Warren Miller’s ‘Playground’ being shown at NIC

COEUR d’ALENE – North Idaho College’s Snowriders Club and Lookout Pass will present the latest winter sports film from Warren Miller Entertainment titled “Playground” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in NIC’s Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center.

Warren Miller’s “Playground,” presented in high definition, takes viewers to winter playgrounds from Sweden to Alaska, Japan to Canada. This year’s film includes a segment on ski racing featuring Bode Miller, the untouched Chugach Range with X-Games gold medalists and brothers Zach and Reggie Crist, as well as a special on the future of snowboarding with young proteges on the Burton Smalls Team.

General admission is $15 or $12 for NIC students. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door or can be purchased in advance at the Outdoor Pursuits Office located on the lower level of NIC’s Edminster Student Union Building, Vertical Earth Java on Sherman, Merit Ski Shop and Moosecamp Sports Shop in Coeur d’Alene or the Ski Shack in Hayden.

More than $2,000 worth of prizes will be given away during the event from more than 10 vendors, including one free snowcat skiing adventure from Big Red Cats and a free Lookout Pass day lift ticket to everyone in attendance.

Silver Mountain will sell its college season passes for $200 and Lookout Pass is offering passes to college students for $119. Special pricing for Silver Mountain and Lookout Pass will only be available the night of the show. Schweitzer Mountain will also sell passes at the event at preseason rates.