Ski and snowboard filmmaking pioneer Teton Gravity Research will present its 2026 film, Actually, It Is Rocket Science. The free screening offers local enthusiasts a look at the studio’s newest chapter studying the fall line, featuring world-class athletes, breathtaking cinematography, and mountain adventures.
Charleston Screening Includes Q&A with Colter Hinchliffe
For the Charleston screening, doors will open at 6:30 PM, with the film scheduled to start at 7:00 PM. Following the screening, attendees can participate in a question-and-answer session with skier Colter Hinchliffe. While the event is free, guests must reserve a seat and be confirmed in advance by emailing [email protected].
Film Examines Physics of Big-Mountain Skiing Worldwide
Actually, It Is Rocket Science
serves as a tongue-in-cheek examination of the seemingly reckless abandon displayed by top snow athletes as they push the physics of what is possible. The project turns mountains into laboratories and descents into experiments, exploring the intricacies of big-mountain lines, the physics and amplitude of massive gaps, calculating transitions, and the force of gravity amid constant forces like speed, instinct, and consequence.

The study spans numerous locations worldwide, including Bute Inlet in British Columbia; Haines, Alaska; Japan; Finland; Andorra; Montana; Jay Peak, Vermont; and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Featured athletes in the production include Kelly Hilleke, Teal Harle, Colter Hinchliffe, Kai Jones, Maggie Voisin, Nick McNutt, Parkin Costain, Karl Fostvedt, Keegan Killbride, Tim Durtschi, Thibault Magnin, Anna Tedesco, Tucker Carr, Wyatt Gentry, Lalo Rambaud, Jasper Skidmore, Daniel Johnson, Jerermy Emmer, Rylan Messner, Andrew Bird, Dylan Dro
Roide, Nicholas Johnson, Luke Price, Seamus O’niell, Andreya Zvonar, Jackson Lalla, Adrian Hayden, and Bode Tracy.