The Heliski Journal

  • 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!


  • heliski base camp Baffin Island

    High Arctic Heli Skiing on Baffin Island

    By Elemental Adventure •

    Looking to step up the adventure? Join James Morland in May 2021 for some genuine expedition-style heliskiing in Canada’s Nunavut territory. Set amongst Inuit villages at 70 degrees in Arctic Canada, north Baffin Island offers some of the most remote heliskiing in the world and is home to a spectacular array of wildlife.

  • Powder skiing in Chamonix

    Early Season Conditions Update

    By Elemental Adventure •

    It is only early December and already we have been neck-deep in powder on several occassions over the past few weeks. WIth our first trip to Siberia leaving at the end of the week we hope to continue as we started.

  • The Mighty Himalayas

    Pick of the Month - December 2019

    By Elemental Adventure •

    The aim of these weeks is simple: to ski or snowboard seldom if ever visited areas of Himachal Pradesh, laying tracks down virgin slopes of powder snow and staying at lodges, tented camps, rest houses and private village homes along the way. This is pure, untamed adventure.

  • Heliskiing in Siberia

    Deep in Siberia

    By Elemental Adventure •

    [VIDEO] - After a recent cold snap of minus 30 degrees, the temperatures had moderated to a more comfortable minus 10 to minus 15 and we were greeted with blue skies and some of the most spectacular snow conditions any of us had ever experienced - deep, dry, cold Siberian smoke...

  • Sun rise in helicopter cockpit

    Pick of the Month - October 2019

    By Elemental Adventure •

    With its proximity to Whistler, Tyax Lodge is the perfect destination for anyone wanting to combine a few days of resort skiing with some genuine, wilderness heli-skiing.

  • Deep in Patagnoia

    Pick of The Month - September 2019

    By Elemental Adventure •

    The southern hemisphere season is still going strong and and with one of the deepest snowpacks in South America, Patagonia is the place to be.

  • heliskiers on beach in Greenland

    Ocean-Side Skiing

    By James Morland •

    Skiing or snowboarding knee-deep powder with a group of friends on a beautiful bluebird day is pretty special but stick that run above the ocean with a helicopter waiting on the beach and it quickly becomes extraordinary.

  • Niehku Mountain Villa under northern lights

    Pick of The Month - February

    By Elemental Adventure •

    The winter season is already in full swing but we stil have a handful of spots left in 2019. Here are our top two picks of what's left in 2019 along with a little something to sweeten the deal.

  • Flying over Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska

    Pick of the Month - November

    By Jonas Ernevi •

    Here’s a roundup of some of the last few remaining spots for 2019 that have caught our eye.

  • Warren Miller's Face of Winter

    Face of Winter - Warren Miller Film Tour

    By Elemental Adventure •

    IT'S BACK! Warren Miller’s latest ski and snowboard movie, Face of Winter kicks off its world tour. The show features a whole host of people and places close to our heart with awesome footage shot in Iceland, Chamonix, Alaska, Chile and many more...

  • helicopter skiing greenland

    Winter is Coming

    By Elemental Adventure •

    Winter is only just around the corner. We've been getting distracted looking at photos and have selected a few to get you in the mood.

  • Deep powder skiing

    The Driest Snow on Earth?

    By James Morland •

    That super-low density, smoky dry ‘champagne’ powder. The pinnacle of powder skiing right? We're not so sure.......

  • Pick of the month

    By Elemental Adventure •

    The first turns of winter are only a couple of month's away. This month we've homed in on a couple of prime spots that are still available for the 2019 season...and in some cases there is a little something extra to sweeten the deal.

  • Cat skiing backup – A good idea?

    Cat skiing backup – A good idea?

    By Elemental Adventure •

    We often get asked whether this or that heliski lodge has ‘cat skiing backup’. If it's somewhere we send people the answer is almost certainly no. There's a good reason why...

  • Andrzej Bargiel world first ski descent of K2

    World’s first ski descent of K2

    By Lisa Auer •

    On July 22nd, 2018, 30-year-old Polish ski mountaineer, Andrzej Bargiel became the first person to ski down from the summit of K2, the world’s second highest peak.