Ski touring in the San Juan mountains of Colorado, throwback to the 1980s, and Elk Mountains photo of Lou on Hayden.

Grassrack ski holder rack for various collector skis used for ski mountaineering and backcountry adventures, including Denali and the Colorado 14ers.

First ski descent of Castle Peak east face in Colorado, Lou Dawson shares his adventure from 1990 ski mountaineering in the backcountry.

Skiing French Mountain in Colorado Sawatch, near Leadville and Independence Pass, early backcountry skiing 1980.

Definitions and Glossary for ski touring terms Backcountry, Frontcountry, Slackcountry, Sidecountry, Piste and more, with comments and examples.

Review of Deep Powder Snow book by Dolores LaChapelle, covers philosophy of powder skiing, deep ecology and more backcountry touring subjects.