Backcountry, Heli & Cat

If you love fresh tracks, earning your turns, riding in helicopters, avalanche education and backcountry goodness then enjoy our curated content made for you.

Tips from a guide for first time Aussie backcountry skiers/boarders

With limited lift tickets on offer in 2020 and pandemic restrictions to resort operations, many Australian skiers and snowboarders will be considering their first...

When helicopters and snow don’t mix

We heard the chopper blades before we saw them, the ominous sound of whirring air that signals the change in someone's life circumstance. Helicopters...

Is this the coolest heli ski experience ever?

Skeena Heli Skiing introduce 'Base Camp' this season. A first of it's kind glamping heli ski experience. Not many campers can claim a helicopter on...

Why are so many skiers getting lost in the mountains?

What's with all the skiers and boarders 'getting lost' and needing rescue this season?  Sam pullos reveals tips to save your snow life should...

Backcountry beginner? We’ve found the perfect Aussie intro tour for you

I’ve been avoiding backcountry skiing for years. Ever since I learned about the concept of ‘earning your turns’, I put it straight into the...

Everest avalanche from Nepal earthquake caught on film

This video is terrifying, it is also distressing, so be warned. German mountaineer, Jost Kobusch, was one of up to a thousand climbers on Everest...

A heli ski lodge for every kind of skier and boarder

When it comes down to choosing a northern heli skiing experience, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the options. There are a lot of incredible...

What really happens on a heli ski week in Canada

What's it really like to ski like a boss in one of the world's most exclusive heli ski domains? This, this is what it's...

This catski operation in Colorado could be yours for $159 000

Yes, you read that right. Ok, it's US dollars but still. For around AU$200 000 you could be the proud owner of a powder...

The million dollar plus heli ski trip that you must invite...

If money is no object, if you're a gazillionaire, if you've embezzled your tax dollars to an off shore account, if you won Powerball...

Heli ski with an Olympian in Italy this winter

Four time British Winter Olympian, Chemmy Alcott is hosting a one-off trip to the free ride Mecca of Alagna in Italy for James Orr...

How you can help Australia get an avalanche beacon training park

If you ski and snowboard you are at risk of being caught in an avalanche. Yes, even inbounds and yes, even in Australia. Knowing how...

Video: 2 skiers conquered this couloir on Cradle Mountain in Tasmania

Three adventure loving blokes hit up the East face of Cradle Mountain this weekend, ski mountaineering Tassie style over rocks and boulders into an,...

Heli ski and surf on the same day in NZ

Alpine Adventures launches a heli-ski and surf tour in New Zealand's South Island. Your ski/board bag is about to get tight. Pack your surf board...

Prepare to heli ski, literally.

Telluride is offering a ski camp to get you ready to heli ski. If you haven't been to Telluride then lucky you. Why? Because you...

A powder storm, a cat and a girl named Nell

As Colorado's favourite son, John Denver, said, some days are diamonds. SnowsBest hits Aspen's back country in style on The Little Nell cat. As first world...
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