In Iceland’s rough and remote Westfjords region, Chad Sayers, Forrest Coots, and Chad Manley step back in time to revisit a way of life that lasted 1000 years. With the guidance of local friends Siggi Jonsson and Runar Karlsson, they traverse the storied landscape via sailboat, kayak, and ski, exploring what it would have been like to survive there for so many generations. Each ski run begins and ends with seaweed underfoot, while waterfalls, lichen-clad couloirs, and stories of humans past make up the in-between.

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Director/Producer: Jordan Manley
Story editors: Chad Manley & Daniel Irvine
Translator: Asi
Narrator: Chad Sayers

Skiers:
Chad Sayers
Forrest Coots
Chad Manley

Many, many thanks to:
Runar Karlsson & Sigurður Jónsson / Borea Adventures
Gústaf Gústafsson / Westfjords Tourism
Líney Arnórsdóttir / Visit Iceland
Hörður Jakobsson
Anna Kristin Asbjornsdottir
Gunnar Karl Gudmundsson
Vidar Kristinsson
Asi Bjornsson
Rob Grant

Music:
“Dresden Girls” & “Fell Through Mirrors” by Sonogram
“Scathe” by Reid Willis
“Aurau” by Rob Bridgett
“Here Before” by Fever Ray
Voices: “Ferskeytlan” by Margret Hjalmarsdottir/Raddir