Backcountry, Heli & Cat

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Kid almost dies in tree well father catches it on film

This tree well almost took the life of young Ethan. His screams in the video below are terrifying enough. If his father hadn't been skiing with...

Ski or board backcountry alone? Don’t be an idiot

A season of tree well deaths and avalanches burying solo skiers & riders  reinforces why you should never ski off piste alone. I am amazed how...

Mammoth avalanches in Italy and France this week

Two days, two avalanches, both rated 4 out of 5 on the avalanche scale. Translated? These slides were deadly and they covered two ski...

Crazy footage of guests saved by helicopter from Kicking Horse gondola

Some 'lucky' guests stuck on the Golden Eagle Express gondola during an electrical failure had to be evacuated by helicopter and they caught it...

A week of avalanches, tree wells and death on the slopes

With big snow comes big risk. North American ski resorts have felt both joy and pain this last week with snow & death on...

10 must do cat skiing adventures in North America

From day trips to remote multi day cat skiing lodges, we've got 10 of the best cat ski operators in North America. Half the...

Heli ski runs before breakfast? Don’t mind if I do

Heli skiing at dawn in New Zealand is a true bucket list experience. New Zealand weather and I have wrestled almost every winter for the...

Who wants to go heli skiing in New Zealand?

I'm taking over the Southern Lakes Heli Ski Instagram account from July 12 - 18 and will be posting pics from New Zealand daily....

Harrowing video account from the avalanche on Everest

Every life is worthy and the Nepal earthquake has taken too many from a nation of generous hearted souls. It has also taken 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...

Splitboarding powder video that will make you want to hike

You know those videos that make you itch to get into the snow? This is one of them. I love the dialogue in this five...

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...

Is this the scariest line ever skied?

We already know Cody Townsend can ski. Now he's skied through a mountain's crack in remote Alaska and lived to tell the tale. This wicked...

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...

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...

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...
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