Squaw Valley Institute Presents: Jennifer Woodlief on "A Wall of White"
Jennifer Woodlief is the
author of A WALL OF WHITE, the story of the deadly avalanche at Alpine
Meadows Ski Area during the 1982/1983 ski season. She has worked as a reporter
for Sports Illustrated as well as an assistant district attorney and a CIA case
officer with a top-secret clearance. Her first book, Ski to Die: The Bill
Johnson Story, was published in 2005 and optioned by Warner Bros. for a movie.
She splits her time between Truckee and Tiburon, California.
Jennifer Woodlief will discuss her San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller A WALL
OF WHITE, The True Story of Heroism and Survival in the Face of a Deadly
Avalanche. Calling to mind the literary classics Into Thin Air and The
Perfect Storm, A Wall of White is a gripping tale of man vs. nature. With the
gasping suspense of a death-defying thriller, Jennifer Woodlief chronicles the
once-in-a-century cataclysmic event that claimed seven lives, tested the mettle
of a rowdy but resolute team of rescue workers and ultimately proved a tale of
triumph over death with the rescue of Anna Conrad, a young woman saved after
five harrowing days spent buried alive under the snow. Masterfully recounted by
Woodlief, A Wall of White is an unparalleled look at one of the largest and
most destructive avalanche disasters in U.S. history.
Location: Resort at Squaw Creek
***NOTE EARLY START TIME***
- Doors open for SVI Members at 5:20PM/General Public at 5:30PM
- No-host bar opens at 5:30PM
- Lecture begins at 6:00PM
$10
to Squaw Valley Institute.
Children and Students with ID are free.
For more information:
visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org
or call 530-581-4138
