Major LAM
Activities:
Scott Hsu
moved to Los Alamos in December 2002 for a position at the Los
Alamos National Laboratory (just in time for ski season)!
He grew up in California doing a lot of hiking and inbounds
skiing in the Sierra Nevada, but it wasn't until he moved to New
Mexico that he started climbing and backcountry skiing. In
2003 he enrolled in the LAM climbing school, and joined the
Pajarito Ski Patrol. He quickly started exploring the
local backcountry skiing and climbing venues, and in 2004 he met
Amy Bauer (now his wife) who became his most frequent skiing and
climbing partner. Together they have climbed over 50 high
peaks in NM, CO, and CA, including many alpine technical climbs
and ski descents (their two favorite mountaineering activities).
Scott rappelling off Lizard Head (13113')
in the San Juan Mountains, CO
Photo taken by Amy Bauer (2008)
Scott is a
National Ski Patrol certified Avalanche Level 1 Instructor and
an Alpine Senior Patroller. He learned how to telemark
during the 2005/2006 ski season and now only occasionally breaks
out the alpine skis. Scott owes a great debt to two local
friends, David Gardner (a Taos ski instructor) for being a great
ski coach, and fellow LAM member David Rogers for being a
wonderful climbing mentor. In his spare time, Scott enjoys
working on his "New Mexico Backcountry Skiing"
webpage. You can also find many of his CO trip reports
here.
Scott skiing the Railroad Couloir toward
the Bottomless Pit on Pikes Peak (14110'), CO
Photo taken by
Paul Janzen (May, 2007)
At the Lab,
Scott is a Scientist in Physics Division working on fusion
energy research. A dream since he wrote a 7th grade book
report, he hopes to live to see the day that fusion puts power
on the grid.
