Ski season hasn't even started, but Colorado's pre-season ritual is already locking in dates. Warren Miller Entertainment is bringing its 77th annual film, Days Off, to movie screens across the state throughout November, kicking off in Fort Collins and wrapping up in Lone Tree just before Thanksgiving.
The late Warren Miller pioneered cinematic ski-film action decades ago, and the touring tradition he started continues as the production heads across North America this fall. According to The Denver Gazette, this year's film is hosted by Canadian filmmaker Katie Burrell, who follows top skiers and snowboarders across three continents. Per warrenmiller.com, Burrell is the host guiding viewers from Deer Valley and Canada to Japan, Chamonix and Alaska.
What's Actually in Days Off
The film's premise, per the same official site, centers on what elite athletes choose to do when they're not competing. Burrell has described her mission as figuring out what the world's best ski and snowboard athletes do on their day off, according to the Denver Gazette's reporting. The segments include heli-drops and heli-skiing in Alaska, high-alpine mountaineering around Chamonix, and untracked runs in Hokkaido, Japan, along with additional adventures in Canada and Utah's Deer Valley, according to Z2 Entertainment.
The tour itself is billed as the ultimate pre-season party, a framing the Denver Gazette notes has carried the Warren Miller brand for years. The Colorado leg touches at least ten cities between early November and the week before Thanksgiving, giving skiers and snowboarders statewide a chance to catch the film on the big screen before lifts start spinning.
Full Colorado Schedule
The Denver Gazette's rundown lists screenings beginning at the Lincoln Center in Fort Collins at 6 p.m. on November 1, followed by the Backdoor Theatre in Nederland at 7 p.m. on November 5 and the Skyline Theater in Cañon City at 7 p.m. on November 6. Colorado Springs gets two showtimes at Stargazers Theatre on November 7, at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., a schedule also referenced by Stargazers Theatre & Event Center.
Lakewood Cultural Center hosts a 7 p.m. screening on November 10, and Boulder Theater runs the film three days straight — 7:30 p.m. shows on November 12 and 13, then 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. screenings on November 14. Loveland's Rialto Theater follows with a 7 p.m. show on November 18, and the Buffalo Rose in Golden screens the film at 7:30 p.m. on November 19, per the Denver Gazette's reporting.
Denver and Lone Tree Close Out the Run
Denver's Paramount Theatre hosts back-to-back 7:30 p.m. screenings on November 20 and 21. According to warrenmiller.com's event listing, VIP ticket holders at participating shows get premium seating, a gift bag valued at $225, and a chance to see Burrell and the team in person. The tour then finishes at Lone Tree Arts Center with shows at 7:30 p.m. on November 23 and 24, plus 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. screenings on November 25, closing out the Colorado run just ahead of the holiday.
Group tickets are available through each venue's individual ticketing site, warrenmiller.com notes in its listing for the Tivoli Theater show. The same page states that a portion of net ticket proceeds from the tour will go to the Share Winter Foundation, which works to expand youth access to winter sports. The Denver Gazette reports that tickets for the Colorado screenings are available through warrenmiller.com, with prices varying by venue.
