Alpenglow Sports hosts nineย outdoor films at Tahoe Art Haus and Cinema on February 23

2016Trailer from Winter Wildlands Alliance on Vimeo.

The 11th annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festivalย is part of the nine-day Alpenglow Mountain Festival, presented by bigtruck brand.ย The Alpenglow Mountain Festival is a bi-annual, nine day celebration of human-powered mountain sports, events, clinics, equipment demos, presentations, and film that takes place in North Lake Tahoe from February 20-28, 2016 (learn more here).

Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival filmsย come from renowned filmmakers who search out backcountry corners across the globe to submit their best work, as well as from grassroots filmmakers who take a video camera out on their weekend excursions and submit their best films. 2015/16 tour filmsย includeย The Weight of Winterย (Ben Sturgulewski),ย I Love Splitboardingย (Right on Brother),ย Shifting Iceย (Kt Miller),ย The Forecasterย (Spindle Productions),ย 55 Hours in Mexicoย (Joey Schusler),ย Always Above Usย (Sherpa Cinema),ย Connectionsย (Dynafit),ย Shared Linesย (T-bar Films), andย Japan by Vanย (Sweetgrass Productions).

The Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival is a fundraiser forย Sierra Watershed Education Partnership (SWEP).ย Tickets are $10 (on sale Feb. 1) and must be purchasedย through Alpenglow here.

I Love Splitboarding

I Love Splitboarding

Japan By Van, courtesy Patagonia

Japan By Van, courtesy Patagonia