Serious Downtime – MEN’S JOURNAL

(Andy Cochrane) The perfect heli-ski experience does exist, and it’s in Alaska. When you’re heli-skiing in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains, “landing” is a relative concept. On our first run of a weeklong trip with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides, our pilot, an unflappable Frenchman...

Powder Dreams: Heli-Skiing Alaska’s Chugach Mountains

[Andy Cochrane] “This isn’t a TGR film, we keep it pretty controlled,” said Matt Bohne, a soft-spoken avalanche forecaster, Wyoming native, and our heli-skiing guide for the week. Near 10 a.m. on our first day in Alaska, I naively believed him. After a 45-minute...