USU Outdoor Programs to Host 2025 Banff Film & Book Festival

The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will be returning to Logan this winter. Utah State University’s Outdoor Programs will host the festival at the Ellen Eccles Theatre at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 and 8.

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world. Hot on the heels of the festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in over 600 communities and more than 40 countries across the globe, the Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide.

“The Banff World Film Tour is our major fundraising event for the Outdoor Programs Lyon, Maas, Mueggler Outdoor Leadership Scholarship,” said Dan Galliher, associate director of Outdoor Programs and Facilities. “We have been screening this film for the last 25-plus years. We are excited to be back at the Ellen Eccles Theatre this year.”

All profits will go towards the Lyon, Maas, Mueggler Outdoor Leadership Scholarship which pays 50% of the tuition for the Desert Mountain Medicine Wilderness First Responder certification course.

The scholarship is named for Max Lyon, Keith Maas and Karl Mueggler, who died in an avalanche in the Bear River Range East of Logan on Jan. 12, 1997. The three young men were noted for their backcountry skiing abilities, among their many other outdoor talents. They weren’t just adventurers: they were educators, outdoor activists, voices for the community and committed professionals.

Tickets can be purchased on cachearts.org. Use the Shows & Tickets dropdown and select Banff to purchase.