On Thursday, November 18, 7 pm, the Alpenglow Sports Winter Speaker Series will kick off its 16th season with local mountaineering legend Dave Nettle, both in-person at the Olympic Village Lodge at Palisades Tahoe and online. Come and support TINS as the beneficiary of this show! As co-founder of the Winter Speaker Series, Dave has been cultivating mountain community in North Lake Tahoe through his compelling tales of adventure for well over thirty years. In “Big Fun in Little Switzerland,” he will share his experiences of climbing classic long rock routes and ski touring the Pika Glacier in Alaska, a spectacular land of rock and ice, surrounded by dramatic alpine peaks and rock spires. Get ready for a full Alaskan style adventure, bushwhacking through Grizzly bear and mosquito country and floating 65 miles of wild, glacial rivers -- all told with his signature humor and wisdom. Register here to purchase entries to the giveaway: wildboundlive.com/events/alpenglownettle21.

This season of the Winter Speaker Series is brought to you by Tahoe Mountain Realty (main sponsor), Peak Design, Emerald Bay Wealth Management, Squaw Valley Property Owners, 101.5 Truckee Tahoe Radio, The Backcountry, Evolve Design Works, Mt. Lincoln Construction, Inc., Technical Equipment Cleaners, and Sierra Nevada.