About this episode
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 LINKS Getting Here: Gunnison & Crested Butte Register for the 2022 Blister Summit This Week’s Gear Giveaway Gear Giveaway / Newsletter Signup Become a Blister Member / Get our new Buyer’s Guide Blister YouTube Channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.