About Heli Skiing, India

Th For High Mountain thrills perhaps nothing can surpass the magic of Heli-skiing. Under a deep blue sky, the skiers are carried by helicopter to a snow-draped peak. And after that there is nothing except steadily distancing whirr of rotor blades, the sky and the snow. It is a thrilling experience as the skier rapidly zooms down the slopes.

Heli-skiing is an expensive sport because participants are taken to high mountaintops or the ridges by helicopter and dropped there. The skiers then ski down through the unknown route on the slopes. Skiers also choose their own slopes or terrain thus they need not waste time and energy in climbing up the slopes.

The sport is available in the area abound by the Hanuman Tibba, Rohtang Pass, Deo Tibba and Chanderkhani Pass near Manali. A major feature is the compactness of the heli-skiing area. A sortie of ten minutes can carry the skiers to the top of a 14,000-feet high slope. Gulmarg was the first Asian destination to start Heli-skiing. A helicopter takes the skier’s up to the Apherwat peak from where one can choose one’s own descent route. Also available in Gulmarg during winter are toboggans, sledges and snow cycles.