Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event - 1/6/2024

Demo backcountry ski gear at Palisades Tahoe

The Annual Lake Tahoe Backcountry Demo Event is on January 6th, 2024. 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. If weather impacts the resort on 1/6, we will reschedule for 1/7/24

Register Here

Register ahead

Participants can register beforehand or at the event. Demos begin at 9am on 1/6/24 and all demos must be returned no later than 2:30pm.

Free to attend

The event is free, but participants must possess a valid lift ticket or season pass purchased from 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

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.

We will have boots from Scarpa and Scott and bindings from Meidjo and 22 Designs.

Check out the 22 Designs tele tour event on the following day, Sunday January 7.

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

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.

We will have boots from Scarpa and Scott and bindings from Meidjo and 22 Designs.

Check out the 22 Designs tele tour event on the following day, Sunday January 7.

1/6 at 9AM

Register in Advance

Registering beforehand is kinda like having TSA Pre Check. You get to skip the line and everything is set up for you in advance.

You can register HERE

Please be prepared with your preferred DIN. Need help? Head over to https://www.dincalculator.com to calculate your DIN.

Participants can also register day-of at Palisades Tahoe Alpine.

1/6: 9AM-2:30PM

Demo as many skis as you can!

Items should be used for 3-4 runs at a time so that everyone gets a fair chance to try equipment equally. Try and maximize the number of skis and boards that you can try!

A demo is not a rental, so please return your gear as often as possible.

January 7

Backup Day for Weather

If a Sierra storm prevents us from running the event on 1/6 we will try again on 1/7! Subscribe to our email newsletter to stay abreast of any potential weather delays.

Also on Sunday is a demo tele tour with our friends at 22 Designs.

Contact Us

Seeking Volunteers!

Please write us at info@alpenglowsports.com if you can help volunteer on January 6th. We'd appreciate your help with registration and sharing the stoke of backcountry skiing and splitboarding.