Well, the WildSnow clan is off to a backcountry cabin for Christmas holiday. Back soon. Meanwhile, I just want to thank all of you for making WildSnow happen over the last 12 months. That’s the best Christmas gift I can imagine. It’s been our biggest year ever, and we’ve tried to step up to the plate and deliver something new almost every weekday, as well as doing a huge amount of back-end work that includes everything from spam defense, to constant design tweaks, to editing our deep content. We’ll keep it going, see you next week!
![The Dawsons a few days ago skiing the backcountry in Colorado. Thanks everyone for a wonderful year! Merry Christmas!](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/IMG_6613-family-christmas-2.jpg)
The Dawson clan thanks everyone for a wonderful year! Merry Christmas!
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.