Heli-Skiing

High mountain guides, ice climbing, mountaineering and heli skiing

Alpamayo are a group of high mountain guides based in Chamonix all year round as well as in Val d'Isere and Tignes in the winter.

Alpamayo offer guides for off piste adventure, ice climbing and heli-skiing tours in the winter months. And in the summer months the guide glacier hikes, mountaineering and climbing courses, ascents of Mont Blanc and other high mountains in Switzerland and Italy.

What to bring

This will vary depending on what you are doing but always check in advance that you either have the correct equipment or can rent it and of course you must know how to use the equipment.

What to see

Vanoise National Park

Distance from location
33.5 km

The Vanoise National Park is one of the highlights of the Tarentaise region.

Where to lunch

Lo Soli Restaurant

Location
Tignes

This restaurant situated on the massif de l'Aiguille Percée, between Tignes le Lac and Tignes Les Boisses is open for lunch.
Les 3 Caves Restaurant

La Folie Douce Val d'Isère opened a new kind of restaurant: Les 3 Caves. A unique experience with exceptional products worked with flavour and refinement.
L'Arti Restaurant

Location
Tignes

Dine in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, in a restaurant that evokes mountain charm mixed with a touch of the seventies.
L'Alpage des Chaudannes Restaurant

Location
Tignes

This cosy restaurant is located on the massif de L'Aiguille Percée, between Tignes le Lac and Tignes les Boisses.
La Fruitière Restaurant

Location
Val d’Isere

Located at the top of the Daille bubble, within the celebrated La Folie Douce après-ski and gourmet hotspot, La Fruitière serves delicious modern dishes based on traditional flavours.
La Petite Cuisine Restaurant

Location
Val d’Isere

La Petite Cuisine is La Folie Douce's gourmet-quality, canteen-style restaurant. They serve a perfect mix of high-class local cuisine in a friendly, family atmosphere.

What to do

Hydrospeeding

Location
Bourg-Saint-Maurice

This activity is accessible to those comfortable in water, no need to be a professional diver or swimmer, you just have to be smart at using the water movements, obstacles and waves.
Rafting In The Alps

Location
Bourg-Saint-Maurice

White water rafting is accessible to all who love the natural environment and who are in search of a bit of adventure. These excursions will leave you with some unforgettable memories.
Chemin des Berger Quad & Buggy Tour

Location
Tignes

Explore the mountain paths and take advantage of the wonderful backdrop on one of these 4x4 vehicles.
Helicopter tours

Location
Bourg-Saint-Maurice

A fantastic way to see the resort with your friends and family and a great way to entertain any non-skiers in your group.
Canyoning

Fancy diving, swimming, sliding, abseiling and discovering how the water dug its paths along the river and the rocks? Canyoning is for you!
Reverse Heliski/Heliboard

Legal in France, so accessible from your doorstep, it’s the perfect way to combine helicopters, skiing / snowboarding and huge vertical meterage without bearing the brunt of full Heliski day prices. Using ski lifts to reach the summit of resort, then ski backcountry reaching terrain often inaccessible without a helicopter where you’ll get picked up and taken back to resort.