Seattle, WA – Legendary big mountain skier, mountain guide and Alaska heli-skiing pioneer Dean Cummings will be in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., this weekend to present his award-winning avalanche education program, Steep Life Protocols, and screen his new film “Chugach,” which documents the implementation of protocols to achieve lifelong first descents.  This is the first leg of his annual fall Steep Life tour, which will bring Cummings to more than 20 locations in Alaska, California, Colorado, Montana, Texas, Utah, and Washington.

Cummings will be at Mountain to Sound Outfitters (to benefit the Northwest Avalanche Center) this Friday to premiere “Chugach,” evo Seattle on Saturday, and Sturtevant’s in Bellevue on Sunday.  He’ll also be signing posters and meeting fans at the Warren Miller Ticket to Ride show in Tacoma on Saturday night.

Cummings’ annual Steep Life Protocols presentations and films help teach thousands of skiers and snowboarders how to stay more safe in the mountains through practical terrain management.  Cummings has refined these protocols over the last 24 years of guiding in the mountains and by pioneering thousands of first descents.

“Chugach” features Cummings’ stunning technical descents in the Chugach Range of Alaska, one of the snowiest, most glaciated mountain ranges on Earth. Included in the film shot over the past two seasons are a first descent of Mount Francis — within sight of downtown Valdez — and the peaks known as Godzilla and Hourglass, deep within the range and only accessible by helicopter. “Chugach” also shows Cummings’ first descent of the Dragon’s Back spine on Meteorite Mountain, and a descent of the Tusk proper, both iconic peaks near Valdez.

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Seattle Tour Locations

Mountain to Sound Outfitters in West Seattle
www.m2soutfitters.com
6:30 p.m., Friday, November 1
Chugach film screening starts 7:30 p.m. at VFW Hall across the street
After-party follows the film – $5 at the door – all proceeds go to the Northwest Avalanche Center

evo Seattle
www.evo.com/seattle
Noon – 2 p.m., Saturday, November 2

Pantages Theater in Tacoma – Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride
www.broadwaycenter.org
6 p.m. and 9 p.m., Saturday, November 2
Arrive early to meet Dean and get a signed poster

Sturtevant’s in Bellevue
www.sturtevants.com
6 p.m., Sunday, November 3

Other Tour Locations

Montana

Backcountry Racks & Skis in Missoula
www.backcountryracks.com
Time TBD, Monday, November 4

California

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco – Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride
www.palaceoffinearts.com
8 p.m., Wednesday, November 6
Arrive early to meet Dean and get a signed poster

Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco – Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride
www.palaceoffinearts.com
8 p.m., Thursday, November 7
Arrive early to meet Dean and get a signed poster

Sports Basement Presidio in San Francisco
www.sportsbasement.com
6 p.m., Friday, November 8
Complimentary beer and snacks – PLEASE RSVP josh@h2oguides.com
Attendees will also receive 20% off gear purchases before and after the event (some exclusions apply)

Crest Theatre in Sacramento – Ticket to Ride
www.thecrest.com
7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 9
Arrive early to speak with Dean and get a signed poster

Colorado

Bonfire Brewing in Eagle
www.bonfirebrewing.com
6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Thursday, November 14

Wilderness Sports in Dillon – Steep Life Protocols
www.wildernesssports.com
Time TBD, Friday, November 15

Dillon Dam Brewery in Dillon – “Chugach” film
www.dambrewery.com
Presented by KSMT The Mountain
Time TBD, Friday, November 15

Double Diamond Ski Shop in Vail
www.doublediamondvail.com
6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday, November 16
Arrive at 5 p.m. to meet & mingle and enjoy complimentary snacks

Boulder Theater in Boulder – Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride
www.bouldertheater.com
2 p.m. and 5 p.m., Sunday, November 17
Arrive early to speak with Dean and get a signed poster

Bent Gate Mountaineering in Golden
www.bentgate.com
6 p.m. – 8 p.m., Wednesday, November 20
Chugach film starts at 6 p.m., Steep Life Protocols follows

Paramount Theatre in Denver – Ticket to Ride
www.paramountdenver.com
8 p.m.,Thursday, November 21
Arrive early to speak with Dean and get a signed poster

Confluence Kayak in Denver
www.confluencekayaks.com
Time TBD, Friday, November 22

Neptune Mountaineering in Boulder
www.neptunemountaineering.com
Time TBD, Saturday, November 23

Alaska

Prince William Sound Community College Winter Fest in Valdez
www.pwscc.edu
Time TBD, December 7

Sitzmark Bar & Grill at Alyeska Resort
www.alyeskaresort.com
Time and Date TBD

Texas

Lakewood Theater in Dallas – Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride
www.lakewoodtheater.com
8 p.m., Thursday, December 12
Arrive early to speak with Dean and get a signed poster

Paramount Theatre in Austin – Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride
www.austintheatre.org
8 p.m., Friday, December 13
Arrive early to speak with Dean and get a signed poster

Additional tour stops to be announced in Texas and Utah.