SEABA Heli Ski Fined $21,500 After Client Death on Federal Land Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventurers (SEABA), a heli ski operation in Hanies, Alaska, has agreed to plead guilty to the unauthorized use of federal land, according to records filed in federal court at the end of 2013. SEABA will be fined $21,500 or more for skiing on federal land closed to commercial activity. The US attorney’s office filed a bill […] Avalanche SnowBrains | January 5, 2014 1 Comment
New York Times Article: “Is It Worth The Risk?” The New York Times published an article in March this year spurred by the avalanche death of heli ski guide Rob Liberman and his client Nick Dodov in Haines, Alaska on March 14th 2012. (Sadly another heli ski guide died this year in Haines, AK on March 3rd.) The article asks the simple question: “Is living the dream worth risking it […] SnowBrains | May 15, 2013 8 Comments
1 Min of Big Lines in Haines, AK | Powder Highway Dispatch | Words by Sam Cohen words by Sam Cohen Alaska has always seemed like some sort of proving grounds for big mountain skiers. For years I’ve seen footage and photos from Haines, AK of some of the best skiers around the world who migrate to Haines in search for a deep snowpack and steep terrain by the middle of March. The trip started out as […] SnowBrains | May 10, 2013 2 Comments