8 Best Snowy Westerns Ever

In The Timber, set during the 1898 gold rush of the Old West, two brothers take a job as bounty hunters to save their family home and track down their father. But in this tale of greed and redemption, what they find is more than they bargained for. With the extreme weather serving eight feet of snow during the first week of production, fact imitated fiction to give the film its incredible scenery and atmosphere.

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To revisit a range of favourites from this chilly genre here are 8 westerns that really are breathtaking, snow-covered classics that showcase both sides of the beautiful rugged landscape. The stunning white mountains decorate the scenery but the freezing, unforgiving weather is how many meet their fate...

Paying homage to its genre roots, during the 1898 gold rush of the Wild West, two desperate brothers take a job as bounty hunters to save their home and track down their father who also has a price on his head. But in The Timber, brutality and bloodshed is the law of the land and what they find along the way is much more than they bargained for in this tale of greed and redemption.

Josh Peck (Red Dawn) and James Ransone (Sinister, The Wire) are the brothers at the centre of this gripping Western which also stars Julian Glover (Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back), Maria Doyle Kennedy (Orphan Black, The Tudors) and William Gaunt (EastEnders, The Champions).

Filmed in extremely tough weather conditions, with the average shooting temperature being -32°C, sometimes reaching as low as -57°C, the team persevered and veteran cinematographer Phil Parmet (The Devil's Rejects, Halloween), added that the film is “the most beautiful thing I have ever photographed.”

The Timber is released on DVD & Digital from 2nd May by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

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