Ski, Snowboard, Telemark – Queenstown, New Zealand

Ski Area Transport and Guiding - Cardrona, Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Treble Cone.

Heli Skiing

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.

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.

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.

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.

Equipment

Skis
Wide skis or powder skis are essential items for Heli-Skiing. All our guides are expert skiers and we all use powder skis. Powder skis allow you to ski a wide range of snow conditions, faster, easier and with more stability. This means more fun in the powder. You don’t have to own your own powder skis, talk to us and we can happily recommend a variety of hire equipment retailers - See Below.

Snowboards
Snowboards have a wide base which allows them to perform very well in off piste conditions and deep powder snow. We recommend you use a snowboard 5-10cm longer than you normally use for resort boarding, 160-175 are common lengths ideal for heli-boarding. We recommend you adjust your bindings to a freeride stance approximately 12 rear 22 front. As with powder ski’s, you don’t have to own your own board to heli-ride, we can happily recommend a variety of hire equipment retailers.

Contact Snow Chaser for booking and prices.

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