Aspen Mountain

Harvey Carter RIP, Pioneer rock climber and one of Lou Dawson’s mentors in his early developmental days as an Alpinist and climber.

Marble, CO backcountry skiing, Black Diamond Verdict and Dynafit Manaslu skis for backcountry skiing

Avalanche victim Cory Brettmann’s memorial this past Friday afternoon, atop Aspen Mountain, brought it all home to me like a gut punch.

Dear Lou: Cory was a friend and my wife’s cousin. He worked ski patrol on Ajax (Aspen Mountain) for years. He’d spent a year patrolling at Chamonix and had an impressive climbing resume. He was a pro with tons of…

As many of you know, it’s been as dry as an overcooked pancake here in the west. But it is FINALLY storming today in Colorado. So perhaps this will be a repeat of last year, when the heavens held off…