What's New for Winter 2025

The Forecast

It's expected to be a La Niña year in the Pacific but what does that mean? According to meteorologist Chris Tomer, who specialises in forecasting for skiers in North America, we will see a weak La Niña pattern... Aspiring meteorologists can enjoy his full forecast for the season here.

If you don’t have time for jet streams and oscillations and just want to know if the snow will be good, we have paraphrased his analysis: this pattern can lead to some big snowfall, notably benefitting British Columbia and the Pacific North-West. Can the forecast be believed and what about Europe? Honestly, we have no idea (and we're not sure Chris does either), but we do know that you’ve got to be in it to win it.

Bute Inlet, British Columbia

Situated between Bella Coola and Vancouver, Bute inlet sits amongst some of the most awe-inspiring mountains in British Columbia. Truly Alaskan-style peaks (many not named and most never skied) are plastered in snow and offer a unique opportunity for the adventurous and those looking to ski steep terrain.

Accessible only by boat, seaplane or helicopter and available to a select few, Elemental Adventure is now able to offer private heliski trips to this extraordinary, untouched area. Price on request.

Japan with Elemental Adventure

The hype about Japan’s powder is real but making the most of it can be challenging – Niseko crowds, variable quality guiding and fickle conditions for heli-skiing, mean that getting the best out of a trip here is not simple.

We've been refining our Japan trips for many years now and are excited to have put a special experience together - one that is not only about the skiing but also the culturally rich country that Japan is. First and foremost our head guide, Jun Yanagisawa is a rare breed (and Japanese). He's highly qualified and experienced and he speaks fluent English and Japanese. Not only will he take you to all the secret powder stashes, he'll make sure you are plugged into the local culture and customs along the way. Most other trips catering to Western skiers in Japan use western guides who don't speak Japanese or Japanese guides who don't speak English and more often than not, they are under qualified.

We’ve chosen two prime-time weeks for conditions, have secured early lift access, an awesome cat skiing experience and the support team and vehicles to get our skiers to the right place at the right time. Now is the last chance to secure places on our January 2025 trip. £6,000 / €7,250 / US $8,000 per person (subj to exchange rate).

Revelstoke Cat-Skiing Wth Elemental Adventure

It's hard to argue against heliskiing being the best way to maximise your chances of a serious Powder Fix, but cat-skiing in BC’s Interior comes a very close second.

For 2025 we’re inviting you to join us on a very special trip. We’ll warm up and work on our deep snow technique and avalanche safety for three days in Revelstoke (home to North America’s longest lift-served vertical drop) before heading for four days’ cat skiing. Limited spaces remain. £4,990 (subj to exchange rate).

Norway

Norway’s coastline has been estimated to be 63,000 miles long with over 1,000 fjords and almost infinite skiing opportunities. From Ålesund to Lofoten and Tromsø to Lyngen, Norway is an ideal location for ski touring with boat access often the best way while the northern latitudes assure the snow quality and low-elevations make the climbing easier. While heliskiing is off-limits in Norway, Swedish Lappland can easily be combined to add some heli-drops after you earn your turns. Check out our new Norway programme.

Meanwhile our Svalbard ski touring trip on board MV Villa returns in April 2025.

Last Frontier Heliskiing, Northern BC

With a ski area over 28 times the size of the world’s biggest ski resort (France’s Trois Vallées), annual snowfall of 15-25 metres and a small group programme, there isn’t much left to improve at Last Frontier Heliskiing, but this hasn't stopped the team from trying. So for winter 2025, Bell 2 Lodge has fully-renovated bedrooms and bathrooms and all programme dates are aligned (same departure and arrival days for all) which will make the process of getting guests to the lodge and out skiing (and back again) even smoother. And, nobody will ever tell you “you should have been here yesterday.”

Iceland

Iceland is a heliskiing destination like no other: skiing under the midnight sun, incredible terrain, skiing to the beach and an international airport just 45 minutes’ drive away.

A metre of snow has already fallen and the renovation of the Main House at Klaengshòll Lodge is almost complete. There are new 4 & 6-day heli-assisted ski touring programmes to allow you to spice up your ski touring with a few heli bumps. And now, for guests living in the north of the UK, direct flights from Manchester to Akureyri have been added to last winter’s London and Zurich direct flights.

Alaska

Up in Alaska, the Totem Lodge is being replaced by Alaska Rendezvous Lodge as the second location for the legendary Valdez Heliski Guides programme. This purpose-built yurt-based setup with its own lounge, restaurant and bar is in a prime location right next to the heliport in the heart of the Chugach heliskiing area and is just 10 miles from Tsaina lodge. This will benefit guests from both lodges who can use facilities on both sites using the regular shuttle and will enable better use of limited weather windows to get out skiing.

Revelstoke and the Interior

In Revelstoke, Selkirk Tangiers is adding unlimited vertical to its Bell 212 classic and A-Star small group multi-day programmes. While “unlimited vertical” should be taken in context, it’s undeniably a great way to stick to your heliskiing budget. Meanwhile in town, Eleven Revelstoke Lodge will soon be emerging from a refurbishment that should make this lodge as stylish as it is convenient, with heliskiing starting and finishing at Kelowna Airport and Revy’s lively bar and restaurant scene on the doorstep. Finally, a heli-in/heli-out ski touring programme is on offer at Battle Abbey in the heart of BC’s Interior Range.

Greenland

Greenland’s remote West Coast will become more accessible next winter thanks to the planned itineraries of both MY Legend and Tulu. These two yachts create various trip possibilities - an ideal opportunity for a once-in-a-lifetime yacht-based heliski trip to one of the world’s great skiing wildernesses.