---
title: "Drive Wire: Airdropping Onto Alaskan Slopes"
description: "Shred the pow!"
date: "2016-01-13"
modified: "2016-01-13"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/1661/drive-wire-airdropping-onto-alaskan-slopes"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Skiing"
---

# Drive Wire: Airdropping Onto Alaskan Slopes

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In today’s ridiculous video, we tag along with a rowdy group of skiers and snowboarders as they drop in on Alaska’s heaviest runs using a fan-propelled hand glider. Although this is a lot sketchier than dropping in from a helicopter, it’s a whole lot more compelling. Making light of an extreme sport that most of us wouldn’t dare try, these pros take winter sports to a whole new level.

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