About
Andy Brooks is Soul Powder Guide.
One guide, two of the best heli-ski operations in North America: High Mountain Heli in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Valdez Heli-Ski Guides on Thompson Pass, Alaska.
Owner · Guide
Andy’s story
Andy grew up in the Midwest. At 18 he finished high school early and moved west to Bridger Bowl, Montana, then south to Driggs, Idaho, where he set up his home base on the west slope of the Teton Range. He honed his mountain and avalanche skills on Teton Pass, in Grand Teton National Park, and at Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee.
He has headed north to Alaska every spring since he was 21. He started as an apprentice heli-ski guide with Alaska Backcountry Adventures in 2007 and began lead guiding in 2009. After seven years splitting his winters between Japan and Alaska, he now guides for High Mountain Heli in Jackson and Valdez Heli-Ski Guides on Thompson Pass.
With more than 3,000 heli runs guided in the Chugach, Andy believes the best soul powder on the planet is found heli-skiing in Wyoming and Alaska — and he looks forward to sharing it with anyone who loves skiing and riding powder.
At a glance
- Heli-ski guiding since 2007
- Lead heli guide since 2009
- 3,000+ heli runs guided in the Chugach
- Level III certificate, American Avalanche Institute
- Wilderness First Responder, Wilderness Medicine Institute
- Home base: Driggs, Idaho
Where we ski
Wyoming in winter. Alaska in spring.
Wyoming
December through March with High Mountain Heli: 300,000+ acres across four ranges south of Jackson, with Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee next door for no down days.
Alaska
March and April with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides: two lodges on Thompson Pass in the middle of the biggest, most varied heli terrain in Alaska.
Questions? Ask Andy.
Tell Andy when and where you’d like to ski, and he’ll come back with options.