Heli skiing is the ultimate skiing experience – we don’t know a skier out there who doesn’t have heli skiing on their bucket list. What’s not to want – deep, untracked powder in every direction, fresh tracks at every turn, no lift queues and a helicopter at your service!
Now, imagine it all to yourself – and we aren’t talking exclusive access to tenures (as most of our lodges have that anyway!) – heli skiing in a private group is at your own pace and with your own group of friends or family. And, a private heli ski trip really is the pinnacle of heli skiing.
When you go on a private trip you really can own the mountain and can share the experience with up to 10 of your closest ski buddies. With a private trip, the skiing is on your terms and the programme can be adapted to suit all abilities ensuring everyone is enjoying themselves at all times.
A private trip with CMH in Canada means you can enjoy the freedom and privacy in one of their top luxurious lodges, be guided by two of CMH’s most experienced guides and have exclusive use to the helicopter – what more could you want?
Private Skiing with CMH Heli Skiing:-
Valemount
Where: Remote lodge near Valemount
Skiing: Cariboo Mountains
How many: Up to 10 guests with 2 guides And
Helicopter: Bell 212
Valemount is the jewel in CMH’s crown – a wonderful 10-person private lodge tucked away in the Cariboo Mountains with access to 1,402 sq km of skiable terrain. Guests enjoy skiing a superb mixture of extensive Alpine runs and phenomenal tree skiing. The area sees an average of 14 metres of snow per season and it’s this consistently high snowfall that ensures Valemount has prime heli skiing conditions right up until the spring.
Bighorn
Where: Revelstoke
Skiing: Monashee & Selkirk ranges
How many: Up to 10 guests with 2 guides
Helicopter: Bell 212
This 10-bedroom private chalet in Revelstoke has been voted ‘World’s Best Ski Chalet’ at the World Ski Awards for the past 4 years. You’ll find yourself at the top of a wilderness peak within minutes of leaving the lodge – with nothing but miles of pristine powder, glacial bowls and tree skiing that surpasses anything else on Earth. Guests will have their powder fix every day and by night dine in gourmet style with canapes followed by a 4-course evening meal that is specially created by the executive chef. Not only is Bighorn a heli ski lodge, but it is also a 5* skiing chalet.
Nomads
Where: Halcyon Hot Springs, Nakusp
Skiing: Monashees and Selkirk ranges, but access to 5 of CMH tenures
How many: Up to 4 guests with 2 guides
Helicopter: Bell 407
The CMH Nomads programme operates slightly differently to Bighorn and Valemount as the accommodation is not a private lodge – instead guests stay in individual cabins at the Halcyon Hot Springs resort. With access to 5 different tenures, the Nomads programme gets to cherry pick where it skis each day to ensure that you are getting the best powder that’s on offer.
Gothics Private, Bobbie Burns Private, Revelstoke Private and Monashees Private
How many: Up to 4 guests with 2 guides
Helicopter: Bell 407
CMH have some great 4-person private trips which run alongside their other programmes in a few of their lodges – the Gothics, the Bobbie Burns, town-based Revelstoke and the Monashees. Guests will share the lodge facilities with the other guests however the private group each have a single room (if wanted/required), can choose to keep separate at meal times or get socialising with the other guests – but the main difference is obviously they have their own helicopter and group for the skiing.
Not all the private heli skiing experiences are with CMH Heli Skiing in British Columbia, Canada – we also have private trips available in Chile, Sweden and Alaska. If you’re looking for a private heli ski experience but struggling to choose from the options out there then get in touch with one of our powder skiing experts today in the office on 0207 736 8191 or email info@purepowder.com
