The popular 'Winter Film Series', presented by Alpenglow Sports, returns with its first installment on Thursday, Nov. 17th, featuring climber/adventurer Dave Nettle's presentation "“Ski Mountaineering in the Tyrol: Hut-to-Hut Ski Touring the Stubai Alps.”

From News Release...

Tahoe City, Calif. (October 11th, 2016) – Alpenglow Sports' 11th annual Winter Film Series kicks off on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 featuring local hero Dave Nettle with his show “Ski Mountaineering in the Tyrol: Hut to Hut Ski Touring the Stubai Alps.”

Designed to inspire, motivate and educate, the series runs from November through February and showcases well-known athletes sharing various tales of adventure from remote mountain ranges across the globe.

Admission to each presentation is free. A raffle with prizes from the event's sponsors raises funds for local non-profit organizations. To date, the Alpenglow Sports Winter Film Series has raised over $70,000 for the North Lake Tahoe non-profit community. Past beneficiary organizations include the Sierra Avalanche Center, Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue, Disabled Sports Far West, the Tahoe Food Hub, High Fives Foundation and many more.

“The Winter Film Series represents a unique opportunity for our community to come together and celebrate a shared passion of mountain adventure,” according to event director and owner of
Alpenglow Sports, Brendan Madigan. “It’s a special event that perpetuates the connectivity of our mountain tribe while raising vital funds for local non-profits making a tangible difference in our community,” added Madigan.

“While all of our presenters are world-famous, amazing athletes, they are even better story tellers. We believe that there is a certain magic in story telling, and these speakers empower our
community to live more engaged and connected lives,” according to Madigan.

Each November, the eagerly-anticipated winter tradition for North Lake Tahoe’s skiing, climbing and adventure community begins with co-founder and local hero Dave Nettle. Nettle's theme of  'living life to the fullest through mountain adventures while having fun with great friends' is at the heart of each of his stories. For his 2016 show, Nettle will present his show “Ski Mountaineering in the Tyrol: Hut to Hut Ski Touring the Stubai Alps.” The story captures the ski adventure of six friends while hut skiing across the Tyrol region of Austria. Nettle’s show is driven by beautiful images, hilarious narrative, and just enough emotion to bring a tear to the eye. Armed with the best Euro exchange rate in years and a lot of ski days under the belt from a fantastic backcountry season in Tahoe, the crew was able to make the most of what the Austrian Tyrol is all about: mountains, skiing, hospitality and great food and wine. The show is sure to get you fired up for your own upcoming winter adventures.

“As co-founder of the Winter Film Series, Dave Nettle has been cultivating community in North Lake Tahoe through his compelling tales of adventure, for well over thirty years. It’s always such an honor to kick off the series with him,” commented Madigan.

The non-profit beneficiary for the evening is the Tahoe Backcountry Alliance. The Tahoe Backcountry Alliance is the voice for the human-powered winter backcountry community in the
Lake Tahoe area, advocating for and informing our community about critical issues affecting winter backcountry recreation in Tahoe. Amazing raffle prizes will be on hand from generous sponsors
Millet, LEKI, Western Mountaineering, prAna, Strength Solutions and more.

The 11th annual Winter Film Series will showcase the best lineup in over a decade. Series speakers include cutting-edge ice and alpine climber Will Gadd on December 1st, who will present his show “30 Trips of a Lifetime in 60 High-Speed Minutes.” On January 5th, Tommy Caldwell will present an account of his historic ascent of Yosemite’s Dawn Wall, the most difficult traditional free-climb on earth. On February 23rd high-altitude mountaineers Adrian Ballinger and Cory Richards will round out the series with a tandem show on their #EverestNoFilter oxygen-less, Snapchat-captured attempt of the world’s tallest peak, 20,3320-foot Mt. Everest.

Please come early for drink specials and good seating. Each show begins at 7pm. Doors open at 6:15pm and participants are encouraged to take advantage of drink and dinner specials from Fireside Pizza, both on-site and at their restaurant.

For more information, call Alpenglow Sports at 530-583-6917.