Austria. Thin when we were there in January — but still beautiful and fun backcountry skiing. Click images to enlarge.
Clue.
Lisa tops out.
Wriggle it out!
Long drive, but France!
Famous peaks for both ski mountaineering and alpinism, anyone guess?
Ah! Excellent French ski touring fuel.
Result.
Trip to the Austrian pro hardware store with the Fritz.
The list was long and complicated, tiny parts for a binding prototype.
Lunch, solo day Zillertal.
Powder in the low Alps.
Citroën says French.
This says Austria, and the hunger from ski touring.
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
