Updates in ski technology, increased demand, and better snow assessment tools have have opened up the world of remote, ...

One of the moves follows years of the Denver-based ski giant's investments to expand into heli-skiing and related guest experiences. Alterra Mountain Co., the second-largest ski resort business ...

When should old age become a limiting factor for skiing? 70? 80? The bar is much higher for Gordon Precious, a 100-year-old Toronto resident and skier. This April, he plans to become the oldest person ...

The group was traveling with guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation, which escorts backcountry skiers via helicopter to the tops of mountains that are otherwise inaccessible. By Remy Tumin ...

This April, he plans to become the oldest person to go helicopter skiing, the CBC reports. Precious' upcoming trip will take place in British Columbia's Cariboo Mountains. He'll be accompanied by ...

Three men flown by helicopter to the Alaska backcountry for a skiing trip are presumed dead after they were caught in a massive avalanche, authorities said Wednesday. The avalanche happened ...

Efforts to recover the three men who died in an avalanche Tuesday while they were on a guided heli-ski trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood were halted due to dangerous conditions and ...

A radio station owner and his two friends were killed after heli-skiing onto a rugged Alaskan mountain and getting trapped in a massive avalanche on Tuesday. David Linder, 39, Charles Eppard ...

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 ...