The stoke was high at the showing of Legend Has It, a ski film presented by Teton Gravity Research that showcases some of the top ski talent from around the globe.
The event took place on Friday Nov. 10 at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre, and was part of a fundraising tour of six towns in the Interior for non-profit, KORE.
Upwards of 250 people came out to the event in Revelstoke and got excited about the snow to come. The audience was whisked all around the world to locations as far-flung as Patagonia, Alaska and even the Karakoram Range in Pakistan.
The movie tour was put on by Francis Argouin, one of the board members of KORE, a non-profit collective of makers and creators based in Kimberley. Comprised of a group of experts from business and the outdoor recreation industry, KORE helps creators throughout the Kootenays bring new products and services to market.
“What we’re trying to do is attract more people to come to the Kootenays to set up their business there,” Argouin said.
The purpose of touring this film was to raise funds for what is to be the Kimberley Re-Hub, an institution that will be dedicated to extending the life cycle of all kinds of outdoor gear – similar to what Patagonia does with their Worn Wear program, but for all types of outdoor gear.
The money raised from the tour is earmarked to write a grant to access funding for creating the Re-Hub.
According to KORE, this is a move to inspire sustainable change in the outdoor gear industry. Keeping outdoor gear in circulation longer and out of the landfills is one of the goals of the project.
Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) was out at the event, helping get people excited about skiing, donating merchandise and even a few RMR vertical cards for the raffle that took place after the film.
People enjoyed the audio-visual exploration into what makes a legend, be it their lines that go down in history, the attitude they bring to the sport or just the way that they’re able to excel and push their craft.
Contributed by Connor Arsenault
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