North Face Crew Video

September 15th, 2011

Amazing edit put together by filmer Tim Pierce, of The North Face skiers – Janina KuzmaFraser McDougall and Mitchy Greig - ripping some incredible lines on Mount Tyndall with us last week.

Read Tim’s summary of their awesome day filming, shooting and skiing sick lines below and check out the footage!

The North Face NZ Team jump in a heli and go for a spin in the high country outside of Wanaka hoping to ski the southeast face of Mt Tyndall. After a brief 8am rendezvous at the Harris Mountain Heli office in town and a quick hit of caffeine, the team load up the chopper and fly into the upper Matukituki Valley, lifting up and heading deep into the surrounding mountains. With a solid snow pack, minimal risk of avalanches and a fresh cover of white fluffy stuff, they pick off lines from the heli like kids in candy store. Mt Aspiring and Rob Roy Glacier set the backdrop as the team hover above wild unskied faces pointing their fingers at where they’d like to go, the chopper banks and moments later they’re standing on top waiting to drop.”

North Face Heli Trip

September 13th, 2011

Last week The North Face crew, including Wanaka and Queenstown big mountain pro skiers Janina Kuzma, Fraser McDougall and Mitchy Greig joined us, along with amazing filmer Tim Pierce and photographer extraordinaire Camilla Stoddart. It was a truly epic day – great snow, perfect stability letting us into the steeps and beautiful sunshine.

For a sneak peek at a few photos of the day, check out Tim’s blog and Camilla’s too!

Big mountain skier Sam Smoothy ripping up the North Buchanans – Part 2

August 10th, 2011

Following on from yesterday’s blog update tracking Kiwi pro skier Sam Smoothy and Queenstown photographer Miles Holden’s heli skiing adventure in the North Buchanan’s, here is the second instalment of photos from the day. Moody skies, some seriously dramatic Southern Alps landscapes and epic powder turns were enjoyed by all!

Southern Hemisphere Heli footage from Volcom’s latest snowboard film

November 18th, 2010

Volcom just released a clip of the Southern Hemisphere section of their latest snowboard film ’9191′ – which features Volcom team riders Gigi Ruf, Mark Landvik, Curtis Ciszek and Bjorn Leines ripping fresh New Zealand powder lines with us! We had a lot of fun working with these guys and are stoked to check out the results.

Southern Hemisphere heli section from Volcom’s latest snowboard film ’9191′

While you are here, check out the whole trailer for Volcom’s ’9191′ film

Euro Snowboarder Anne-Flore Marxer & Billabong Snow Team Heliboarding

July 12th, 2010

Check out these awesome clips from last season when swiss miss Anne-Flore Marxer along with pro riders Scotty Lago, David Pitschi, Robbie Walker, Shayne Pospisil and Wolle Nyvelt from the Billabong snow team joined us for some heli time during their New Zealand photoshoot. Warning, this footage is EPIC – you will need a powder hit after watching!

Jake Koia and The Red Bull Film Crew

July 12th, 2010

NZ snowboarder Jake Koia and the Red Bull film crew joined us on 9 July to film a segment for the Red Bull Chronicles. We headed out from Wanaka into the epic Mount Aspiring National Park to find blue skies, sunshine, big mountains and boot deep untracked snow. Great early season action!

Our guides and pilots have many years of experience working with film crews and pro riders, taking them into some of the best terrain New Zealand has to offer. Check out the film shoot info on our website for more details.

Billabong Snow Team and Transworld Snowboarding Photoshoot

June 4th, 2010

Last season the Billabong Snow Team and crew from Transworld Snowboarding joined us for some truly epic heli time on their New Zealand photoshoot. Few words are required here, the photos tell a great story.

Driving from Wanaka towards the Mount Aspiring National Park

Wolle Nyvelt getting the goods

Heli pick up to the top for more fresh deep goodness

Our terrain = nothing less than epic

Scotty Lago on top of the Southern Alps

Wolle Nyvelt finds an uber pow pocket

Scotty Lago bangs out a front 3

Wolle Nyvelt gets the money shot

Super sweet turns

All photos by Nick Hamilton, Director of photography and video at Transworld Snowboarding. Check out the entire gallery from their 2009 trip to New Zealand online at Transworld Snowboarding. Awesome.

If you would like to do a Photo or Film Shoot with us, check out the details on our website and e-mail us at hmh@heliski.co.nz