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Heliskiing in New Zealand changed in 1986. Methven Heliski opened up untapped heli ski and heliboarding terrain in the Southern Alps, near Christchurch. It also raised the bar of professionalism and safety for the NZ heliski industry.
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MethvenHeli · 1M ago

Talking about “take off” time!

Amazing weather in NZ with beautiful days,cold nights and a fresh dusting of new snow on the mountains that reminds me that winter is not far away. For me the past 6 months have been very busy with heliskiing in … Continue reading →
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MethvenHeli · 7M ago

Seasons over

What a great season it was! 2011 produced some of the best powder skiing for many years and the fresh snow kept coming right through to our last day of operation on October 20th. This can be attributed to the La … Continue reading →
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MethvenHeli · 8M ago

Fielding out the powder!

If you want to buy a lodge in Thredbo please get in contact with us! John Fielding has decided to sell in this popular Australian ski resort so he can spend more time at Methven Heliski! A great guest for many season’s John … Continue reading →
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MethvenHeli · 8M ago

Winter keeps coming

Great skiing and riding yesterday in the Southern Glaciers region of Methven heli’s terrain. A series of frontal systems within a south-westerly airstream are holding any signs of spring at bay!Unfortunately while snow quality and quantity remain high the numbers are dropping off so if … Continue re
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MethvenHeli · 9M ago

Save a pilot book a heli day!

As we move toward September despite a big snow base and great conditions forecast for the month ahead numbers do drop off! At some point our 2nd helicopter has to go back and after a great season to date it is always … Continue reading →
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MethvenHeli · 9M ago

Masa Takeuchi

I met Masa 20 years when as a young professional snowboarder he showed for a photo shoot with Methven Heli.  Since then he has returned numerous times to NZ and I have recently bumped into him in the Tateyama region in Japan … Continue reading →
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MethvenHeli · 9M ago

Team Atomic

Team Atomic’s top athletes, Serge Catterbrage,Molly Baker,Chris Benchetter and Denna Flahr put the new powder ski’s to test in the Arrowsmith and Ragged Ranges last week.  The new gear yet to be released looked pretty good and I would love to have … Continue reading →
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MethvenHeli · 9M ago

Irish Monks

The “Irish Monks” are a group of Aussie guys who combine heliskiing with partying on their annual trip to Methven Heliski. They are a mix of skiers and boarders of varying talent but all are capable of following the guides down whatever … Continue reading →
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MethvenHeli · 9M ago

Happy with our helicopter

Chief pilot Philip Todhunter is happy to be flying a ” Super D2 Helicopter” this season.His machine HKF is a single engine helicopter powered by an American engine, Honeywells LTS101-700 D2. The super D2 is performing well on our high … Continue reading →
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MethvenHeli · 10M ago

August looks good

After a prolonged fine spell which gave us the opportunity to ski throughout our heli area the verdict is out! Great snow cover, good stability and with the current storm about to initiate the re set button we should be … Continue reading →
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