Val Heliski Blog
Experience the Thrill of Heliskiing in the French Alps – No Expertise Required!
Heliskiing may seem like a sport reserved for only the most expert skiers, but that couldn't be further from the truth. At Val Heliski, we believe that everyone should be able to experience the joy of backcountry skiing and heliskiing, regardless of their skill level....
Wearing Warm Gloves While Skiing and Snowboarding: A Must for Winter Sports Enthusiasts
You probably know if you've been into mountain sports long enough that one of the most important items of clothing you need when skiing or snowboarding is a warm pair of gloves. Cold hands can ruin a day on the slopes, making it difficult to grip your ski poles or...
9 Abandoned War Dogs Rehomed This Summer
We are pleased to announce that our owners' charity work project at the "Val Alpage des Animaux" to rehome abandoned dogs caused by the war in Ukraine has been a big success this summer! Our 9 rescue dogs from the Romanian / Ukrainian boarder have now all...
Rehoming Abandoned Ukrainian Dogs
We are working with Val Alpage des Animaux and Underdog International to rehome abandoned Ukrainian dogs as part of our charity work. Val Alpage des Animaux is a taking Ukrainian dogs abandoned after the outbreak of war in Ukraine Val Alpage des Animaux, based in the...
Heliskiing in Italy 2022
If the idea of heliskiing in Italy is something that has always been on your bucket list, now is the chance to try. It's such a unique experience and it's a great way to explore new destinations, because you can reach places that are difficult to access by ski lift or...
Guided Ski Touring and Off Piste Skiing in Tignes, France
Check out the action from one of our Guided Ski Tours this week. The clear, sunny weather has been perfect for long all-day sessions of off piste skiing. While in the popular ski resort of Tignes in the Espace Killy, you can take a guided ski touring trip...
Little Canada in the Aosta Valley Italy Opens for Heliskiing
It has not snowed in the Alps for the last 10 days but this is when heliskiing is perfect; endless untouched powder to be had just beyond the resort pistes. It's great to be back doing what we love for the first time this year. We can’t plan for...
My First Experience Ski Touring – Part 3 – Solo touring
This was it. The time had finally come for me to head out on a ski tour alone. I was apprehensive, as to be truthful, I had never skied alone. I had only ever skied with an instructor, family or friends- never having to navigate or have any kind of awareness as to...
My First Experience Ski Touring – Part 2 – Slightly more prepared
It was once again time for me to venture out into the (now less so) frightening world of ski touring. This time however, I was prepared, or at least, more so than before. I had duct-taped my ankles, loaded up my backpack with water, and planned a route that had a bar...
A Chat About Heliskiing With Tom Jeffery
In an interview taken by Matt Bramall of Bramski Vlogs we discuss why we are passionate about heliskiing and working in the Alps. Watch the video to find out more about heliskiing, how we work as a company and what the future holds for Val Heliski. Book...
My First Experience Ski Touring – Part 1 – Clueless but excited
I’ve always considered myself a pretty boring skier; I enjoy going up the lifts and heading back down on the piste in my own time chatting with friends and family as I go. However, with the outbreak of Coronavirus, the lifts have been shut for the season, so when I...
Job Opportunity – Manager
Job Overview Val Heliski is offering a long term Manager position or couples position, start asap, based between Tignes and Montvalezan, Haute Tarentaise, Savoie, French Alps. Job Description A sales,...
Heliski in France and Italy during the COVID Pandemic
Heliski areas in France and Italy are OPEN! We have some great news....despite the ski lift closures in the French and Italian resorts Val Heliski are able to operate our heli-skiing trips in a COVID safe way! There has never been a more deserved time to try...
Rehoming Abandoned Animals
Along with our commitment to CO2 reduction we would like to help rehome abandoned animals as part of our charity work. We will be taking in abandoned animals and looking after them until they can be rehomed Last year we put out a raffle prize for a full complementary...
Sustainability & Nature Blog – Val Heliski will become carbon neutral
Sustainability & Nature Blog We hope everyone is getting through these challenging times with COVID 19. Living in such a beautiful place we have long held deep appreciation for our environment and the area in which we are able to live and take our clients...
Val Heliski’s Commitment to Sustainability
VAL HELISKI SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT At Val Heliski we acknowledge that heliskiing has adverse effects on the environment. We are striving to completely mitigate the carbon dioxide we produce from our heli activities. We have calculated the amount of carbon dioxide we...
Valentines Day Offer – FREE Champagne Picnic
Book any experience before the 17th February and get a FREE Champagne picnic!
Charity Raffle Heliski Giveaway
Donate to a worthy cause and win a Heliski experience Go to the GoFundMe page to donate and enter the raffle.T&C's: Entries into raffle apply from 10th February until 1st April 2020. Any donations made after April 1st will not be applicable to raffle draw....
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