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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.

  • Site Visit — Sheep Creek Avalanche near Loveland Pass (April 26, 2013)

  • Colorado Avalanche Center Publishes Sheep Creek Loveland Report — Annotated Excerpt (April 24, 2013)

  • Sheep Creek Avalanche near Loveland Pass, Five Dead in Colorado (April 22, 2013)

  • Black Diamond Current – Quiver Arrow of the Week (April 19, 2013)

  • Classic Su-Matic Tour, Plate Binding — 1980 (April 18, 2013)

  • La Sportiva Spitfire Ski Boot – Not a George Foreman Grill (April 15, 2013)

  • Through-Bolting Ski Boot Heel Tech Fitting (April 12, 2013)

  • Spring Pow — Test OR Valhalla Hoody (April 10, 2013)

  • Boot Maintenance of the Tech (Dynafit) Kind — Heel Fittings ()

  • Senator Udall’s Alpine Recreation Enhancement Act (We Wish) (March 28, 2013)

  • 10 Essential Tools for the Home Ski Shop (March 27, 2013)

  • Pieps Freeride Avalanche Beacon – Review (March 26, 2013)

  • Tire Chains — Thule Easy-fit CU-9 — Review (March 22, 2013)

  • Encore: Wisdom for the Hills — John Evans and Peter Lev (March 20, 2013)

  • Quotables for the Backcountry (March 18, 2013)

  • Satphone Blogging — Resurrection (March 13, 2013)

  • Review – Westcomb Focus LT Hoody & eVent DVL (March 11, 2013)

  • Alpin Magazine Ski Reviews 2013 — under 93 mm (March 5, 2013)

  • Salomon Quest BC 120 2013/14 — Review (March 1, 2013)

  • Soul Bamboo Ski Poles – Review (February 28, 2013)

  • Uphill Skiing Crested Butte (February 26, 2013)

  • The Memory — Avalanche (February 19, 2013)

  • Neckties and Gabardine — 1940s Ski Clothing (February 2, 2013)

  • Freeride Tour Boots — Cuff Security is Key (February 1, 2013)

  • WildSnow Man Cave Latest — Boot Punch Ring Press (January 31, 2013)

  • Tech Ski Boot Fittings — Clicking, Play, Weird Release and other Nefarious Occurrences (January 28, 2013)

  • Backcountry Access Link 2-Way Radio a Winner (January 26, 2013)

  • Dynafit Addresses Boot Pivot Wear — Almost Enough (January 25, 2013)

  • Scott — and RIP Garmont Ski Boots, More Info (January 24, 2013)

  • Zehner from Refugio Fanes — Better Skiing and still Classico (January 22, 2013)

  • K2 Wants to give you The Shaft, er, we mean Shaxe ()

  • Fritschi Diamir To Release Tech Binding — First Look at Zenith 12 (January 20, 2013)

  • Telluride Colorado — GHD Opens Private Land to Skiing — Proposes Resort (January 19, 2013)

  • Dynafit Beast Binding — Lou’s Video Take + (January 14, 2013)

  • New Dynafit Gear 2012-13 — Beast Binding and the TLT Six Shooter Boot (January 11, 2013)

  • Dynafit at Fanes Hutte — Too Nice (January 10, 2013)

  • Blogging from 30,000 Feet (January 8, 2013)

  • Best Hut Shoes — Nike Mayfly? (January 7, 2013)

  • Vaporbag or Electric Avy Airbag? The Arcteryx Patent (January 4, 2013)

  • New Colorado Guidebook: ‘Making Turns – Tenmile – Mosquito Range’ (January 3, 2013)

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