Promote Couloir Magazine department: Back during the Outdoor Retailer trade show, the show daily published an excellent interview with Craig Dostie, publisher of Couloir Magazine and Telemark Skier. He really lays it out on the line, including discussion of what’s different about helicopter backcountry skiing and self propelled backcountry skiing. Sadly, my link to this article went bad. I leave this blog post for historical continuity.
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.