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We’ve got intense avalanche danger today in central Colorado. When the needle creeps into the red zone of ski touring danger, I like to get my fix in lower angled timbered terrain. We got three solid laps in good safe powder today, and what made it special was I was with my friend John Isaacs, the guy who was with me when I got avalanched back in 1982. John was instrumental in saving my life back then, so any time I can ski with him again seems like a gift. He’s a solid mountaineer — you know just about anything could happen and he’d be able to deal with it. Indeed, good partners make for a good, safe day. Lynn was along as well, another solid companion. Thanks guys!
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| John tests our new Colorado snow. |
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| Powder factory. |
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| Yep, he’s a mountain man. And yep, that’s wall-to-wall Cloudveil. John wears it well , don’t you think? Skis: Atomic TMX, mounted with Dynafit. |
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| And for good measure a rare shot of yours truly, taken by Lynn. |
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.
3 comments
Bring your kite ski for fast transportation today! Chilly winds are a blowing!
Lou,
A rough day at the office, eh! I was able to get a quick run in before work on the Pass. Report: it was COLD, but at least it was windy. It looks like a mountain squall all day long up there.
Some scary stuff happening up here recently with movement/slides/rescues. My partner and I dug a pit a few days ago on Mt. Taylor and found an incredible layer of ice about 2-3 feet down. It looks like it might take multiple triggers or one BIG trigger, but when it goes it has the potential to go BIG. Be careful out there folks!
Conditions are good, but powder lust beware! Another example of continental snowpack danger: SW Montana just got hammered with 3 feet in places. Big slides could follow.
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