Is Arctic Heli Skiing worth it?

No score and no verdict of ours: the facts Arctic Heli Skiing publishes on its own website, read 10 November 2026, topic by topic, each linked to the page it came from.

Is Arctic Heli Skiing worth it?

It depends on what you want from the trip; here is what Arctic Heli Skiing publishes. Arctic Heli Skiing sells a Custom Dates package in 2027 with easyJet flights from London Gatwick, 2 ski days over 3 nights, for €4,650.

What is Arctic Heli Skiing?

Arctic Heli Skiing runs heli-skiing under its own name from Klængshóll Lodge on the Troll Peninsula in Iceland and in East Greenland, with heli-assisted touring and ski touring alongside. Source

Where does Arctic Heli Skiing ski?

Arctic Heli Skiing operates on the Troll Peninsula in Northern Iceland from its own Klængshóll Lodge and on the East Coast of Greenland. Source

How much terrain?

Arctic Heli Skiing says its terrain covers 6,000 square kilometres (1500 square miles) of steep couloirs and faces and wide open low angled glacier runs, with no tree skiing. Source

Helicopters or snowcats?

Arctic Heli Skiing flies Airbus H125/AS350 B3e AStar helicopters supplied by Heli Austria, with space for 4 skiers in the back and the guide and pilot up front. Source

How many skiers share a guide?

Arctic Heli Skiing skis in groups of 4 guests with a guide, with up to 3 groups sharing one helicopter on Classic and only 2 groups on Premium. Source

How much vertical is included?

Arctic Heli Skiing sells flight time rather than vertical: Iceland Private includes 5 or 7 hours (about 75 minutes a day or 100,000 to 140,000 vertical feet in total) and extra flight time is €3,000 (no season given) per hour. Source

What if weather stops flying or you ski less?

Arctic Heli Skiing refunds unused flight time at €3,040 (no season given) per hour when weather, a mechanical breakdown or conditions stop the whole group reaching its guaranteed time, or offers a credit at €3,975 (no season given) per hour for use within the next 2 seasons. Source

Who guides?

Arctic Heli Skiing uses guides certified through IFMGA, ACMG, AMGA and CSGA. It says every guide has at least 70 hours of wilderness first aid. Source

What safety programme and gear?

Arctic Heli Skiing holds guide meetings twice a day on snowpack and hazard, gives avalanche and helicopter safety briefings, tracks each helicopter by satellite and is an Associate member of HeliCat Canada and of the Canadian Avalanche Association. Source

Where do you stay?

Arctic Heli Skiing bases guests at its own Klængshóll Lodge, which sleeps up to 16 guests on double occupancy and has a spa house with sauna, hot tub and massage room. Source

When is the season?

Arctic Heli Skiing runs from mid February to the end of June. Source

How long are the trips?

Arctic Heli Skiing's Iceland Private and Ultimate Private programmes each run 4 or 6 days. Source

What does a trip cost?

Arctic Heli Skiing sells a Custom Dates package in 2027 with easyJet flights from London Gatwick, 2 ski days over 3 nights, for €4,650. Source

What does the price include?

Arctic Heli Skiing's Iceland Private price includes flight time, lodging at Klængshóll, meals, guides, safety training, Pieps JetForce airbags and Völkl skis. Extra flight time, personal insurance, airfare and alcoholic beverages are not included. Source

What do solo skiers pay?

Arctic Heli Skiing bases programmes on double occupancy and charges no single room supplement when a guest travelling alone is placed in a single cabin or the main house; a supplement applies if a group agrees to take single rooms. Source

How much is the deposit?

Arctic Heli Skiing takes a non-refundable deposit of 30% of the package price and asks for final payment 90 days before the package starts. Source

What happens if you cancel?

Arctic Heli Skiing gives no refund for late arrival, early departure or sickness; on Private programmes a cancellation more than 90 days out loses the deposit and one at 90 days or less means the entire price is owed. Source

What insurance do you need?

Arctic Heli Skiing requires each guest to buy trip or holiday cancellation insurance plus medical, personal and travel insurance. The policy should include off-piste and heli-skiing. Source

What level do you need?

Arctic Heli Skiing asks for a fit intermediate skier able to ski under control in off-piste terrain and says previous heli-ski experience is not required. Source

Can teenagers come?

Arctic Heli Skiing sets no minimum age and does not mix children into other groups unless they are over about 12 or excellent skiers. Source

What do Arctic Heli Skiing trips cost?

4 prices Arctic Heli Skiing publishes on its own website, read 10 November 2026, each as the operator gives it, never converted.

• Sells a Custom Dates package in 2027 with easyJet flights from London Gatwick, 2 ski days over 3 nights, for €4,650. Source
• Sells a Custom Dates package in 2027 with easyJet flights from London Gatwick, 4 ski days over 4 nights, for €8,650. Source
• Sells a Custom Dates package in 2027 with easyJet flights from Manchester, 3 ski days over 3 nights, for €6,500. Source
• Sells a Custom Dates package in 2027 with easyJet flights from Manchester, 4 ski days over 4 nights, for €8,650. Source

When is Arctic Heli Skiing not the fit?

The limit below is published by Arctic Heli Skiing on its own website.

• Arctic Heli Skiing: not the fit if you are below fit intermediate level or cannot ski under control in off-piste terrain. Source

Arctic Heli Skiing at a glance

Its card, as on every Uncompromised Travel heli-skiing page: what it sells, why to choose it, what to ask for and the limits it publishes.

Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 10 November 2026 · updated 10 November 2026