Reporting from Troll Peninsula, Iceland — Alan Bernholtz grew up in the San Fernando Valley and surfed off Malibu. But the ski slopes of the Sierra — and later Colorado, Alaska, the Andes and ...

When Heiko isn't guiding in Iceland, you might just find him paragliding in the Alps or — get this — heli-guiding in, of all places, Uzbekistan. I guess there's now another place I must go skiing.

Skiing on Iceland, that frosted island in the North Atlantic, ranks as one of the most memorable. It’s not because the mountains are the tallest, or the powder the deepest, ... Four-day winter ...

Never in his wildest dreams did Pewaukee native Michael Barney think he would end up being a helicopter ski guide in such exotic places as Iceland, Chile or Alaska. “No way,” said the ...

Five skiers glide down a breathtaking mountain slope in Northern Iceland, with the sparkling sea stretching out before them. Captured by Jökull Bergmann of Arctic Heli Skiing, this incredible ...

More recently, Colorado-based Eleven Experiences (who also runs heli-skiing trips to Iceland) has started flying out of the Rio Palena Lodge, mixing world-class fishing access with high-alpine ...

Arctic Heli Skiing has a similarly all-inclusive four-night stay from $7,500 per person. WHEN TO GO. The heli-ski season runs from March through June. Peak season is May, when the conditions are ...

In the spring, Deplar Farm’s ski guides, who have been scouting the area for several years, have easy access to the hundreds of unnamed, 3,000-foot peaks that stretch in every direction.

Heli-skiing isn't nearly as dangerous as it looks, and outfitters include snow safety instruction. But be sure to show up with your quads in shape, because a heli-ski operation might log 20,000 ...

Heli-ski tourism began in 1965, ... Iceland, and New Zealand. “It’ll be a challenge,” said Nico Pineau, manager of the lodge’s ski shop, as he set me up with gear for the day.