The helicopter, the house on the fjord, the lines down to the sea: a private heliskiing week on the Troll Peninsula
Four minutes after take-off the helicopter is already peeling away. The rotor noise fades, the snow it lifted settles again, and what's left is the quiet that belongs to high ground this far north, with a fjord a long way below for company. Under the ski tips, an untracked slope opens and runs down towards the sea. And the best part comes next: at the bottom of the face, the machine is waiting. You fly back up, and you do it again.
That is our private heliskiing week in Iceland. A helicopter that flies for your group and nobody else, a house on the fjord kept for you alone, and the Troll Peninsula to ski for six days.
Hjalteyri: the house on the fjord
Everything happens at Hjalteyri, a former fishing village on the western shore of the Eyjafjörður, Iceland's longest fjord. From Akureyri airport it is twenty minutes by road along the fjord — or seven minutes by helicopter when the sky allows. The North Iceland tourist board is the useful reference for the Eyjafjörður and the valleys around it.
The house is yours from the first evening to the last: six bedrooms, all of them single, a private chef, a sauna, a hot tub, massages after the skiing. Upstairs, a 100 m² penthouse opens onto a 200 m² wraparound balcony with the fjord and the mountains for a horizon. And outside the front door, a dedicated helicopter, a Eurocopter B3, waiting for nobody but you.
Unlimited flight time: eight to ten runs in a day
Nobody counts rotations here: flight time is unlimited, and that is what makes the week. The first run is four minutes' flying from the house. In an hour of flight you string together eight to ten descents of 750 to 900 metres of vertical apiece. The pace is set by you and by the light.
The ground runs from the ridges of the Troll Peninsula down to the black beaches, with descents that finish facing open sea. On the calmest days, the professionals push towards a more distant sector. The light, the relief and the way these mountains fall into the ocean get their proper due in skiing the Troll Peninsula from summit to ocean.
No climbing, no skins: the helicopter takes you up, and all that's left are the turns. On ability, a good off-piste skier fits right in, and this is a very good week for a first taste of heliskiing.
A briefing every morning, and a team that looks after you alone
The group stays small: three skiers with two mountain professionals, or six skiers with four. One week, one group, nobody else in the house. Routes are chosen each morning with the professionals, according to the snow that has fallen and the wind overnight.
The avalanche kit is complete — airbag pack, transceiver, shovel and probe — and skis and snowboards are provided. The official Icelandic avalanche bulletin is public, on the Veðurstofa Íslands avalanche service. The professionals are qualified ski instructors specialising in off-piste, heliskiing and ski touring, or mountain guides, depending on the terrain.
Putting the price on the table
Most of the heliskiing market hides its figures behind "on request". We'd rather write them down.
The week is a per-group package, house and helicopter for your group alone, international flights excluded:
Three skiers, two professionals · €90,000 for the week
Six skiers, four professionals · €180,000 for the week, which works out at €30,000 per person
Those are 2026 rates, and they may be adjusted with the price of fuel.
The figure covers the whole house with individual rooms, full board with the private chef, the dedicated helicopter with unlimited flight time, two or four professionals depending on the format, skis and snowboards, and the full avalanche kit. What sits outside it: international flights and long-distance transfers, your own ski boots, drinks and extras, cancellation and repatriation insurance, tips.
A day without flying
When the weather closes in, the day changes shape: whales offshore, sea fishing, Lake Mývatn, the geothermal baths. North Iceland has never been short of arguments on a no-fly day.
Who this week is for
A group that already knows each other: a family, old friends, business partners. People who want the mountain to themselves and the run count high, sharing neither the machine nor the house. Fly, ski, back to the sauna, out again the next morning. The window runs from March to May; on choosing the moment and the light of an Arctic spring, there is when to ski Tröllaskagi.
It isn't the only way to ski the peninsula with us: those who love the skin track have the heli-assisted ski touring week in Iceland, a different rhythm.
The questions that come up before anyone commits
When does the private heliskiing week run?
March to May. The 2027 departure dates are being confirmed — write to us and we'll tell you which slots are still open.
How well do I need to ski?
A good off-piste skier, with no previous helicopter experience needed. The helicopter takes you up; this is a week where you can discover heliskiing.
What's included in the price?
The private house with individual rooms, full board with a private chef, the dedicated helicopter with unlimited flight time, two or four professionals, skis and snowboards, the full avalanche kit. International flights, ski boots, drinks, insurance and tips are not included.
How many runs in a day?
In an hour of flight, eight to ten descents of 750 to 900 metres of vertical. Flight time isn't capped: the light and your legs decide.
How many of us will there be?
Three skiers with two professionals, or six with four. One group in the house, from the first evening to the last.
Let's talk about your week
Tell us who's coming, how you ski and which dates suit you between March and May 2027 — we'll set the week with you and tell you what's still open.
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