Tordrillo Mountain Lodge or Points North Heli-Adventures: which is better?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 10 November 2026
No score and no verdict of ours: what Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures each publish on their own websites, read 10 November 2026, topic by topic, each line linked to the page it came from.
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge or Points North Heli-Adventures: which is better?
Neither is better for everyone. Tordrillo Mountain Lodge skis in three groups with four clients each, grouped by ability. Points North Heli-Adventures skis in groups of 4 clients plus a guide, with 3 groups per helicopter on its classic heli-ski week and 1 or 2 groups on its private programme.
What is each operator?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge runs heli-skiing and heli-snowboarding in winter under the name Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, a lodge in Alaska with its own helicopters and guides. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures runs heli-skiing as Points North Heli-Adventures from the Orca Adventure Lodge in Cordova, Alaska and sells a 7-night Heli-Ski Week and a Private A-Star Helicopter programme. Source
Where does each operator ski?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge skis the Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska, USA, from its lodge 60 miles northwest of Anchorage. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures skis the southeastern side of the Chugach Mountains from Cordova, Alaska, USA and says it is the only heli-skiing operation based in Cordova. Source
How much terrain?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge says it has more than 1.2 million acres of terrain in the Tordrillo Mountains. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures says it has over 3000 square miles of permitted terrain, most of it above tree-line on glaciated terrain. Source
Helicopters or snowcats?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge flies Eurocopter AS 350-B3 (A-Star) helicopters as the foundation of its air fleet. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures flies 2-4 A-Star helicopters each year, provided by North Star Trekking of Juneau. Source
How many skiers share a guide?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge skis in three groups with four clients each, grouped by ability. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures skis in groups of 4 clients plus a guide, with 3 groups per helicopter on its classic heli-ski week and 1 or 2 groups on its private programme. Source
How much vertical is included?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge sells by helicopter time with 5 Hobbs hours per group of 4 guests in each winter package and charges $5,800 (no season given) per additional Hobbs hour per group of 4. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures includes 4 heli-hours on its Heli-Ski Week with unlimited vertical and runs each fly day and charges $1,350 (no season given) per additional heli-hour. Source
What if weather stops flying or you ski less?
Points North Heli-Adventures gives no cash refunds on its Heli-Ski Week but credits 50% of the unused flight reservation fee for no-fly days caused by weather or high avalanche conditions, with no credit or refund of the lodging fee. Source
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge does not publish this on the pages read.
Who guides?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge lists guide credentials that include IFMGA certification, AMGA programme graduates, CSGA and Level 3 Mechanized Heli ski guide. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures uses guides who are all certified by the Heli-Ski US Association and hold at minimum AIARE Avalanche 2, with several certified to AMGA, CMGA and IFMGA standards. Source
What safety programme and gear?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge has its guides assess field observations, snowpit data, remote weather stations and pilot input each day to choose drop spots and heads for gentler terrain with less avalanche-prone snowpack in poor weather. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures: Monitors weather data 365 days a year, holds pre and post ski day guide meetings and has a medical director on site all season. Source
Where do you stay?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge houses guests in its Main Lodge on Judd Lake, where 12 guests stay comfortably, or in private cabins, with private baths and double occupancy in all rooms. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures houses guests at the Orca Adventure Lodge, a 37-room two-story structure on the water's edge next to the helicopter landing pad, with a wood sauna and a gym. Source
When is the season?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge runs its winter season from mid-February through late April. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures does not publish this on the pages read.
How long are the trips?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge sells winter heli-ski trips of 7 days and 7 nights only. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures sells a 7-night Heli-Ski Week with Saturday change-over days, plus a Private A-Star Helicopter programme. Source
What does a trip cost?
Points North Heli-Adventures lists its 7-night Heli-Ski Week at $9,250 for 2027, with 4 heli-hours, lodging and all meals. Source
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge does not publish a dated price on the pages read.
What does the price include?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge includes the Anchorage airport transfer and a night at Hotel Captain Cook, the flight to the lodge, 7 nights lodging, gourmet meals and 5 Hobbs hours per group of 4, with gratuity of 10-20% recommended. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures includes 4 heli-hours, lodging and all meals for 7 nights, airport shuttle and ground transportation and essential equipment on its Heli-Ski Week, with gratuity not included. Source
What do solo skiers pay?
Points North Heli-Adventures charges $300 (no season given) for the week for a single occupancy room and tries to give solo guests a single room at no extra cost. Source
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge does not publish this on the pages read.
How much is the deposit?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge takes a 50% deposit to reserve and the balance 120 days before the start of a winter trip, with full payment due when booked inside 120 days. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures does not publish this on the pages read.
What happens if you cancel?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge refunds the deposit less a $1,000 (no season given) fee when cancelled more than 180 days before the start, keeps it from 180 to 120 days with the option to carry it forward to the following season and forfeits it inside 120 days. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures gives no cash refunds on its Heli-Ski Week but credits the full value of the deposit towards a later booking if cancelled 120 days before arrival, with no credit inside 120 days. Source
What insurance do you need?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge: Strongly recommends comprehensive cover including trip cancellation, trip interruption, medical and emergency evacuation insurance and warns that standard policies may exclude heli-skiing. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures: Highly recommends trip insurance, names Travel Guard and World Nomad and does not sell it. Source
What level do you need?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge welcomes capable intermediate powder skiers and snowboarders as well as advanced guests, with most guests advanced to expert. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures asks that you are at a minimum a proficient intermediate powder skier. Source
Can teenagers come?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge sets no age restriction but needs management approval for all minors. Source
Points North Heli-Adventures does not publish this on the pages read.
When is each not the fit?
The limits below are published by each operator on their own websites.
- Points North Heli-Adventures: not the fit if you are below a proficient intermediate powder skier. Source
How do their reviews compare?
Their figures per platform, read 10 November 2026, from listings under the operator's own name; a whole-company listing is marked. Figures are never added together.
- Tordrillo Mountain Lodge: Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews. Read 10 November 2026.
- Points North Heli-Adventures: Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 36 reviews. Read 10 November 2026.
The operators at a glance
One card each, as on every Uncompromised Travel heli-skiing page: what each sells, why to choose each, what to ask for and the limits each publishes.
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge
- Best for
- Lodge-based Alaska heli-skiing, 7-night packages
- What it sells
- Runs heli-skiing from its own lodge in the Tordrillo Mountains, Alaska, with a winter season from mid-February to late April; it sells by Hobbs hours of helicopter time and not by vertical.
- Why choose them
- Says it offers more than 1.2 million acres of terrain in the Tordrillo Mountains. Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 11 reviews. Read 10 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the 7-day, 7-night winter heli-ski package with 5 Hobbs hours per group of 4, or the Kings & Corn programme in early June to early July.
- Not the fit if
- you want vertical instead of flight time: each winter package includes 5 Hobbs hours per group of 4 guests and extra flight time is $5,800 (no season given) per Hobbs hour per group of 4.
Points North Heli-Adventures
- Best for
- Week-long heli-skiing from Cordova, Alaska
- What it sells
- Runs heli-skiing from the Orca Adventure Lodge near Cordova, Alaska, in the southeastern Chugach Mountains, flying A-Star helicopters on special permits.
- Why choose them
- Flies from the 37-room Orca Adventure Lodge, which sits immediately beside the helicopter landing pad. Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 36 reviews. Read 10 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for the 7-night Heli-Ski Week with 4 heli-hours or the Private A-Star Helicopter programme.
- Not the fit if
- you want a day trip: it says it does not offer walk in day trips.
- Enquiry
- alaskaheliski.com/contact
Tordrillo vs Points North: the questions people ask
How many skiers share a guide with Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge skis in three groups with four clients each, grouped by ability. Points North Heli-Adventures skis in groups of 4 clients plus a guide, with 3 groups per helicopter on its classic heli-ski week and 1 or 2 groups on its private programme.
How much does a trip with Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures cost?
Points North Heli-Adventures lists its 7-night Heli-Ski Week at $9,250 for 2027, with 4 heli-hours, lodging and all meals. Tordrillo Mountain Lodge does not publish a dated price on the pages read.
How much vertical is included with Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge sells by helicopter time with 5 Hobbs hours per group of 4 guests in each winter package and charges $5,800 (no season given) per additional Hobbs hour per group of 4. Points North Heli-Adventures includes 4 heli-hours on its Heli-Ski Week with unlimited vertical and runs each fly day and charges $1,350 (no season given) per additional heli-hour.
Do Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures refund unused vertical or weather days?
Points North Heli-Adventures gives no cash refunds on its Heli-Ski Week but credits 50% of the unused flight reservation fee for no-fly days caused by weather or high avalanche conditions, with no credit or refund of the lodging fee. Tordrillo Mountain Lodge does not publish this on the pages read.
What does the price include with Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge includes the Anchorage airport transfer and a night at Hotel Captain Cook, the flight to the lodge, 7 nights lodging, gourmet meals and 5 Hobbs hours per group of 4, with gratuity of 10-20% recommended. Points North Heli-Adventures includes 4 heli-hours, lodging and all meals for 7 nights, airport shuttle and ground transportation and essential equipment on its Heli-Ski Week, with gratuity not included.
What is the cancellation policy with Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge refunds the deposit less a $1,000 (no season given) fee when cancelled more than 180 days before the start, keeps it from 180 to 120 days with the option to carry it forward to the following season and forfeits it inside 120 days. Points North Heli-Adventures gives no cash refunds on its Heli-Ski Week but credits the full value of the deposit towards a later booking if cancelled 120 days before arrival, with no credit inside 120 days.
How much is the deposit with Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge takes a 50% deposit to reserve and the balance 120 days before the start of a winter trip, with full payment due when booked inside 120 days. Points North Heli-Adventures does not publish this on the pages read.
What level do you need for Tordrillo Mountain Lodge and Points North Heli-Adventures?
Tordrillo Mountain Lodge welcomes capable intermediate powder skiers and snowboarders as well as advanced guests, with most guests advanced to expert. Points North Heli-Adventures asks that you are at a minimum a proficient intermediate powder skier.
How do I compare prices like for like?
Ask for a written quote for the same dates and package length, with every inclusion listed: lodging, meals, transfers, the vertical or runs included, what extra vertical costs and taxes. The price lines above give what each operator publishes and on what basis.
Can I book directly?
Yes. Each card links the operator's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes and the cancellation terms.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Every line on this page links the page of the operator's own website it was read from, read 10 November 2026.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
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