Lou Dawson’s memoir, Avalanche Dreams, is a full-circle book exploring ski mountaineering and a well-lived life in the hills. My dad once flew home with a diamondback rattlesnake in a pillowcase as carry-on luggage. He was returning to Massachusetts after a formative summer in the Four Corners. In one of the more infamous…
Book Review: Avalanche Dreams—Lou Dawson’s Lessons for Life
Book cover of Dawson's newly released memoir: "Avalanche Dreams ultimately unpacks how Lou Dawson became a groundbreaking climber and ski mountaineer while revealing how he became a raconteur of the mountain community."
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