Heliskiing in the Himalayas:
Manali
Drop-offs up to 5,000 m with peaks of up to 6,500 m around you, runs of 900–1,200 m of vertical. Saturday to Saturday, six ski days, a hotel with the helipad 30 metres from your room. Manali has been flown since 1990 — it's the oldest heliski base in the Himalayas.
7 nights, 6 ski days
ten weeks from 23 January to 3 April 2027
5 flight hours per group of up to three
about 30,500 m of vertical per week
Drop-offs up to 5,000 m
most skiing between 2,700 and 4,700 m
900–1,200 m of vertical
per run
One guide per three
no more than 12 guests at a time
Two Airbus H125s
Swiss pilots
How to get there
Fly into Delhi or Chandigarh; from there to Manali via Kullu or Chandigarh, depending on flights. We'll help you find flights and line up the connections.
Manali: 500 km north of Delhi
Manali sits on the Beas river at about 2,000 m, among cedar forests, with peaks above 6,000 m all around. Most of the skiing is between 2,700 and 4,700 m, from the valley floors to the ridges; some drop-offs go up to 5,000 m.
Long ridges and mountain cirques
Most runs follow long rolling ridges and drop into steep mountain cirques.
Wide glaciers
Huge rolling glaciers beneath 6,000-metre peaks.
Birch, oak, cedar
During and right after a snowfall — tree skiing in birch and oak groves, and when conditions allow, a run to the valley floor through cedar forest.
Dry, faceted snow
Latitude 34°: long daylight hours and slopes of every aspect; up high the snow stays dry. February and March are colder and snowier; from late March it's spring snow.
Temples and hot springs
Hot springs, temples, Tibetan monasteries, the Roerich estate museum in Naggar.
Two Airbus H125s
Maintained by Indian and Swiss engineers, fuel checked every day. Baskets for wide skis and snowboards.
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Saturday to Saturday
Arrival via Delhi or Chandigarh — there's a transfer to Manali from either city. We'll match your flights to the week's schedule. Check-in, dinner.
Six ski days. The trip is priced by flight time: 5 hours per group of up to three, and the group decides with the guide how to use them.
Transfer to the airport, flights home.
Where Nicholas Roerich lived
Manali stands at the top of the Kullu valley. In 1928 the painter Nicholas Roerich settled in Naggar, a village in this valley, and lived here for the last twenty years of his life, until 1947. His estate is a museum today: the artist's house with a gallery of his paintings, a museum of Himalayan folk art and the Urusvati institute founded by the Roerich family. It's one of the most beautiful places in the valley, and a visit to the Roerich museum is part of the trip.
A hotel in Manali, with the helicopter on the hotel's own pad 30 metres away
Seven nights in a hotel in Manali, full board. The hotel's helipad is 30 metres from the rooms.
Spa and gym
Its own generator, so the town's power cuts don't reach the hotel. Sauna, hammam, spa, a masseur, a gym, billiards.
In-house chefs
European, Indian and South-East Asian cuisine in turn. Dietary requests — in advance.
A pad 30 metres away
The helipad is in the hotel garden, 30 metres from the rooms. Two Airbus H125s, pilots from Switzerland.
Hotel, rooms, garden — swipe sideways · hotel photos, taken in summer
From a confident intermediate level
Many people think heliskiing is only for experts. The thing we hear most from first-timers before their first trip is "I'm not ready yet". This trip works both for experienced heliskiers and for those flying for the first time.
Untracked snow forgives mistakes
Skiing from a helicopter is easier than resort freeriding on chopped-up snow. We fly to where nobody has been.
Runs chosen for your group
There's terrain for every level from confident intermediate to expert, and groups are put together by ability.
One guide per three and a full avalanche kit
One guide for three guests. Transceiver, airbag pack, shovel and probe are provided, with a briefing before the start.
Price
€13,700 per person per week
- 5 hours of flight time per group of up to three, about 30,500 m of vertical over 6 days
- A guide per group of up to three
- 7 nights in Manali, full board, double occupancy
- Airport–hotel transfers in Delhi on arrival and before departure
- Delhi–Manali transfer by air and by road via Kullu or Chandigarh
- Avalanche transceiver, airbag pack, shovel and probe
- Skis and poles if needed
- Gym, yoga, excursions on no-fly days
- State government fees and GST
Paid separately
International flights to Delhi and back. Single room — €650 for seven nights. Accommodation, meals and excursions in Delhi. Drinks, room service, massage, sauna and hammam. Excess baggage. Tips. Extra flight hour — €3,500, charged by the minute and shared by the group.
Payment and unflown hours
A non-refundable deposit of €3,500 within two weeks. The balance 12 weeks before departure. Hours lost to weather are refunded at €3,000 per hour — or credited at €3,750 per hour towards a trip in one of the next two seasons; no more than 2.5 of the 5 hours are compensated this way. You need a visa for India. We strongly recommend insurance with trip cancellation and evacuation cover.
SnowSurfPro guides
SnowSurfPro guides lead the group; on site you ride with internationally certified mountain guides with medical training and heliski experience in several countries. More than 150 people a season ride with us on heliski trips, and more than 200 across all our trips. Meet the team on the About page.
Footage from the trip
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