High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA), the environmental advocacy organization of the Gunnison Valley, is happy to bring The Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival to the valley for the third year in a row. In its 10th year, the unique film festival brings inspiration through images of winter adventure to over 100 locations around the world, inspired by the mantra to ?seek the snow less traveled.? This year, HCCA is proud to partner with the Crested Butte Nordic Center and the Crested Butte Avalanche Center to make the Gunnison Valley film event a celebration of all things winter and human-powered. The event will feature a raffle full of great winter gear and local swag! This year?s program includes: ? Winner, Best of Festival, Out on a Limb from T-bar Films tells the story of Vasu, who?s love for skiing and the backcountry overcomes all obstacles. ? Best of the Backcountry Award winner, Powder Pilgrimage from Joey Howell, chronicles the ventures of two friends ski-bumming it to Valdez, Alaska, a trip we should all take once. ? Best Grassroots Film winner, Backcountry Baker by Jeremy Lurgio follows Labrador retriever Baker and his owner as they pursue their love of mountains through backcountry skiing. ? From the Road by Fischer Creative portrays the balance between liberation and limitation as a group of athletes come together to help a skiing comrade gain reconciliation with the Alaska peak where a 2009 accident ended his professional guiding career. ? Afterglow from Sweetgrass Productions is a revolutionary and visually spectacular film that brings a whole new light to skiing in the dark. ? 95 to Infinity by Doglotion Media follows brothers Andy and Mike Traslin as they keep the torch lit for 95 months of winter turns. ? IRS Traverse by filmmaker Luc Mehl is fun and quirky adventure through the Alaska Wilderness ? Sundog from SturgeFilms capture the dog days of skiing in Patagonia. Funds raised from the Gunnison Valley screenings will stay in the community to promote and protect wild lands for human-powered recreation, raise awareness of winter management issues, and promote avalanche training and safety programs.