Big mountain skiing legend Chris Davenport is visiting both Mt Buller and Thredbo resorts to promote the launch of POW (Protect Our Winters) in Australia next week.
Davenport, otherwise known as ‘Dav’, is a two time world extreme skiing champion, ski mountaineer, author, film maker and keynote speaker. He’s best known as the first person to climb and ski all 54 of Colorado’s 14 000 foot peaks in one year and is one of the key names behind Protect Our Winters climate advocacy group for the winter sports community.
Aussie skiers and boarders will have the opportunity to meet Dav at Mt Buller and ski with him in Thredbo next week when he will be speaking on POW and his life in the mountains in partnership with the launch of POW in Australia.
Protect Our Winters is a passionate crew of diehards, professional athletes and industry brands mobilizing the outdoor sports community to lead the charge towards positive climate action.
Founded by pro snowboarder, Jeremy Jones, Australia will now have it’s own branch at Mt Buller thanks to a group of passionate Buller locals. The Australian community will be joining a global network of 130 000 supporters engaging with over 60 million snowsports enthusiasts.
Talk and watch at Mt Buller
Those keen to mingle with the mountain great can head to Mt Buller cinema on July 24 . Dav’s talk will be followed by a screening of TGR film Rogue Elements featuring Mt Buller local, Mitch Reeves.
Pre sale tickets are available at the Rip Curl store at Mt Buller for $10 for the two events. Tickets are also available on the door $18 for adults, $15 for kids, $12 for Buller crew. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start.
Hike for POW at Thredbo with Chris Davenport
Thredbo is holding a Hike for POW to the summit of Mt Kosciuszko on Friday 27 July and a speaker program featuring Davenport that evening in resort.
Join Chris for a morning hike to Kozzie for POW at 8am, a shred with the legend and at 6pm a night of drinks plus inspiring stories in the Kosciuszko Room to celebrate POW setting up an Australian chapter. The mass hike is open to all skiers and snowboarders but you must have a beacon, probe and shovel plus hiking equipment to take part in the hike. Register here.
The Mt Buller and Thredbo events this month are an opportunity to learn more about the POW movement from Davenport who is an inspiring and informed advocate for the POW mission.
