I got a special treat for my birthday this year: the chance to finally attend an International Freeskiing Film Festival! I first met Felix Rioux just before he started iF3 in Montreal; now, seven years later, it’s hard to believe that his dream of a freeskiing film festival has become a highly successful reality not just at home in Montreal, but at expansion events across the globe.

When I heard that the Festival had made it all the way to Innsbruck, Austria for its debut in German-speaking territory, I had to go check it out. Here’ the story.