Eleven Experience Heli Ski: Chile

Eleven Experience Chile puts up their guests in largely uninhabited area of Patagonia. Situated right along the riverbank of the Rio Palena, the Rio Palena Lodge is a luxurious retreat that combines South American hospitality and ultimate relaxation. The lodge only contains seven rooms, making the experience quite intimate and best suited for groups. Full-lodge and half-lodge buyouts are available upon request.

While staying at this newly remodeled lodge, you’ll have a variety of amenities and activities available to you. These include:

• 13 property acres to explore at your leisure
• River-facing outdoor patio
• Wood-burning fireplace and common room
• Wood-fired sauna and 2 hot tubs
• Gear drying room
• Down day activities like hiking, mountain biking, and rafting (cat skiing is not available)

Rio Palena lodge is nestled right in the Andes and is surrounded by the type of terrain you can’t get anywhere else in the world. This terrain is located just minutes away from the lodge and the on-site helicopter to bring you to challenging and mild features at your discretion. Open bowls and glacier runs are found throughout, as well as more technical lines like steeps and couloirs. 

The certified guides can tailor the experience to your group, so extreme skiing talent is not required. However, to enjoy the most of your experience it’s always recommended that you can comfortably ski most black diamond runs at major Western ski resorts.

Eleven Experience tries to completely customize their heliskiing trips to your liking. If there’s a certain section of terrain you’d like to explore, or you’d prefer to kick it at the lodge, your package is flexible enough to accommodate it with their A-Star B3 helicopters.

In general, their Chilean trips are one week long. On the first day you will simply arrive and relax. Days 2-5 involve heliskiing straight from the lodge or any of their other activities. On day six, you’ll wake up and enjoy one last day before departing.

Overall, Eleven Experience is a highly reputable operator that facilitates some legendary experiences in Chile. If you value a getaway and other outdoor activities as much as heliskiing, this operator will surely meet your needs.