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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.

  • Tecton Test Bindings Breakage — User Error, Hex, Or? (December 27, 2017)

  • Merry WildSnow Christmas 2017 (December 25, 2017)

  • The Efficient Cabin, RV or Van Computer (December 20, 2017)

  • Three Sportiva Ski Touring Clothing Items (December 18, 2017)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup – Mid December 2017 (December 14, 2017)

  • 3 Tips Keep You Alive in Avalanche Terrain – Discuss (December 13, 2017)

  • Salomon SHIFT Ski Binding is Nix Optimus Prime (December 8, 2017)

  • Arcteryx Revises Voltair Airbag Battery Specifications (December 5, 2017)

  • Got My Repaired G3 ION Bindings ()

  • La Sportiva Synchro (Shadow) Review — Spectre Boot Reinvented (December 4, 2017)

  • New Guidebook is Out — Easy Tours of Colorado (November 29, 2017)

  • Hayden Kennedy — A Blogger’s Tribute (November 28, 2017)

  • Avalanche Airbag Practice Rig — BCA Gets WildSnow Mod Treatment (November 27, 2017)

  • News Roundup November 2017 — Ski Touring Education (November 22, 2017)

  • Skialper 2017-2018 Buyer Guide is Out! Review (November 14, 2017)

  • Review: Konsella Colorado Ski Touring Guidebook — Encylopeadellic (November 10, 2017)

  • Dynafit Hoji Pro and PX Boot Lineup — Pants Down Always (November 8, 2017)

  • WildSnow Ultimate Ski Quiver 2017-2018 (November 6, 2017)

  • Walking the Tightrope with Bruno and Edge — Avalanche Safety at BCA (November 1, 2017)

  • Dynafit Salewa North America — Beautiful New Diggs (October 24, 2017)

  • Autumn Snowmobile Musings Pt. 2 — Sled as Rescue Tool (October 19, 2017)

  • Snowmobiles — 2017-2018 — “Shot” Capacitor Starting (October 18, 2017)

  • WildSnow Ultimate Ski Touring Binding Quiver — 2018 (October 13, 2017)

  • Devastating Tragedy hits WildSnow Community — RIP Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins (October 10, 2017)

  • 2-Way Radio Talk at the Avalanche Safety Event (October 9, 2017)

  • Dozen Tips for ULTRA Avalanche Safe Backcountry Ski Touring (October 6, 2017)

  • Taking Pause, Las Vegas (October 2, 2017)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup September 2017 (September 29, 2017)

  • Do it Yourself: Mount your Dynafit TLT, Comfort, Vertical, Radical, Speed and Rotation Bindings (September 26, 2017)

  • Dynafit Binding Comparison — Rotation and Radical 2.0 (September 22, 2017)

  • Avalanche Cord — String of Life or Placebo of Sad Demise? (September 14, 2017)

  • Elan Ibex84 Carbon XLT Ski Review (September 11, 2017)

  • Resort Uphill Skiing Code of Ethics and Guidelines (September 6, 2017)

  • Dynafit Tech Heel Inserts — Part 2 — State of the Union (September 5, 2017)

  • Tech Bindings with “Alpine” Heels — The Hybrids (August 31, 2017)

  • First Creek Cabin, Colorado, 1935 — Morning History Hit (August 30, 2017)

  • Dynafit Ski Boot Inserts — Part 1 — History of the Wild Toe (August 28, 2017)

  • Top Best Ski Shops of the World — Vote! (August 23, 2017)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — Mid August 2017 (August 17, 2017)

  • Skeats — Simplified Ski Crampons — First Look (August 16, 2017)

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