I was going to riff on this, but the brilliant thought occurred to me that we should see who can guess what it is. If you already know, stay quiet until we’ve got some amusing guesses. My first take: The upper jaw of the creature in the movie “Alien.” Hint: It’s probably not of any use for backcountry skiing.
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.