Lou Dawson: Ski Mountaineer, WildSnow.com founder, & Author

Lou Dawson is a ski mountaineer, founder of WildSnow.com, and the first person to ski down all 54 of Colorado’s 14ers. We discuss all of the above; the history and current state of backcountry skiing; and his new guidebook, Light Tours of Colorado: Mellow Backcountry Ski Routes to Minimize Avalanche Exposure, published by Beacon Guidebooks.(We had Beacon Guidebooks founder, Andy Sovick, on episode #152 of the Blister Podcast, “On Guidebooks & Decision Making in the Backcountry”. Check it out.)TOPICS & TIMES:Founding Wild Snow (6:05)Lou’s first guidebook (13:36)Rationale for creating guidebooks? (16:07)Biggest developments in backcountry skiing? (22:17)Current state of backcountry skiing (30:48)New guidebook, Light Tours of Colorado, 2nd edition (38:10)Future projects? (54:30)RELATED LINKSGetting Here: Gunnison & Crested ButteRegister for the 2022 Blister SummitThis Week’s Gear GiveawayGear Giveaway / Newsletter SignupBecome a Blister Member / Get our new Buyer’s GuideBlister YouTube Channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.