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      • Marker F10-12 Duke Baron
      • G3 Onyx Ski Binding FAQ
      • G3 ION Ski Touring Binding
      • Fritschi Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Fritschi Diamir Frame Bindings Mount DIY
      • Fritschi Diamir Bindings FAQ
      • Fritschi Tecton FAQ
      • Atomic Salomon Backland MTN
      • Dynafit Tri-Step Binding 2001-2003
      • Naxo randonnee alpine touring AT ski binding FAQ
      • Dynafit Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Dynafit Binding Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Review 1
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Page Two
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Lou Dawson

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.

  • If You’ve Got The Money, Honey, You Can Have our Land (June 8, 2012)

  • Boiling the Batteries — WildSnow Field HQ Tiny House (June 7, 2012)

  • Retro Photos – Cathedral Peak, Colorado (June 6, 2012)

  • Honest Puffery – Mountain Equipment Xero Down Jacket (June 5, 2012)

  • Backcountry Skiing News Roundup – Gondolas and Crevasses (June 4, 2012)

  • Thanks 10th Mountain Division — Memorial Day 2012 (May 28, 2012)

  • Independence Pass Skiing News and Conditions Report (May 25, 2012)

  • Best Wishes Federico Sbrissa — Dynafit Boot Man ()

  • More Independence Pass Skiing News? Yep. (May 23, 2012)

  • Low Mass Soft Shells – A Triad Shootout (May 22, 2012)

  • Colorado – Independence Pass Backcountry Skiing Report (May 21, 2012)

  • TR — Independence Pass, Colorado, Yesterday (May 15, 2012)

  • Bears, Huts and Glaciers at Rogers Pass (May 14, 2012)

  • 19th! Independence Pass Ski & Barbecue Report – May 12-13, 2012 (May 13, 2012)

  • BARBECUE PLAN CHANGE – TOMORROW Indy Pass (May 11, 2012)

  • Mid Layer Review — Dynafit Thermal 2.0 (May 10, 2012)

  • Homebrew Carbon Fiber Shovel Shaft (May 9, 2012)

  • Dynafit ‘One’ Boots – Review (May 8, 2012)

  • Glungezer Mountain – Mellowing in the Tirol Powder Farm (May 7, 2012)

  • Local Beta – BBQ now open in Marble, Colorado ()

  • Local Beta — Aspen Area, Pearl Basin (May 2, 2012)

  • Riffler Powder Riot – Zillertal Alps, Austria ()

  • Eastern Alps of Austria – Ammererhof Hotel to Hocharn ‘Narr’ (April 30, 2012)

  • 5Point Film Festival is Happening (April 27, 2012)

  • Once you Buzihuette, You Can Not Stop ()

  • Dynafit TLT 5 Cuff Lean Adjuster Install (April 25, 2012)

  • Otztal Day 4 — Similaun to Schone Aussicht Hutte (April 23, 2012)

  • 5-Point Film Festival April 26-29 (April 22, 2012)

  • Hutte Schuh — Lizard Kross Fills the Bill (April 20, 2012)

  • Otztal Day 3 – To the Similaun Hut (April 19, 2012)

  • Otztal Day 1 – Alps Backcountry Skiing (April 16, 2012)

  • Aliens Experimented on My Feet — Scarpa, That Is (April 12, 2012)

  • Let the GPS Honeymoon Continue (April 9, 2012)

  • In The Egg, GPS on the Mattjisch – CH (April 6, 2012)

  • WildSnow Girl — EU Experience Begins (April 4, 2012)

  • Hot Water Molding Intuition Liners (April 2, 2012)

  • Found the Camera Case for the G12 (March 30, 2012)

  • Zermatt Nepal 1975 – Interesting Ski Binding for the Collection (March 28, 2012)

  • Review — Canon G12 Camera (March 27, 2012)

  • Tech Binding Ruminations Part 2 – The Move to TUV (March 23, 2012)

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