Harvey Carter RIP, Pioneer rock climber and one of Lou Dawson’s mentors in his early developmental days as an Alpinist and climber.
Aspen Mountain
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Marble, CO backcountry skiing, Black Diamond Verdict and Dynafit Manaslu skis for backcountry skiing
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Avalanche victim Cory Brettmann’s memorial this past Friday afternoon, atop Aspen Mountain, brought it all home to me like a gut punch.
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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…
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Inbounds avalanche at Snowbird resort killed a woman, and a slackcountry avalanche on Aspen Mountain killed a man. Vail even had an inbounds avalanche that resulted in a close call.
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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…