Heliskiing

Description

Your ultimate ski or snowboard experience starts here! Imagine being dropped at the top of an untouched mountain; being left with just snow and silence after your pilot departs. You, the mountain, and endless fresh tracks – that’s what heliskiing is all about. It’s an unforgettable way to celebrate a special occasion and a brilliant ski or snowboard adventure to share with friends.

Heliskiing involves booking a ski guide along with a helicopter. Guides charge a set rate of 360€ for the day for 1-4pers (+50€ per additional person). Helicopters charge per ‘rotation’, or drop-off. A helicopter’s costs are set, so you’ll benefit from filling it and therefore reducing the price per head.

French environmental protection laws prevent heliskiing operators from working outside of ski resorts in France due to the noise they cause disturbing wild fauna. Heliskiing in France is therefore only legal if you’re dropped to the top of a chairlift. In Italy and Switzerland heliskiing is legal, though new restrictions will be put into place soon.

Ideal for

Heliskiing is ideal for experienced off-piste skiers seeking a new thrill, or who are celebrating a special occasion.

Participants are required to have a good level of confidence skiing off-piste and over varied terrain.

We ideally recommend that you spend a day skiing off piste in the Grand Massif with your guide before he takes you heliskiing, so that he can choose a heliski descent to fit your level of ability.

Heliskiing Italy

Heliskiing in Italy

“Valgrisenche Paradis” offers 39 different heli-drop points
Each heli-drop is for 1-5pers +guide
Presence of UIAGM qualified High Mountain Guide obligatory
Transport Samoëns to Valgrisenche possible (including Mont Blanc tunnel fee) 100€ for 1-4pers (allow approx 3hrs)
Superb overnight accommodation is available in Valgrisanche at around 90€pp/night. The helicopter lands right outside the hotel to take you heliskiing, making it an ideal stopover the night before your heliski day
Off piste safety packs included for each participant : ARVA avalanche beacon, probe, shovel

Valgrisenche heliski rates 2020

High mountain guide : 370€ per day (for 1-4pers, +50€ per additional participant), to be paid in advance to ZigZag.

Helicopter prices 2020 : approximately 900€ per helidrop (space for 5pers +guide), to be paid to the service provider on location. Please note that helicopter prices are fixed for 1-5pers so it is worth filling all 5 spaces in order to reduce the individual cost per person.

Accommodation at Valgrisenche : approximately 90€/pers, to be paid directly to the hotel.

Heliskiing Kyrgyzstan

Heliskiing in Kyrgyzstan with ZigZag

The next “place to heliski” where you may be the only one to ski a powder field all winter long… A place where helicopter access is the only way to reach glacial peaks untouched and often unexplored. Real, raw and utterly beautiful – Kyrgyzstan is the pinnacle of your powder skiing dreams, with an eastern block cultural kick to boot.

10 hours helicopter flight are included in this package, including 4 hours transfer time (2hrs each way from Manas airport to Karakol base hotel) and 6 hours helicopter time for heliskiing over 3 days.

8 DAY PROGRAMME

Day 1	Transfer 2 hours by helicopter from Manas airport to Karakol base hotel (in case of bad weather, transport by coach)
Days 2-6*	Heliskiing Your package includes 6 hours of helicopter time (for 1 to 12pers plus your guide)You can buy extra helicopter hours at a cost of 2980€/h
Day 7	Helicopter transport 2 hours back to Bishkek(in case of bad weather, transport by coach)Sight seeing and shopping tourBanquet dinnerOvernight hotel accommodation in Bishkek
Day 8	Transfer to Manas airport for departure

*NB : 1-2 days are held in for reserve in case of bad weather. Participants are provided with lift passes for the Karakol ski area for days when helicopter flight isn’t possible.

Guest comments

The heliski day we spent with Christophe was a-ma-zing!! He was everything a guide should be – professional, entertaining, organised, inspiring… we’ve each made the comment individually that we’ve thoroughly enjoyed our time with him. As for the skiing itself, well, we couldn’t wipe the smiles off our faces for days afterwards, and we’re all desperately planning our next heliski trip with you. Be warned, we’re coming back!

– Jon M

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Heliskiing

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Heliskiing

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Valgrisenche heliski rates 2020

Heliskiing in Kyrgyzstan with ZigZag

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