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Freeride World Tour Returns to Alaska for First Time Since 2017 With Huge Lines in Haines

The Freeride World Tour has returned to Alaska for the first time since 2017. Haines replaced Kicking Horse Mountain Resort as the fifth stop on the tour and the first stop following the cut. The freeride athletes have endured a particularly tumultuous season leading up to this point, with three stops in a row that were scheduled but ultimately cancelled due […]
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SEABA Heli Launches Discounted Heli-Ski Pricing for Those Working in Outdoor Industry

SEABA, one of Alaska’s longest-running heli-ski operators, is making a bucket-list trip more attainable for the people who build, design, and fuel the snowsports world. This week, the company announced “Industry Access,” a new program offering preferred pricing on its all-inclusive, seven-day heli-ski experiences exclusively for outdoor and snow industry professionals. The application process is intentionally simple and open now […]
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Martin Kuprianowicz |
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[VIDEO] “DIG:” An Alaskan Snowboard Film Where Ryland Bell Rides “The Line of His Life”—A 3,200-Foot Spine

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“It was hands down, unequivocally, the line of my life.” – Ryland Bell Ryland Bell has always been a dark horse. Born in Alaska and based year-round in Haines, the notoriously hardcore snowboarder and lifelong commercial fisherman spends his winters quietly hiking world-class spines from his backyard. In April of 2025, he headed deep into his home mountains in search […]
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Martin Kuprianowicz |
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Interview with Sam Cohen | Spine Skiing in AK (he’ll explain what “Elbow Steep” means)

[sponsored by SCOTT] SCOTT Freeski athlete, Sam Cohen, knows a thing or two about skiing spines in Alaska. Since his first trip in 2012, Sam has been exploring and touring the mountains there every year. Last spring, Sam had the opportunity to spend  three weeks scoping lines and backcountry camping in the region, as seen in the video – Peak […]
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Heli Hunting for Pow in Haines, Alaska with SEABA

After an easy flight up to Haines, we rolled over to SEABA to check in with the crew and get settled. Stoke level was extremely high until we checked the weather. With a forecast showing heavy snow in the mountains the next few days, we had to start planning for the daily wait and see scenario. Luckily for us, SEABA just installed a new bar for the perfect hangout zone on down days and a night cap…or three.
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VIDEO: Winning Run from the Alaska Freeride World Tour Stop

21-year-old American George Rodney won the Alaska Freeride World Tour stop today in Haines, AK. He ski a great line, went big, and nearly took a nasty fall. He ends up on one leg after his first air and somehow pulls it back together just in time to send his next huge cliff and stomp it. George Rodney is a rookie on the tour. He won that last stop in Andorra as well as this one and is currently in first place on the tour going into the final event in Verbier Switzerland. He ski a great line, went big, and nearly took a nasty fall.  He ends up on one leg after his first air and somehow pulls it back together just in time to send his […]
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