Preliminary report but it sounds legit. Let’s pray that Romeo and all the other competitors are okay. Info. Sometimes people snicker about how rando racers have to carry a beacon etc., as the races are usually held in quite safe and controlled conditions that may only simulate backcountry skiing. Sounds like having a beacon is not such a bad idea after all, especially in Europe.
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.