– The Backcountry Ski Touring Blog
  • Avalanches
  • Gear Reviews
    • Ski Reviews
    • Boot Reviews
    • Binding Reviews
    • Snowboard Splitboard
    • Book Reviews
    • Avalanche Beacon Reviews
    • Airbag Backpacks
    • Backcountry Electronics
    • Misc Gear Reviews
  • Podcast
  • Tips & Tricks
    • Ski Touring Basics
    • Boot Fitting
    • Fitness & Health
    • Gear Mods
  • Trip Reports
    • Fourteeners
    • Huts – Cabins – Lodges
    • Denali McKinley
    • 8,000 Meter Skiing
  • Stories
    • History
    • Humor
    • Land Use Issues
    • Evergreen Ski Touring
    • Poetry
  • Resources
    • All Posts Listed
    • 100 Recent Comments
    • Backcountry Skiing & Ski Touring Webcams
    • Ski Weights Comparison
    • Archives of WildSnow.com
    • Authors Page
    • Ski Touring Bindings
      • Trab TR2 Index and FAQ
      • Salomon Guardian & Tracker
      • Naxo Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Silvretta Pure Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Marker F10-12 Duke Baron
      • G3 Onyx Ski Binding FAQ
      • G3 ION Ski Touring Binding
      • Fritschi Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Fritschi Diamir Frame Bindings Mount DIY
      • Fritschi Diamir Bindings FAQ
      • Fritschi Tecton FAQ
      • Atomic Salomon Backland MTN
      • Dynafit Tri-Step Binding 2001-2003
      • Naxo randonnee alpine touring AT ski binding FAQ
      • Dynafit Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Dynafit Binding Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Review 1
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Page Two
    • History
      • Ski Touring Binding Museum
      • Trooper Traverse Intro & Index
      • Randonnee Ski Touring “AT” ski gear — What is Hip?
      • Chronology
    • Backcountry Skiing Core Glossary
    • Gear Review Policy & Disclosures

– The Backcountry Ski Touring Blog

Banner
  • Avalanches
  • Gear Reviews
    • Ski Reviews
    • Boot Reviews
    • Binding Reviews
    • Snowboard Splitboard
    • Book Reviews
    • Avalanche Beacon Reviews
    • Airbag Backpacks
    • Backcountry Electronics
    • Misc Gear Reviews
  • Podcast
  • Tips & Tricks
    • Ski Touring Basics
    • Boot Fitting
    • Fitness & Health
    • Gear Mods
  • Trip Reports
    • Fourteeners
    • Huts – Cabins – Lodges
    • Denali McKinley
    • 8,000 Meter Skiing
  • Stories
    • History
    • Humor
    • Land Use Issues
    • Evergreen Ski Touring
    • Poetry
  • Resources
    • All Posts Listed
    • 100 Recent Comments
    • Backcountry Skiing & Ski Touring Webcams
    • Ski Weights Comparison
    • Archives of WildSnow.com
    • Authors Page
    • Ski Touring Bindings
      • Trab TR2 Index and FAQ
      • Salomon Guardian & Tracker
      • Naxo Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Silvretta Pure Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Marker F10-12 Duke Baron
      • G3 Onyx Ski Binding FAQ
      • G3 ION Ski Touring Binding
      • Fritschi Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Fritschi Diamir Frame Bindings Mount DIY
      • Fritschi Diamir Bindings FAQ
      • Fritschi Tecton FAQ
      • Atomic Salomon Backland MTN
      • Dynafit Tri-Step Binding 2001-2003
      • Naxo randonnee alpine touring AT ski binding FAQ
      • Dynafit Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Dynafit Binding Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Review 1
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Page Two
    • History
      • Ski Touring Binding Museum
      • Trooper Traverse Intro & Index
      • Randonnee Ski Touring “AT” ski gear — What is Hip?
      • Chronology
    • Backcountry Skiing Core Glossary
    • Gear Review Policy & Disclosures
Author

Lou Dawson

Lou Dawson
Lou Dawson

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). Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lou.dawson.writer

  • ATK to DIN/ISO: “Go Fly a Kite” — FR14 Tech Review (March 1, 2022)

  • Revisiting Mount St Elias (January 3, 2022)

  • Happy Birthday Wildsnow (December 21, 2021)

  • Vinersa Ski Touring Binding — Added to Museum (November 16, 2021)

  • Style Revisited — The Art of the Ski Line 2.0 (September 30, 2021)

  • Ski Touring (And Resort) News Roundup — Late Summer 2021 (August 20, 2021)

  • Velcro Skis and a Breeze — Skiing the Sangre de Cristo Crestones (July 28, 2021)

  • Wager With The Wind — Book Review (July 12, 2021)

  • Summer Backcountry News Roundup 2021 (June 25, 2021)

  • Everest — The Third Pole — Book Review (June 2, 2021)

  • Sacred Gifts of the Backcountry (May 30, 2021)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup — Early Summer 2021 (May 3, 2021)

  • Ski Touring News Roundup Spring 2021 (April 9, 2021)

  • Atomic Salomon Backland MTN Boot Stop-ectomy (March 26, 2021)

  • Avalanche Decision Making — When It’s All on YOU (March 20, 2021)

  • Ski Touring News Review February 2021 — Backcountry.dot.com, Critters, Shark Tank, more (February 26, 2021)

  • A Tale of Two Gloves — BD Crew & OR Carbide – Review (February 10, 2021)

  • Another SkiAlper Magazine Teaser — Bindings! (February 5, 2021)

  • Leaner and Softer — Modding The Hoji Pro (January 31, 2021)

  • Euro Puro Amoro — La Sportiva Orizion Touring Pant (January 13, 2021)

  • Farewell 2020 Ski Touring News Roundup (December 28, 2020)

  • A Lifetime of Skiing the Heights — Natural Progression Book Review (December 11, 2020)

  • Ski Touring Boot-Binding Leash D-Ring Install (November 17, 2020)

  • Early Snow, Avalanche Fines, No More Apres — Ski Touring News Roundup (October 29, 2020)

  • Testing Pieps DSP Sport Avalanche Beacon Switch (October 24, 2020)

  • Scarpa F1 LT Look and Fitting — Lou’s Take (October 16, 2020)

  • Toe Jaw Closure Strength Testing — Marker, G3, Dynafit, Plum, More (October 11, 2020)

  • G3 Seekr Swift 100 — Ski Review (October 8, 2020)

  • Ski Touring Bindings — A Few Favorites 2020 (September 21, 2020)

  • Summer Fun — Granite Gear Crown2 60 Backpack Review (August 28, 2020)

  • Black Diamond Dawn Patrol Touring Pants — Review (July 15, 2020)

  • Contour Hybrid Climbing Skins 2019-2020 Review (May 13, 2020)

  • Atomic Backland (Salomon MTN) Binding Technical Review (April 17, 2020)

  • Blizzard Zero G 105 (2019-2020) — Review (April 8, 2020)

  • (UPDATED) Flex Compensation Spring Rates — Classic Tech Bindings (March 27, 2020)

  • Schoeller Shootout — Ortovox Bacun & Mammut Base Jump Touring Pants (March 25, 2020)

  • Turns in the Time of Coronavirus (March 19, 2020)

  • News Roundup February 2020 — Avalanches, Sheep, Skimo (February 15, 2020)

  • Sparkr Mini Plasma Lighter — For Ski Touring Survival? (January 16, 2020)

  • Cutting Climbing Skins — Study in Tactility and Knife Blades (January 7, 2020)

    • Newer Posts
      Older Posts

      Recent Comments

      • Brian Oney on The “New Math” for Sheltering from the Storm
      • Tuck on Low Tech Safety with the Snow Visa
      • Steve G. on Light and Fast or Fun and Functional? The Eternal Decision
      • TeleNinja on Small Scale Water Filtering with LifeStraw’s Peak Squeeze and Peak Straw
      • Nick on Small Scale Water Filtering with LifeStraw’s Peak Squeeze and Peak Straw

      Gear Reviews

      • Phantom Slipper and Slipper HD – TESTED

        May 26, 2022
      • Revisiting the Blue Ice Harfang Crampon

        May 24, 2022
      • Patagonia Micro Puff Storm Jacket

        May 19, 2022

      Trip Reports

      • Mount Sanford from the Road

        May 9, 2022
      • Techniques and considerations for ski mountaineering on glaciers

        February 16, 2022
      • Making the Most out of the Alaska Range

        February 14, 2022

      Totally Deep Podcast

      • Totally Deep Podcast 99: Big Geography with Roman Dial and Alex Lee

        April 20, 2022
      • TOTALLY DEEP PODCAST 98: Live at the EMGT with Cam Smith

        April 12, 2022
      • TOTALLY DEEP PODCAST 97: Talk of Gear for Next Year

        March 23, 2022

      Tips & Tricks

      • A Shoulder Season Ski Traverse: Three People, Three Sleep Systems

        May 27, 2022
      • Springtime Primer: Securing Skis/Splitboard to a Bike Frame

        May 16, 2022
      • Fueling For Ski Touring

        May 3, 2022

      Ski Touring Stories

      • Stumbling through Sagebrush and into the Danger Zone on Steens Mountain

        May 31, 2022
      • Update: Bighorn Sheep and Backcountry Skiers/Riders in the Tetons

        April 26, 2022
      • Backscratchers in My Brain

        April 6, 2022

      Newsletter Sign-Up

      • Facebook
      • Twitter
      • Instagram
      • About Lou Dawson
      • Authors Page
      • About
      • Contact
      • Copyright & Legal
      • Website Security

      @2020 - All Rights Reserved. Designed and Developed by WildSnow


      Back To Top