Backcountry Film Festival in Whitefish Feb. 6

The 19th annual Backcountry Film Festival is headed to Whitefish on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Whitefish Theatre Company. All proceeds will benefit Wild Montana’s Flathead-Kootenai Chapter.

Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, the Backcountry Film Festival celebrates human-powered recreation and wild winters. For nearly 20 years, the festival has sparked conversations about the human connection to wild places, encouraged grassroots activism in the face of warming winters, and inspired stewardship of our wild public lands and waters. Festival-goers will enjoy films featuring backcountry experiences, conservation efforts, and personal stories of reflection and discovery while traversing wild landscapes.

The festival raises funds for local groups and nonprofits through a national film tour directly benefiting local projects and programs that promote access and stewardship of public lands. The Whitefish screening will benefit Wild Montana’s Flathead-Kootenai Chapter, which unites and mobilizes communities to keep Montana wild by organizing trail maintenance projects, leading free group hikes that connect people with wild public lands, and hosting educational community events.

At the Whitefish screening, attendees will have a chance to win prizes donated by local businesses, including lift tickets at Whitefish Mountain Resort, a six-person raft trip with Glacier Guides and Montana Raft, gift certificates for Polebridge Mercantile, Tamarack Ski Shop, Tap House, Glacier Cyclery and Nordic, and more. Sierra Nevada Brewing has also graciously donated a variety of their beers.

Doors open at 6:15 p.m., and the screening begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at wildmontana.org/fkc/bcff or at the door.