Jochen Mesle

The two friends have traveled the world for many mountainous adventures, but while skiing in distant locations this idea grew in their minds: a ski expedition that starts right on their own doorsteps. Six weeks, 1.800 km, 35.000 vertical meters and a dream come true. After pedaling and skiing through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France, they reached the beach in Nice in early June 2018. The movie premiered at St. Anton Filmfest in August 2018.

Arnaud Cottet, Mathieu Schaer and Jochen Mesle, accompanied by Jules Guarneri go for a week of camping on the Saleinaz Glacier, located on the Swiss side of the massif du Mont-Blanc. Their goal : riding the faces around them, eating fresh food and most importantly, findinga story to tell in their movie. Up there, only a few hours from home and at the same time lost in complete wilderness, they interrogate themselves about this activity they’ve repeated for years ; creating ski and snowboard films.

The mountaineers Max Kroneck and Jochen Mesle book a one-way train ticket from Munich to Thessaloniki – and start their way back home by bike and ski. Along the route they explore the mountains of the Balkans, look for the most beautiful ski runs and get to know the local mountain communities.