Whistler World Ski & Snowboard Festival

April 16, 23 & 30, 2021

World Ski and Snowboard (WSSF) returns for it’s 25th year in a digital format that combines arts, music and sport. The world is invited to join virtually at wssf.com on Friday April 16, 23, and 30 from 6 – 8 PM PST to catch Sky Streams, pick their favourite top sheet design, and cast their votes for films to advance to the finals. Anyone can enter, and everyone can vote.

Rough Cuts

WSSF Rough Cuts Photo & Video Competition combines photography, video and sport into one team event. New for 2021, there will be two categories and two rad prizes: local and global. Snowsport crews from around the world are encouraged to create a 2 - 5 minute film featuring any footage of skiing, snowboarding and/or snowsports, shot in the last ten years.

Films shot within the Sea to Sky area can compete to win $5,000 cash, and global participants can compete to win $1,000 plus the Key to WSSF 2022, which includes accommodation, dining gift certificates, Scandinave Spa bath access, tours with Canadian Wilderness Adventures, and more! All films will be reviewed by a panel of local filmmakers and athletes with the top eight local and top four global films advancing to the online film festival where fan votes will determine who moves to the final round.

Whip Sheet

Artists from around the world have the opportunity to choose their canvas in the Whip Sheet Top Sheet Competition. Whip Sheet Competition, in partnership with Foon Skis, invites artists to submit their original top sheet designs to be voted upon by the world. The winning artists will receive a custom board or pair of skis adorned with their art, plus have their designs made available for custom orders on Foon Skis.

Sky Streams

Sky Streams, the virtual music portion of the festival, will broadcast from four undisclosed locations, and includes sets by iconic Whistler acts SkiiTour, The Hairfarmers, Case Of The Mondays, Ace MacKay-Smith, tyMetal, Bangers & Mash, and The Prophet.