How much does Valdez Heli-Ski Guides cost?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 10 November 2026
No score and no verdict of ours: the facts Valdez Heli-Ski Guides publishes on its own website, read 10 November 2026, topic by topic, each linked to the page it came from.
How much does Valdez Heli-Ski Guides cost?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides publishes 5 dated prices on its own website, read 10 November 2026; for example, it sells Classic at $8,500 for 1 guest for a week with 5 hours of flight time at Alaska Rendezvous Lodge in its 2027 season.
What do Valdez Heli-Ski Guides trips cost?
5 dated prices Valdez Heli-Ski Guides publishes on its own website, read 10 November 2026, each as the operator gives it, never converted. Its website writes these prices with $ and does not name the currency. 2 of these prices do not say on the operator's page whether it is per person or per group.
- Sells Classic at $8,500 for 1 guest for a week with 5 hours of flight time at Alaska Rendezvous Lodge in its 2027 season. Source
- Sells Joining a Group at $15,500 for 1 guest for a week with 5 hours of flight time at Tsaina Lodge in its 2027 season. Source
- Sells Semi-Private at $60,000 for up to 4 guests for a week with 5 hours of flight time at Alaska Rendezvous Lodge in its 2027 season. Source
- Sells Single Load at $110,000 for up to 3 guests for a week with 10 hours of flight time in its 2027 season. Source
- Sells Double Load at $120,000 for up to 8 guests for a week with 10 hours of flight time in its 2027 season. Source
What is Valdez Heli-Ski Guides?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides sells week-long heli-skiing and snowboarding memberships from the Tsaina Lodge and Alaska Rendezvous Lodge on Thompson Pass in Alaska. Source
How much vertical is included?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides sells by Hobbs hour: 10 hours on Single Load and Double Load, 5 hours on Joining a Group, Classic and Semi-Private, with overage flight hours at $5,500 (no season given) per hour. Source
What if weather stops flying or you ski less?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides lets weather-lost Hobbs time be used within two seasons and says credits hold no cash value. If it cancels a package for weather it offers a reschedule in the same season or forwarding all monies to next year, or forwarding 50% with a 50% refund. Source
When is the season?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides runs from 20 February to 1 May 2027, Saturday to Saturday. Source
How long are the trips?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides' packages are weeks only, sold as Single Load, Double Load, Joining a Group, Classic and Semi-Private. Source
What does the price include?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides' packages include flight time, guides, lodging, airport transfers, meals, demo skis or snowboard and the use of an airbag, shovel, probe, harness, transceiver and radio. Alcohol and gratuity are extra. Source
What do solo skiers pay?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides sells Joining a Group for one guest at $15,500 (2027) at Tsaina and $15,000 (2027) at Alaska Rendezvous. It charges $600 (no season given) per week for a non-skiing guest in the same room. Source
What happens if you cancel?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides charges a $250 (no season given) fee for any change or cancellation and refunds deposits for cancellations made before December 1 less that fee. After December 1 all monies paid are non-refundable. Source
What insurance do you need?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides says travel insurance is not required to buy any of its products and notes that standard travel insurance often excludes helicopter-accessed skiing. Source
What do reviews say?
Its 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.
- Valdez Heli-Ski Guides: Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 14 reviews. Read 10 November 2026.
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides 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.
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides
- Best for
- Week-long Chugach heli-skiing from two lodges
- What it sells
- Runs week-long heli-skiing and heli-snowboarding memberships in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska, from Tsaina Lodge and Alaska Rendezvous Lodge on Thompson Pass near Valdez, with flight time sold in Hobbs hours.
- Why choose them
- Says it has guided helicopter skiing in the Chugach since 1993, when Doug Coombs and Emily Coombs founded it on Thompson Pass. Google: 4.4 out of 5 from 14 reviews. Read 10 November 2026.
- Ask for
- Ask for Joining a Group, one seat in a group of up to 4 guests with 1 guide, or the Classic at Alaska Rendezvous Lodge.
- Not the fit if
- you want a trip shorter than a week, as every trip runs Saturday to Saturday and only week-long packages are published.
- Published price
- $8,500 per guest, Classic week at Alaska Rendezvous Lodge, 2027 season, with 5 hours of flight time (Hobbs) on a shared public helicopter, lodging, meals, guides, airport transfer, demo skis and safety gear included. Read 10 November 2026.
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides prices: the questions people ask
How many skiers share a guide with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides keeps groups to at most 4 guests with 1 guide. Single Load puts up to 3 guests with 2 guides in one helicopter while Double Load puts two groups of up to 4 in one helicopter.
How much does a trip with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides cost?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides sells Classic at $8,500 for 1 guest for a week with 5 hours of flight time in its 2027 season.
How much vertical is included with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides sells by Hobbs hour: 10 hours on Single Load and Double Load, 5 hours on Joining a Group, Classic and Semi-Private, with overage flight hours at $5,500 (no season given) per hour.
Does Valdez Heli-Ski Guides refund unused vertical or weather days?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides lets weather-lost Hobbs time be used within two seasons and says credits hold no cash value. If it cancels a package for weather it offers a reschedule in the same season or forwarding all monies to next year, or forwarding 50% with a 50% refund.
What does the price include with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides' packages include flight time, guides, lodging, airport transfers, meals, demo skis or snowboard and the use of an airbag, shovel, probe, harness, transceiver and radio. Alcohol and gratuity are extra.
What is the cancellation policy with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides charges a $250 (no season given) fee for any change or cancellation and refunds deposits for cancellations made before December 1 less that fee. After December 1 all monies paid are non-refundable.
What level do you need for Valdez Heli-Ski Guides?
Valdez Heli-Ski Guides says anyone who can ski the most difficult runs comfortably and in control at a major ski resort can have a great time with it.
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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