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Pioneer Alpinist Hans Gmoser dies in Cycling Fall

by Lou Dawson July 6, 2006
written by Lou Dawson July 6, 2006

I just learned that the father of modern heli skiing, Hans Gmoser, died in a bicycling fall yesterday. Not only was Hans an amazing visionary when it came to mechanized skiing, but he also was involved in much Canadian ski alpinism.

Details here.

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WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (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. For more about Lou, please see his personal website at https://www.loudawson.com/ (Blogger stats: 5 foot 10 inches (178 cm) tall, 160 lbs (72574.8 grams).

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Mark July 7, 2006 - 4:56 am

Here’s a brief history of Hans’s life: http://www.peakfinder.com/people.asp?PersonsName=Gmoser%2C+Hans Sounds like he had a pretty remarkable life, with much of it in the mountains. Third ascent of Mount Alberta–not too shabby.

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Mark July 7, 2006 - 5:09 am

Sorry for the redundancy in previous link. Lou’s link to a story of Hans’ life is much more thorough.

Mark

Paula March 12, 2007 - 8:59 pm

Hey i just wanted to say that I had the pleasure of spending a wonderful weekend with Hans Gmoser when he was out a shadow lake lodge the winter before his passing. It sure makes you think about how great life can be if you just enjoy it. He had a smile on his face everytime i saw him. What a great person!

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