Welcome to Louis (Lou) Dawson's backcountry skiing information & opinion website. Lou's passion for the past 50 years has been alpinism, climbing, mountaineering and skiing -- along with all manner of outdoor recreation. He has authored numerous books and articles about
ski touring 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 ski touring news and information here.
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Wow, snow looks great!
I would love to see a multi lingual glossary for ski terms. I’m sure some of the expressions are hysterical and i’m suddenly personally ashamed I don’t have a good grasp on this subset of French.
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Looks like much better snow conditions than your last trip. Don’t forget the food pics.
Lou,
About 4 years ago I was in Ziller valley just the the west of where you seem to be. I was on a resort skiing trip, but the lines blur in Austria, and it was a great place to ski. If you get to Hintertux it is simply amazing (on a clear day) and the local Ziller bier shouldn’t be missed. Enjoy, and by the way, you’re making us all jealous.
Oh, one more thing, there is a really cool mountaineering museum in Innsbruck and also a good Tyrolian museum there as well. I know you’ve already been to Innsbruck, but if you pass back through there both of these are worth visiting and are featured in the tourist map available at the TI office at the train station.
Thanks for the stoke, I’ll be there in 2 weeks!
looks like the whole Dawson family is taking fashion tips from me:) Red jackets all around i see!
That’s right Dave!