Surfing through powder under the glow of the Northern Lights must be one of the most ethereal and unforgettable experiences that it’s possible to have, and the team wanted to capture the essence of this and have the audience fully immersed in their experience.

The team consisted of Melissa Brandner, Manuela Mandl, Eirik Verlo, Krister Kopala , Hampus Cederholm and Joonas Matilla. They’re a group of avid and accomplished splitboarders, and they needed every ounce of their collective experience to negotiate unstable snowpack, icy and steep terrain and exposure. All of which would be enough a challenge, let alone doing it all in the dark, which further enhances the difficulty in being able to judge avalanche risk and adds uncertainty to the complex task of gauging how big drops are. The dangers and difficulties the team faced are all for the sweet reward that is the magic of dark riding.

The project was backed by Furberg snowboards, Spark R & D, Moonlight Mountain Gear, Julbo Eyewear, and Tromsø Kommune Norway. The full film is set to be featured at international film festivals later in the year, and we’re so amped to see how this team navigates ‘Through the Darkness’.