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Four-part docuseries ”Edge of the Earth” kicks off tonight (July 12) with an incredible Alaskan adventure.

Telluride-based Mountain Trip has run two guided ski descents on the 20,310-foot peak since debuting the offering in May.

“Shaped by Descent” is a profile of both Lexi duPont and Haines, AK

“Shaped by Descent” is a profile of both Lexi duPont and Haines, AK

The newest Warren Miller film breaks down barriers with adaptive and BIPOC athletes and celebrates winter coast to coast.

Long heralded as skiing’s proving ground, Alaska kind of definitely intimidates me.

SKI's brand-new, highly opinionated list of the scariest terrain in North America that all skiers should add to their agendas this season.

A week with Valdez Heli Ski Guides is seven days of rad. This is the gear that is sure to make it all-time.

A new owner, newly-permitted terrain, and continued lodge upgrades mean the AK Heli operation founded by Doug Coombs keeps getting better.

A seasoned guide’s tips on how to ski Alaskan terrain—and how not to be the guy they’re talking about at the guide meeting.

The all-new ski movie highlights Lexi DuPont's 10 year love affair with Alaska.

The best pictures to have graced the pages of SKI Magazine this past winter.

Deep in the mountains of Alaska, one crew walks a thin line between safety and sending.

The pro skier—and captain of a salmon fishing boat—snagged some trophy lines in Haines last spring.

Dive into the mindset of Cody Townsend as he faces some of the most challenging lines in the Fifty Project: Alaska's Meteorite Mountain and Pontoon Peak.

Top-shelf night skiing, proper Alaska steep-and-deep backcountry, views galore, and tram thats imperturbable by coastal storms.

Former U.S. Ski Team mogul master Troy Murphy trades skinny skis for snowmobiles in his first big mountain edit.

Extreme heli-skiing meets no-holds-barred luxury at Alaska's unrivaled Tordrillo Mountain Lodge

The former Freeride World Tour champ has been in Warren Miller movies since 2011.

Take a behind-the-scenes look into the all-female Alaska trip featured in Matchstick Productions' "All In."

With massive series of winter storms dumping 12 feet of snow this past week, the heli-ski season in Alaska is now open.

Think you know steep? Check out these puckering runs.

Tailgate Alaska offers pros and novices alike a weeklong party and access to some of the planet's greatest terrain.

McKenna Peterson provides insight on the motives behind days and nights of waiting, the hidden marvels in the Fairweather Range, and the big lines on the Peak of Ill Repute.

Now in its fourth season, The Shadow Campaign follows DPS athletes and their journeys across the globe in stunning cinematic glory.

Alexandra Meiners is the General Manager of an Alaska heliskiing operation. Oh, and she also owns the business.

From AK to Iceland, Warren Miller Entertainment athlete Lexi duPont had a stellar season in 2017.

A first-time heli skier takes to the air. Verdict: She'll be back.

It’s home to some of the best heli- and cat-skiing on the planet. So shouldn’t it be on your wish list? Start here, with our easy-does-it guide to going big in the 49th state. Very big.

Watch the full movie "Higher Ground" from Warren Miller Entertainment.

Legendary freeride zone hosts fourth stop of Freeride World Tour.

Slopeside live music, wacky costumes, and tons of beer? Sign us up for these spring festivals.

Line claiming and heli-assisted touring with Alaska’s Points North Heli-Adventures.

Sure, you can push your limits. But in Alaska, the real lesson is how to let loose.

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What happens when an oil town runs out of oil? What if that town happens to access some of the best skiing in the world? We sent Devon O'Neil to Valdez, Alaska, to report on just that for a story in our November issue. This is what he saw.

Need to know where to find singletrack or lift-accessed downhilling? Here's a directory of all the mountain bike parks at ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada.

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Ken Schwabenton, helicopter pilot at Points North Heli-Adventures, spends more than 50 days a year skiing untouched Chugach powder. And that's just a side perk.

“Why do we care about La Nina, or El Nino?” In short, it’s really the only reliable clue that meteorologists have to predict temperature and precipitation patterns months and seasons in advance. Meteorologist/skier Joel Gratz weighs in.

Want to catch big air? Alyeska's Freestyle Summer Camp in Girdwood, Alaska might be for you.

The work of Whistler-based ski photographer Dan Carr has been featured in ski magazines and commercials across the world. He recently returned from a heli-skiing trip to Alaska and spoke to us about what it’s like dangling from a chopper by a harness and how you can get a bird’s eye view without a helicopter.

In June, a Boulder woman will attempt to climb and ski North America's tallest mountain to raise money for and awareness about global hunger.

Do whatever it takes: refinance your home, sell your kidney, get a telemarketing job. But at some point in your life, you need to go heli-skiing in Alaska. Here are photos from a day with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides—to show you why it's worth saving for.

At Arctic Man, skiers and snow-machiners unite for one of skiing's weirdest races. There are busted bones, burning couches, and hopes of seeing Todd Palin. Surviving the 4.5-mile race is the easy part. We have helmet cam footage and in-depth account from last spring's race in Alaska.

What happens when six female telemarkers pile into an RV and set out to ski some big, Alaskan peaks? First, they stuff the mobile home with a dozen skis, a hair dryer, cowboy boots, trashy magazines, ice axes, and whiskey. Then they bring a boy along to drive and fill up the propane tank. And finally, they ski some big peaks.

Celebrating its 10th year, the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour remains the longest running competitive Big Mountain Freeskiing tour with $20,000 cash per World Tour stop

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Heliskiing will make few people's list of safe activities, but as risky pursuits go, it's almost disappointingly benign.

There's a reason Utah's snow is envied all around the world, and if you're lucky, the Wasatch Powderbird Guides will show you the light.

The first-ever all-women heli-skiing camp in Alaska’s central Chugach Range attracted a motley crew of diehard skiers. Valdez may never be the same.

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