Tag: heli-skiing

• Colorado

  If you’re an easy-level skier or a die hard expert, you can be sure that you’ll find the right challenge for you in the Colorado mountains. With Snowboarding, night skiing, heli-sking, cross country, half pipes, snowshoe trails and much much more you’ll never run out of amazing snow-filled opportunities. The state is home to 26 […]

• Macugnaga

  Macugnaga Monte Rosa, situated at the foot of the eastern face of the spectacular Monte Rosa Mountains in Italy, is an ideal family vacation spot. Nestling in a natural snow bowl it is a picturesque ancient town full of charm with well managed ski areas and excellent facilities for beginners. Perhaps not as boisterous as […]

• Riksgransen

  Way up in the north of Sweden, near the Norwegian border and into Lapland, Riksgransen is the world’s northernmost ski resort. This is a playground for adults, an athlete’s resort, where skiers and snowboarders come when other ski resorts of Europe are winding down at the end of their skiing season. Riksgransen is a very […]

• Crans Montana

  The first view of the ski vacation resort of Crans-Montana is likely to remain permanently etched in a visitor’s mind. The majestic peaks of the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc create a stunning backdrop for the picturesque resort, located near Lake Geneva in the north of the Valais canton. This wonderful sun-soaked ski destination set on […]

• Verbier

  Verbier is a superb ski resort, particularly for more experienced skiers. Located in Switzerland’s southwestern region, close to the city of Martigny, Verbier has been consistently voted “Best of the Best” in three categories: advanced skiing, off-piste skiing and après-ski. A typical Swiss resort with traditional architecture of chalets, it has a strong Swiss-French ...

• Powder Mountain

  Just nineteen miles northeast of Ogden, Powder Mountain is a great resort to visit during the winter season. With great views, impressive trails and friendly staff, Powder Mountain has everything you could want from a winter destination. Add to this a summit elevation of 8900 ft, a vertical drop of 2005 ft and 500 inches […]

• 46th International Ski Congress

  Snow skiing is generally not a sport readily associated with sunny South Africa. However, the International Ski Federation (FIS) Council chose to hold its spring 46th International Ski Congress ...

• A Ski Adventure in Alagna Valsesia, Italy

  Alagna Velsesia, in Italy, is located at the foot of the Monte Rosa Mountains. Its existence was documented as far back as the 1500s, although it is believed that small settlements of people ...

• Doug Coombs, the Skier’s Skier

  Doug Coombs was one of Extreme Skiing’s most enthusiastic promoters as well as being a highly skilled practitioner of this spectacular sport. Born in Boston, Coombs cut his teeth skiing the ...

• Heli-Skiing in Greenland

  Heli-skiing, or the use of helicopters to reach isolated tops of slopes, was first used in the American Rockies. It is in far-off Greenland, however, that heli-skiing has really come into its ...

• Go Adventure Skiing if You Dare this Winter Vacation!

  Take a ski vacation in untouched snow this winter if you are a good skier! Adventure skiing requires some skill and experience in off-piste skiing but offers an unforgettable thrill. Skiers and ...