Heli-Skiing With Options

Build-your-own flexible heli-skiing trip with British Columbia's Selkirk-Tangiers

Author:: Skiingmag.com Editors
Updated:: Oct 6, 2017
Original:: Feb 9, 2012

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On heli skiing and the existence of unicorns in British Columbia.

After an epic day of skiing on New Year’s Eve, the Cariboo guides declared it was the best early season snow they could remember (this from a group of grizzled guides who collectively share over 100 years of experience). It was only day three of the 2009-2010 season.

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Not that you needed any. But here are the six best things about booking a trip to CMH’s Cariboo Lodge in BC. By Kelley McMillan

Silverton offers heli drops at their ski area for a relatively measly $159 but they’ve also got heli permits in the Chugach close to Anchorage. They’ve run weeklong trips in the area for private groups for the past few years, and this year they’re opening it up to the public. Silverton’s Aaron Brill says they’re limiting it to 12 people a week, and that the trips are already filling up. http://www.silvertonmountain.com

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When Doug Coombs opened Valdez Heli Ski Guides in 1993, it was the first heli-ski outfitter in Alaska. Now owned and operated by Scott Raynor, VHSG has access to over 2,500 square miles of glaciated terrain, with one run as long as 6,200 vertical feet (it's called the Diamond, and if you're lucky, you'll get to ski off the top). You can book single-day packages starting at $925 (for six runs) or all-inclusive weeklong packages from $7,640. Find out more or book a trip at Valdezheliskiguides.com.

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Do whatever it takes: refinance your home, sell your kidney, get a telemarketing job. But at some point in your life, you need to go heli-skiing in Alaska. Here are photos from a day with Valdez Heli-Ski Guides—to show you why it's worth saving for.

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Another reason to love Canadians this winter. Canadian Mountain Holidays’ is teaming up with ski mountaineer Greg Hill and Arc’teryx to give away a seven-day helicopter-assisted ski tour with Hill in British Columbia’s Selkirk Mountains.

Over the course of three days, guide Karl Salter is able to serve up a smorgasbord of terrain to guests of all abilities. Runs transitioned from open, alpine bowls, to steep tree runs. For the adventurous in our group, Karl delivers big-mountain lines and spines that are reminiscent of coastal British Columbia and Alaska. There are open powder runs, huckable cliff drops, and plenty of tree jibs to keep the youth in the group stoked.

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Previously called Monashee Snowcats, British Columbia's K3 Cat Skiing is back with a new name and all the same features, including 50-degree pitches, 33,000 acres of terrain, and piles of fresh powder. Here's how to plan a trip there.