‘I’d have thought after 13 years I’d get sick of this,” heli-ski guide Scott Walker says, leaning in close as a bright-black Squirrel A380 helicopter hovers above us, then touches down a few metres away. Read more
Even though Queenstown and Milford Sound couldn’t be more opposite of one another, they happen to be two of the most sought after destinations in all of New Zealand. Milford Sound is rural, undeveloped and pristine. Read more
The New Zealand winter is finally going off! If you’re making your way down south this summer one of the best ways to ensure maximum pow-time is to spend a day (or two) flying.. Read more
Queenstown has been dubbed the “Adventure Capital of the World” and the reputation is well-earned. In close proximity are seemingly endless adrenaline-inducing activities such as bungee jumping, skydiving, jetboating, whitewater rafting, heli-biking, paragliding.. Read more
With the Southern Hemisphere ski season set to kick off from late June, there are some great winter snow deals on offer. Read More
There’s a little-known truth about heli-skiing, kept secret by those that have a vested interest in keeping an age old myth alive.
Anyone can do it. You don’t have to be the extreme, off-the-grid style skier or boarder that heli-skiers and boarders want you to think they are. Nor do you have to jump 10 feet out of a hovering chopper with your skis and snowboard strapped on and take off down the mountain a la James Bond (though you’d get kudos if you did). Read More
To heli and back – It is Justin, the rookie guide at the front desk, who finally gets me in. “If you really didn’t want to do it you would have been out the door five minutes ago,” he quietly points out. I have been standing in Southern Lakes Heliski’s Queenstown shop for 20 minutes……Read More
Let it Snow – Move over Aspen, Park City is making it’s celebriski mark on the world of snow. Home to Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival each January, Park City is just 30 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport……Read More
Asia Heli Skiing – Those who have heli-skied before would have you think thats it’s only for the likes of James Bond. Don’t Belive them. If you can get down a blue-groomed run with denting your ego, then there’s a heli-ski run for you. Imagine avoiding those chairlift queues, and stepping off your charted chopper onto untracked powder……Read More
Destination Asia – Southern Lakes Heli Ski know how to put on a party. Their private charter services means you, a guide, and four of your neared and dearest get to choose your terrain and have it all to yourself……Read More
Queenstown Heli-Ski
Heli skiing is no longer just for the rich. Liquid Snow Tours have released a Queenstown Heli Shred package that includes a full day of heli skiing with Southern Lakes Heli Skiing plus a week’s accommodation and a stack of extras for AU$1495……..Read More