The snowiest day in Alaska (and U.S.) history?

Nov 29, 2023 | News

The snowiest day in Alaska (and U.S.) history? November 16, 2023 / Ned Rozell Last week, as most of Alaska joined the cryosphere and became snow-covered, one area again stood out as one of the snowiest places on the planet. Twenty-one highway miles northeast of...

Serious Downtime – MEN’S JOURNAL

Mar 22, 2022 | Press

(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...

Where to Travel Next: The Best Trips to Take in 2022

Oct 8, 2021 | Press

[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...

Powder Dreams: Heli-Skiing Alaska’s Chugach Mountains

Sep 22, 2021 | Testimony

[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...

Rescue mission: Austin Nelson remembers

Sep 13, 2021 | Testimony

[Austin Nelson] “Back in April of 2012, I was part of a four person group that was accessing Mt. Worthington Glacier by snowmachines to enjoy an awesome day of skiing. Things went dark when I fell 80ft into a hidden, snow covered Bergschrund. My three buddies...

Witness 30 Years of Breathtaking Alaskan Ski Photography

Jun 17, 2021 | History

[Skimag.com] There are few mountain ranges in the world that deliver some of the most impressive terrain, lightest snow, and mind-blowing skiing like Alaska. For the last 30 years, I’ve been exploring and documenting skiing and snowboarding in Alaska by foot, boat,...

Trip Report: Valdez Heli-Ski Guides

May 3, 2021 | Press, Testimony

Heli Founder, Andy Culp, Offers an Inside Look to Valdez Heli-Ski Guides (Heli.life) — Since we started Heli in 2016, I have been fortunate enough to participate in my fair share of heliskiing trips. As we work with pretty much every heliskiing operation in the world,...

Big-mountain lines with Valdez Heli Ski Guides

Apr 7, 2021 | Press

WORDS & PHOTOS • Crystal Sagan (Freeskier.com) — The first time I heli-skied in Alaska, I almost had a panic attack in the helicopter. It was our first drop and I was deep diving into the “what the hell am I doing here” mentality, also known as, “I’m in way over...

ALASKA HAS AN EDGE IN COVID VACCINATION

Feb 10, 2021 | News, Press

By snowmobile, bush plane and ATV, vaccines are getting in remote regions of Alaska at a faster rate than more-urban areas. Courtesy Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp.  (Bloomberg CityLab) — In much of the U.S., healthcare workers are involved in a delicate dance: making...

Get to the Chopper! No Time Like the Present to Go Heli-Skiing

Oct 9, 2020 | Press

  (Bloomberg) Heli-skiing might be a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, but if there were ever a year to take the plunge, this is it. Why share a run with a bunch of strangers—who may or may not be taking proper Covid-19 precautions—when you can ski the best powder of...
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