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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.

  • Turns in the Time of Coronavirus (March 19, 2020)

  • News Roundup February 2020 — Avalanches, Sheep, Skimo (February 15, 2020)

  • Sparkr Mini Plasma Lighter — For Ski Touring Survival? (January 16, 2020)

  • Cutting Climbing Skins — Study in Tactility and Knife Blades (January 7, 2020)

  • Skialper Magazine 2020 Buyer Guide — Reader Survey (January 6, 2020)

  • G3 Minimist Speed Ski Touring Climbing Skins — Review (January 2, 2020)

  • Lou’s Ski Touring Visions for 2020 and Beyond (January 1, 2020)

  • The Antenna that Changed Everything — BCA Tracker Overview (December 27, 2019)

  • Julbo Cyrius — The Case of the $300 Goggles (December 19, 2019)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup December 2019 (December 11, 2019)

  • G3 Zed 2nd Edition Ski Touring Binding — Tech Look (December 5, 2019)

  • Book Review — Atlas of the National Parks (November 22, 2019)

  • Fritschi (Black Diamond) Xenic 10 Binding Technical Review (November 11, 2019)

  • A Few Favorite Avy Shovels — 2019 (November 7, 2019)

  • Airbag or Beacon — Which Would You Choose? (November 4, 2019)

  • Hoji Pro and Free, Not So Identical Twins? (October 25, 2019)

  • 10 Tips to Prevent Tech Binding Pre-Release (October 15, 2019)

  • Arva Reveals Evo5 Avalanche Beacon (amended) (October 13, 2019)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — September 2019 (September 23, 2019)

  • Skiing One at a Time – What Does it Mean? (September 16, 2019)

  • 1990 First Dynafit Branded Tech Binding — The Purple People Eater (September 15, 2019)

  • BREAKING NEWS — SCARPA Recalls Maestrale RS (Fall 2017 manufacturing run) (September 13, 2019)

  • North America’s Ski Huts–Tribute to Diversity (September 9, 2019)

  • History: Who Discovered Japow? (August 31, 2019)

  • Skyward II Jacket Review–Skiing Masterpiece by OR (August 22, 2019)

  • History–Ramer Echo Avalanche Transceiver (August 18, 2019)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — August 2019 (August 11, 2019)

  • Beyond the Mountain — Sometimes the Intense Terrain is your Heart (August 9, 2019)

  • 20 Years of WildSnow — Let the Next 20 Commence! (July 23, 2019)

  • How Elastic is the Plastic? Tech Binding Research (July 5, 2019)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — Summer 2019 — Housing and the Shredder (July 1, 2019)

  • Scarpa Ski Touring Boots and Salomon-Atomic Shift Binding (June 26, 2019)

  • Outdoor Research Skyward 2 Pant — The Crossover (June 18, 2019)

  • 7 Deadly Sins of Tech Binding Mounting (June 17, 2019)

  • Still a Good Hat — Carhartt Boonie (June 13, 2019)

  • Move that Fuel Mountain Girl, or Boy (June 12, 2019)

  • Ski Touring News – Pointy Toes Mystery is Solved – June 2019 (June 9, 2019)

  • The North Face L5 Futurelight Hoody Shell – Review (June 6, 2019)

  • Skier and Rider Party on Independence Pass 2019 (June 4, 2019)

  • A Quick Jaunt with Futurelight — The North Face (June 3, 2019)

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