Sick of waiting in lift lines when you hit the slopes? Imagine being dropped by a helicopter on untouched snow. “Heli-skiing is a powder lovers’ dream,” explains Greg Malver of Telluride Helitrax in Colorado. “You’re skiing in some of the most beautiful terrain in the backcountry where you don’t see anyone else.” Yet skiing in remote areas that aren’t maintained by resort workers or patrolled by rescue personnel is particularly risky. You could set off an avalanche or be injured in an accident with little access to
