OUR STORY

Sun Valley Heli Ski is the oldest helicopter ski operator in the lower 48 states, with over 50 years of experience. Our permit with the US Forest Service for 750,000 square acres gives us exclusive helicopter access to a massive playground with spectacular terrain, covering three mountain ranges. This is by far the most exclusive terrain of any operator in the lower 48 states, as well as most operators in Canada and Alaska.

Our 4-passenger A-Star B3e, the King of helicopters for helicopter skiing, provides an intimate guest-to-guide ratio of 4:1. It truly is your own private Idaho. Our runs are 1,500 to 3,000 feet long and are for intermediate and expert skiers and riders. Sun Valley Heli provides Mammut Rocker RAS 18L Airbags and Mammut Barryvox avalanche transceivers to all our guests.

Since 1965…

We’ve successfully done this for over 50 years, demonstrating our commitment to excellence.

We offer full-day heliskiing, half-day heliskiing, private charters, heli-assisted ski touring, and scenic flights. We also have the Smoky Mountain Lodge, the only remote fly-in heli-ski lodge in the lower 48 states that is available for multiple overnight stays. Heli and resort skiing/riding packages are available with our local lodging partners. We also have a special introduction to heliski package.