If you’re itching for a powder fix this winter, there’s no better way to score than hitching a ride in a helicopter. Forget the hour-long lift lines, the ski patrol ropes and the mountains of tracks.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heli-skiing is the ultimate winter sporting experience - Buena Vista Images / Getty For any committed skier, heli-skiing is the ...

For decades, heli-skiing or heli-boarding have been the Holy Grail for experts in the sports, the ultimate luxury experience (both sports will be combined and collectively called heli-skiing from now ...

View post: Which Type of Chairlift Is the Best? 1,000 Skiers Weigh In on a Classic Debate The Kaslo operation was started in 2005 by Jason Remple and Kerry Luckey, a couple. Its tenure spans 125,000 ...

Two ski industry mavericks believe they’ve discovered the secret of operating a heli-skiing business in the Golden State, where red tape, finicky snowfall, and plenty of danger have torpedoed past ope ...

Colorado’s Silverton Mountain isn’t your run-of-the-mill ski resort. There’s one chairlift, and guides are required to lead you around the mountain for most of the season. Oh, and there’s a helicopter ...

For outdoor adventure fans, there are few more exciting times of the year than winter, when snow has blanketed some of the country’s and the planet’s most stunning locations. Whether it’s legendary ...

Once a bucket-list splurge for expert skiers with deep pockets and a high tolerance for risk, heli-skiing has entered the mainstream. Operators now dot the Rockies, the Alps and even the Andes, but ...

Three men died Tuesday after being buried by a large avalanche while on a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood. The avalanche occurred around 3:30 p.m. near the West Fork of ...