Films

The Mountain In My Mind Series (so far)

Mountain in My Mind - A Ski Film About Mental Health

Presented by LINE Skis and FlyLow Gear, the Mountain in My Mind has one goal: destigmatize talking about mental health and suicide in the ski industry. The film is a ski and snowboard film about mental health.

Directed by John Padilla, who lost his 15-year old brother to suicide, this breakthrough film is the first of its kind to interview skiers across the “Suicide Belt” in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States.

Mountain in My Mind 2 - Tragedy Into Triumph

MIMM 2 takes a more artful approach towards destigmatizing talking about mental health, features new professional athletes, and some familiar faces from MIMM 1. It will make a full premiere tour starting Friday September 15th, 2023 at 6pm at the Rialto Bozeman before its online release to YouTube and Newschoolers.com (Book

Mountain in My Mind 3

The film gathers a variety of industry insiders’ takes on topics such as suicide, depression, anxiety, addiction, substance abuse, trauma, first responder trauma, survivors guilt, therapy, and much more. The crew, which features New Zealand Olympian Benni Harrington and more, added some new names this year including street skier Brennan McClean, halfpipe and slopestyle skier Connie Brogden, and former freestyle mogul skier Lexi Wright in addition to interviews from Teton County Search and Rescue, Mammoth Mountain Ski Patroller Henry McGuire, and more.

The crew got together in the remote town of Cooke City, Montana and shared a cabin for 10 days. They used sleds to access some of the best terrain Montana has to offer and the film features pow skiing, backcountry jumps, backcountry freeride, halfpipe, street, and resort skiing at Grand Targhee and Mammoth. The crew also expanded its production and editing team and added the esteemed editor and drone pilot, Ben Kaden.

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