When you think of Western Canada you think of winter. You think of the cold and the rain and the snow. What you may not realise is that a summer in the mountains of British Columbia and Alberta is like no other, there are so many activities to choose from, and it is breathtakingly beautiful! …
If you’re missing the snow this summer, fear not – there is plenty of the deep powder skiing to be had in the Southern Hemisphere. And arguably the best place to ski in summer is the central Chilean Andes; famed for it’s consistent (and big) storms and endless terrain this is explorative heli skiing at …
Heli Skiing in Chile – 5 Things You Shouldn’t Miss Read More »
Heli skiing can seem like an impossible dream to many of us. You’ve seen the glossy magazine pictures, perhaps watched a video, but could you really do it yourself? Most are happy on the piste, but never really see the “wow” factor of off-piste (which seems more like hard work!), and may never have the …
Pure Powder and CMH feature twice in April 2015 ski magazine Fall Line. “Heli-skiing: the ultimate trip of a lifetime. Fresh lines all day, zero uphill effort, floating through bottomless pow, blah blah blah: sound alright. Which is why my ski-mad husband and I used the excuse of ‘winter honeymoon’ to book this extravagant and …
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‘Nobody knows the vast, shreddable terrain of Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) – which marks 50 years in heli-skiing last winter – better than Alpine’s chief pilot, whose precision landings have delivered trillions of vertical feet of thigh-deep fun’ To get your hands on the gripping article which takes you into ‘a day in the life of… …
CMH feature in Fall Line Magazine: A Day in the Life of Doug Dykeman Read More »
Pure Powder and CMH Heli Skiing were featured in the 16-page ski special ‘Pink Snow’ article which celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of heli skiing. We took Tom Robbins with us to Canada in order to uncover what all the hype about skiing with a helicopter is. “It is dark when we turn alongside the Columbia …
Pure Powder and CMH Heli Skiing in the FT Weekend Magazine Read More »
Heli skiing in Canada with Pure Powder and CMH Heli Skiing was featured in Tatler Travel Guide 2015: “GOTHICS LODGE: Are you a hardcore ski junkie? Interested in nothing but the purest virgin snow (and the world’s best bragging rights)? We’ve found your holy grail. A short helicopter hop from Banff into the remote Canadian …
Last season GoPro organised a Winter Athlete Camp for the world’s best skiers and snowboarders to head on a heli skiing adventure to CMH’s Galena Lodge – a final hurrah to the 2014-2015 ski season! Here are some of the highlights from April’s trip:- Photo credit: CHRIS BENCHETLER Chris’ earliest skiing memory seems to have …
To get you all in the mood for the 2015/2016 heli skiing season which starts in T-24 days… Here are 24 pictures from CMH’s last season heli skiing in Canada, one for each day until kick off! If you’re looking for a family or solo trip heli skiing in Canada, get in touch with …
2016 Heli Skiing in Canada – The Countdown Begins.. Read More »
Part two of my insider guide to ski touring covers the all-important kit required. If you missed Part 1 you can check it out here: Insider Guide to Ski Touring; Ski Tour Varieties My very first ski touring trip of 4 days I got extremely over excited and packed everything and anything I might need …
