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Backcountry Film Fest shows Tuesday in Whitefish

| February 2, 2019 2:00 AM

Montana Wilderness Association and the Winter Wildlands Alliance are hosting the 14th annual Backcountry Film Festival Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the O’Shaughnessy Center in Whitefish. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and films start at 7 p.m.

The festival will feature 10 short films that tell compelling and entertaining stories about backcountry, human-powered recreation and environmental preservation.  

Montana Wilderness Association works with communities to protect Montana’s wild heritage, outdoor traditions and quiet beauty, now and for future generations.

Winter Wildlands Alliance is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving winter wildland and a quality human-powered snow-sports experience on public lands through education, outreach and advocacy.

Proceeds from the film festival benefit Montana Wilderness Association Flathead-Kootenai Chapter, and will be used for its scholarship program.

Tickets are $15. To purchase tickets, go to bit.ly/filmfesttickets. This event typically sells out and tickets may not be available at the door. For more information, contact Grete Gansauer with the Montana Wilderness Association, 406-284-1747 or ggansauer@wildmontana.org.