6-time Skier of the Year and 4-time X Games gold medalist Sammy Carlson has a had a long and storied career as one of the best freestyle skiers on the planet. Sammy cut his teeth filming in the streets and climbing podiums at competitions over the past 20 years but has switched his focus to big mountain skiing and he hasn’t skipped a beat. Sammy joined the Black Ops Valdez for a day of Alaskan heli-skiing where he combined his skills in the air with new found love of the steep and deep. This what happens when you combine one of the best skiers in the world with a top notch heli-skiing outfit:
Here’s a clip of Sammy taken by one of his buddy’s using his phone while out with Black Ops Valdez. Dude is slays:
Alaska Heli Skiing With Black Ops Valdez:
Black Ops Valdez is the only operation of its kind. We specialize in the true Alaska ALL INCLUSIVE Heli Skiing Experience! From the moment you get to Valdez until you leave, you will experience the best of Alaska.
Black Ops Valdez has a team of highly skilled and trained Valdez heli-ski guide veterans, many of which have guided here for over a decade….or two. We operate Airbus/Eurocopter A-Star B-Series 350/H-125 aircraft and have 16 maximum clients at any one time, or four groups of four, each with a guide. This ensures that your experience is a personal one and eliminates waiting for the helicopter between runs.
We offer flight time, Hobbs time, packages only. Hobbs time is kept by a meter on the dash of the aircraft and turns anytime the pilot pulls pitch on the main rotor blades…this basically happens when the aircraft is flown in sustained level flight (to and from the skiing) anytime the aircraft is flown up in elevation (flying from the pickup to the top of the next run), or stabilizing the aircraft on a tricky landing. In the field, you pay to fly up, what you want to ski down.