THE ULTIMATE HELI-SKIING ADVENTURE
Since 2004, Kamchatka Heliski Team have shared their love for skiing and wide-open spaces by organising holidays for all those who are passionate about skiing. The Team, which pioneered heli-skiing trips to Kamchatka, came together thanks to a chance meeting between two insatiable skier-adventurers: Marco GAIANI, who holds the reins at Heliski Russia, and Nikolay VESELOVSKIY, at Vertikalny Mir.
Their motto? Never stop skiing!
WHERE SKIING IS A DIFFERENT WORLD…
Virgin wilderness, perfect powder and breathtaking scenery… Kamchatka is all that and more, every skier’s dream. Heliski Russia makes this dream come true by offering outstanding ski trips with high-quality services.
Working in association with the Russian company Vertikalny Mir, nothing is left to chance; each trip’s logistics are organised down to the smallest detail to ensure your holiday is pure pleasure.
testimonials
After 23 years of heli-skiing around the world, Kamchatka is still my favourite destination. Conscientious organisers, pilots with long experience of flying in the mountains and the chance to ski unique volcanic terrain on the edge of the North Pacific, are just some of the reasons for working with Heliski Russia.
Kamchatka is quite simply the most unique heli-ski experience in the world. Steep and varied terrain, exceptionally long descents and great snow – it has everything. Descents that finish beside the sea, volcanoes venting their steam and hot springs… The trips organised by Heliski Russia are truly out of this world.
Heliski Russia and Kamchatka make for a trip of a lifetime; one you would love to repeat each and every winter. The best heli-skiing experience ever with exhilarating descents surrounded by a dramatic wilderness of ice and fire. Very hard to beat… You’ve got to go!
A TEAM OF SPECIALISTS
Heliski Russia’s French, Scandinavia, Swiss and Russian guides and pilots are much more than a team; they are an international family. Chosen for their singular personalities and love of sharing, every member of our team is both professional and dedicated. They will choose the best slopes and summits to ski, adapting each day’s programme so you can explore all the different facets of this exceptional land.
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Marco GAIANI
Marco has been a qualified mountain guide since 1996 and is a member of the Chamonix Guides Company, a ski instructor and an instructor at France’s National Skiing and Mountaineering School (ENSA).
His inquisitive nature and love of wild places has led him to ski and climb many of the world’s most beautiful mountains, but Kamchatka is where his heart lies.
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Nikolay VESELOVSKYI
Nikolay is a Russian heli-ski guide and Mr Vertikalny Mir. He never stops and is omnipresent on every front.
Stefan PALM
Swedish mountain guide (UIAGM): a globetrotting skier who has skied throughout the world.
Johan LINDBLOM
Swedish mountain guide (UIAGM): when he’s not skiing he escapes to the sea, skippering yachts in the Baltic.
Stephane DAN
French mountain guide (UIAGM): a former professional skier and founder of a film production company.
Marc BOLZER
French ski instructor: his love of being in the mountains is contagious.
Marc LAZZARONI
French mountain guide (UIAGM): a Greenland specialist who also makes regular trips to Kamchatka.
Ode SIIVONEN
Finnish mountain guide (UIAGM): a free spirit, he skis, snowboards, climbs and skydives.
Raphael RICHARD
Swiss mountain guide (UIAGM): a member of a professional mountain rescue team, he is conscientious and full of energy.
Andrew EISENSTARCK
American mountain guide (AMGA): he knows Alaska and Antarctica like the back of his hand.
Kevin GOURGUES
French mountain guide (UIAGM): always on the go – when he puts his skis away, he teaches judo.
Alexandre RAVANEL
French mountain guide (UIAGM): a great professional with years of experience gained throughout the world.
Florian HELLBERG
German mountain guide (UIAGM): reserved and conscientious, but a fountain of strength.
Misha SAVENKO
Russian mountain guide (RMGA): a native of Kamchatka, his love for the area is infectious.
Viktor ZAKHARIN
Russian mountain guide (RMGA): born and bred in Kamchatka, he has wandered among the area’s volcanoes since he was a child.
Sergey KAMBALOV
Russian mountain guide (RMGA): he lives for skiing. In summer, he puts his skis away in order to teach kite-surfing.
Max BELOMESTIK
Russian mountain guide (RMGA): the pillar of the team, just as much at home in the Caucasus as in Kamchatka.
