Ability

Heli-Skiing is often wrongly perceived as extreme skiing and boarding only suitable for expert skiers and riders.
Alpine Heli-Ski Ltd have terrain to suit a wide range of abilities from gentle rolling powder bowls to challenging steep
chutes. If you can ski or /ride blue runs on your local ski area then you can Heli-Ski.

The scale below will help you to identify what level of skier/boarder you are, and will help us to deliver an optimal day
for you by allowing us to match your ability with the right terrain, conditions and heli-package. We call this ‘Powder
Personalised’ and its our way of minimising risk and maximising satisfaction on your Heli-Day.

Heli 1

Intermediate Skier/Rider
You ski/ride the blue runs, only sometimes go off piste, have little or no powder experience and ski up to 10 days per season.

Heli 2

Intermediate to Advanced Skier/Rider
You ski/ride the blue runs and some easier black runs, sometimes go off piste in good conditions, have some powder experience and ski 10-20 days per season.

Heli 3

Advanced Skier/Rider
You mainly ski/ride black runs, go off piste most of the time, have many days of powder experience and ski/ride over 20 days per season.

Heli 4

Expert Skier/Rider
You always ski/ride black and double black runs, you almost only ever ski/ride off piste, you are an accomplished powder and all snow condition skier/rider. You ski/ride 40 days plus per season.