The Global HELISKI
and CATSKI Search Engine

Not sure where this quote comes from but I strongly agree with it.

Like many kids who loved skiing, I grew up skiing the groomers of my local mountain and I was dreaming of powder and faraway places I could see in the ski movies. Alaska, Canada of course, but also Japan or Kamchatka just to name a few. Every new snow fall was an opportunity to try a few turns in the fresh snow on the side of the resort slopes with our narrow skis.

As a teenager, I heard about heliskiing and internet helped dreaming even more. I started to build a database about the Heli ski operators around the world. Few years later came my first heliski trip in Canada. A dream week ! Constant snowing, super dry powder, a lot of tree skiing, new friends for life, memories for life … Needless to say I was hooked.

I went back to Canada many times, met Mike Wiegele (one of the founder of heliskiing – see our article on the History of Heliskiing), made more ski addicts friends around the world. I also travelled to other dream backcountry and heliski places: Alaska, new Zealand, Japan, Chile … There are still many places I want to visit from Georgia to Kamchatka, India ….

When researching Heli ski operators, I was always frustrated as there was no website that actually referenced all the heliski and catski options around the world. This is why I decided to create Heliskipedia, a neutral, informational website that will help you decide what is the best heliski or cat ski operator for your next trip, whether you are a first timer or a more experienced heliskier.

We are also welcoming your suggestions. Did we miss a heliski or catskiing operator ? What are the additions to the website you would like to see ? just let us know