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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.
Bella Coola Heli Skiing
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada
Bella Coola Heli Sports operates heliskiing and heliboarding programs across 3.55 million acres of coastal and interior wilderness in British Columbia, with more than 1,100 runs spread across the Coast Mountains, the Great Bear Rainforest, and the Cariboo Chilcotin's Waddington Range. They're based primarily in the Bella Coola Valley, where the mountains meet the Pacific directly, with a further outpost deep in the Waddington Range near Mount Waddington, the highest peak entirely within British Columbia. Terrain ranges from wide-open alpine bowls, couloirs, and spines to sheltered sub-alpine tree skiing, and some of it — particularly around the Waddington Range — is still being skied for the first time. Trips run from January through April and are built around four basecamps — two wilderness lodges, a private ranch, and a 138-foot catamaran — each with helicopter access directly from the property. Packages run 4, 5, or 7 nights, with groups typically capped at four guests per helicopter (five at Sand Creek Ranch, which flies the larger Koala AW119) and CSGA- and ACMG-certified guides leading every group. Guests can choose a small-group or expert-group vertical program, an unlimited vertical option, a fully private helicopter charter — with a shared lodge, or as a full buyout of a lodge, ranch, or the catamaran — or, for a lighter, more affordable introduction to the terrain, a heli-assisted touring package that pairs a helicopter lift with backcountry ski touring. Every package includes a guaranteed minimum of vertical footage or helicopter flight hours, with a credit or refund available for any shortfall caused by weather or mechanical delays, and Bella Coola Heli Sports has been named a five-time winner of the "World's Best Heli-Skiing" award. Guides, safety gear (avalanche airbag packs, transceivers, probes, and radios), and skis or a snowboard are included in every package; guests bring their own boots, outerwear, and helmet. The operator also puts 2% of every booking toward its Legacy Fund, supporting community, conservation, and climate initiatives in the region, including the Great Bear Forest Carbon Project. Guests fly into Vancouver, and a return flight from there — to Bella Coola or Anahim Lake, depending on the destination — is included in every package. Bella Coola Heli Sports handles the rest.
CMH Heli Skiing
Banff, Alberta, Canada
CMH Heli-Skiing (Canadian Mountain Holidays) is where heliskiing began. In 1965, founding mountain guide Hans Gmoser flew a small group onto the Bugaboo Glacier in British Columbia and guided them down untracked snow, and the whole industry grew from that trip. Six decades later, CMH runs the largest heliskiing operation of its kind, with 11 destinations and more than 3 million acres of exclusive terrain across the Columbia Mountains of interior BC. Their destinations sit throughout the Purcell, Selkirk, Monashee, and Cariboo ranges, west of the Canadian Rockies. The lineup is unusually varied. There are remote fly-in lodges (Bugaboos, Bobbie Burns, Adamants, Cariboos, Galena), road-accessed backcountry lodges (Monashees, Gothics), and in-town bases in Revelstoke and Nakusp. There's also a day heliskiing operation in Golden (Purcell) and a fully private 10-room lodge (Valemount). Each destination has its own terrain character, from glacier cruising and open alpine to some of the steepest, deepest tree skiing in BC, so the right fit depends on your ability and the kind of trip you want. CMH offers a wide range of programs. Signature Trips are the classic lodge-based week. Small Group trips put four guests with one guide. Powder Intro and Powder Masters suit newer or more relaxed powder skiers. Steep Shots & Pillow Drops is a freeride program with pro-athlete coaching. There are also Family Adventure trips, All-Women's trips, Ski Fusion, heli-assisted ski touring, and Private & Exclusive trips. Multi-day trips run 4 to 7 days depending on the destination, and Purcell offers single-day heliskiing. Every package includes a guaranteed amount of vertical, and any runs beyond that guarantee come at no extra charge. CMH describes itself as the world's largest employer of professionally certified mountain and ski guides. Groups are built around ability, pace, and fitness. Most lodge-based trips include transportation from Calgary International Airport (YYC) or Kelowna International Airport (YLW), along with lodging, meals, guiding, safety training, and powder skis or snowboards. CMH is part of Alterra Mountain Company. Contact Heli to book your CMH trip.
Coast Range Heli
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Coast Range Heli-Skiing operates out of Whistler, British Columbia, running helicopter-accessed skiing and riding across the Coast Mountains. Their tenure spans 200,000 acres over 15 zones — 24 times the size of Whistler Blackcomb — with alpine terrain up to 9,000 feet and runs exceeding 4,000 vertical feet, plus sub-alpine and tree skiing on days when conditions call for it. Groups stay small by design: no more than four guests per group, and a maximum of three groups sharing a helicopter on any given day, which keeps wait times down and runs frequent. Every day heli-skiing package includes six guaranteed runs, with additional runs added at no extra cost when conditions, fitness, and time allow. Guests can book a Semi-Private day (sharing the helicopter with one other group), a fully Private day with exclusive use of the aircraft, or a Single's Session — a single seat that pairs solo skiers and riders into a group. For those who want to combine the descent with the climb, Coast Range also runs Heli-Assisted Ski Touring, flying guests into the Mt. Currie zone for a day of skinning and skiing, or a multi-day version that overnights at their backcountry Yurt above the Pemberton Valley. The company references summer offerings — heli-accessed mountain biking and separate Yurt bookings for hiking and mountaineering — in its site navigation as well, extending its season beyond winter. All trips are flown with Blackcomb Helicopters, using Airbus H125 aircraft, and guided by ACMG/IFMGA-certified guides. Guests are equipped with avalanche safety gear (transceiver, airbag, shovel, probe, and radio) and, for day heli-skiing, complimentary powder skis or snowboards, so there's little to arrange beyond showing up ready to ski.
Eagle Pass Heli Skiing
Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Eagle Pass Heli is a heliskiing operator based in Revelstoke, British Columbia, running trips in the Monashee Mountains — a region known for deep, consistent snowfall and legendary tree skiing. Their defining feature is small-group heliskiing: they fly exclusively in groups of four, paired with the agile A-Star helicopter, which lets guides reach terrain and landings that larger operations can't access and lets each day's plan flex around the group actually on it. Their permit area spans a varied landscape deep in the Monashees, including expansive glaciers, alpine bowls, long chutes, open forests, and regenerating burns, with enough poor-weather terrain nearby that down days are rare. The operation is built around three touchpoints in Revelstoke: a downtown office (opened 2013), a purpose-built 5,800-square-foot Day Heli base (opened 2014) that serves as the meeting point for day and private guests, and the 12-bedroom Eagle Pass Lodge (opened 2017), located about 10 minutes outside downtown Revelstoke for multi-day guests. Eagle Pass Heli offers three main formats: Day Heli packages, multi-day Lodge packages, and Private packages, with seasonal specials (Deep December, Spring Heli) running at different points in the winter. The operation is geared toward expert backcountry skiers and snowboarders, and guest ability requirements are laid out on their own site for anyone assessing fit before booking.
Great Canadian Heli-Skiing
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Great Canadian Heli-Skiing operates out of Heather Mountain Lodge, located between Golden and Revelstoke, British Columbia, in the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges where heli-skiing itself began. The operation holds an exclusive licence to roughly 2,250 square kilometres of terrain — an area about 14 times the size of Whistler-Blackcomb — spanning steeps, open alpine bowls, glaciers, glades, mushroom and pillow lines, and burnt-tree terrain, all within the world-famous interior BC powder belt that sees up to 46 feet (14 metres) of snow a season. Founded in 1988 on a small-group promise of four skiers to one guide, Great Canadian Heli-Skiing has kept that ratio ever since, along with unlimited vertical guarantees on every package — guests can ski or ride beyond their guaranteed vertical at no extra charge. The operation was owned by Greg and Maaike Porter from 2000 until 2022, when it was acquired by Heli, which continues to run it with the existing staff, guides, and management. Guests can choose from five package types: Classic (a small group of four matched by skill level and interest), Group Booking (a private group that shares a helicopter with others but never flies alongside them), Private Helicopter (a dedicated helicopter and two guides), Private Lodge (the entire lodge, its terrain, two helicopters, and the team, exclusively), and a First Time Heli Skier's Week designed for newcomers. Trip lengths run from 2 days up to a full week or more, and guests can combine tour dates for an extended stay. Thanks to the lodge's snow-consistent location and its close proximity to the terrain, Great Canadian Heli-Skiing averages 98% fly days — about two down days per season, well below the regional average.
Northern Escape Heli Skiing
Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
Northern Escape Heli-Skiing operates out of Terrace, British Columbia, deep in Canada's Skeena Mountains near the Alaska border. Founded in 2004 by four friends — John, Benny, Teddy, and Dave — the company has grown into one of the most decorated names in the sport, voted World's Best Heli-Ski Operator by the World Ski Awards for four consecutive years running. Guests choose from three distinct lodge experiences, all built around the same core offering: unlimited vertical, small groups, snowcat backup on storm days, and access to one of the largest heli-skiing tenures in the world at roughly 3,373 square kilometres. Yellow Cedar Lodge is the classic, rustic basecamp and Northern Escape's best-value package. Northern Escape Mountain Lodge is a newer, more refined property with a more exclusive pace. And the Skeena Spey Private Package hands a group its own private lodge, helicopter, and guides for full customization. Each option delivers the same guided access to the Skeena and Kitimat Mountain Ranges' alpine bowls, glaciers, couloirs, and tree skiing, with roughly 100 feet of snowfall a year across a season that runs from mid-December through April. Trips are sold as multi-day packages — 3, 4, 5, or 7 days, depending on the lodge — rather than single-day outings, and every package includes gourmet meals, professional guiding, powder ski/snowboard equipment, and all avalanche safety gear. Northern Escape is just 90 minutes by air from Vancouver, followed by a short shuttle or helicopter transfer to the lodge, so guests spend more of their trip on snow and less of it traveling.
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.
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.