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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.

  • Strapless and Brakeless? Find Your Ski With the Tracer, or Neverlose (February 8, 2015)

  • Kids’ Ski Touring Options–Hagan & Contour (February 7, 2015)

  • La Sportiva Part 2 — Ski Tour Dolomite (February 6, 2015)

  • ISPO Day 1 — Scarpa Tronic, Dynafit and More (February 5, 2015)

  • Dynafit Beast 14 Ski Binding — TUV Cert for DIN 13992 (February 4, 2015)

  • The Bus to Cavalese — La Sportiva Visit Part 1 (February 3, 2015)

  • Atomic Backland (Salomon MTN) Tech Binding — Old is New Again (January 29, 2015)

  • Improved and Updated Dynafit Bindings FAQ (January 27, 2015)

  • It’s 1962, Got Your Snowboard Yet? (January 24, 2015)

  • Atomic Backland Boot — Wow, Finally Some New TOURING Gear (January 21, 2015)

  • Manfred’s $100,000 Ski Binding — High Tao of Low Tec ()

  • Show Season — La Sportiva New Boots &1 Kilo 96 mm Ski! (January 18, 2015)

  • Scott Alpride Airbag Backpacks Looking Good for 2015-16 (January 17, 2015)

  • Skiing our Private Davos Resort–Pischa (January 16, 2015)

  • In Davos, Checking out Scott new Superguide Boot (January 14, 2015)

  • Contour Hybrid Climbing Skins — Review (January 13, 2015)

  • Testing Dynafit 2015-2016 Broad Peak & Baltoro Skis (January 12, 2015)

  • New Dynafit ‘Winter Guide’ Boot Promises End of Swamp Foot (January 10, 2015)

  • New Dynafit Boots, Bindings, Skis for 2015/2016 (January 9, 2015)

  • Austrian Ski Tour — Langer Grund (January 7, 2015)

  • G3 ION Family Plan — Good Looking Cousins Join the Party (January 5, 2015)

  • Lou’s (Obewhanskinnoobie’s) New Years Predictions 2015 (January 2, 2015)

  • Happy New Year 2015! (January 1, 2015)

  • Decade in Review 2014 — WildSnow 100 Most Commented Posts (December 31, 2014)

  • Lou’s 2014 Prognostications — How Did I Do? (December 30, 2014)

  • La Sportiva Chalten Ski Touring Pant — Review (December 24, 2014)

  • Triple Treat — Dynafit Speed on Fischer Hannibal, Spiced with Maruelli (December 23, 2014)

  • Scott Alpride Airbag Rucksack — Experiments in Mass Reduction (December 19, 2014)

  • Dynafit Beast 14 Retail Version Blasts Our Workbench (December 18, 2014)

  • Training for the New Alpinism — Book Review (December 16, 2014)

  • Black Diamond Coefficient Hoody — Review (December 15, 2014)

  • Last Man Standing — Vacuum Bottle Comparo (December 11, 2014)

  • Christmas Ski Tool Stash Renewal — Gift Ideas (December 9, 2014)

  • Dynafit Tech Binding Heel Unit Breakdown and Assembly (December 2, 2014)

  • AA & AAA Rechargeable Battery Basics (December 1, 2014)

  • Alpha Angle — How Far Can that Avalanche Go? (November 26, 2014)

  • 10 Backcountry Things for Christmas — Lou’s Shopping List (November 25, 2014)

  • Dynafit Speed Radical 2014-2015 Unboxed (November 24, 2014)

  • Backcountry Skiing News Roundup — Pastries and Dynafit Radical Delay (November 20, 2014)

  • Scott Alpride Airbag Backpack — Unboxed! (November 18, 2014)

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