Your safety is our highest priority
100% commitment – nothing less
We share the love for adventure with our guest, the thrill of discovering new terrain and riding untouched pow. The helicopter enables us to visit the breathtaking and untracked parts of the Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve and Norra Storfjället. Proper training, selection of terrain and hazard avoidance are important tools to minimize the of associated risk of all ski/board activities in the mountains.
Guides and Pilots
Dedicated Professionals
Our Guides and Pilots at Valhalla HeliSki are fun loving professionals who are dedicated to your safety in the mountains. They are chosen for their ability to provide you with an exciting and memorable HeliSki experience in the safest and most secure environment possible. Every winter, all guides attend our intensive in-house safety-training course. In addition to their technical qualifications, they have strong interpersonal and communication skills and a genuine love of the sport of skiing. Languages spoken by our guides include English, French and German.
Our Heli-Skiing guides are trained in:
- Avalanche hazard evaluation
- Weather analysis
- Risk Management
- Emergency first aid
Training and Safety gear
Safety is understanding the Risk
The best safeguard for any kind of situation is training and knowledge. Before you start your HeliSki adventure with Valhalla you will receive a comprehensive training from your Guide in avalanche safety, how to operate your Avalanche Transceiver and how to use your emergency equipment for the unlikely case we need it. Foresight is better than hindsight!
Safety Equipment:
- Avalanche Transceiver
- Avalanche Probe
- Shovel
- Personal Handheld Radio
Helicopter Safety
Best of the best
At Valhalla HeliSki we operate Eurocopter AS350 (Airbus H125) Helicopter. The single-engine helicopter is powered by a powerful Turbomeca Arriel turbine-engine, and has excellent flight safety features. It provides the fastest, quietest ride as well as the highest level of passenger comfort in its class.
The helicopter was designed to carry out the most demanding missions, including flying at high altitude and in extreme weather conditions. The AS350 has a seating capacity of six – ideal for a group of four skiers, one guide and the pilot. It is equipped with a special basket for transporting skis and snowboards and has plenty of cargo space to store all the necessary rescue equipment we carry.
Our Helicopters are equipped with:
- Satellite Tracking System
- 1 x Garmin GPS
- 1 x Back-Up GPS
- 2 x VHF
- 1 x FM radio
- Sat. Phone
- First Aid Kit plus additional Trauma Kit
- AED Defibrillator
- Rescue Kit
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