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 ...

Part of a group takes a breather while watching others take a heliskiing run. Photo for The Washington Post by Rachel Walker Sebastian Thiry of Marseille, France, exclaims his joy at the frozen, ...

I didn’t say anything. I just looked at Josh and started laughing. It was the kind of pure adrenaline that spills over when your brain can’t quite process how good the conditions are. We had just ...

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 ...

Whistler Blackcomb now offers Dawn Patrol, a personalized and elevated version of First Tracks by Whistler Heli-Ski, ...

Nothing says luxury quite like heli-skiing, but one Colorado mountain is making it easier than ever to access the extreme sport. Located in the southwestern part of Colorado, the notoriously no-frills ...

The pitch of the helicopter engine rises as the rotors accelerate, and the skids beneath my feet begin to tremble. The next thing I know, we’ve lifted high above the ground and are soaring toward ...

Update, March 30: The skier killed in an avalanche Friday in the Chugach Mountains has been identified as Eric Sommer, 63, of California. A California resident who was caught in an avalanche while ...

Silverton Mountain is lowering the barrier to its single-drop heli-ski experience for the 2026 season. Nothing says luxury quite like heli-skiing, but one Colorado mountain is making it easier than ...