New Zealand Heli skiing
Purefreeride’s experience extends
as far away as New Zealand, our staff
members have spent a number of winters
down under and are able to offer you
the same expert tuition and experience
as you would find in Europe.
The New Zealand Skiing experience is an adventure. August and September is the best time of year to ski in New Zealand. It is quite possible to ski beautiful powder and perfect spring corn all in the same day. Your own helicopter waiting for you at the bottom of every run and a fantastic gourmet picnic lunch. You will truly wonder why you've never made the trip before. Local knowledge and local guides will help you absorb some of the famous Kiwi culture, both on and off the mountain. The terrain is vast from mellow first timer slopes to build confidence to steeper and longer more challenging runs to suit the heliski veteran. Chartering our own helicopter and fully qualified UIAGM mountain/ski guide is truly the very best way to heli ski. From our base in Wanaka we can access Mt Aspiring national park and the Harris Mountains, some of New Zealand's most dramatic and stunning alpine scenery. The local ski resorts of Treble Cone and Cardrona offer some superb lift accessed skiing both on and off the piste.
Helicopter skiing is available in a number of different areas as is the chance for some fantastic ski touring. The skiing potential in New Zealand is huge, our experienced team of guides will help you find the very best possible.
Included in the package :Coaching/guiding, accomadation, transfers, resort mini bus.
Not included: Insurance, flights, lift passes and heli-skiing.
Heliskiing prices: per day start at around £200 to £300. The most cost effective way is to charter the machine per day. Dividing the flight time between the group. It is possible to have anything from 5 or 6 runs in one day for larger groups (7-9), to 10 or even 20 for very small groups (1-3pers) Generally we will be catering for groups of around 10 people. Please contact us with your requirements or questions.
Ski resorts: we have four local ski resorts in Wanaka, Treble Cone and Cardrona our within 30 to 45min's and slightly further away are The Remarkables and Coronet Peak. All have full facilities including modern ski lifts, mountain restaurants and ski hire. The terrain is varied with good off-piste skiing.
Other activities:
Jet boating :High adrenalin rides and scenic wildlife tours in paradise. (Heliski and jet boat packages available).
Fishing :River's and lake fishing for trout and Salmon, it's simply the best. (Heli fishing available).
Scenic flights :Milford sound, the glaciers or over Wanaka itself, well worth the trip.
Climbing:Alpine, Ice, sports and boaldering right in Wanaka.
Golf:Top notch 18 hole on the doorstep, with stunning views.
Mountain biking :World class and right in town, easy to expert marked trails.
Wine:Tasting and tours to local vineyards, a fantastic food and wine experience
Wanaka town has a fantastic selection of Café's, bars and restaurants not to mention super shopping, so if you fancy a down day or an evening soaking up the atmosphere Wanaka has it all.
Private or group guiding and performance coaching available on request with Chris Fecher based in the Wanaka/Queenstown area.
Price and details available on request.
