We’re leaving today for five days backcountry skiing on the Trooper Traverse from Leadville, Colorado to Aspen. The weather looks a bit shaky for the first few days, but it appears we will finish the trip with a string of blue sky days. A few photos from the original trip in 1943.
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.