Extreme Skiing and Snowboarding filmed at Castle Mountain, Alberta

The legendary Warren Miller Entertainment crew from Skitheworld Productions Inc. has just finished filming on the slopes of Castle Mountain Resort in Pincher Creek.

Warren Miller films are known for their incredible skiing and snow boarding manoeuvres in stunning settings around the globe. Fifty million viewers worldwide will see Warren Miller’s annual feature when it is released this fall.

Warren Miller’s other recent Alberta ski flick, Impact, was filmed in the Canadian Rockies in 2004. Impact featured three Alberta ski resorts for the first time in a decade – Sunshine Village, Lake Louise and Jasper Marmot Basin.

The Skitheworld crew began filming, in partnership with Travel Alberta, Monday, April 10 and had finished by Saturday, April 15. Five hand-picked, expert skiers and snowboarders, led by skier Peter Hodgson of Pincher Creek and Calgary snowboarder Joey Vosburgh, starred in the film. Other talent includes rider Dave Basterrechea of Itetchum, Idaho, and skiers Davey Barr and Caroline L’Heureux, both of Whistler, B.C.

Castle Mountain is located two and a half hours south of Calgary, near the Continental Divide. Please contact rocky-peak Holidays for more information.

source: travelalberta.com

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