Got out today with the young powder posse. We tried to nail 5,000 vertical but the sun went down. Got about 4,000 instead. Darn.
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Jason. Today. Colorado. After the sun went down. |
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Luke. Today. Colorado. 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.