Diamond Peaks Heli Ski

Diamond Peaks Heli Ski operates out of the top (yes, the top!) parking lot at Powder Mountain Ski Resort which is East of Ogden, Utah - less than 2 hours drive from SLC. From there, you fly over the ridge North of the ski area to some Private Land they have exclusive access to. They drop you off on top of the ridge, you ski down to the lower Landing Zone (LZ), and then the chopper takes you back up. The pilot Mario Nichols, introduced himself as "I'll be your lift operator today", shuttles between multiple groups with the wait at the bottom usually just a few minutes. A special thanks to Craig (who runs Diamond Peaks) and his son Casey who was our guide for a great day of skiing two feet of fresh powder under sunny skies with no wind! See us in action on the main Helicopter skiing page and below are a bunch of chopper pics.

Diamond Peaks Heli arrives - just before touchdown and landed

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Helicopter in the parking lot South of the Powder Mountain lodge - note fuel truck

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Kurt and Myke hanging in the lodge while we check-in for the Heli ride

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Looking North from the lodge at the ski area and where the Heli was going to take us

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Helicopter sets down right next to Myke for Parking Lot Pickup

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Kurt says time to jump in the Diamond Peaks Heli

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You board (and disembark) the Heli as the blades are turning

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Kris is pretty excited about Diamond Peaks Heli Ski - more smile pics

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Kurt is pumped too - note how small the Heli Cabin is (parking lot/lodge on right)

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Kurt mugs for the camera as Myke snaps a shot

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Alek takes a self-portrait with the wide-angle lens

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Myke after disembarking from the Heli - ready to snowboard some untracked Utah snow

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Kurt thinks we might need a snorkel for skiing   -   another snorkel picture

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After skiing down, Kurt, Myke, and Kris back at the Lower LZ for Heli touchdown

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The Heli blows a LOT of snow around

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Diamond Peaks Heli takes off with other skiers doing the shuttle back to the upper LZ

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Kris stands tall while Myke takes cover during another Heli takeoff

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Diamonds Peak Heli landing at the LZ - very wide angle lens - it comes down RIGHT next to us!

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Kris gets a pictures of Kurt, Myke, and Alek just before takeoff ...

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Shortly thereafter ... Heli blows quite a bit of snow around on liftoff ;-)

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Another landing at the upper LZ - we bail out as Casey unloads the Heli

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35 seconds (!) later, the Heli is airborne - talk about quick turns!

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Another takeoff at the Upper LZ gets a Big Thumbs Up!

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Myke watches the Helicopter as Kurt flexes for the camera - Heli flys right over Kris

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And then the Heli zips down to the valley LZ to pick up the another group of skiers

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Here's the lower LZ - except for the one refueling, we usually waited just a few minutes

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And then it was back in the chopper for another ride up the hill - OH YEAH!!!

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Kurt took this picture of me giving the thumbs up as Myke is all smiles

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Kurt took some pictures of me riding up front on the last Heli ride

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Just before liftoff from lower LZ - note 6,900' on altimeter

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Airspeed picks up shortly after liftoff from the lower LZ - next pic in 2 minutes, 10 seconds

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Upper LZ was on this ridge - altimeter now 9,100' & airspeed 85 knots - 6 seconds later

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Alek gets out back at the Powder Mountain Parking Lot

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Diamond Peaks Heli takes off from parking lot after giving us 6 runs and 12,000 vertical feet in 4.5 hours

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The Heli stuck around for a bit after Heli Skiing - note second Heli!

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Radio-Controlled Helicopter zipped around pretty good!

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Also wayyyy too much video footage of the Diamond Peaks Helicopter:
Heli Liftoffs as shot by Alek - Myke - Kurt. Heli Landings as shot by Alek1 - Alek2 - Myke.
Inside Heli - Evac from Heli - Front Seat - Landing in Parking Lot - Kurt's movie of us skiing.
And here is even more Utah Heli Ski Videos using stop-action animation!