Where in Europe is the best heli-skiing?
For a start, you can only heli-ski in Italy and Switzerland where there are designated landing spots. Switzerland has 48 designated drop-off zones and 19 of those are in the Valais, where SwisSKIsafari operates the majority of our trips. Each drop offers a choice of descents with varying degrees of difficulty. Snow can be good anytime between January and April but the weather patterns are more stable from Feb-April and because the Alps benefit from micro-climates, when conditions are not favourable in one Valley we can usually find good conditions in another. One of SwisSKIsafaris most popular trips: Three Valleys, Three countries takes advantage of this by heli-skiing through three countries in one trip. You heli-ski from hotel to hotel and your bags follow by road. These are 5-6 day trips which allow us the flexibility to follow the best snow throughout the week.
