May 7—Three Valdez residents with a passion for skiing have received a preliminary decision from the state of Alaska that, if finalized, will advance their ambitious plans to build a ski resort ...

Alaska looms large in skiing’s collective imagination. From Sammy Carlson’s seasonal excursions to Teton Gravity Research’s slate of films, flick after flick has featured the towering peaks of the ...

This story originally appeared in the print magazine POWDER 2026 Photo Annual. Copies are still available while supplies last ...

Since the 1990s, well-heeled visitors have flocked to Valdez for some of the most famous adventures in the skiing world: guided helicopter tours to long, steep mountain slopes with untouched powder ...

Federal regulators are considering how to manage the next decade of permitted heliskiing in an Alaska area that is among the most famous skiing destinations in the world, and they are asking the ...

Maggie Voisin was in the grocery store when her childhood best friend and fellow professional skier, Parkin Costain texted her. “You should come,” he wrote alongside a picture of a tasty backcountry ...

Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and POWDER Magazine have worked together since the rowdy film outfit began shooting big-mountain skiing in the mid- to late 1990s. 30 years later, TGR and POWDER are still ...