TERRAIN Heli Guides has over 50,000 hectares of heli skiing and boarding country to choose from. Exclusive access to these areas enables runs of 2,000 - 4,000 foot vertical from intermediate through to the steep and challenging. Our Chief Guide and snow safety officers carefully select the terrain we utilise on the day after consideration of weather patterns, snow conditions and client skiing ability.

SAFETY Heli Guides follow a comprehensive snow and weather monitoring programme. All clients and guides are equipped with avalanche transceivers. Guides carry and are trained in the use of first aid, survival gear and radios. Heli Guides utilise modern turbine powered helicopters and pilots have extensive local and mountain flying experience.Normal

GUIDES Providing a safe and enjoyable experience is always Heli Guides first priority. Your team of professional mountain guides are expert skiers and will do everything they can to help you enjoy your day. We ski in small groups with an average client-to-guide ratio of 3:1. Guides are UIAGM/NZMGA certified and/or specialists in snow and mountain safety.Normal

EQUIPMENT Conditions and temperatures may vary to extremes on any given day so make sure you have the following:
   Warm windproof  clothing
   Good Gloves
   Sunglasses and Sunscreen
We have Rossignol "Fat Boy" Powder skis for hire to make skiing powder that much easier.  The latest skis, snowboards,  clothing and accessories are also available

INFORMATION Heli Guides operates every fine day from the end of June to early October. All operations are weather dependent and subject to the discretion of the Guides and Pilots.

Prices are quoted in New Zealand dollars and include 12.5% Goods and Services Tax.  Minimum numbers may apply.

Extra runs may be taken subject to weather,  time and loadings

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS You can cancel your reservation any time prior to 24 hours before departure and receive a full refund.  Otherwise $100 will be retained.  If a heli skiing reservation is cancelled due to bad weather you will receive a full refund. However if you wish to try for the next day you should reconfirm as soon as possible. If bad weather forces cancellation during the days heli skiing you will be refunded at $75 per run not completed. All refunds must be issued at the point of sale. No refunds will be issued as a result of injury, lack of ability,  gear failure or loss of equipment.

DAILY HELI SKI OPERATIONS
All bookings must be confirmed the night before.

8.00am: Weather Check.  Contact Heli Guides office on 442-7733

9:00 a.m: Courtesy Transport from your Hotel to the Heli Pad.
Registration: On arrival at the Heli Pad you will be required to register for your days Heli Skiing.
Mountain and Helicopter Safety Briefing: Guides will fully instruct you on all safety aspects of the operation and demonstrate the use of Avalanche Transceivers.

9:45 a.m: Depart for Heli Skiing/Boarding.  You are flown directly  from the Queenstown basin to the mountains, so there are no long road or boat transfers.

12:00 noon: A gourmet lunch is served on a mountain top followed by your afternoon Heli Ski runs.

4:00 p.m: The helicopter returns you to base for some welcome refreshments before being transported back to your Hotel.