Iceland at its Most Raw

Recently back from Iceland, Travel Sommelier’s Michael has the intel on one of the world’s most remarkable heli-ski experiences - and where to base yourself to unlock it properly. Remote enough to feel off-grid, yet refined enough to make everything seamless.

When most ski seasons are winding down elsewhere, Iceland runs on…March through early June. March and April are the prime window, with Northern Lights still in play and long vertical descents across remote glaciers, technical couloirs, and some of the best spring corn and crystal powder of the year. By May, golden hour stretches ski runs deep into the evening.

A-Star helicopters move you from peak to peak…land, ski, repeat. Expansive, quiet, and surprisingly accessible…no trees, no tracks, just fjords, glaciers, and wide-open terrain with endless visibility to the ocean’s edge.

At the edge of the Arctic Circle, Deplar Farm is as much about the moments between ski runs as the skiing itself:

• Mountain biking

• Geothermal pools and viking sauna rituals, cold plunges, and sound baths

• Horseback rides and snowmobiling across volcanic terrain

• Heli mountaintop sundowners

• Surfing clean North Atlantic swells

• Whale watching in the country’s largest fjord

• Far-flung meals with fellow travelers drawn to the same edge of the map

Heli-skiing unlike anywhere else on earth comes with limited access. With 2027 already tightening, now is the moment to plan.