I saw vertical icon Greg Hill at the OR tradeshow, and he reminded me about this promotional contest he’s involved in. Other than the occasional just-for-fun WildSnow spur of the moment contest, I’m burned out with contests as PR, as they’ve started to feel like a cheap way of getting quick attention. Much better we blog about the actual things or activities that are worthy, not those random ones which someone is behind with enough resources to seed out rewards. After all, this is WildSnow.com — not my-blog-and-I’ll-do-anything-to-get-you-to-visit-for-10-seconds.com
But yeah, there is an exception to every rule. Accuse me of being seduced by the huge reward offered by this one, or accuse me of being seduced by Greg Hill. Whatever happened, they get a freebie here — at least till our next blogpost.
(Editor’s note 2015, the videos we had linked here have been taken down. We leave this blog post up for historical context.)
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.
