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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Merry Christmas Lisa, Lou and Louie! Have a safe and fun day in the fluffy pow!
Merry Christmas to Wildsnow!
Merry Christmas to the Dawson clan, all the best for 2016!
16″ on top of 32″ reported by Shane on the CAIC website. Wow, that is a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and a Happy Pow Pow filled New Year to all of you!
Hey Guys,
Ran into you today on the quarry road. You had quite the posse in tow, half of the population of Marble! That’s why we love love it here, cold smoke and non existent lift lines. Would love to hook up with you Sunday if you are heading out, I am on Silver St.
Happy Trails!
Ryan
Hi Ryan, am not sure what we’re doing tomorrow… might do a lap in the morning, will be staying the night.
The posse was a 3rd generation clan from the area, they go around poaching “local’s” lines (grin). They had me in tow, not the other way around.
Lou
Fortunate enough to have skied much of the McClure pass area in past years.
Lou & Clan – a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. For those of us who are perhaps a little compulsive in our pursuit of fresh tracks, please know that you bring a ray of sunshine into our lives, and make them just a little bit fuller through your efforts. Well done, indeed!