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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

  • 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)

  • Skialper Magazine 2020 Buyer Guide — Reader Survey (January 6, 2020)

  • G3 Minimist Speed Ski Touring Climbing Skins — Review (January 2, 2020)

  • Lou’s Ski Touring Visions for 2020 and Beyond (January 1, 2020)

  • The Antenna that Changed Everything — BCA Tracker Overview (December 27, 2019)

  • Julbo Cyrius — The Case of the $300 Goggles (December 19, 2019)

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