Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event - January 4, 2025

Demo backcountry ski gear at Palisades Tahoe

The Annual Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event is on January 4th, 2025. Join us for North America’s largest demo event for all things alpine touring, telemark and splitboarding. The event is held annually at the Alpine side of Palisades Tahoe, a destination known for great out-of-bounds terrain and easy to access side-country. The event provides a forum to perpetuate the enthusiasm for all aspects of in-area and backcountry skiing.

Register ahead

Participants can register beforehand or at the event. Registration closes at 5:00PM on 1/3. Demos begin at 9am on 1/4/25.

Free to attend

The event is free, but participants must possess a valid lift ticket and parking reservation at Palisades Tahoe, along with a driver’s license and credit card for deposit.

Demo as much as you can!

Demos are different than rentals! Do 3-4 runs to asses the downhill performance and then hop on another ski or board!

Radically Inclusive

You are welcome here. We hope the demo days foster more diversity and community in the Tahoe/Truckee backcountry.

Join us at the Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event!

We have an incredible lineup of skis and boards for you to Demo!

Participating companies include:

  • DPS Skis
  • Dynafit
  • Black Diamond Equipment
  • Tecnica
  • Blizzard
  • Lange
  • Black Crows
  • Marker
  • Volkl
  • Elan
  • Roxa
  • Atomic
  • Scarpa
  • Fischer
  • 22 Designs

Splitboarders REJOICE!

Jones Snowboards is bringing an incredible lineup of boards for you to demo. We love how Jones has a solid version of every split they make, so expect to ride solids to get a sense for how the Splits perform. And YES, the splits do ride just as good as the solids.

Learn more about the models we're most stoked about:

Time to try tele

There's never been a better time to try telemark skiing. While we still stock 75mm telemark equipment, most companies are only demo-ing the NTN system. Come drop a knee and free your mind.

22 Designs is bringing a full size run of Scarpa NTN boots with the Outlaw X and Lynx bindings mounted to Voile and Moment skis.

Join us at the Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event!

We have an incredible lineup of skis and boards for you to Demo!

Participating companies include:

  • DPS Skis
  • Dynafit
  • Black Diamond Equipment
  • Tecnica
  • Blizzard
  • Lange
  • Black Crows
  • Marker
  • Volkl
  • Elan
  • Roxa
  • Atomic
  • Scarpa
  • Fischer
  • 22 Designs

Splitboarders REJOICE!

Jones Snowboards is bringing an incredible lineup of boards for you to demo. We love how Jones has a solid version of every split they make, so expect to ride solids to get a sense for how the Splits perform. And YES, the splits do ride just as good as the solids.

Learn more about the models we're most stoked about:

Time to try tele

There's never been a better time to try telemark skiing. While we still stock 75mm telemark equipment, most companies are only demo-ing the NTN system. Come drop a knee and free your mind.

22 Designs is bringing a full size run of Scarpa NTN boots with the Outlaw X and Lynx bindings mounted to Voile and Moment skis.

Contact Us

Seeking Volunteers!

Please write us here or at info@alpenglowsports.com if you can help volunteer on Jan 4, 2025. We'd appreciate your help with registration and sharing the stoke of backcountry skiing and splitboarding.