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Avalanche center hosts Quality Ski Time Film Tour

September 30, 2026

By Reader Staff

The nonprofit Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center, which helps monitor and forecast avalanches across 1.9 million acres of public lands in Idaho and Montana, will screen the Quality Ski Time Film Tour at The Hive (207 N. First Ave., in Sandpoint).

The fundraising event takes place on Thursday, Oct. 8 and includes a social hour at 5 p.m., with the films running from 6-8:30 p.m.

U.S. Forest Service Avalanche Center Director Chris Bilbrey and the IPAC board will be on hand to talk about the IPAC and area avalanche safety, as well as answer any questions and enjoy the tour’s four films.

The evening’s short documentaries will include Blank Patterns, about freestyle skiing; Places, a geological and environmental look at ski mountains; Almost Alone in the Alps, following a journey from the mountains to the sea; and All-electronic-Transmission, about the intersection of art and skiing.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to win a new pair of Salomon skis and other winter-themed raffle prizes. Tickets are $10 at the door or online at livefromthehive.com. Children under 6 years old get in for free.

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