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Lee Lau

Lee Lau
Lee Lau

Guest blogger Lee Lau is an avid skier and outdoorsman embarking on many adventures with his loving, and sometimes concerned wife, Sharon. He has over 15 years of experience skiing, ski-touring and dabbles in mountaineering. In the "off-season" he is occasionally found working in his day job as an intellectual property lawyer when he is not mountain biking. As a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Lee's playground extends mainly to Western Canada, including South West B.C. and the Selkirks.

  • A Day of Decisions in Avalanche Terrain (March 6, 2019)

  • Valkyr Lodge Adventures Part 2 — Ski Touring Western Canada’s Powder Belt (February 22, 2018)

  • Valkyr Lodge Adventures Part 1 – Ski Touring Western Canada’s Powder Belt (February 21, 2018)

  • Sol Mountain Ski Touring — Monashees Powpalooza (March 24, 2017)

  • Callaghan Country, Journeyman Lodge, Whistler BC (February 2, 2017)

  • Rogers Pass Ski Touring — An Introduction (April 12, 2016)

  • Rogers Pass North Guidebook — Part 2, KML and Google Earth (February 20, 2014)

  • Rogers Pass North Guidebook — Part 1 (February 19, 2014)

  • Alpine Allure of Icefall Lodge, British Columbia (November 4, 2013)

  • Whitecap Alpine Lodge, South Chilcotin Mountains, BC (October 9, 2013)

  • Dynafit Vulcan Free Touring Backcountry Ski Boots — On Snow Review (June 8, 2012)

  • G3 Spitfire Ski, meet Maestrale RS Boot (May 4, 2012)

  • Sorcerer Lodge – Selkirks Snow (April 3, 2012)

  • Summits and Icefields – Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies (February 21, 2012)

  • Dynafit Titan Ultralight — Review (January 18, 2012)

  • Scarpa Rush Review — Evolution not Revolution (May 19, 2011)

  • Intuition Backcountry Skiing Boot Liners 2.0 (April 19, 2011)

  • Scarpa Mobe — High Powered Tour Weapons (December 22, 2010)

  • Scarpa Maestrale — Light Stiff 4-Buckle Backcountry Skiing Boot (May 7, 2010)

  • Lee’s Dynafit Stoke Ski Review (April 29, 2010)

  • Intuition Pro Tour Liners — 101% Backcountry (February 9, 2010)

  • Dynafit Titan Boots — Too Stiff or Just Right? (April 28, 2009)

  • G3 Onyx Backcountry Skiing AT Binding Review (February 20, 2009)

  • Intuition Liners — Everything You Always Wanted to Know (January 29, 2009)

  • Dynafit ZZeus Boots and Manaslu Skis (June 10, 2008)

  • Guest Review – Scarpa Skookum Backcountry Ski Boots (April 24, 2008)

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