISSED!

Hosted by Crowfoot Media + Capow Guiding

One of Banff’s most anticipated events – and sold out for a third straight year – Rockies Shred Fest is an annual pre-season gathering hosted by Crowfoot Media. Emceed by Andrew Hardingham, the event attracted 450 snow sport enthusiasts for a night of local ski and snowboard films, a mountain tradeshow, door prizes and giveaways, and more! Here’s what went down, in case you missed it!

ANNOUNCING THE SHRED FEST
2017 WINNERS

Videos to be posted soon.

Winner – Local’s Choice Award
ARMY
by Daniel Thompson/Story of a Ski Tour

Winner – Judge’s Choice Award
Season Edit
by Chris Rubens

OTHER FINALISTS

Family Vacation
Elysha Piller + Luke Doucet

Nafan and Friends
Jackson Flower

Last Minute Local
Jessie Oatway, Oatway Productions

Pound Town Pleasures ft. Wasted Youth
Johan Rosen, Snackbreak

A Gnarly Sidestep
Mikey Hall

Winter 2016/17
Noah Maisonet

twenty17
Trevor Dingman

ROCKIES SHRED FEST RECAP

Photos by Tyler Parker.

Line-up outside waiting to get in! Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Chuck outs! Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Audience getting feisty over chuck outs. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Great vibes all around. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Kate Ediger and one of our giveaway winners! Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Some of the Crowfoot Media crew (Ashleigh, Billie and Paul). Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

4/450. We’ll work on a group shot next time. 🙂 Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Door prizes! Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Door prizes! Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

MC Andrew Hardingham. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Film watching. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

More film watching. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Marty from Capow Guiding. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Capow Fund receives their cheque for $900. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Next up! Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Our judges, Michelle Locke, Vince Goyette and Eric Hatajlo. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Monods present a cheque to Protect Our Winters. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Swag! Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Tradeshow vendors chat it up. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Unlimited represents at the tradeshow. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

Voting for Local’s Choice! Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME? RECAP

Photos by Billie Norman.

Transceiver refresher outside. Photo by Billie Norman.

Glacier safety. Photo by Billie Norman.

Rope work and glacier safety. Photo by Billie Norman.

Marty from Capow Guiding chats with the group before beginning. Photo by Billie Norman.

Gathering at the Whyte Museum grounds to kick things off. Photo by Billie Norman.

First air refresher indoors. Photo by Billie Norman.

GIVING BACK

Presenting the cheque to the Capow Fund. Photo by Tyler Parker Photography.

This year, money was raised for three important causes – all related to snow and winter:

• 10% of ticket sales from Rockies Shred Fest went to Avalanche Canada
• Crowfoot Media presented a cheque for $900 to the Capow Fund (from all ticket sales from the Will You Go Out with Me? day course that was also hosted on October 19)
• Monods and Patagonia presented a cheque for $2000 to Protect Our Winters

EVENT PARTNERS