I just learned that the father of modern heli skiing, Hans Gmoser, died in a bicycling fall yesterday. Not only was Hans an amazing visionary when it came to mechanized skiing, but he also was involved in much Canadian ski alpinism.
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.