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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.

  • Tech Crampon on Hoji — Fits Like the Hendrix Headband (May 20, 2019)

  • How Your Avalanche Beacon Can Kill (May 1, 2019)

  • Petzl Meteor Helmet — Multi Sport and Minimal (April 26, 2019)

  • Training for the Uphill Athlete — First Look (April 10, 2019)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — April 2019 (April 8, 2019)

  • Hoji Pro Ski Boot — Power Strap Length Mod (April 3, 2019)

  • New Guidebook — North American Extreme Skiing (April 1, 2019)

  • Basket Weaver — An Early Ski Route on Pyramid Peak (March 29, 2019)

  • Hoji Pro Ski Touring Boot — Review (March 27, 2019)

  • Travel Tip — Western European Electrical Outlet Tester (March 25, 2019)

  • 24 Hours of Vertical Skiing — How Much can You Climb in a Day? (March 18, 2019)

  • The Phantom Verdict — Review (March 4, 2019)

  • Wanders of WildSnow — The A-Lodge (February 28, 2019)

  • Podcast from Cripple Creek — Lou Makes Cameo (February 27, 2019)

  • Colorado Gets A New Hut — Sisters Cabin (February 17, 2019)

  • Hoji Free Ski Touring Boot is Real (February 6, 2019)

  • Exoskeletal Skiing Comes of Age — Roam Robotics (January 30, 2019)

  • CAIC Avalanche Report a Masterpiece — Learn (January 28, 2019)

  • Three Turns and the Truth (January 24, 2019)

  • La Sportiva Tech Fittings — Overview (January 15, 2019)

  • TNF Gloves CloseFit Gloves — Gore-Tex Infinium ()

  • RIP Manfred Barthel — The Master (January 12, 2019)

  • Lou’s Ski Touring Visions — 2019 (January 9, 2019)

  • How Did I Do with 2018 New Year Predictions? (January 7, 2019)

  • Tossing the Insert Salad — ‘Dynafit’ Tech Boot Fittings (January 2, 2019)

  • The Great Fritschi Change of 2018-19 (December 17, 2018)

  • 2018-2019 Fritschi Evo and Tecton Brakes – Improved (December 15, 2018)

  • G3 — Stomp Pad and ZED Binding Gaposis Breakage (December 8, 2018)

  • Safer Skiing in Norway — Great Minds Think Alike (December 4, 2018)

  • Hoji Ski Touring Boot — Power Strap Mod (November 30, 2018)

  • 7 Unanswered Questions of Ski Touring (November 28, 2018)

  • Avalanche Safety Ultra Basics — Terminology (November 26, 2018)

  • G3 ZED Anti-Rotation — A Winner? (November 19, 2018)

  • Lost Secrets of ZED (the G3 Ski Touring Binding) (November 16, 2018)

  • Merging of Theory and Bier — ISSW 2018 PART 3 (November 14, 2018)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — G3, Scarpa, Everest, More (November 9, 2018)

  • Merging of Espresso and Practice — ISSW Part 2 (November 7, 2018)

  • A Merging of Espresso and Tourists — ISSW 2018 Part 1 (November 2, 2018)

  • Contour Climbing Skins — New and Factory 2018-2019 (October 25, 2018)

  • “Chasing Denali” by Jon Waterman — Review (October 23, 2018)

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