European secret wax for backcountry skiing eliminates desire for helicopters and snowmobiles. Louis DawsonWildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Louis Dawson has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to…

All, a few people have contacted me about having browser problems while viewing this website. I do know of some problems caused by various ad blockers, and can’t do much about that, but if you have a problem not cause…

Just got back from today’s Euro ski tour, more about that in a few hours, meanwhile someone emailed us that they found an AT ski on I-70 that looks like if fell off a car or something like that. If…

Instead of nearly two hours drivetime (both ways) for the Marble area, we drove 10 minutes up to one of my favorite mellow fitness jaunts, that of Marion Gulch to the top of Sunlight Resort.

Movie and video Mount Sopris Wind, if you’re skiing or climbing Mount Sopris near Carbondale, Colorado, be aware it can be quite windy in the backcountry.