(Ridge Merino) Eastern Sierra local Sophie Bidet lives with Raynaud’s disease, a condition which causes some areas of the body — such as your fingers and toes — to feel numb and cold in response to cold temperatures. Sophie is a die-hard snowboarder, so...
(Andy Cochrane) The perfect heli-ski experience does exist, and it’s in Alaska. When you’re heli-skiing in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, “landing” is a relative concept. On our first run of a weeklong trip with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides, our pilot, an unflappable Frenchman...
[Outside.com] When freeride pioneer Doug Coombs launched Valdez Heli-Ski Guides in 1993, Tsaina Lodge was a grubby base atop snowy Thompson Pass, where rowdy freeskiing bums would grab cheap beers and pitch their tents in the parking lot. But then former client Jeff...
[Andy Cochrane] “This isn’t a TGR film, we keep it pretty controlled,” said Matt Bohne, a soft-spoken avalanche forecaster, Wyoming native, and our heli-skiing guide for the week. Near 10 a.m. on our first day in Alaska, I naively believed him. After a 45-minute...
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