It’s not uncommon to hear that once you’ve skied in Alaska, anywhere else is bound to be a letdown. And it’s true that, after hitting slopes all over the world, my first taste of Alaska’s ...
Mount Churchill stands in a white corner of the Alaska map, deceptive in its cold, windblown silence. At least twice in the last few thousand years, the peak’s ice-covered caldera has spewed ash that ...
This article appears in the 2025 Photo Annual print issue of POWDER Magazine. The magazine is still available on newsstands near you, and can be shipped directly to your front door. Out of our group ...
View post: 17 Day Season: Oregon Ski Area Calls It Quits After "Record" Low Snow But Alaska is far more than an epic ski movie set. There are resorts that cater to your average skier, like Alyeska and ...
As his bush plane circled the craggy peaks of the Alaska Range, explorer Bradford Washburn peered down and had a burning thought. Coursing down the southern slopes of Denali and Mount Silverthrone ...
Kevin White has placed his hands on the long, white fur of more than 400 Alaska mountain goats during the past 20 years. His diligence in studying this Ice Age wanderer of high, steep country has led ...
Mirages get all their fame from movies and cartoons of those unfortunate people lost in the deserts who think they see a refreshing oasis, only to find it was all an atmospheric trick. But Puget Sound ...
Photos and words from an “intense” trip to an Alaskan gem. Out of our group of five skiers, Dave and I were the ones on the first flight in Drake’s small, modified Cessna. That meant we had the ...