CBC Docs | Filming ice INSIDE a mountain was the easy part | Wild Canadian Weather @CBCdocs | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Filming a 200 metre icefall inside a mountain came with challenges, but the biggest was on the mountainside #TheNatureOfThings #WildCanadianWeather
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When the Wild Canadian Weather team headed to Crowsnest Pass, AB, to film the Booming Ice Chasm, an incredible 200 metre icefall inside a mountain, they knew they were in for a difficult shoot. But it was the weather outside the chasm that showed them just how tough filming in Canada's wild can be.
The Booming Ice Chasm has never been filmed on this scale before, and the team had to haul 900 kilograms of gear in by helicopter. The only place to camp was on a windy ridge, a short but treacherous walk from the chasm's entrance.
Filming inside the chasm itself was complicated. Everything had to be set up using harnesses and ropes, and cold batteries turned the lights off at the worst possible times. But the real difficulties arose after the crew headed back outside.
The weather on the mountainside was some of the wildest seen during the filming of the entire series. High-speed winds had decimated their camp, sending tents and equipment rolling down the mountain. After salvaging what they could, the crew called for a helicopter to extract them — with everyone safe and some beautiful shots to show for it.
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Filming a 200 metre icefall inside a mountain came with challenges, but the biggest was on the mountainside #TheNatureOfThings #WildCanadianWeather
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
When the Wild Canadian Weather team headed to Crowsnest Pass, AB, to film the Booming Ice Chasm, an incredible 200 metre icefall inside a mountain, they knew they were in for a difficult shoot. But it was the weather outside the chasm that showed them just how tough filming in Canada's wild can be.
The Booming Ice Chasm has never been filmed on this scale before, and the team had to haul 900 kilograms of gear in by helicopter. The only place to camp was on a windy ridge, a short but treacherous walk from the chasm's entrance.
Filming inside the chasm itself was complicated. Everything had to be set up using harnesses and ropes, and cold batteries turned the lights off at the worst possible times. But the real difficulties arose after the crew headed back outside.
The weather on the mountainside was some of the wildest seen during the filming of the entire series. High-speed winds had decimated their camp, sending tents and equipment rolling down the mountain. After salvaging what they could, the crew called for a helicopter to extract them — with everyone safe and some beautiful shots to show for it.
Watch the video above for the full story.
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