Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, the Backcountry Film Festival celebrates the spirit of human-powered adventure — through stories that connect us to wild places, to each other, and to the movement to keep winter wild.

Join Winter Wildlands Alliance for the 21st Annual Backcountry Film Festival at the Ouray Community Center, featuring human-powered winter films, door prizes, and a special panel discussion about the importance of Ouray's summer and winter alpine ranger programs. Grab your friends and your tickets, and get ready to celebrate winter!

The panel discussion will include representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, Ouray County Sheriff, San Juan Mountain Association, Colorado Mountain Club, and Winter Wildlands Alliance, and is free to the public. If you would like to stay for both the panel discussion and the Backcountry Film Festival, you must purchase a general admission ticket.

All proceeds support Winter Wildlands Alliance, a nonprofit organization working to empower and inspire people to protect America's wild snowscapes. Proceeds from this Backcountry Film Festival screening will be put directly back into the Ouray community through the Snow Ranger program on Red Mountain Pass. Thank you to the Ouray Regional Recreation & Conservation Alliance and the Ouray Backcountry Alliance for their support in making this evening possible!

Other sponsors:

Moxie Guides

Ouray Brewery

Mountain Fever Shirts & Gifts

Tellurides

Ouray Emporium

Spring Branch Forestry

Ouray, CO: Backcountry Film Festival 2026

21st Annual Season