6-day heliski safari from Zermatt to Chamonix
Join Gilbert, an IFMGA certified guide, on this 6-day heliski safari from Zermatt to Chamonix. Enjoy the best powder lines in the Alps with these Heli rides!
Details
Trip Duration
6 days
Mountain Range
Alps
People per Guide
4 people
Trip Level
Intermediate
Offer Period
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec
Type of Trip
Not specified
Highlights
Price per person
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Accommodation
- Lifts tickets
- Transport during the trip
- Luggage transfer during the trip
- Helicopter drops as described
- Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Itinerary
- Day 1: Arrival
Meet at Geneva or Sion Airport at around 5.00 pm. Transfer to Zermatt.
Instruction on how to use the safety equipment with ABS air-bag, radio, transceivers. Briefing on the 6 days heliskiing.
- Day 2: Mont-Rose
Helidrop on Mont-Rose (4000 m). nd descent on Zermatt (second drop or off-piste skiing possible in Zermatt).
- Day 3: Tête de Valpelline
Klein Mattherhorn, descent on Champoluc, helidrop on Tête de Valpelline (3800 m). And descent on La Sage (one of the most beautiful descent in the alps). Night in Arolla / La Sage.
- Day 4: Pigne d'Arolla
Helidrop on Pigne d’Arolla (3796 m). Descent on Arolla (second helidrop or off-piste skiing in Arolla possible). Night in Arolla / La Sage.
- Day 5: Rosablanche
Helidrop on Rosablanche (3336 m). and descent on Verbier (off-piste skiing in the area of Verbier 4 Vallees). Night in Verbier.
- Day 6: Petit Combin
Helidrop on Petit Combin (3600 m). (second helidrop or off-piste skiing in Verbier possible). Night in Verbier.
- Day 7: Trient and departure
Helidrop on Trient (3280 m). Descent on the village of Tour (Chamonix). Return to the airport.
Other details
Intermediate
Occasional
Geneva or Sion Airport.
- A video or photos of the trip are included in the price.
- Full safety equipment with ABS air-bag, transceiver, shovel, probe and harness are included.
- If you are interested in doing several extra runs, please mention this when you make your reservation.
- The average ski run is roughly 2000 vertical meters and it takes around 90 to 180 minutes to complete it, depending on your ability and on the itinerary.
About the Guide
I have been the owner of the mountain guide office since 2004. My father was a mountain guide and I grew up in the Val d’ Hérens. I live now for many years in Verbier. I graduated from the l'école hôtelière de Lausanne in 1993 and then began my mountain guide training. Well travelled I have guided through the mountains of the Andes, the Himalayas, Alaska, Turkey and Greenland. I'm also a Swiss Snow Sports graduate and a dual paragliding pilot.
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