
Family Wildsnow wishes you the best during this holiday season. The best snow, the best and safest trips. The best times with your friends and loved ones.

Santa doing some harvesting in preparation. We'll see what kind of swag he dropped off last night. I know for sure that a new Alias Avalung backpack is in the pile, but what else?

WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Louis Dawson has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain. He published his memoir, Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life in 2024.
