Black Diamond for everything climbing and skiing.    Dynafit -- Speed Up!    Tracker beacons, Stash packs, shovels, more more more.    Terrific deals on randonnee AT rando backcountry skiing gear.    K2 has the skis that stay true to earning your turns.    Garmont boots -- excellent choice for backcountry skiing.

Other Resources and Websites

We’ve tried to provide a concise list of resources here, with emphasis on folks we think provide useful services, information, or who help us out. Check them all out from time to time for some interesting browsing!

Backcountry Skiing and Snowsports – The goods you came here for

Chuting (Are backcountry skiing and firearm safety related to each other?)
Dynafit (Speed up with the ultimate in lightweight backcountry skiing gear.)
Offpistemag.com (These guys are cool, the spirit of glisse is alive and well!)
Backcountry Access (Terrific gear for winter safety and adventure.)
Avalanche Tools (Experts on avalanche safety gear.)
Randogear.com (Terrific source for backcountry skiing randonnee AT rando equipment.)
SkiMountaineer.com (Ski the Cascade fire mountains!)
Snotel (Find out current snow depth at these high-tech backcountry telemetry sites).
Cloudveil (Super clothing, including soft shells that work, and gloves that do too!)
Backcountry.com (Please shop with this link to help support wildsnow.com.)
Skier’s Journal (A good general skiing website, with backcountry information.)
Vintage Ski World (Cool antique skiing gear and ski posters. I manage their website.)
Babes in the Backcountry (Off piste ski skills for those of the female persuasion.)
Yurtski.com (Backcountry skiing in Western Montana back country.)
Splitboard.com (The correct and proper way to powder your face on a board.)
Ski Tuning Tools and Equipment (Slide Wright – source for all the gear and supplies you need for keeping your equipment performing to the max.)
HutSki.com (Online guidebook for Colorado’s 10th Mountain Division hut system, Summit Huts and Braun Huts.)
Skiing Heritage: source for ski history (Website for International Skiing History Association “ISHA” publication, North America’s leader in ski history).
Mountaineering, Climbing and Ski touring in Canada and worldwide (Canada West Mountain School offers guiding and instructional services for mountaineering, rock climbing, ski touring and avalanche safety.)
CheapSki Insurance (It’s a good idea to buy insurance for your backcountry skiing vacation or road trip. Check these guys out.)
Aspen Expeditions (Long time Colorado backcountry skiing guide service.)
AIARE Avalanche Education (Check here for certified avalanche safety courses you can attend.)
Skiing andSnowboarding Holidays (Terrific website for exciting ski and snowboard vacations.)
Falls Brook Yurts (Excellent Yurt system in the Vanderwhacker Region of the Adirondacks.)
Carbon Fiber Ski Boots (The lightest Dynafit compatible boot in the world.)
Jordan White’s Blog (ElksAndBeyond.com)
Frank Konsella’s Blog (First descents and snowmobile adventure.)
Sled Man Talking (Sledneck culture, written by a guy who can write.)
Backcountry Magazine (All things backcountry, on ink and paper.)

Photography — Resources
steves-digicams.com (good reviews)
Digital Camera Super Center (lots of info)

Grab bag — Sites I work on, or find interesting..
CODE (Our Jeep 4×4 mentor!)
Real Web Host (Our hosting company, very hands on, nice!)
Rock Climbing and Canyoneering with Desertcrags.com (Excellent Colorado guide service.)
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Blog (Our local treatment center is a gift to our community, and they use backcountry skiing as part of their program!)
Aspen Real Estate (Shop for Aspen real estate?)
A plug for a good friend of mine (He helped us buy our house near Aspen.)
Web Designer David Downing (Helps us with web issues, and tests gear for the blog.)
God-Thing.org (Domain name available for sale..)
Aspen Lodging (One-stop shopping for Colorado lodging.)
Jaywalker Lodge Drug Treatment Center (Smoke a few too many bowls up at Chad’s Gap?)
Obrien Bicycles (Incredible custom frame building, and some backcountry skiing info.)
Ski Insurance (The UK’s leading direct travel insurance provider. )
Fryingpan Aspen Fly Fishing (Fryingpan Anglers for all your fishing needs.)
Colorado Climbing (All the information you need for excellent rock climbing in the Rocky Mountain State.)

You can find tons of other great info about backcountry skiing if you use a search engine such as Google or Yahoo.

         
Welcome to Louis (Lou) Dawson's backcountry skiing information and opinion website. Lou's passion for the past forty years has been alpinism, climbing, mountaineering and skiing -- along with all manner of outdoor recreation. He has authored numerous books and articles about backcountry skiing and is well known as the first person to ski down all 54 of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks, otherwise known as the Fourteeners! Books and free back country information here, and tons of Randonnee rando telemark info.

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Backcountry skiing is a dangerous sport. You may be killed or severely injured if you do any form of randone, randonnee and randonnée skiing. The information on this website is intended only as general information. While the authors and editors of the information on this website make every effort to present useful information, due to human error the information, text and images contained within this website may be inaccurate, false, or out-of-date. By using, reading or viewing the information provided on this website, you agree to absolve the owners of Wild Snow as well as content contributors of any liability for injuries or losses incurred while using such information. Furthermore, you agree to use any of this website's information, maps, photos, or binding mounting instructions or templates at your own risk, and waive Wild Snow its owners and contributors of any liability for use of said items for backcountry skiing or any other use.