Blanket Bay offers an "A la Carte Heliskiing" menu to suit skiers and snowboarders with varying degrees of ability. Each heliski option has been carefully designed to offer a great degree of flexibility allowing everyone to experience the tranquillity, freedom and exhilaration of Heliskiing.
Contrary to the perception that Heliskiing is only reserved for the extreme skier/boarder, with New Zealand's unique geology you can heli-ski on moderate terrain (Ski field blue run equivalent) with your own private helicopter right from Blanket Bay's doorstep. Average heli-ski runs are 700-800 vertical meters in the Southern Alps.
The Clarke Glacier situated only 9 minutes flight from Blanket Bay however is a 1000m run from 2300m to 1300m on a moderate angle to suit most ability's, skiing glacial snow so close to your luxurious accommodation can not be any easier anywhere in the world. Your Heliskiing experience will be personally overseen, guided and co-coordinated to suit your expectations by the senior guides at Southern Lakes Heliski who have safely guided our guests for over 10 years.
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Ski Field Day:
There are three commercial ski fields with lift facilities within a short flying time from Blanket Bay. We can arrange heli-transfers to and from Coronet Peak, The Remarkables or Cardrona along with your very own Southern Lakes Heliski Host. -
Heliskiing:
Make use of some of New Zealand's most exciting heliski terrain right at our back door. Join other ski enthusiasts on a scheduled Southern Lakes Heliski day. -
Private Heliskiing:
With a designated lead heliski guide and the exclusive use of a helicopter, you can dictate the pace and amount of skiing to suit your ability. Your private Lead Guide and/or additional ski instructor can fine tune your skills and enable you to improve your powder skiing ability for the future while getting the most out of your day. -
Private Heliski Week:
A helicopter will be ready at our doorstep each morning to transport you back in time to skiing in its purest form. Allowing for weather and other activities, you will be guided through four days of Heliskiing over a seven-day period.
Inclusions: Airport pick up and drop off, helicopter, guide, gourmet lunch, powder skis and complimentary fleece. As an option in addition to your guide a ski/snowboard instructor is available.
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Southern Lakes Heliski Ltd has been selected for their wealth of experience. Twenty years of operation and concessions to ski some of the best Heliskiing terrain in the world led us to them. The magnificent Humboldt Mountains are directly across the lake, to the Southwest lie the Thompson's and behind us stretch the Richardson Range, The Clarke Glacier (The only glacial skiing in the Southern Lakes region, Branches station, Black peak and Towers ridge are further north allowing flexibility for ever changing weather patterns. The daily choice of terrain is not only dependent on your ability, but also on a number of key factors including weather conditions, snow quality and stability of flying conditions.
