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Louie Dawson

Louie Dawson

Louie Dawson earned his Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design from Western Washington University in 2014. When he's not skiing Mount Baker or somewhere equally as snowy, he's thinking about new products to make ski mountaineering more fun and safe.

  • Dynafit Vulcan Boots – The South America Report (October 15, 2012)

  • Mountain Equipment Glacier 1000 Sleeping Bag – Review (October 12, 2012)

  • Petzl Tikka CORE Headlamp Review (October 1, 2012)

  • Check our Mountain Bike Gear Survey (September 28, 2012)

  • Trench Foot, Ice, and Lava Flows – Osorno and Puyehue (September 22, 2012)

  • G3 High Traction Skins Review (September 19, 2012)

  • Volcan Lanin Ski Descent and Pastry Foraging (September 13, 2012)

  • Cerro Tronador – South America Blue Bird and Ice Cracks (September 3, 2012)

  • Skiing, Soaking and Rat Fighting at Refugio Garganta del Diablo, Chile (August 13, 2012)

  • Backcountry Skiing Nevados de Chillan, Chile – First Days (August 7, 2012)

  • South American Ski Travel — Dynafit bindings as weapons, and more. (August 3, 2012)

  • Glacier Peak, WA — Wilderness Volcano Skiing (July 24, 2012)

  • South America Backcountry Skiing! (July 23, 2012)

  • Coleman Headwall Ski Mountaineering – Mount Baker, Washington (July 16, 2012)

  • Magic S Loop Ski Tour — PNW (July 10, 2012)

  • Avalanche Survey — Results (July 2, 2012)

  • Vesper Peak Backcountry Skiing – Washington, U.S. (June 28, 2012)

  • La Sportiva TC Pro Review (June 27, 2012)

  • Gold Creek Circumnavigation – PNW Report from Louie (June 25, 2012)

  • Please Take the Avalanche Safety Survey (February 19, 2012)

  • Winter OR Trade Show 2012 – Louie’s Take (January 23, 2012)

  • Eldorado Peak Ski (December 19, 2011)

  • Winchester Lookout – PNW Trip Report (December 7, 2011)

  • Synthetic Apologetics, and Outdoor Research Chaos Jacket Review (November 17, 2011)

  • Three Day PNW Powder Binge (November 10, 2011)

  • Ruth Mountain Summit Bivvy – Photos (November 1, 2011)

  • Tendon Master 7.8 Rope Review (October 28, 2011)

  • It’s Powder! (October 17, 2011)

  • 11/12 K2 Coomback Ski Review (October 4, 2011)

  • Mount Baker Early Season Turns & Hummel Pics (September 27, 2011)

  • Yak Peak – Canada Rock Climbing Trip Report (August 30, 2011)

  • Cilogear 45 liter WorkSack Review (August 16, 2011)

  • August turns – check! Boulder Glacier and Park Headwall, Mt. Baker (August 9, 2011)

  • Scarpa Maestrale – Long Term Report (August 4, 2011)

  • Mount Buckner Trifecta — Cascades Trip Report (July 29, 2011)

  • Adventure in the Pickets – Thread of Ice ski descent (July 12, 2011)

  • Ruth Mountain Panorama – Cascades, WA (June 29, 2011)

  • Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Poles – Black Diamond (June 17, 2011)

  • OR Mentor Jacket Review (May 30, 2011)

  • Corn Harvest: Tricouni Tour and Colfax Peak Ski (May 21, 2011)

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