Whats actually involved in a SwisSKIsafari?
Unlike Canada, where the helicopters mainly ferry skiers up and around wide open powder slopes, SwisSKIsafari trips are dictated by the high Alpine environment of the European Alps. The skiing includes long glaciers, tree skiing and crossing national borders. Along the way we may visit a monastery inhabited by monks which is only accessible by skis on the border of Switzerland and Italy or stop for a tea in a mountain refuge in the Italian Ferret Valley. You will find yourself skiing from valley to valley through picturesque alpine villages, the helicopter meeting you at the bottom of one valley to take you to the top of the next through Switzerland, Italy and France. We offer a combination of backcountry skiing, accessed by ski lift and helicopter. It is the perfect recipe to go further into the backcountry and access the normally inaccessible. Our safaris are tailored to each groups ski level. They can be purely heli-skiing to access remote and long runs through valleys or alternativ
