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Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) resort snow
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Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) Resort Reviews

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Visitor reviews for Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) Ski Resort

Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) Ratings

Overall: 2.9. Based on 5 votes and 47 reviews.

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Snowsure: 4.0

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 4.0

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 4.2

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.8

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 2.4

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)

Public Transport: 3.2

  • There are no buses or taxis to Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 4.4

  • No places to stay in/near Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 4.0

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.6

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)

Ski in/Ski out: 2.5

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 1.3

  • There are no child care facilities at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 1.7

  • Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 1.0

  • There are no snow groomers at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) are groomed daily

Shelter: 2.2

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 1.0

  • If snow conditions are poor at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski), it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 4.4

  • Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.0

  • The staff at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 4.4

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 1.3

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 2.6

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 2.0

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 2.8

  • No intermediate terrain at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 4.0

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 1.0

  • Not even a kicker at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 2.2

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 1.0

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.0

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.8

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 2.0

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 1.7

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 3.2

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.5

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.7

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.0

  • Overall, Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.8

  • Overall, Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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August 15, 2011
John from Ski India India
July 20, 2011 raj from India The company has operated for 22 yrs at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) and have an excellent safety record. They have made many dream come true: heli-skiing on world's highest mountains, on the best snow. February 19, 2011 raj from India The company has operated for 22 yrs at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) and have an excellent safety record. They have made many dream come true: heli-skiing on world's highest mountains, on the best snow. Well, the crash happened in 1997, so if the company worked for last 22 years who is responsible for the crash? Actually Delhi company was run by an Australian foreigner who is still involved today in this business by holding the permit to fly in these areas. Who are the locals benefitting from this business? Maybe 10 or 20 individuals...
July 20, 2011
raj from Ski India India
Ya, you are right. Stop all developments, especially tourism. I work in travel and tourism and try my best to bring in people from foreign counrties to the Indian Himalayas, Himachal and Manali. In my understanding, it's the best way for bringing in foreign money into the area but maybe you have other beliefs and when you talk to the richest people in the world about coming to our part of the world the 1st question is back backup we have for rescue.. the only answer is helicopter rescue... it's easy for you to say that is fine for the rich but does a third world country have its right to develop?? I appreciate your concern about the power lines and I do not only talk and write about it!! For you information there is another one coming off the Rothang pass which will join the the existing one in Prini and I have been raising the question, telling people about it and went and met the CM to put objection on it. Everyone can put their objections but what is important is to give a better alternative, which we did, which is under ground lines or over the Hamta pass. So st lest is not in the valley... which we want to make into a tourism. You should try and explain to the big business men not to invest in eduction and not in aviation. I only talk of the heli-skiing because my childhood friend works for them and I think it's better than no one getting nothing than 30 to 50 local families directly benefiting for it and surely there is 100 more that indirectly benefit from it and for your info there as been no heli crash in the heli-skiing. The one you talk about was in the summer owned to a Delhi company in Prini many yrs back.
March 31, 2011
John from Ski India India
Until there is still one Indian in need of food, helicopters here are an insult to poverty. On top they are noisy and don't help at all the economy of local residents, except a very few lucky ones who will write positive reviews about the subject. Shame on helicopters flying only for rich people in a third world country, Would be better to invest all this money in education for everybody as local people really need it. Just look at how they allowed a power line to be built in the middle of the valley of Gods, spoiling its beauty forever and making locals loose crores of rs. in land value. All this is the result of uneducation. How could Raj assert that they have an excellent safety record??? A helicopter fell few years ago killing all on board!!! I agree with Maria (May 1, 2006) totally.
March 23, 2011
suraj from Ski India India
best snow and best heli-skiing in the world.........sensational skiing...
March 01, 2011
pin2 from Ski India India
The highest snow fall year for many years. The skiing is out of the world...deep powder everywhere... Manali offers not only great skiing but a much wider cultural experience. Nothing compares.
February 21, 2011
joy from Ski India India
Had a great heli-skiing week. Skied some of the best powder at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski). Best of heli-skiing ever. It a great setup in Manali and the mountains are surely the best. Well done the team of Himachal....
February 19, 2011
raj from Ski India India
The company has operated for 22 yrs at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski) and have an excellent safety record. They have made many dream come true: heli-skiing on world's highest mountains, on the best snow.
February 18, 2011
pin2 from Ski India India
I love Himachal helicopter skiing Manali. It's the best skiing..in the world.....
February 11, 2011
ram from Ski India India
I am a local in Manali and Himachal Heli-ski (Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)) is great for Manali. They can't employ all of us but they are at least bringing money into Manali and all the people that come here are spending it here and there is no problem between the company and locals. There is a famous saying in India. Don't go by my comments or by or any other one. Come to Manali and see for yourself.
February 09, 2011
Tom Power
Looks incredible. Another variation of skiing (at Manali (Himachal Heli-Ski)) is speed gliding, which is using a chute on your back. You hug the mountains all the way down, although I would imagine this would be risky for certain weather conditions.