Comments on: Heli skiing in the Arlberg - in over 30 years of skiing this was one of the very best

By: matt

matt — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:46:30 +0000

Hey John, thanks for the feedback, it was a day that will be tough to beat for sure and I was worried that we had missed our window again, the flights are pretty popular and it is a bit of a lottery to get on one if you are watching the weather closely and delaying confirmation. Fantastic day although it was a day to very much leave the après to après - the world champion took us some routes that needed you to be on top of your game. I did indulge later with my feet up looking at the video clips.

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:10:54 +0000

excellent video Mr Brown , very envious, looked a great day with top conditions, perhaps when i get off the learner slopes you’ll be able to take me somewhere like that? I’ll bring the Jagermeister as i didn’t see a lot of hospitality where you were!

By: matt

matt — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:27:45 +0000

Hi Chelle, if blue is for you then enjoy it to the full. There are always going to be levels and to be honest when I saw our guide (a powder ski world champion) strapping his boots in telemark bindings (and me carrying and worrying about all sorts of cameras and camera gear) I thought it might go very wrong. The landing site was ‘compact’ and you were very much alone up there but the skiing was sensational as was the ride up there. It was a superb and challenging route down in some great snow. It is certainly for the better skiers and snowboarders but why head off to North America when you can get sensational powder routes from a heli drop off on the edge of maybe the best ski region in the whole of the Alps?

By: Chelle

Chelle — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:23:40 +0000

I love blue groomed pistes and little huts with deckchairs outside, but I have to say, hearing all about this, it makes me want to take an intense powder skiing course and be a good enough skier to do this!! Or maybe I will just take the scenic helicopter ride and enjoy a prosecco in my deckchair to celebrate afterwards.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:15:28 +0000

We have some great video footage of the decent. I was wearing a HD helmet camera and reviewing the footage there are some great moments. I hope to edit it over the next day and get it online. The crazy thing is that when people think of heli-skiing they think of Canada, in the Arlberg you fly out of Lech or Zurs and into some incredible terrain, then ski back into the best ski region in Austria, very possibly the Alps.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:11:23 +0000

Yes it was truly impressive, the heli flight over the peaks and then landing on a tiny peak. The powder skiing in that area was special and be guided by a power ski world champion was a first for me. He even took his telemark skis for the day. Great, great skiing and well worth the price. Keep an eye on the weather and go for it - we scored a perfect day and whilst there were other flights we only ever saw one other person, a guy ski touring up the route we had just come down.

By: ben brown

ben brown — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:12:49 +0000

looks incredible …Cherie is rightly envious. Thanks for the help with the trtavel …all is good and the Brown family vacation is nearing !

By: austrianlocal

austrianlocal — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:16:46 +0000

nice nice nice nice. sounds amazing. you have managed to do the austrianlocals dream. can’t wait to hear details.