Photo courtesy www.warrenmiller.com

Off The Grid reveals uncharted snow-covered territory of Kashmir, India to the Chugach Mountains of Alaska. Like most Miller films, Off The Grid showcases skiers and snowboarders attempting death-defying jumps on steep terrain.

Professional skier, Lynsey Dyer of Jackson Hole, Wyo., skied the Big Ski/Moonlight Basin, Mont. sequence with fellow skiers Mike Mannelin and 17­-film ski veteran Chris Anthony.

“It was very challenging, not the best conditions [for skiing],” Dyer said. “We were there for three different weeks trying to get the best lighting and snow.”

Dyer said the Warren Miller cinematography was professional and considering the conditions, they made everything look great. Chris Patterson, professional cinematographer was there by the skiers’ sides directing them for hard-to-get shots. Dyer’s co-skiers were helpful as well.

“Chris Anthony has so much experience on skiing and how to make it look good. He was so nice and humble to teach us and take care of us,” Dyer said. “I definitely liked the people I worked with.”

Before skiing at any new locations, the Warren Miller team has to clear areas to eliminate potential avalanches during shooting. This secures the area from some disasters, but not all.

“It is hard to ski just after avalanche debris and make it look good,” Dyer said.

Skiing is her passion and a little debris doesn’t stand in her way of taking on new terrain. Dyer had a smaller role in last year’s film, Higher Ground, in which she skied half a day and this year, she got to visit Montana, where she graduated from Montana State University.

Skiing all her life and watching Warren Miller films as a child with her family, Dyer was determined to become a part of the films.

“Warren Miller is equivalent to the Olympics for me,” Dyer said. “It is a dream come true [to be in the films].”

Like Dyer, the other skiers and snowboarders face tough terrain and give their all to get down the mountain.

This year, the athletes start north in Golden, British Columbia, Canada, where athletes Jaime Pierre, Martin Winkler, Chris Eby and Charlotte Moats take to the backcountry of Chatter Creek Lodge.

Miller’s crew and athletes stay close to the Midwest area of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana in this film.

For some off the grid sites, skiers Nicky Wievig, Julien Haricot and Stephan Mauer, with feet locked into their snowboards, visit the mountains of Disentis, Switzerland. Other locations include India, Austria, Alaska and Japan.

“The Warren Miller crew said it was the best film they’ve made in the last 50 years,” Dyer says. “You’ve got to come out, to experience the movie in the crowd. It is like a tailgate party for the ski season.”

For more information about Off The Grid, go to www.skinet.com. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the Rexburg Chamber of Commerce or City Hall.