The Alpenglow Mountain Festival is a bi-annual, ten 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 entirely free and community-centric.

The winter edition runs from February 21st through March 1st, 2015. Avalanche instruction, guided backcountry, splitboard, and snowshoe tours, natural history excursions, Nordic instruction and racing highlight the event.

The event includes film, presentation, and equipment demos. The Alpenglow Mountain Festival is geared toward beginner and intermediate mountain enthusiasts, offering a range of activities for all interests and ability levels.

Driven by fun, community, health, education and the embodiment of the mountain lifestyle, the Alpenglow Mountain Festival has been designed to inspire participants to enjoy and explore North Lake Tahoe’s playground with friends and family.

FREE backcountry basics, snowshoe running, mountain yoga, nordic instruction, snowbike challenge, women's-specific events, biathalon training and avalanche expert seminars are just some of the events listed on the Alpenglow Mountain Festival Winter 2015 lineup.

For all scheduled events:

http://alpenglowsports.com/festival/

For example, just one day out of nine:

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 22nd

Lake Tahoe Snow Bike Challenge 5km / 10km / 20km
8am · Free Lake Tahoe's first-ever snow bike race

AIARE Avalanche Level 1 (2/3)
9am - 5pm · Free
A certified level 1 classroom and field clinic presented by Rich Meyer Alpine Guide

Nordic Instruction: Skate Skiing
9am · Free
A beginner / intermediate level lesson with Ben Grasseschi

Guided Backcountry Splitboard Tour
9am · Free
Led by certified guide Julian Hanna and splitboard.com

Natural History Snowshoe Tour
9am · Free
Led by the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science