We enjoy strong support and help from our friends at Bar One, who generously donate the venue. We also thank Dave Nettle for helping to organize and promote this event, as well as deliver some of the most entertaining and inspriring slide shows you'll ever see.

This event is held every wednsday night at Bar One, in the Olympic Plaza at Squaw Valley. Squaw Valley is 9 miles south of Truckee, and 5 miles north of Tahoe City. This large, comfortable room is on the second floor right next to the bar Zenbu. The olympic Plaza is not part of the "Village" in the parking lot, but rather the older building closest to the snow. Follow the people in the parking lot basically, this is where they are going!

The 2007/2008 season offers 15 incredible shows, from some of the most adventurous people anywhere. These folks are extremely generous giving us their time, and often times travelling to Tahoe from far away. They want to spread that good mountain vibe, and get us all stoked on life. Many of these shows are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to meet and hear from incredible mountain loving athletes and travellers

Shows start right at 7pm and usually last one hour. Arrive early for a seat. There is comfortable seating for about 150, and pretty good standing room for another 100. Most shows fill the room completely by 7:10.

Nov 28th Dave Nettle - Trango Tower and a Journey through Pakistan
A presentation of his recent trip to Northern Pakistan and ascent of the route "Eternal Flame" on Trango Tower with Jim Barnes and Todd Burks. After traveling overland from Islamabad to Skardu, they trek into the heart of the Karakorum Mountains, home of the friendly and generous Balti people, and climb the 20,500' summit that has been called one of the most spectacular granite spires in the world. Those of you who Know Dave will be there. If you haven’t seen a slide show of his, we recommend you do everything in your power to get the baby sitter or night off from work. Dave effortlessly and poetically motivates people to get the most out of life.

Dec 5th Bela Vadasz - Peuterey, Mont Blanc, France
A presentation by ASI Director and IFMGA Mountain Guide, Bela G. Vadasz of the European Alp's longest, most spectacular and stunning ridge. First, his and Mimi Vadasz's ascent of Integral Peuterey in 1988. Followed by the original film of the first ski descent of the Peuterey Ridge and Agi Blanche by Patrick Vallencant and Anselm Baud.

Dec 12th Chris McNamara - Learning To Fly BASE movie and more...
In, Learning to Fly, Chris McNamara enters one of the world's most dangerous sports with a confidence and obsession that leads to an unusual 12 months. This film provides a unique glimpse into the tiny sport of Terrain Flying by following Chris through his first year as a BASE jumper. Starting on a bridge in Idaho and ending with the some of the world's tallest jumps, this 15-minute documentary captures the essence of an unbelievable sport and one of its characters. After the film, Chris shows slides and film clips from his latest BASE trip to Baffin Island. Chris is better known as one of our Sierra climbing heros, and for his guidebook company supertopo.com.

Dec 19th Andy Selters - Adventure is Living
From making the commitment to know mountains to achieving brilliant new routes in the Himalaya and Andes, to the despair of struggling to survive a plane crash on a Yukon glacier, this is a riveting show. From the ashes of disaster Andy delivers a message of looking toward the future with new awareness and deeper optimism.

Dec 26th Howie Schwartz - Summit to Sage
As a UIAMGA Ski Mountaineering Guide and Sierra Mountain Guide based in our very own Sierra Mountain range, Howie brings us a show to celebrate ski mountaineering in the Eastern Sierra and other world-class destinations. You’ll be strapping on your skins the moment you get home after this exhilarating presentation.

Jan 2nd Lel Tone - Adventure Skiing with Safety
We all know and love this high-on-life North Tahoe resident. Lel Tone has been keeping us inspired to ski the way-out-there Alaska backcountry peaks, yet learn how to avoid avalanches at the same time. For 10 years, Lel has been both guiding Heli Ski Tours in the Chugach, and developing an impressive resume of Avalanche forecasting, with an emphasis on teaching the public all she can. Lel is the assistant avalanche forecaster at Squaw Valley, a certified AIARE instructor, and an EMT. And she rips on skis.

Jan 9th John Griber - Backcountry Snowboaring in Bolivia, Peru, Island of South Georgia and Antarctica
A Teton-based adventure snowboarding icon, John Griber is sure to pack the house for an exciting show of climbing beautiful peaks around the world for their best "snowboard lines". Kind of like what you do at squaw eh? not really. John will get us psyched on the possibility of where you can go with your snowboard if you believe you can achieve anything you want in life. John is quite a photographer as well!

Jan 16th Ingrid Backstrom - The life of a professional Skier
Our very own Squaw Valley resident Ingrid has been kind enough to come share her experiences with us, on what it has been like to become a world class professional FREE SKIER. Ingrid is one of the top female pro skier in extreme competitions as well as the best ski films each year. A three-time collegiate All-American skier, Ingrid entered her first Freeski competition in April 2001. A year later, she was ranked second in the world, a position she's maintained. Last season she won the Canadian Freeskiing Championships and took third at the U.S. Freeskiing Nationals.

Jan 23rd Sky Emerson - Your Local Extreme Sports Video Company
Do you know Sky and his bros at Summitside Productions? We all know Tahoe has historically been home to great athletes and the adventurous in spirit. We met this young local just coming into our shop with one broken piece of sports gear after another. Finally, we asked "what are you doing out there?" Sky and his friends had been just plain goin' for it on film, bringing us titles like Force of Nature, Soul Rebels, and Perspective. They do it all. Tele, Alpine, Snowboarding, Mt. Biking, Kite Boarding, and more extreme sports.

Jan 30th Mike Tebbut - Long Distance Ski Touring in Our Own Backyard
Yet another inspiring show by a local Tahoe climber/skier who silently slips in and out of pretty much every slide show. Mike will share with us his one of his ski tours around Lake Tahoe in one single push, as well as some other amazing feats of sleepless adventure in Tahoe.

Feb 6th Steven Koch - Snowboard Mountaineering in the Grandest Locations on Earth
His list of alpine ascents and descents include some of the most notable firsts anywhere in the world, most of which have never been repeated. He has been a senior Exum Mountain Guide for sixteen years, and is the first person to snowboard the Grand Teton and all the major Teton Peaks. Stephen is the first and only person to snowboard on all Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent. A gifted speaker, with a true desire to inspire others, Steven's presentation is not to be missed.

Feb 13th Paul Richins - Exploring the Sierra on Skis and foot
Come meet one of our local ski touring heros, who is best known around these parts for authoring some of the most popular Backcountry Ski and Trekking Guidebooks of California. If you don't have Paul's 50 Classic Ski Descents of California, you can pick up a signed copy at the show! Paul has travelled the world, and will bring beautiful slides and narration to share his climbs with us.

Feb 20th Kris Erickson - Skiing the Thin Air, The ups and downs of skiing 8000 meter peaks
Kris Erickson has brought his camera to the highest points, coldest reaches, and most untouched folds of the planet’s geography. What’s more, he is not merely a shutterbug who stands idle to the side of any expedition. Instead, he tackles the same challenging mountaineering projects as the world's other top-flight climbers, often combining his abilities to ascend difficult mountains with a love and passion for true mountain-sliding descents. This is called "glisse alpinism" and, when combined with a remote photoshoot, it is Erickson"s idea of nirvana.

Feb 27th Doug Stoup - High Adventure and Exploration in the Arctic
Zoe Hart had to cancel unfortunately. She'll be back next year. Doug Stoup however will get us fired up on Antarctic Travel and more high adventure.

March 5th Dave Nettle - Patagonia-Alpine Climbing in the Land of Wind and Rock
Join Tahoe local Dave Nettle for a presentation about Alpine rock climbing in Patagonia. The show will highlight six climbs from several trips to this amazing place of granite towers including Fitz Roy, Torre Central and Cerro Torre. His stories and images will show why he has become hopelessly addicted to this land of wonderful people, spectacular scenery and some of the wildest weather on earth.