When golden eagles migrate to and from Alaska each year, they have to fly around a huge obstacle: the 16,000-foot peaks of the Wrangell Mountains. Some of the eagles choose a route that skirts the ...

Griffith died earlier this month at age 98. He leaves behind a legacy of innovation and inspiration within the outdoors ...

Alaska's mountains and oceans provide some of the most dramatic landscapes on earth. Anchorage trails have connected the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet for decades, with a few gaps. Just recently ...

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 ...

There’s perhaps no better way to spend fall in Alaska than by exploring the state’s national parks-especially if they include a fantastic kaleidoscope of autumn colors. But as the seasons change, ...

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 ...

Alaska looms large in skiing’s collective imagination. From Sammy Carlson’s seasonal excursions to Teton Gravity Research’s slate of films, flick after flick has featured the towering peaks of the ...

Winds can be intense on top of Mount POW/MIA near Anchorage, Alaska, tattering the flags that mark its summit. (Photo: Courtesy of Kirk Alkire.) Mount POW/MIA stands at 4,000 feet in the Chugach Range ...

Brad Precosky started mountain running as an escape, a place where a self-described socially awkward kid could find refuge. By the time he stepped down from Alaska Mountain Runners recently, after ...

This surprising Alaska hotspot offers small-town dining, quiet neighborhoods, mountain views, and easy access to state ...

A plane carrying 10 passengers and a pilot crashed this afternoon in Alaska. The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday rescued 11 people after their charter plane crashed on the Prince of Wales Island near ...

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 ...