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 ...

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 ...

The whirling of helicopter rotors might be the most feared sound in ski racing. Skiers wearing little more than lightly padded bodysuits and helmets hurtling down icy snow at up to 80 mph is scary ...

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 ...

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 ...

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 8 - The helicopter crew tasked with evacuating U.S. ski great Lindsey Vonn from the Olimpia ...