Ski · Backcountry
Heli-skiing from Aspen
The honest answer first: no heli-skiing on the four mountains. The helicopter terrain is in the San Juans, and you can leave from Aspen.
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The honest answer first: no heli-skiing on the four mountains. The helicopter terrain is in the San Juans, and you can leave from Aspen.
Photo: NHV, CC BY 3.0 · All credits
Colorado's heli-skiing is in the San Juan Mountains, not on Aspen's four mountains. Aspen Heli Skiing, affiliated with Silverton Mountain, picks up at the Aspen airport FBO and flies about 45 minutes to its terrain, December to mid-March, from a $20,000 flat rate for up to three skiers. Silverton Mountain sells single heli runs from $199 on top of a lift ticket.
From the operators' own pages (Aspen Heli Skiing, Silverton Mountain), checked October 21, 2026. Prices are the operators' and change; confirm when you book. Aspen Privé does not sell or operate heli-skiing.
Paul Montiel · Aspen · Updated October 2026
You book the heli with the operator. We handle everything on the ground: the car to the FBO before first light, skis and boots ready the night before, breakfast to go and a table booked for when you land. Tell us the day.
Snowcat skiing on the back of Aspen Mountain, a short drive from town.
Inbounds, hike-to, up to 48° pitches; the best lift-served steep skiing in Aspen.
Hut trips and guided touring from town, on skins.
Heli days need flying weather and stable snow. Keep two or three possible days and expect the operator to move or cancel.
Heli terrain is advanced, ungroomed backcountry. Be honest about level with the operator; they set the standard.
ASE closes April 4, 2027, after the heli season ends. Fine for winter; plan around it in spring.
Aspen Privé does not sell, broker or operate heli-skiing or helicopter flights; heli-skiing is booked directly with the operator, which holds operational control. If we arrange a fixed-wing charter to Telluride for you, we act as an air charter broker, not a direct air carrier, and do not operate aircraft. Every such flight is operated by an FAA-certificated Part 135 air carrier that holds operational control; the operator is named in your quote and charter agreement before you book.
Not on Aspen's four mountains. Aspen Heli Skiing flies from the Aspen airport FBO about 45 minutes to terrain in the San Juan Mountains.
Aspen Heli Skiing lists $20,000 flat for up to three skiers with Aspen pickup. Silverton Mountain sells single heli runs from $199 plus a lift ticket.
Aspen Heli Skiing lists December through mid-March, seven days a week. Silverton's 2027 heli dates run December 31 to March 28.
Aspen Mountain Powder Tours' snowcat skiing, or hiking Highland Bowl inbounds.
No. You book with the operator; we handle the ground: car to the FBO, equipment, food and the evening.
The early car, skis ready and dinner when you land.
Skis fitted at the house the night before, the gear carried to the lift in the morning and collected when the lifts close. You ski; we handle the equipment.
From Aspen's airport to the door in a private SUV, timed to your actual landing.
Fitted at the residence, not in a shop queue.
Come in from the mountain to the fire lit, something warm to drink and a spread laid out: set up while you ski by our chef or caterer, from groceries already in the house.
Heli, cat and Bowl news for the season, briefly.
Written from Aspen by Paul Montiel. A few letters a season, only when something matters. Leave any time; we never share your address.Aspen Heli Skiing (operator) · Silverton Mountain: Heli skiing · Telluride Tourism: Telluride Helitrax story (Jan. 7, 2026) · US DOT: air charter brokers (14 CFR Part 295) — checked October 21, 2026.
We handle the ground: early car, equipment, food and the evening after.
Plan the day
