[Official Trailer] VARIABLE - The 10 Year Journey to Ski the Adirondack 46ers

by Updated November 25, 2024

VARIABLE chronicles the 10 year journey of two brothers as they attempt to backcountry ski the Adirondack 46ers - a rugged collection of 46 mountains rising to 4,000ft and higher - in a quest to become the first to ski all 81 of the classic high peaks of the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains. The duo face an uphill battle skiing to the summits, navigating through complex terrain of ice, rock, thick trees, and a seesaw of harsh and unpredictable winter conditions.

Physical injury in the mountains, a midnight rescue across thin lake ice, and the tragic loss of a spouse, all test the brothers’ commitment. In an evolving landscape where climate change has the final say on what form winter takes, the two find themselves racing against the clock, and a disappearing snowpack, to finish skiing the last peaks before the decade-long goal melts beneath their skis.

Mountain Gazette called their accomplishment “a New York skiing achievement like no other.”

Full film on tour winter 2025. Visit http://variablemovie.com/ for all screening dates and more.

Screenings

Rochester, NY - Wednesday, November 13
ADK-GVC “Outside Voices”
Rochester Museum & Science Center
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Lake Placid, NY - Saturday, December 7
ADK Backcountry Ski Season Kickoff
North Country School, Walter Breeman Performing Arts Center
5:30 doors, 6:00 event, 7:30pm films
Presented by The Mountaineer and Barkeater Trails Alliance
$10 suggested donation or shelf-stable food for the local food pantry

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Burlington, VT - Thursday, December 12
J Skis Headquarters
247 Main Street
6-8pm, 7pm screening with Q+A after
Free // More Info

North Adams, MA - December 13
Bright Ideas Brewing @ Mass MoCA
7pm screening with Q+A after
Presented by Western Mass Backcountry Alliance and Thunderbolt Ski Runners
More Info

Woodstock, NY - Saturday, December 14
Tinker Street Cinema
5pm screening with Q+A after
Presented by Bread Alone and West Kill Brewing
SOLD OUT!!!

Brooklyn, NY - Thursday, December 19
1st Annual NY(SKI) - An Evening of Short Films and Ski Docs
6:30pm - 9pm
More Info

New Paltz, NY - Saturday, January 11, 2025
Rock & Snow (Annex)
28 Main St, New Paltz, NY
7pm doors
7:30 presentation & film screening with Q+A after
Free

Hunter, NY - Thursday, January 23, 2025
Doctorow Center for the Arts
Mountain Cinema
6pm presentation & film screening with Q+A after
More details coming soon

Bartlett, NH - Friday, February 21, 2025
Mt. Washington Backcountry Ski Festival
Ledge Brewing
Presented by The North Face
More Info

 

Cast:

Doug Kennard, skier

Jamie Kennard, skier

David Goodman
Journalist, Author “Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast”

Caitlin Kelly
Writer, Co-Founder Adirondack Community Avalanche Project

Laurie Rankin
President, Adirondack Forty Sixers

Ron Konowitz
Local Legend, First ADK 46er Skier

Andrew Weibrecht
Two-time Olympic Medalist, U.S. Ski Team

Charlie Wise
Owner, The Mountaineer

 

 


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