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Lou Dawson

Lou Dawson

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.

  • BEYOND THE GRAND — BILL BRIGGS BIOGRAPHY (January 27, 2023)

  • ALPHA ANGLE — HOW FAR CAN THAT AVALANCHE GO? (December 19, 2022)

  • Ski Touring Basics: YOUR FIRST TOURING BINDINGS — 10 (EXTENDED) TIPS (September 28, 2022)

  • How Many Holes can you Drill in a Ski? (September 16, 2022)

  • ATK to DIN/ISO: “Go Fly a Kite” — FR14 Tech Review (March 1, 2022)

  • Revisiting Mount St Elias (January 3, 2022)

  • Happy Birthday Wildsnow (December 21, 2021)

  • Vinersa Ski Touring Binding — Added to Museum (November 16, 2021)

  • Style Revisited — The Art of the Ski Line 2.0 (September 30, 2021)

  • Ski Touring (And Resort) News Roundup — Late Summer 2021 (August 20, 2021)

  • Velcro Skis and a Breeze — Skiing the Sangre de Cristo Crestones (July 28, 2021)

  • Wager With The Wind — Book Review (July 12, 2021)

  • Summer Backcountry News Roundup 2021 (June 25, 2021)

  • Everest — The Third Pole — Book Review (June 2, 2021)

  • Sacred Gifts of the Backcountry (May 30, 2021)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — Early Summer 2021 (May 3, 2021)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup Spring 2021 (April 9, 2021)

  • Atomic Salomon Backland MTN Boot Stop-ectomy (March 26, 2021)

  • Avalanche Decision Making — When It’s All on YOU (March 20, 2021)

  • Ski Touring News Review February 2021 — Backcountry.dot.com, Critters, Shark Tank, more (February 26, 2021)

  • A Tale of Two Gloves — BD Crew & OR Carbide – Review (February 10, 2021)

  • Another SkiAlper Magazine Teaser — Bindings! (February 5, 2021)

  • Leaner and Softer — Modding The Hoji Pro (January 31, 2021)

  • Euro Puro Amoro — La Sportiva Orizion Touring Pant (January 13, 2021)

  • Farewell 2020 Ski Touring News Roundup (December 28, 2020)

  • A Lifetime of Skiing the Heights — Natural Progression Book Review (December 11, 2020)

  • Ski Touring Boot-Binding Leash D-Ring Install (November 17, 2020)

  • Early Snow, Avalanche Fines, No More Apres — Ski Touring News Roundup (October 29, 2020)

  • Testing Pieps DSP Sport Avalanche Beacon Switch (October 24, 2020)

  • Scarpa F1 LT Look and Fitting — Lou’s Take (October 16, 2020)

  • Toe Jaw Closure Strength Testing — Marker, G3, Dynafit, Plum, More (October 11, 2020)

  • G3 Seekr Swift 100 — Ski Review (October 8, 2020)

  • Ski Touring Bindings — A Few Favorites 2020 (September 21, 2020)

  • Summer Fun — Granite Gear Crown2 60 Backpack Review (August 28, 2020)

  • Black Diamond Dawn Patrol Touring Pants — Review (July 15, 2020)

  • Contour Hybrid Climbing Skins 2019-2020 Review (May 13, 2020)

  • Atomic Backland (Salomon MTN) Binding Technical Review (April 17, 2020)

  • Blizzard Zero G 105 (2019-2020) — Review (April 8, 2020)

  • (UPDATED) Flex Compensation Spring Rates — Classic Tech Bindings (March 27, 2020)

  • Schoeller Shootout — Ortovox Bacun & Mammut Base Jump Touring Pants (March 25, 2020)

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