Davenport to sign book
Whitefish Pilot | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 14 years, 4 months AGO
Legendary big mountain skier Chris
Davenport will be at Crush Wine Bar on Dec. 18 for the annual
Whitefish Mountain Films slide show. Art Burrows, a world-renown
pioneer of modern telemark skiing, will join Davenport at the event
to host a book signing of “50 Classic Ski Descents of North
America.”
Davenport and Burrows will also present
a video about the making of the book. Pro skier and mountaineer Kim
Havell will offer a never-before-seen episode of Salomon FreeSki TV
featuring her mountaineering trip with Chris Rubens in Morocco last
spring. Several other regional filmmakers and photographers will
present some remarkable films and slides.
Whitefish Mountain Films is a
celebration of locally and nationally renowned skiers, mountaineers
and filmmakers. The book signing is from 4 to 6 p.m., and the film
screening starts at 7 p.m. The event is free to attend. Proceeds
from the $1 raffle will benefit Whitefish Legacy Partners and The
Whitefish Trail.
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