For all the fun to be had at Oregon resorts like Mt. Bachelor, Mt. Hood or one of the tiny-yet-radical mom-and-pop hills like Anthony Lakes, there are miles and miles of backcountry to be explored in the Beaver state. That’s why Bend local Pete Alport decided to dedicate an entire film to the chase of wild snow in his home region. Low Pressure is his newest project, and it’s opening right now across the Pacific Northwest. I’m fired up to see it for two reasons: Pete has access to some incredible talent like Ben Ferguson, but the film also features gifted work-a-day riders holding down day jobs and two, the cinematography looks legit and was all filmed last season.
“I was born and raised in Oregon,” Pete told me. “And traveled while filming for various snow industry film companies for over a decade. I wanted to do something that’s never been done in my home state. It was a tough season, where we virtually received zero snow from last November until February 15, but somehow we pulled this off. There’s a lot of talented Oregon residents in the film, many unknown, working full-time jobs, with a passion for backcountry splitboarding.”
Snow films are an autumn staple. To any of us who grew up riding in the mountains, the showing of the ski or snowboard film at a local theater, bar, or cluttered shop space signaled the start to the beautiful season. But there are just so many films these days. That’s why I love projects like Pete’s. It’s sort of under the radar. He has a great reputation in the snow industry, having worked as a filmer for years and with groups like Poor Boyz and Oregon’s terrain is some of the most diverse in the Northwest. That’s why I’m thinking Low Pressure could have a fairly-high upside.
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