TPM Episode 406: Lou Dawson, Legendary Ski Mountaineer, Author

The Powell Movement Action Sports Podcast

Lou Dawson is one of the most accomplished ski mountaineers in the US, but he’s so much more than that. While Lou is known for being the first to climb and ski Colorado’s 54 fourteen-thousand-foot peaks, his career included a rock-climbing era, an ice-climbing era, and his mountaineering and ski mountaineering ear. He’s a living legend and is considered to be one of the godfathers of backcountry skiing in the US. On the podcast, we talk about growing up in Texas, moving to Aspen, the counterculture movement, the draft, the mountains, his must-read book, Avalanche Dreams, and much more. Another legendary mountaineer, Andrew McLean, asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Lou Dawson Show Notes:

4:00: Avalanche, growing up in Texas, his dad, Ashcrofters Mountaineering School, NOLS, and challenging home life

21:00: Thermic Heated Socks and Dissent Labs socks (non- heated)

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24:00: The draft, Harvey Carter, suffering, and Denali,

45:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

Outdoor Research: The best outerwear on the planet is developed and tested in the Pacific Northwest

45:00: Ski Mountaineering, best trips, Outward Bounds, climbing 30 peaks in 30 days, climbing and skiing Colorado’s 14ers, and Blizzard of Aahhs

72:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andrew McLean