Harris Mountains, New Zealand - Heli-skiing

Ever been heli-skiing?  No... It’s the ultimate snow experience for a skier or boarder.  Interested?  Then welcome to the Southern Alps, a world above and beyond all others...

You’re standing on the edge of big, snow covered country; you click in, take a deep breath of pure mountain air and contemplate the majesty of your surroundings. Then you let go, glide into exhilaration, adrenaline and the reality checking perspective of being tiny and inconsequential in an immense, silent mountain world. Your guide will lead you to the day’s best snow conditions. An ongoing sense of achievement and excitement is guaranteed.  This is heli-skiing, a most perfect escape from the everyday.

You may be a first time heli-skier or a max vert regular, it doesn’t matter, Harris Mountains Heli-ski (HMH) will take you into the vast terrains of the Southern Alps at precisely the level which best suits your ability.  We are the only QUALMARK rated heli-ski business in the Southern Lakes Region so you can be assured of a high level of quality and service with Harris Mountains Heli-ski.


If you can ski, you can heli-ski
Ideally you are a strong intermediate skier/boarder or better, with a sense of adventure.  Harris Mountains Heliski (HMH) has exclusive access to extensive terrain in Queenstown, Wanaka and Mount Cook.   Easy rolling terrain for powder first timers, wide open bowls and challenging chutes and steep valleys for the more experienced.  You’ll be part of a group of four led by a guide who is committed to your safety and enjoyment of this alpine environment.

Heli-skiing works like this
•    Early in the morning we check the weather and then we contact you. 
•    If it’s on, we’ll pick you up and take you to the staging area where you’re introduced to your pilot, guide and fellow heli-skiers.
•    A safety briefing is given covering avalanche transceivers, helicopter and mountain safety.
•    Then you fly off to the first heli-ski run. 
•    All groups meet for a gourmet buffet lunch with time to relax.
•    The afternoon is back to the ultimate – more heli-ski runs

If weather conditions preclude flying you can reschedule to the next day.  Reservations must be reconfirmed by 6.00pm the day prior to flying. It is wise to book well in advance especially during our peak season.

Whether you’re a first timer, intermediate or advanced skier / boarder, it’s all waiting for you in New Zealand.

YOUR PLAYGROUND
Harris Mountains Heliski operates in New Zealand’s stunning Southern Alps surrounding the international resort towns of Queenstown and Wanaka and into the Mount Cook National Park region.
HMH's heli-skiing terrain is vast. We ski over 400 runs from 200 peaks in 7 separate mountain ranges covering over 3000 square kilometres. Runs vary between 2000 to 4000 vertical feet of treeless skiing in sheltered basins, bowls and wide rolling mountain flanks through to steep and gnarly chutes. HMH's operations include the famous Harris Mountains and Buchanans Range, and Mount Cook region, New Zealand's highest mountain.

Queenstown
The Southern Hemisphere’s finest four season alpine and lake resort.  World renowned Queenstown is at once breathtakingly beautiful and intensely exciting. Established and sophisticated, the range of activities and adventures here is unsurpassed.

Wanaka
Translating from Maori as ‘renewal of the soul’, Wanaka is an exquisite piece of real New Zealand. The mountains surrounding this laid back town offer high backcountry terrain and stunning scenery.  Apres ski is alive and well in the many bars and cafes of the town centre.

Mount Cook
New Zealand’s highest peak is the majestic focal point of the Southern Alps. The alps feature twenty-two other peaks higher than 3,050 metres.  Harris Mountains Heliski has exclusive access to some of New Zealand’s best heli-ski terrain in this extraordinary region.

The Ultimate in Heli