I didn’t want to mention it at first, but hey, I’m a blogger… I hitched a ride on some rich guy’s private jet and ended up in Germany over the last few days. Was amazed and disappointed to see that in Bavaria they’d copied the architecture of Lionshead at Vail. More, they even got rid of all their cattle and I couldn’t find any sausage.
Weird how American culture seems to take over everywhere, isn’t it? At least I found a Starbucks. Whew. They invented those in Italy, right?

Buildings in Bavaria look like they copied Vail. Amazing those Bavarians couldn't be more original, what with around 500 years or more to get it perfect.
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.