I sat near Simon Dumont once. Honest. But I didn’t learn much about the X Games hero that way. Lou DawsonWildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering.…
Dick Barrymore
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Congratulations Andrew Solod on correctly identifying the photo as Otto Schniebs (I still don’t know how you guys do this so fast)
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Eric Perlman was along and at this spot in the couloir, both he and Mimi were firing away with motor drives clicking. After I completed the descent, I named it Chute Out.
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Ski photo contest features Dick Barrymore photos and history for backcountry skiers.
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Last of the Ski Bums is the highlight of all this. What a movie! Made in 1967 for only $12,000 and distributed as a feature film, this flick was to my generation what Blizzard of Ahhhs was to the current “freeride” crowd.