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OUTDOORS JUNEAU EMPIRE At least four feet of fresh Alaska powder from back-to-back storms stuck to every slope, spire and ridgeline in sight - including the 40-degree headwall leading into the glacier far below riders strapped to big powder boards. The snow was mind-bogglingly stable.

Flying down glacier country

 Pickup crew: Lead heli guide Ted Purdy brings the pilot in to the pickup zone near the bottom of SOHO, the first
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Pickup crew: Lead heli guide Ted Purdy brings the pilot in to the pickup zone near the bottom of SOHO, the first "client run" of the day used to check skiers' and snowboarders' abilities before going bigger.
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