I’ve always wondered what the most non-snow location could ever be for Wild Snow. The moon, perhaps? But tough to get there. A tropical island? Now that would be preferred. Meanwhile, somehow I ended up in another place that’s about non-snow as you can get. Look familiar to anyone?
![No backcountry skiing here, but perhaps we can use this rig for a stealth mission? No backcountry skiing here.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IMG_0376-strange-location.jpg)
No backcountry skiing here, but perhaps we can use this rig for a stealth mission?
![If you get mad at something, here is a solution. If you get mad at something, here is a solution.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IMG_0367-brass.jpg)
If you get mad at something, here is a solution. Could be problematic, however.
![Yep, USS Pampanito at San Francisco Yep, USS Pampanito at San Francisco](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IMG_0388-boat.jpg)
Yep, USS Pampanito at San Francisco
![Recommended, if you're in San Fran any time. Recommended, if you're in San Fran any time.](http://wildsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IMG_0382-info.jpg)
Recommended, if you're in San Fran any time.
Weighs 1,525 Tons (displacement while surfaced).
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.