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MOVIE | Reviving the Legend & Variable | Presented by TPC

Friday, February 28, 2025
7:00 PM 9:00 PM

Tannery Pond Community Center 228 Main Street North Creek, NY, 12853 United States (map)

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Tannery Pond Center presents Ski Film Documentaries: Reviving the Legend & Variable

February 28 | 7 PM

Tickets: $10

Film - Reviving the Legend (26 minutes)
Film - Variable (28 minutes)
Q&A with Film Makers (20-30 minutes)
Refreshments will be served.

Purchase Tickets HERE

Reviving the Legend

With a single Facebook post, a small mountain in upstate New York received national attention and captured the hearts of the entire ski industry. Hickory Hill has endured hardships brought on by climatechange and financial stress that are all too common to small ski areas. After announcing the inability to afford their insurance for the 2023/24 season, skiers, both local and scattered throughout the country, responded in droves allowing the mountain to open for the first time in 10 years. What makes Hickory special and why is it worth saving? What impact will its continued operation have on the local community, and what does it signify for the ski industry as a whole? Check out the website HERE.

**Filmmaker Ian McGraw**

With 20 years of experience as a Director of Photography, Ian has a passion for telling unique and extraordinary stories from around the world through sports documentary and national commercial projects. He has worked with high-profile brands such as ESPN, Ford, PGA Tour, Land Rover, WWE, Outside TV along with various other brands. He was honored to have received 5 Sports Emmy Awards and 13 nominations for various projects. As part of the

MaGoo Productions team, Ian specializes in filming fast action adventure cinematography, capturing stunning visuals and engaging narratives. He owns all of his own gear, including multiple Red packages, 1 ton grip and lighting package, gimbals, and jibs, which saves time and budget for setup and build days. Ian also has access to crews around the world, and enjoys collaborating with them to deliver high-quality results. He would love to work with you on your next project and share my expertise and enthusiasm for this adventure.

All images below are courtesy of Ian McGraw, copyright: Ian McGraw.

Variable

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 4,000 ft 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 a landscape where climate change now 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.” Check out the website HERE.

**Jamie Kennard**

In March of 2024, Jamie, and his brother, Doug, finished skiing the 46 Adirondack High Peaks. Their ski mountaineering quest took 10 years to complete. The last (and only) time the Adirondack mountains had been skied in their entirety was 1996, 28 years prior.
Their journey came on the heels of their first complete ski of the Catskill 3500 range in 2014, and capped off a long held ambition to ski all 81 of the “classic” High Peaks in New York State (Catskill 35s and Adirondack 46ers). The *Times Union* detailed it in their story, “*81 Peaks: A Mountainous Effort*”. *Mountain Gazette* called it “a New York skiing achievement like no other.”
Jamie has been profiled in *Hudson Valley Magazine*, *Powder*, *Inside + Out*, and a featured guest on One Step Beyond and The 46 of 46 podcasts. His photographs have appeared in *Flylords* and *AndNorth*.

Krate is the studio of Jamie Kennard. For over twenty years Krate has shaped emerging brands and growing organizations through thoughtful design, brand strategy, and website development. Clients include Outside Magazine, Aether Apparel, RXR Sports, French Embassy, Vignelli Associates, Alex Mill, American Folk Art Museum, Cornell University, Tinrocket, Sweet Paul, Clove & Creek, Olnick Spanu, Elkus Manfredi Architects, Jersey Boys, ESRI, Helen Keller International, Blue Sky Alpacas, and Mandarin Oriental, among others. Krate’s work has been recognized by PDN and Graphic Design USA.