Warren Miller's 'Dynasty': All in the family (VIDEO)

Dangerous terrain, thick trees, vertical cliffs and rolling avalanches have nothing on Chris Anthony, a veteran world extreme skiing champ.

It was a journey on foot to a small village in northwestern China -- to film a segment in Warren Miller's 60th film, "Dynasty, which premieres in Boulder on Tuesday and runs through Sunday -- that trumps all the thrills of big mountain skiing.

"I've been on some really exotic trips," said Anthony, who makes his 20th appearance in a Warren Miller film with "Dynasty."

"But this, by far, was the most difficult and furthest one we've reached to document something and tell a story."

Accompanied by horses, Anthony and a small crew trekked 140 miles round-trip to a remote destination to film a place where families have been skiing for 3,000-plus years.

The crew members originally thought the hike was only about 10 miles, said Anthony, a University of Colorado alum.

"It was a full day into the trek when it occurred to me that we were nowhere near any mountains," Anthony said. "Obviously, this little adventure we were going on wasn't a little adventure anymore."

The crew ventured through three days of treacherous trail and had to dig one of the horses out of off-trail snow, all amidst temperatures of 30 degrees below zero.

"This is definitely the most rewarding trip I've been on," Anthony said. "I realized how completely removed we were from anything of modern convenience.

"And the cold was absolutely unbelievable. But once we arrived in this big valley and

found these families living up in the mountains like homesteaders ... it was worth it. They use skis as a daily function for life in the winter. It's pretty remarkable."

Max Bervy Jr., "Dynasty's" director and producer, said Boulder-based Warren Miller Entertainment wanted to honor the landmark film by creating a special concept.

"A dynasty is a group or a family that has influence over others for multi-generations," Bervy said. "For 60 years, many generations have come to our films and we have positively influenced the audience and the sport of skiing."

Bervy calls "Dynasty" the "best film to date" as it focuses on the generation-to-generation family dynamic of skiing -- incorporating a good portion of vintage footage.

Max Mancini, of Crested Butte, makes his fifth appearance in a Warren Miller film with "Dynasty."

He said aside from the great honor of appearing in the films, they are special to him as he and his parents would watch the films while he was growing up.

"It's always been a family thing to watch Warren Miller," said Mancini, a renowned telemark skier. "And now, it's really exciting for me to be able to take my parents to the premieres."

Mancini, who attended CU, tours Colorado in the film in search of "the best place" to ski in the state.

"I don't know if there really was a best place," Mancini said.

He said he loves all of Colorado's mountains.

"The best part about skiing in Colorado is the versatility and the snow," Mancini said. "The terrain is pretty incredible here. It's hard to match the mountains that we have."

"Dynasty," running 98 minutes, takes viewers through California, British Colombia, Washington, Norway, Alaska, Idaho, Michigan and more.

The film also features mono skiers, big-air snowboard clips and a montage of vintage clips highlighting 60 years.

"It's is an interesting world," Bervy said. "It brings together interesting people and interesting places -- even places that you wouldn't think have much to do with skiing. What it comes down to is, no matter where you are, plenty of people love to ski."