Mountain festival embraces outdoors at Tahoe

The Alpenglow Mountain Festival is a bi-annual, nine day celebration of human-powered mountain sports, events, clinics, equipment demos, presentations, film and more.

Exploring some of the best activities Lake Tahoe has to offer, the event is the only mountain lifestyle event in North America that is mostly free and community-centric. It runs Feb. 20-28 on the North Shore. Backcountry ski touring, snowshoeing, and yoga highlight the event.

The event includes film, presentation, and equipment demos. The Alpenglow Mountain Festival is geared toward beginner and intermediate mountain enthusiasts.

The complete events schedule is online.