![Backcountry Christmas at WildSnow.com Backcountry Christmas at WildSnow.com](http://wildsnow.com/images-blog/christmas-08.jpg)
Family Wildsnow wishes you the best during this holiday season. The best snow, the best and safest trips. The best times with your friends and loved ones.
![Backcountry Christmas tree cutting Backcountry Christmas tree cutting](http://wildsnow.com/images-blog/IMG_2614-christmas-tree-08.jpg)
Santa doing some harvesting in preparation. We'll see what kind of swag he dropped off last night. I know for sure that a new Alias Avalung backpack is in the pile, but what else?
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.