Tahoe City planning 3-day Nordic fest

Alpenglow Sports has teamed up with Tahoe Cross Country to present the inaugural Lake Tahoe Nordic Festival Dec. 14-16.

All events are free and open to the public at Tahoe Cross Country.

The festival will include local Nordic ski and snowshoe community to lead its clinics, groups skis and races, including Olympians Marcus Nash and Glenn Jobe, Far West Nordic Head Coach Ben Grassechi, Tahoe Peak Endurance’s Colleen Connors-Pace, Andy Pasternak and Julie Young of Silver Sage Sports Performance, Tim Hauserman of Tahoe Cross Country, Kara LaPoint of NTHS Nordic, and Peter Fain of Atlas Snowshoes.

Local organizations Tahoe Institute for Natural Science and Tahoe Rim Trail Association also lead a Natural History Snowshoe Tour and Snowshoe Hike, respectively.

A full schedule of events is available online.