U.S. freestyle snowboarder extraordinaire Travis Rice is as famous for his daredevil movies, such as The Art of Flight, as he is for his awards, which include 30 grand slam titles.

But what might surprise some is that the Jackson Hole, Wyoming native never entered a competition until he was 18 years old.

Rice’s death-defying stunts have included a 36-metre jump over Utah’s Chad’s Gap, which helped cement his reputation as the Paul Revere of backcountry, big-mountain freestyling.

Four years ago, Rice teamed up with Red Bull to launch the Supernatural freestyling event at B.C.’s Baldface Lodge in Nelson, B.C. One of his innovations was creating jumps in the summer so that when the snow arrived, they become part of the hill. In 2013, it was renamed the Red Bull Ultra Natural.

This Saturday (September 10) at 7 p.m., Red Bull is presenting the Canadian premiere of Rice’s latest film, The Fourth Phase, at the Centre in Vancouver (777 Hornby Street). Tickets are available at the Red Bull website.

There’s a local connection to the film: Vancouver-based photographer Scott Serfas is the principal photographer on The Fourth Phase, just as he was on The Art of Flight.

Rice, 33, has a simple philosophy in life: you only get one chance, don't waste it.

Check out the trailer below for The Fourth Phase and you'll see how he lives up to this dictum.