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Phantom Heli
Squamish , British Columbia , Canada
Phantom Heli is a small-group heliskiing and snowboarding Operator based in Squamish, British Columbia, flying the Coast Mountains of the Sea to Sky corridor between Vancouver and Whistler. The operation is owned and run by local mountain guides, and flies in partnership with Black Tusk Helicopter Inc, which provides the aircraft and holds the Crown land tenure. Their main base is about a 25-minute drive from Whistler Village, with Adventures also departing from Whistler and, for private groups, downtown Vancouver. The tenure covers 247,000 acres of skiable terrain, which Phantom Heli says is more than 33 times the size of Whistler Blackcomb, with over 200 named runs and new ones skied with guests regularly. Many runs drop more than 1,000 meters, the longest top 1,500 meters, and the area averages around 12 meters (40 feet) of snowfall a year. Expect massive coastal glaciers, alpine bowls, old-growth tree skiing, Coast Mountain steeps, and pillows, drops, and spines. Phantom Heli runs its Adventures as single days. The Private package gives one group of up to 4 guests a guide and a helicopter to themselves, while Semi-private days put two groups in one helicopter. Six Run and Freeride 4-run days share a helicopter between three groups. For skiers who want to earn some of their turns, the Heli-Assisted Ski Touring day starts with a helicopter drop and a first descent, then spends the day touring before an afternoon pickup. Every group is capped at 4 guests per guide. A typical heli day starts with an 8:00 AM pickup at your accommodation, safety briefings, and liftoff around 9:00, with a picnic lunch in the mountains. Guides are certified through the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) or the AMGA, and daily guiding operations run in conjunction with Altus Mountain Guides. Guides and pilots work together on a risk management program built around weather and snow conditions, and the head guide makes the fly or no-fly call by 4:30 PM the day before or by 7:30 AM on the day. Black Tusk flies modern A-Star AS350 helicopters seating 4 guests and 1 guide per group, and emergency helicopter evacuation is included for every guest.
Points North Heli-Adventures
Cordova, AK, United States
Points North Heli-Adventures (PNH) is a heliskiing Operator for skiers and snowboarders based in Cordova, Alaska. They're the only heliskiing operation based in Cordova, and they fly the southeastern corner of the Chugach Mountains, the stretch of range between Prince William Sound and the Copper River. PNH has been running for more than 25 years, and their terrain has shown up in film segments from Warren Miller, Teton Gravity Research, and Matchstick Productions. Cordova sits where Pacific storms run into the Chugach, and the range here gets more than 50 feet of snow a year. PNH has access to over one million acres of skiable terrain, including roughly 500,000 acres they were permitted to ski in 2020 as a steward of the Chugach National Forest. That zone has long been called the "Holy Grail" of heliskiing, and parts of it are too far for operators based elsewhere to reach. No roads run through the middle of it: groups fly out from the lodge and back each day, and PNH keeps fuel caches in the field. Terrain runs from 5,000-foot, 25-degree powder fields to 1,500-foot, 60-degree couloirs, and an average fly day is 6–11 runs and 20,000–40,000 vertical feet. PNH offers two Adventures, both all-inclusive. The Heli-Ski Week is a 7-night, Saturday-to-Saturday package that runs in weekly blocks from late February through late April. It includes 4 heli-hours per person, lodging, all meals, and ground transportation, and guests ski in groups of 4 with a guide. Because PNH charges by heli time instead of vertical, there's no cap on runs on a given fly day, and guests who want more time in the air can add heli-hours as they go. The Private A-Star Helicopter program gives a full private group or 2 semi-private groups their own helicopter and 2 PNH guides, with 10 hours of flight time and a booking window that usually spans two weeks, so the group can fly when the weather lines up. PNH runs 2–4 A-Star helicopters each season, provided by North Star Trekking out of Juneau. Guests stay at the Orca Adventure Lodge, a former 1887 cannery on the water's edge about 2.5 miles from town. The helicopters land right next to the lodge, so there's no daily drive to a heliport. Meals are prepared on-site and often feature Alaskan seafood, and the lodge has a wood sauna and a gym. Alaska weather grounds the helicopters on some days, and PNH fills those days with skiing at Cordova's Mt. Eyak ski area, plus ice climbing, sea kayaking, e-foiling, ski touring, glacier tours, and more. PNH is a member of the Heli-Ski US Association, and all of their guides are certified by it. Every guide holds at least an AIARE Avalanche 2 certification, most hold a Pro 1 or Pro 2, and all carry a medical certification of Wilderness First Responder or higher. Several guides are certified to AMGA, CMGA, or IFMGA standards, and PNH has a medical director on-site all season.
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.
Ruby Mountain Heli
Lamoille, NV, United States
Ruby Mountain Heli is a family-owned heliskiing and heliboarding Operator based in Lamoille, Nevada, flying the Ruby Mountains of northeastern Nevada since 1977. Founder Joe Royer was a ski patroller at Snowbird in the early 1970s when he started eyeing the range from I-80 on drives home to San Francisco, and in the winter of 1977 he began exploring it — becoming the first person to set foot in much of the terrain the operation skis today. Joe, his wife Francy, and their son Mike still run the business together. The Rubies are a remote range, 90 miles long and 10 to 12 miles wide, with more than 200,000 acres of skiable terrain and over 400 named runs on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, where Ruby Mountain Heli operates as a U.S. Forest Service partner. Fifteen peaks top 11,000 feet, including 11,387-foot Ruby Dome, the highest in the range, and runs deliver up to 3,500 vertical feet through open alpine bowls, aspen forests, and whitebark and limber pine. It's a high-desert snowpack, averaging around 300 inches a season, and the snow tends to be very dry. There's no ski town or ski area nearby and very few other backcountry users, so it's rare for guests to see anyone outside the operation. Ruby Mountain Heli keeps things small: a maximum of 16 guests per tour, skiing in groups at a 4:1 guest-to-guide ratio, and flying an A-Star 350 B3. When storms or high winds ground the helicopter, guests ski from Pisten Bully snowcats in Conrad Creek instead, starting at 10,000 feet and leaving straight from the lodge's ski room door. Ruby describes itself as the only lower-48 member of Heli-Ski U.S. to offer snowcat skiing as a daily weather backup. Every guide holds a Level 3/Pro 1 or Pro 2 avalanche certification through AIARE or the American Avalanche Institute, plus Wilderness First Responder, EMT, or Outdoor Emergency Care medical training. Trips are based at Ruby 360 Lodge, the Royers' own 10-room lodge at 7,000 feet at the base of the range, where Francy Royer and her team run a food and beverage program built on more than 40 years of culinary experience. The core Adventures are an all-inclusive 3-day heli package and a single-day heli package, with heli-assist touring and a 3-day, 2-night backcountry yurt trip for skiers who'd rather earn some of their turns. The season runs from mid-January into early April. It's also an easy one to reach: the lodge is 3.5 hours from Salt Lake City and 5 hours from Reno, and guests flying into nearby Elko are picked up at the airport.
Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing (STHS) has been running heli-skiing operations out of Revelstoke, British Columbia, since 1978, when Swiss mountain guide Peter Schlunegger — a fourth-generation guide whose family's mountain guiding roots trace back to 1899 in nearby Rogers Pass — staged the operation's first exploratory flights near the Tangiers River in the Selkirk Mountains. Now in its fifth decade, STHS holds the largest heli-ski tenure in Revelstoke: over 500,000 acres and 400+ established runs across the Selkirk and Monashee ranges, bordered by two national parks and averaging 40 to 60 feet of snowfall a year. STHS operates from the Coast Hillcrest Hotel, just minutes from downtown Revelstoke, where guests check in, gear up, and fly directly from the property. The operation runs a mixed helicopter fleet — the Airbus H125 (A-Star), Bell 212, and Bell 412 — flown in partnership with Wildcat Helicopters of Kelowna, BC, allowing STHS to match aircraft to group size, from small private parties to larger multi-day groups. Packages range from single-day outings to week-long multi-day trips, along with private charters, heli-assisted touring for experienced backcountry skiers, and Pinnacle packages that pair private heli-skiing with luxury partner-lodge stays. All guiding is provided by ACMG/IFMGA-certified guides, and every package includes use of STHS's powder ski and snowboard fleet along with emergency medical and helicopter evacuation coverage. Since 2007, STHS has operated as part of Revelstoke Mountain Resort, giving guests the option to pair their heli-skiing with lift access to North America's highest vertical descent (5,620 feet) at the neighboring resort. STHS is led today by General Manager Dave Pehowich, who joined the operation in 1996 and worked his way up through guiding and operations before taking the role in 2022.
Silvertip Lodge Heli-Skiing
Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Silvertip Heliskiing operates from Silvertip Lodge, a private, off-grid lodge at the far east end of Quesnel Lake in British Columbia's Cariboo Mountains. There are no roads into this part of the Cariboo, so guests arrive by helicopter. Their 1,440 sq. km ski tenure starts right outside the lodge's front door, which means the first run of the day is only minutes away. The terrain covers high-alpine bowls, glacier runs, and well-spaced tree skiing. The cold, dry climate of BC's interior produces light, dry powder through the season. The lodge was built in 1967 as a fishing and hunting retreat. It became a heliskiing lodge after a 2002 renovation by CMH. Today it's owned by a small group and run as an independent operation, and that independence shapes the experience. Silvertip keeps guest numbers small and has no competing groups on its terrain. Depending on the week, there are often as many staff on duty as there are guests. Silvertip offers several ways to ski. The Classic program has scheduled tours of 4 to 9 days, with unlimited vertical and a guaranteed minimum vertical for each tour length. Small groups and solo travelers join a curated group. Parties of 8 can book a semi-private group on the lodge's Bell 212. Groups of up to 16 skiers can buy out the entire lodge, helicopter, and terrain. For the most exclusive option, the Private program provides a dedicated A-Star for up to 3 skiers, or a private 212 for up to 8, along with a private lead guide and tail guide. Getting to Silvertip is simple for a place this remote. Classic tours include the private charter flight from Vancouver to Williams Lake and the 45-minute helicopter transfer to the lodge, so the trip from Vancouver takes about 2.5 hours. The season runs from early January to early April. Contact Heli to check dates and book a Silvertip Heliskiing Adventure.
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.
Stellar Heliskiing
Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada
Stellar Heliskiing operates small-group heli-skiing out of Kaslo, British Columbia, in the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges of the West Kootenays. Stellar's tenure spans over 125,000 acres of untouched terrain across seven distinct ski zones, split between the Selkirk and Purcell ranges on eithr side of Kootenay Lake. The region sees roughly 60 feet (18 meters) of snowfall a year, with terrain running from open alpine bowls and high peaks up to 3,000 meters down through old-growth glades and steep chutes — 241 mapped runs in total, suited to strong intermediates through expert powder skiers and riders. They run exclusively small groups: four guests to a group with one CSGA- or ACMG-certified guide, flown in fast, nimble A-Star helicopters that can service up to three groups a day. That ratio is central to the pitch — less waiting between runs, and a guide who can tailor the day's terrain to the specific group skiing it. Stellar offers single-day trips, multi-day packages, private trips, and custom packages, with programming built around the Kootenay's early, mid, and late-season snow patterns from December into April. Guests base out of the Kaslo Hotel on Kootenay Lake, with meals, aprés, and lodging built around it for multi-day guests.
Sun Valley Heli Ski
Ketchum, ID, United States
Sun Valley Heli Ski is the oldest heliskiing Operator in the lower 48, flying skiers and snowboarders into the backcountry around Sun Valley, Idaho, since 1965. Bill Janss started the operation that year after heliskiing with Hans Moser in Canada, and in 1966 the first U.S. Forest Service heliskiing permit on public land was issued. Today the company is owned by Alex Kittrell, a longtime operations manager who took over in 2024 and still guides as Owner and Lead Guide. Their U.S. Forest Service permit covers what Sun Valley Heli Ski describes as the largest heliskiing terrain of any Operator in the lower 48, spread across four mountain ranges around Sun Valley: the Smoky, Boulder, Soldier, and Pioneer Mountains. Runs typically drop 1,000 to 3,000 vertical feet, and the terrain suits intermediate through expert skiers and riders. The heliski terrain averages 200 to 400 inches of snow a year, the region sees more than 250 sunny days annually, and the season runs from December 1 to March 15. Sun Valley Heli Ski flies an A-Star B3e that carries 4 guests, a guide, and a pilot, for a 4:1 guest-to-guide ratio, and they take no more than 16 skiers and riders a day across up to 4 groups. Every day starts at their headquarters at the Sun Valley Gun Club, just up the road from Sun Valley Resort, where guests receive a Mammut avalanche airbag and transceiver and attend a mandatory safety briefing. The guiding team has more than 100 years of collective experience guiding and touring this terrain and includes a dedicated Snow Safety Officer. Sun Valley Heli Ski is a member of the Heli-Ski U.S. Association. Their core Adventure is the Full Day Heli Ski: 6 guaranteed runs with lunch served in the field. Groups can also book a private helicopter for the day, try Heli Assisted Ski Touring (HASTA) to earn their turns in remote terrain, or pair heliskiing with a stay at Sun Valley Resort through the Sun Valley Resort Lodging Package. For a multi-day trip, the Smoky Mountain Lodge Heli Trip is a 3-day, 2-night stay for up to 8 guests at a backcountry lodge on the South Fork of the Boise River, which Sun Valley Heli Ski describes as the only remote fly-in heliski lodge in the lower 48. And when storms ground the helicopter, Sun Valley Resort is right there as a backup.
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.
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides
Valdez, AK, United States
Valdez Heli Ski Guides is a premier heli skiing and boarding company located in Valdez, Alaska. Founded in 1993 by World Extreme Ski Champions Doug and Emily Coombs, the company offers world-class heli skiing packages with luxury lodging at the Tsaina ...