Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life
Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life
Avalanche Dreams: A Memoir of Skiing, Climbing, and Life
Description
Description
WINNER: 2025 International Ski History Association (ISHA) Baldur Award
"Soulful coming-of-age memoir..."-- Seth Masia, president, ISHA
"Avalanche Dreams is a must-read for any backcountry skier. Whether you're looking for guidance while entering the sport, considering a career in guiding, planning your first expedition or trying to balance family with adventure, you'll learn something from Louis Dawson's life." -- Betsy Manero, Backcountry magazine
"Gripping wallop of adventures, family, and gravity." -- Alex Lee, The-High-Route dot com
"A book you need to read." -- Cam Burns, Powder dot com
Would we need goggles, to prevent our eyeballs from freezing? When sixteen-year-old Lou Dawson asks that question, he knows the mountaineering life he'd dreamt of as a child was now real -- maybe too real.
Amidst the towering peaks, Lou discovers an enduring love for alpine sports: scaling cliffs, topping summits, skiing powder snow. However, as the avalanches fall and lifestyle choices veer, his pursuit of adrenaline becomes a poignant struggle for meaning in a culture where nothing succeeds like excess.
Join Lou as he navigates a precarious path toward fulfillment, showcasing his transformation from a reckless, thrill-seeking youth to a devoted father and husband, determined to build a stable foundation for his family.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"A soulful coming-of-age memoir."
-SETH MASIA, Skiing History magazine
"Dawson writes about his family in opposition to a fear that family would somehow steal his edge. Instead, he finds family, sharpens it, and gives meaning to his passion."
-ALEX LEE, The-High-Route dot com
"Ski mountaineer and alpinist Lou Dawson has not just described some of the more important climbing and skiing of his life, he's written a book for the ages about mountain towns, hippie culture, skiing, and climbing."
-CAMERON M. BURNS, Powder dot com
"In many places within the work, the snapshot scenes... are as vivid and well-described as the intense battles with nature."
-JOHN LACONTE, Vail Daily
"A no-holds-barred look into a mirror that few people are brave enough to undertake."
-Scott Condon, Aspen Times
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Publishing Information
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