Winter is Coming

Elemental Adventure •

The 2019 winter is only just around the corner and we keep getting distracted looking through old photos. Here are a few to get you in the mood.

Clilck below and enjoy the show

Heliskiing deep powder in Turkey
DEEP powder turns in the Kackar Mountains, Turkey. For the first time in 6 years we'll be back in Turkey again this season.
• Photo: J Hadik
Iceberg in Greenland
Greenland is dramatic on an unimaginable scale...and only a short flight from Europe.
• Photo: Kevin Boekholt
Alpine powder turns in Britsih Columbia

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A classic alpine run at Last Frontier Heliskiing, British Columbia.
• Photo: Andre Ike
Glowing fire Spririt Bear Chalet

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Spirit Bear Chalet - Rustic Luxury in the heart of the Canadian Wilderness.
• Photo: Andrew Doran
Helicopter waiting for the morning powder under the Aurora Borealis at Klaengsholl Lodge, Iceland.
• Photo: Mathias Fredrikson
Kamchatka offers some of the wildest and most remote adventure skiing imaginable.
• Photo: Ludmile Figura
Escape the rolling hills and ever increasing crowds in Japan and join us on a quest to find the ultimate DEEP powder stash.
• Photo: Jonas Ernevi
In 2016 we made the first heliski descent of the mythical Onekotan Island in the Kuril Islands between Kamchatka and Japan.
• Photo: Nasa
Descending into the caldera of Onekotan's mysterious volcano.
• Photo: Ludmila Figura
Perfect spring turns in Greenland.
Spring skiing in Greenland.
Steep skiing in Chamonix, France
The Spanish Pyrenees offer some of the best and most extensive heliskiing in Europe.
Skiing the big old growth forest near Revelstoke, British Columbia.
• Photo: Dan Milner

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