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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.

  • The Problem With PLBs, ACR, Spot Messenger, Etc. (March 3, 2010)

  • Denali Testin’ — Hilliberg Tents and Satphone Blogging (March 1, 2010)

  • Sunlight Endurance Challenge – 2010 (February 28, 2010)

  • Avalanche Near Aspen Kills One — Falls Only 200 Vertical Feet (February 25, 2010)

  • Whitefish Mountain Resort To Restrict Uphill Travel (February 23, 2010)

  • Colorado Avy Info Center Benefit in Carbondale Sunday, and Wilderness Discusssion Tomorrow (February 22, 2010)

  • Everybody Wants a Link On WildSnow, But, Frozen Chicken Meat? ()

  • Austria TR — Schoberspitz ()

  • Ski Touring the Sulzfluh Peak, Switzerland (February 19, 2010)

  • Winter Snow Boots — TNF Four Shadows GTX and Two Shadows (February 16, 2010)

  • Ski Touring in Switzerland – The Sulzfluh (February 15, 2010)

  • Sat Phone Blogging — First Attempt (February 6, 2010)

  • 20 Year Old MSR XGK Edges Out New Version In Snow Melt Test (February 4, 2010)

  • Lou’s Denali Boots – Stretching and Molding (February 3, 2010)

  • Dynafit Technique — Prevent Inadvertant Release in Touring Mode (February 2, 2010)

  • SCARPA to Make Lightweight 4 Buckle Boot — Maestrale & Gea (February 1, 2010)

  • Yule Quarry Road, Marble, Colorado. No Plowing? (January 29, 2010)

  • Ski Journal Photo Book is a Winner ()

  • Exception to the Rule, I’ll blog about this contest… (January 25, 2010)

  • Cilogear NWD 30 Worksack Backpack ()

  • Black Diamond Ultra Light “Couloir” Harness ()

  • Outdoor Retailer — Saturday — BCA’s Float 30 Avy Airbag (January 24, 2010)

  • Outdoor Retailer — Garmont Joins the AT Weight Watchers (January 22, 2010)

  • Guess That Pastry — One from the Fat Count ()

  • Guess That Pastry – 2010 (January 19, 2010)

  • Dynafit New Skis — Stoke and Broad Peak (January 18, 2010)

  • Dynafit New Gear Part Two — TLT 5 Boots, Ski Poles, Backpacks, More ()

  • Dynafit Gear 2010/2011 — Making it Lighter (January 17, 2010)

  • WildSnow EU – Back from the hut, and a spectating Mountain Attack rando race (January 15, 2010)

  • Dynafit Europe! (January 14, 2010)

  • Sonnenjoch Ski Tour – WildSnow EU, Day 3 (January 12, 2010)

  • Mountain Hardware Medusa Gloves with Outdry Waterproofing ()

  • WildSnow EU Day 2 — Wow, it snowed! (January 11, 2010)

  • WildSnow EU 2010 – Day 1 ()

  • WildSnow has Landed — EU 2010 (January 10, 2010)

  • Black Diamond Efficient Series — Part 2 — The New Skis (January 8, 2010)

  • New Black Diamond Efficient Series — The Backcountry Skiing Boots ()

  • Backcountry Skiing News Roundup (January 7, 2010)

  • The Lindsey Vonn Workout – Part 2 – Back by Popular Demand (January 6, 2010)

  • Dynafit Rear Pin Failure — Rare But Happens With Some Older Generation Bindings ()

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