Heli Ski Alps - Switzerland
Sometimes you have to make choice when planning a ski trip. When planning last-minute, it can mean choosing between legendary mountains that you’ve always wanted to ski and where the best snow is. After all, each winter is unique. One place can be dumped on while another gets a fraction of its typical snowfall. That was certainly the story surrounding the Northern Hemisphere's 2022-23 season.
However, when you’re heli skiing the Swiss Alps with Heli-Ski Alps, you won’t have to choose between the best snow and the best mountains.
Facts & FAQ
Although Finhaut may not be as famous as Zermatt, it’s one of the best places for heli skiing in the European Alps, because its slopes are north facing and retain much of their snow as a result. Finhaut is also a long distance from the ski resorts, ensuring that you won't run across touring skiers which can leave tracks on the off-piste runs.
You'll feel like you’re heli skiing Swiss Alps, in remote areas, completely on your own...they way it should be.
There may be nowhere as scenic to heli ski the Alps than Zermatt.
Zermatt is home to a classic alpine village where no cars are allowed to drive on the road. Zermatt is also home to the iconic 'King of the Mountain' Matterhorn. Here you’ll have the widest spectrum of terrain to choose from while heli skiing Alps. There are steep and technical descents that will test your abilities, as well as your skills with wide open bowls, where you’ll make deep turns to burn off speed.
At Verbier, you’ll find some of the longest runs possible when heli skiing Swiss Alps. There’s the Petit Combin and Pigne d’Arolla, where you’ll descend as much as 2,600 meters in a single run and begin at elevations as high as 4,360 meters.
Your adventure will begin with a flight into Geneva followed by a transfer to your lodgings. Thanks to the popularity of heli skiing the European Alps is, there are nearly as many hotels in the Swiss Alps as there are mountains!
Crossing the border between countries such as France, Italy, and Switzerland is so common, it’s easy to stay in one country, drive to another, and then take off to heli ski the Alps. In fact, there are several areas in Switzerland where you can stay in France’s famous Chamonix and then drive over the border for heli skiing.
The guides from Heli-Ski Alpes make it easy to travel to and from wherever your accommodations are, and even have perks for their guests like discounts on the tolls you pay while crossing borders.
Sometimes the heavy weather that brings the Alps’ world-famous snow also brings conditions that don’t allow helicopters to fly. When that happens, the Heli-Ski Alpes guides have the experience and knowledge to lead their guests on ski touring adventures through off-piste terrain as well as Switzerland’s famous ski resorts.
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BRADY
8/31/23
Brady is an avid skiing & backcountry enthusiast, aging "big wave" surfer and is totally addicted to heli skiing!
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