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Alaska Backcountry Guides
Valdez, AK, United States
Alaska Backcountry Guides (ABG) is a boutique heliskiing and heliboarding Operator based in Valdez, Alaska, flying the Chugach Mountains from their own hangar at the Valdez Airport. Valdez is known for its glaciers, big peaks, and heavy snowfall, and the Chugach offers everything from intermediate cruising runs to the steep lines that made the range famous. Runs here typically measure 2,000–5,000 vertical feet. ABG's model is built around small groups: a maximum of 4 guests per group and no more than 2 groups per A-Star helicopter. That keeps the experience tailored and gives semi-private guests something close to a private-helicopter day at a per-seat price. Groups that want the helicopter entirely to themselves can book a fully private week for up to 7 guests, with terrain, food, and schedule customized to the crew. Adventures run as 7-night weeks from late February through April, and they're close to all-inclusive: helicopter time, lodging at the Chugach Naswik Suites, three meals a day from ABG's in-house chefs, all ground transportation around Valdez, avalanche safety gear, and professional ski and snowboard guides. The guiding team is made up of industry veterans — several with 15 to nearly 30 years in the Chugach — including an AMGA Certified Ski Guide, an IFMGA Certified Mountain Guide, and a dedicated Director of Snow Safety. Off the snow, ABG puts real weight on the full experience. Their kitchen is led by an executive chef with fine-dining credentials, backed by an in-house pastry chef, and the team includes a certified sommelier and a massage therapist. Because Alaska weather grounds the helicopter on some days, they also offer ski touring, massages, and boat tours of Port Valdez to fill down days. Returning guests can take part in ABG's loyalty program: complete 10 full-price weeks and the 11th week is free. For U.S. travelers, ABG is also a domestic alternative to heliskiing in Canada — big-mountain Alaska terrain without a border crossing.
Aspen Heliskiing
Aspen, Colorado, United States
Aspen Heliskiing is the only heliskiing operation based in Aspen, Colorado. They run only private charter days, flying from Aspen Airport into a 26,000-acre heli ski zone in the San Juan Mountains. Every day is built around a dedicated helicopter and a private group, so guests never share a machine or a guide with strangers. The day starts at Aspen Airport's private aviation terminal (FBO). From there, guests fly roughly 45 minutes south through the Rockies, passing over nine different wilderness areas on the way to the San Juans. Guests who want a shorter transfer can arrange their own fixed-wing flight to Telluride, either the evening before or the morning of, and get picked up there for a 6-minute helicopter hop to the terrain. According to Aspen Heliskiing, the San Juans typically get more snow than anywhere else in Colorado, and the zone's high elevation keeps powder fresh for weeks after a storm. The operation is affiliated with Silverton Mountain and run out of the Silverton Mountain office. That means the guides are Silverton Mountain guides who know the San Juan range, its snowpack, and the helicopters flown there. Helicopter operations are provided by Precision LLC, an FAA-authorized air carrier. Days are priced at a flat rate for groups of up to 3 skiers or snowboarders. Larger groups can be accommodated with a second helicopter or a larger aircraft. The operation runs 7 days a week through the winter, with peak demand from mid-January through March. For travelers who want big-mountain heliskiing without the long trip north to Canada, it's a compelling option much closer to home.
Powderbird
Alta, UT, United States
Powderbird has been flying skiers and snowboarders into the Wasatch backcountry since 1973, making it one of the longest-running heliskiing operations in the world. Based at Snowbird Resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, Powderbird is the only outfitter permitted to guide heliskiing on U.S. Forest Service land in the state — a permit area that adds up to more terrain than all of Utah's ski resorts combined. Guests can choose a Single Day trip or one of Powderbird's Multi-Day packages, which pair guided heliskiing with lodging at The Cliff Lodge at Snowbird. Single Day trips run out of the Powderbird Heliport and include a full day of guided flying, while Multi-Day guests add on spa access, curated meals, and a structured, multi-night itinerary built around back-to-back ski days. A Private Group option is also available for parties who want a helicopter to themselves. Powderbird's guides tailor each day to the group in front of them — from steep, technical lines to wide-open meadow turns — so the experience scales from strong intermediates working on their first backcountry days to seasoned experts chasing vertical. On days when weather keeps the helicopters grounded, Powderbird runs a guided alternative at Snowbird itself, so a storm day doesn't mean a lost day.
Pulseline Adventure
Valdez, Alaska, United States
Pulseline Adventure is a guide-owned heliskiing and heliboarding operation based in Valdez, Alaska, in the heart of the Chugach Mountains. They fly AS350 Astar B2 and B3 helicopters out of Valdez Pioneer Field, five minutes from town, and run remote fuel and staging areas along more than 80 miles of Thompson Pass — so rather than being tied to a single remote lodge, their guides can move to wherever the skiing is best on a given day. Their permitted terrain covers more than 3 million acres across a Chugach National Forest Special Use Permit, a State of Alaska DNR Commercial Recreation Permit, and a US Bureau of Land Management Special Recreation Permit. The Chugach National Forest piece alone spans more than 800,000 acres and is shared by only three permit holders. Snowfall is the headline: Valdez sees 327 inches a year at sea level, Thompson Pass gets more than 700 inches, and some of their zones top 1,000 inches. Single runs regularly deliver 4,000 to 6,000 vertical feet of glaciated, big-mountain terrain above Prince William Sound. Pulseline's flagship program is the 7-day Freeskier package, an all-inclusive week built around pre-purchased helicopter flight time (Hobbs hours), with lodging at the Totem Hotel in Valdez, meals, ground shuttles, and avalanche safety gear included. Groups who want more control over their flight time can step up to Semi-Private or fully Private heliskiing, where one group of up to 8 skiers and 2 guides has the helicopter to themselves. Specialty weeks round out the lineup: an Experts-Only Heliskiing Week for strong riders chasing steeper, more technical lines, a Women's Big Mountain Ski and Ride Camp, and a Men's Health & Longevity Immersion. For skiers who like to earn some of their turns, they also offer heli-assisted backcountry ski touring, a fly-in backcountry touring camp at a remote Chugach glacier basecamp, and guided human-powered backcountry touring. Pulseline runs an active avalanche forecasting program, tracking weather and snowpack throughout the season. Senior guides hold a minimum of Professional Level 2 avalanche certification, all guides carry current EMT, Wilderness First Responder, or Outdoor Emergency Care certification, and their Chief Guide is a licensed Physician Assistant. Beyond Alaska, Pulseline also runs ski trips in Chile and Antarctica.
Silverton Mountain
Silverton, CO, United States
Silverton Mountain is a ski and heli-ski operation based in Silverton, Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. It's the highest and steepest ski area in North America, with a peak elevation of 13,487' and a base at 10,400'. A single chairlift carries riders to 12,300', unloading at the top of a cirque that opens onto bowls, chutes, cliffs, and natural terrain with up to 3,000' of vertical in a single run — the mountain is left in its natural state, with no groomed runs or cut trails. The winter season (late December through mid-March) runs on a fully guided model, with groups of roughly eight led by expert guides Thursday through Sunday. From mid-March through mid-April, the mountain shifts to an unguided spring season for experienced Silverton skiers and riders, accessible with a lift ticket or season pass. Heliskiing runs year-round, seven days a week, and Silverton stands out as the only heli operator in the continental U.S. offering everything from a single add-on heli run to a full 6-run heli day, private small-group trips, and fully private helicopter charters across a terrain zone spanning roughly 29,000–40 square miles. Terrain here is advanced-to-expert only, and Silverton is upfront that this is not a beginner mountain — it's built for skiers and riders looking for a real backcountry experience without giving up lift access. Guests unsure of their fit can take the mountain's online ability quiz before booking. Silverton also offers full private mountain buyouts for groups, corporate events, and reunions. Recommended trip length is 2–3 days, and the town of Silverton — about an hour from both Durango and Montrose airports — offers a range of independent lodging options for guests to base out of during their stay.
Telluride Helitrax
Telluride, CO, United States
Telluride Helitrax has been guiding guests through the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado since 1982, when four local ski partners built a heliskiing operation around their shared love of ski mountaineering. Still family-owned today, Telluride Helitrax describes itself as Colorado's only full-service helicopter skiing operation, working under a US Forest Service Special Use Permit that covers more than 200 square miles (128,000 acres) of high alpine basins, cirques, and summits around Telluride — nearly all of it above tree line. Guests fly in small groups of four to one guide aboard a Eurocopter AS350 B3e or in larger groups in the Bell 407 HP helicopter, both built for high-altitude mountain flying. A typical day includes six guided runs totaling roughly 10,000 to 14,000 vertical feet, with terrain ranging from 10,000 to 13,500 feet in elevation and individual runs dropping 1,000 to 3,000 feet. Most of the skiing is moderate in angle — comparable to double-blue and single-black terrain at Telluride Ski Resort — with steeper lines available for stronger groups when conditions allow. Telluride Helitrax runs three main heliskiing formats: daily trips for individuals and small groups, fully custom private tours for groups of up to 16, and regional tours that fly guests in via private charter from Aspen, Vail, or Steamboat for a day of skiing before returning them home in time for happy hour. Beyond heliskiing, the operator also offers guided backcountry ski touring, scenic helicopter flights and film-support charters, and avalanche forecasting and mitigation consulting. The heliskiing season typically runs from the December holidays through early April, with Telluride Helitrax flying seven days a week when weather and snow conditions allow. Telluride Helitrax is a member of Heli-Ski US and meets that organization's Heli-Skiing Safety & Operating Guidelines annually, with guides who combine mountain guiding certifications with decades of San Juan backcountry experience.