DATE
Saturday, January 20th, 2024
Reception: 6:00-7:00pm PST
Films: 7:00-9:00pm PST
EVENT INFORMATION
Join us in-person for an evening to explore ideas, share stories, and get stoked for winter. Scroll down to check out the featured films premiering for the first time in Tahoe.
100% of ticket proceeds will support the Washoe Tribe Cultural and Outdoor Expedition Program.
Arc'teryx Athletes Michelle Parker, Tatum Monod and Joe Lax will be in attendance.
Refreshments will be provided, including food and alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages.
LOCATION
Olympic Village Event Center at Palisades Tahoe
1901 Chamonix Place, Olympic Valley, CA 96146
PARKING
Guests do not need to reserve parking at Palisades in the evenings (reservations will be required on Saturdays before 1:00pm). The venue has assured us there will be ample parking for the film night.
Please visit Palisades website for information about its new reserved parking here.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Olympic Village Event Center has ADA accessibility, as well as preferred parking and ramps. Please visit Palisades' website for full information on accessibility here.
ABOUT OUR PARTNER
The Washoe Tribe Cultural and Outdoor Expedition Program's mission is to guide youth towards broader perspectives and self-discovery through adventures in the Great Outdoors.
From rubbish to resource, a tent was assembled from 137 unrepairable jackets. The kaleidoscope of color is a creation from material well used and deserving of more life. Exploring the possibilities of circularity, Michelle Parker, Elena Hight, Spencer O’Brien, Lucy Sackbauer, Robin Van Gyn and Tatum Monod take the tent on a winter journey in its new form, creating their own memories and moments with its walls.
Film Time: 20 min
Featuring: Michelle Parker, Elena Hight, Spencer O'Brien, Lucy Sackbauer, Robin Van Gyn and Tatum Monod.
In today’s era of outdoor adventure sports where social media followers, engagement and ‘likes’ have shaped the industry, an important question remains unanswered: If a snowboarder rides a steep, exposed line in the Whistler backcountry and no one sees it or hears it, did it really happen? Joe Lax would put this age-old philosophical debate to rest— “Who cares”?
A 44-year-old Pemberton local, Lax has created a life defined by snowboarding, family and wildfire. Despite his accolades in the mountains, leaving his mark on the iconic lines of British Columbia that have defined an industry, you’ve likely never heard of him. And he’s happy to keep it that way.
Film Time: 14 min
Featuring: Joe Lax
Æther 5 is a short visual journey of self discovery featuring the snowboarding of Spencer O’Brien. Allowing her mind to tune into the pace of the world around her, she blurs the line between reality and the ethereal. It is an exploration of the ancient concept of æther, the fifth element. The space between matter - a place where light stands still. As a tribute to this theme, every frame on screen was captured directly in-camera, unaltered.
Film Time: 8 min
Featuring: Spencer O'Brien
A tale of resilience, grit and elite rescue volunteers going out of their way to save the lives of strangers, 109 BELOW traces how an attempted rescue on Mount Washington in 1982 changed not only the course of two climbers’ lives - but also the lives of the rescuers who attempted to save them, and the future of prosthetics, forever.
Film Time: 14 min
The dream of man. The long, impossible dream to reach out to the moon. Fly along with Sam Kuch as he explores the parallels between skiing and space travel. A mastery of weightlessness and gravity, this is an ode to the ultimate explorers of our time. 10 seconds and counting.
Film Time: 10 min
Featuring: Sam Kuch