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  • How much does heli-skiing cost (and will it guarantee me powder)?

    By Oliver Evans •

    We are often asked how much heliskiing costs and can we guarantee powder. As is often the case, the first answer is "well, that depends..."

  • Svalbard Ski Touring 2024 on Yacht Villa

    By Elemental Adventure •

    In May 2024, Elemental Adventure will be hosting a ski-touring expedition to Svalbard, one of planet earth's most remote and awe-inspiring destinations.

  • Planning a heliskiing or heliboarding trip

    By Oliver Evans •

    It seems simple doesn’t it – having a helicopter to whisk you to far-flung, snow-laden mountain ranges is the ultimate fantasy, so heliskiing must be amazing right? Well, yes, but there is a lot more to it and thinking carefully about the myriad considerations is the key to making this great rather than good.

  • Turkish Delight

    By Oliver Evans •

    The EA Team was on location to bring you an update from the first week of the season in one of the world's more exotic heliski destinations - Ayder, close to Turkey's northern coastline on the Black Sea.

  • Snow Update - 19 December 2022

    By Elemental Adventure •
  • Revelstoke Combinations

    By Elemental Adventure •
  • Bison Lodge, Revelstoke

    Revelstoke Exclusive

    By Elemental Adventure •
  • Warren Miller Daymaker Ski Movie

    Warren Miller's Daymaker - Tickets and Heliski Prize

    By Elemental Adventure •

    [SKI MOVIE] - Warren Miller's Daymaker will be showing in cinemas in the UK from 21 November to 22 January.

  • Heli-skiing from Nansen Explorer

    The Utimate Ultimate Ski Trip

    By Oliver Evans •

    Skiing with Bode Miller and Chris Davenport in Greenland might just be the ultimate ultimate ski trip.

  • Last call for a heli

    Final Call for one of BC's Finest

    By Oliver Evans •

    Last Frontier Heliskiing is one of our most requested programmes (and the first to sell out). Dates are now limited, so if you are still hoping to go in 2023, give us a call and we can help you secure the last few seats.

  • Ian Morrison Skiing Skeena River Ranch

    Heliskiing in 2023? What's Available and Where?

    By Lisa Middleton •

    From Patagonia to Alaska, we have cherry picked a selection of the best dates currently available between now and June 2022.

  • Big Horn chalet in Revelstoke at night

    Bighorn Revelstoke

    By Jonas Ernevi •

    Set in Revelstoke, British Columbia in the very heart of Canadian heli-ski country, Bighorn redefines luxury heli-skiing.

  • Steep heli-skiing in BC

    Big & Steep Heli-Skiing

    By James Morland •

    Bored of big commercial heliski operations with their over-sized groups and flat runs? Ready to step it up a notch and challenge some genuinely steep terrain? You are in the right place - almost.

  • Rustic Luxury in the Canadian Wilderness

    Private Heli-Skiing Hideaway

    By Jonas Ernevi •

    Terra Nostra Guest Ranch is a private heli-hideaway situated on the Chilcotin plateau in an area still largely unexplored on skis. With the giant 4,019 metre Mt Waddington (British Columbia’s highest peak) only 60 km away the area is dramatic in proportions and dominated by huge glaciers and alpine terrain.

  • Relaxing in the on-board hot tub

    Boat-Based Heli-Skiing

    By James Morland •

    The intricate coastlines of British Columbia and south east Alaska are dramatic on a scale hard to imaginge. For those with a sense of adventure, this pristine wilderness of fjords, islands, rivers and glaciers will leave a lasting impression. Rising almost vertically from the calm emerald waters of sheltered fiords, towering snow-capped mountains provide the perfect playground for heliskiing and untapped adventure.

  • Heli-skiers arrive at yellow helicopter

    Heli-Ski Safari

    By Jonas Ernevi •

    This is not your regular Canadian heli-skiing. This is big wild northern British Columbia and compared to southern BC with all of its heli-ski operations sandwiched together; it’s like a different country.

  • Warren Miller Future Retro Ski MOvie

    Warren Miller - A Virtual Film Tour

    By Elemental Adventure •

    [SKI MOVIE] - LAST CHANCE for discounted tickets. Join us on Friday 27 November for the UK Virtual Film Premiere of Warren Miller's Future Retro.

  • heliskiing Lake Baikal

    A Pilot's Perspective

    By Elemental Adventure •

    Ever wondered what it's like to be a heliski pilot, flying amongst snow-plastered peaks, dropping off skiers to enjoy pristine powder..? Here's a front seat view from Heli Action's ace pilot Alexander Davydov, taken this December in Siberia. Here's a man who enjoys his job!



Featured Adventure

  • Heli-skiers arrive at yellow helicopter

    Heli-Ski Safari

    By Jonas Ernevi •

    This is not your regular Canadian heli-skiing. This is big wild northern British Columbia and compared to southern BC with all of its heli-ski operations sandwiched together; it’s like a different country.

  • The Kuril Islands at Sunset

    The Kuril Islands & Kamchatka

    By James Morland •

    A more distant, end of the earth type place would be hard to imagine and for the past four years I had dreamed of skiing these gigantic volcanoes that rise so abruptly from the mythical sounding, Sea of Okhotsk.

  • Heliskiing Iceland, Image copyright Mathis Dumas

    Luxury and Adventure in Iceland

    By Elemental Adventure •

    Now, to complement the rustic charm and family history of Klaensholl; guests have the choice of opting for on-the-edge-of-the-fjord luxury. Or, for those ready for the adventure of a lifetime – jump aboard the ‘Ring of Fire’ heliski tour.