Lukas Huffman

Over this past winter I had the opportunity to direct a feature length script that I wrote (in between parenting and ice cream & beer commercials and snowboarding as much as I can). I describe the film as a “feel good asteroid movie.” It’s about people in a small town taking care of each other when it feels like the end of the world. I wrote this film to be produced here in Central Vermont as a community-specific creative process. Meaning that the spirit of a place informs all the nooks and crannies of the filmmaking from the locations to the catering to the integrity of the working relationships we formed. It sounds like some hippy VT stuff, which it is. My hope was to create an atmosphere of trust that’s integral for making intimate cinema. I took a risk in opening up this funky process to veteran filmmakers from LA, Vancouver and NYC. And they took a risk on me. As I finally come out of the production haze I am realizing that it worked — the cast, crew and the Vermont communities where filmed harmonized (mostly) and worked with open heats to capture a truly unique story. Huge shout outs to people who believed in the script and my ability to pull off such a unorthodox filmmaking approach; @driven_studio Anthony Santos, Phillip Thomas, @dylanmaranda , @deluge.pictures @lvalladao @powsner @ycanansnevets and the Floodgate crew. Of course we shot in a church and a few different barns. More to come as the journey progresses. Set BTS photos by @mdghty

As winter leaves the building in Vermont, I’ve been trying to think less about the days I missed (which were a lot this year) and more about HOW I used the days I was able to make it to the mountain. I got to launch my favorite rock, meandered in the alpine and got third place in the senior citizen category at Blauvelt’s Banks, among many high fives and powder turns. Sending Gratitude to my mountain crew and mother nature for another cup filling winter. Thanks @nitro_snowboards @l1_premium_outerwear @woolfmerino @blueroom_vt

Launching cliffs and grabbing indy over the years. Bookending this series of photos with rock launches at Stowe that are 30 years apart 😮 1. Stowe, 2025 filming for @blueroom_vt by @nathanaelasaro 2. Whistler, 2003 by @danopendygrasse 3. Whistler, 1999 by @scottserfas 4. Stowe, 1995 by @seelenbrandt

Lukas Huffman, 1998 , Pemberton Ice Cap, Long Spur Glacier. There was something special about those summers. Long Spur was full of deep suncups, runnels, and windlips, the kind of late season terrain that only the bold touched. Lucas was 19, all instinct and talent, and he sent a frontside 540 over a suncup gap the with no room for error . Brave move.. Most riders were done for the year. We were still out there, camping on the ice, chasing the last light of the day. When I pressed the shutter, I remember thinking , this one’s different.. This shot became a double-page pullout cover for the Snowboarder magazine 1999. We weren’t trying to be heroes, we were just young and hungry and trying to capture something true. Looking back, it was crazy terrain and a crazy gap… definitely not the kind of thing I’d recommend to anyone today. Lukas and his brother Jesse moved to Whistler from the states with nothing but drive, and they delivered. Good dudes. Good laughs. Those glacier nights still stick with me. Shot on Fuji Velvia 35 mm positive slide film, Brad Mcgregor shot it on Kodak 16 mm film. #snowboarding #90sarchive #frontside540 pembertonicecap whistlerbackcountry snowboardhistory filmphotography velvia Nitro dakine fujifilm whistlerblackcomb

Throwback to Whistler 2003 where launching off cliffs was just another day. This was the year of the @mackdawgproductions Shakedown and @danopendygrasse was on hand to capture it all. It's wild to think about how normal it was to send it off the biggest rocks we could find. Lucky to have had Dano around to share in the excitement and document the chaos.

The snow glows white on the mountain tonight Not a footprint to be seen… (can any shredders can ID this song?) BLUEROOM, from @nathanaelasaro and friends, is a new Vermont snowboarding film that pays due to a long tradition of VT powder films. It’s been my profound pleasure to ride with so many generations of VT shredders over the decades - yes decades. It’s a bit unreal to film a few clips for Nathanael’s movie in the same sneaky VT spots I filmed 30 years ago. November screening info coming soon!

Last winter I got a little obsessed with jumping off every rock at Stowe that has a somewhat decent landing. That included this double waterfall underneath the gondola. Most of them are pretty flat, so you need the snow to lineup and it did this day on the double waterfall. But, I didn’t anticipate a big patch of unfrozen water at the top which completely stopped my momentum and sent me into a double handspring, round off to the bottom. Somehow, I walked away. Lesson learned - chill the F out. BLUEROOM, our homegrown Vermont seed flick is coming in November! Tomahawk Clips from @nathanaelasaro @analogpirate

Been off IG for a year. Is anybody still out here ;) The VT crew was doing things the old fashioned way last year - stacking clips all winter for a big fall release. Huge shout to @nathanaelasaro for weaving all our footage into something that captures the spirit of our crew and our mountain. Film screenings are coming soon.

“I’m thinking about my Woolf Merino long johns. What a game changer they have been for me. Literally it enabled me to be able to stay out longer, ride harder every day, stay drier. It somehow doesn’t stink and this is a miracle.” -Lukas Huffman 🔥🏔️🚫🦨 #strongertogether #woolfmerino #weareonepack #snowboard #snowboarding #winter #snow

Send it season! This FS 720 in the Whistler backcountry is from the intro of @mackdawgproductions SHAKEDOWN, 2003. At the time, this trick did not feel like a big deal. However, the @mackdawgproductions crew was living in a scarcity mindset. Nothing was big enough or gnarly enough. And there certainly was never enough shots. The minute I landed this, we were on to whatever the next, looking for something bigger. In hindsight, this 7 is up there with career achievements. I will say that the scarcity mindset lead us to open up some new terrain and hit some big jumps. I have been humbled to recently learn this particular chunk of snow on the side of a mountain in British Columbia is also my namesake. 🙏 snowboarding. Let’s get on with this winter!!! #snowboarding #snowboardhistory

“I’ve got sweaty feet. And sweaty feet are cold feet, but Woolf Merino socks keep me dry and warm all winter long. And no stink!” -Lukas Huffman 📸 @analogpirate #strongertogether #woolfmerino #weareonepack #snowboard #snowboarding #winter #snow

***THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT FOR THE 2024 TOUR*** It’s been a dream to put together a program of short films that feel like they were made to be watched together. That dream came to life this year. While screening BLOODROOT on the festival circuit, I discovered three short fiction films that blew me away. I put them and my film on tour together! They are all different, from prestige horror to quiet drama. But, together build a fun, awkward, scary and beautiful look at what it means to be a ‘Vermont family’. See the dates below for screenings at Vermont’s finest theaters. Contact venues for tickets. Filmmaker discussion to follow all the screenings. Tour Dates: Sept 28 - St. Johnsbury, Catamount Arts Center @catamountarts Oct 19 - Putney, Next Stage Arts @nextstagearts Oct 24 - Burlington, in Vermont International Film Festival @vermontfilm Oct 27 - Montpelier, Savoy Theater @savoytheatervt Films: BAD MOTHER by @moollyclogwell I GUESS IT MIGHT BE SELFISH by @edwardshore THE THAW by @seantemplefilm and @homebody.sarah BLOODROOT by me 👋 With help from @vtartscouncil Tour poster: @chloececilia