CMH Heli-Skiing Trip Options

Signature CMH Heli-Ski & Heli-Boarding Vacations

At most lodges, we heliski in groups of 11 skiers with one guide, based on ability level and desire – adjustments to groups may be made as required. Our skillful and experienced guides are experts at finding spectacular terrain to suit all levels of skier.

Depending on conditions, we typically start the day around 9:00 am and end around 4:00 pm with an outdoor lunch break. Opportunities to return to the lodge may be available throughout the day.

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Short Heli-Ski Trips

Short on time? Looking for 3-, 4- or 5-day heliskiing trips? CMH offers multiple shorter trip heliskiing and heliboarding options. Available at several areas, many of these short trips are combined with other specialty trips, including Powder 101, Pay As You Play, Family Trips, and Small Group Heli-Skiing.

Great on the wallet, perfect for those with time restraints!

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Small Group Heli-Skiing

In 2012 CMH will offer Small Group Heli-Skiing all season long, including short duration trips! Small group heliskiing consists of three or four groups of five skiers plus one guide supported by a Bell 407 six-passenger helicopter. This makes for quick lifts and opportunities to ski challenging lines.

Go further, ski more, and tailor the skiing to your group! No group required - singles are welcome to join these trips.

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POWDER UNIVERSITY

Powder 101: The Intro

Strong skier but never heliskied? We recommend Powder 101: The Intro for skiers ready to make the transition into off-piste skiing as quickly as possible. Powder 101 groups are comprised of ten skiers who work with two guides, allowing for practical instruction while skiing and, if necessary, splitting the group according to ability. Powder 101 heliskiing trips are offered throughout the season.

Powder 505: The Steeps

Powder 505: The Steeps is designed for skiers and snowboarders looking for a challenge on seriously steep terrain. The trip runs in late April in the Cariboos , when snow conditions are most stable and days are longer, offering better access to challenging terrain.

You must be a strong, confident skier or rider – comfortable on double black diamond runs at resorts like Whistler and Jackson Hole and able to cope with tighter terrain (i.e. couloirs). Seeking the most challenging terrain available on any given day, we offer expert coaching, finding lines that allow you to develop your skills without compromising your safety

Powder 707: The Masters

Our passion for Heliskiing does not fade, even as our knees, backs and other bio-mechanical hot-spots show signs of wear. We designed Powder 707: The Masters program under the expert direction of Roko Koell, to keep our guests on the slopes for as long as the spirit is willing.

Powder 707 emphasizes quality of over quantity of skiing. Two guides and a maximum of ten guests per group ensure a high level of personal attention. Powder 707 trips are offered throughout the season.

Medical School

Earn Continuing Education Credits while Heliskiing with CMH. Each season several different groups host Medical Symposia at CMH. If one of these dates interests you, please contact the organizer directly to book space.

K2 Demo Days

K2 Demo Days will take place at CMH Kootenay in March 2012. There will be two, 3-day sessions offered. As always, guests on these trips get to test a variety of unreleased K2 test skis. K2 designers will be on-hand, and will take your feedback to K2 Headquarters to fine-tune the skis.

Your reward for all this hard work? A free pair 2012-13 K2 skis once they are released in Fall 2012.

Nomads Trips

These are the most dynamic and flexible small-group heli-skiing experiences ever offered by CMH. Spanning both the Selkirk and Monashee ranges, heliski or ride in up to six separate CMH Heli-Skiing Areas and travel to seldom skied terrain. Experience freedom, exploration and the original spirit of heliskiing and boarding as you roam from area to area with our experienced guides.

Private Group Heli-Skiing

This program is designed for groups of skiers looking for a personalized heliskiing experience. Private groups have exclusive use of a helicopter, guides, and depending on the area you choose, the lodge. This program offers tremendous flexibility in setting the pace and choosing how much skiing you do.

Pay As You Play

We can't control the conditions for any given week but we can offer you a chance to Pay As You Play. This trip allows you to pay only for what YOU choose to ski -- as much or as little as you want, and as conditions permit. Your initial cost covers accommodation, meals and services. You are only charged based on how much heliskiing you do.

Trips come with no guaranteed footage, and you will be charged to heliski at a rate of $150/1,000 metres (3,280 vertical feet).

Please note: We create several opportunities to return to the lodge throughout the day, but cannot guarantee a ride in after every run.

Did you know? CMH offers 5-day Pay As You Play heliskiing trips.

Heli-Boarding with CMH

Snowboarders are welcome on any CMH Heli-Skiing trip. We welcome anyone with strong riding skills and an appetite for powder. Come and shred the terrain of your dreams.

Family Heli-Skiing Trips

Our Family Trips are designed for families with 12- to 17-year old skiers.

Families begin the day heliskiing together but kids can return to the lodge when they tire, to participate in various fun, supervised, indoor and outdoor activities. In the evening, our chefs cook up a grand family dinner with special meals for the kids. On Christmas morning, families share time around a beautiful tree with gifts for everyone in the lodge.

Next Generation Heli-Skiing Trips

Next Generation Heli-Skiing trips are all about skiers 12-25 years old! Imagine: ½ price for ½ of the guarantee!

Mark it on your calendar because your kids will have it on theirs!

Nostalgia Week

If you would like to rub elbows with the "Who's Who of Heli-Skiing"; young and old, we invite you to join us for great stories, hearty laughs, a few inside jokes and of course, unparalleled spring skiing in the Cariboos.

Heli-Assisted Ski Touring

A return to our roots. Our 10 Ski Touring guests and 2 guides share the lodge with our heliskiing guests and get one lift out in the morning, a full day of touring and a flight back to the lodge in time for Tea Goodie.

Did you know? CMH offers 5 and 7-day ski touring options.

Ski Fusion = Ski Touring + Heli-Skiing

This Heli-Ski week is a split of Heli-Skiing and Ski-Touring. A group of 10 guests and 2 guides will divide their week between 4 days of Heli-Skiing and 3 days of Ski Touring. A great introduction to Ski Touring and Heli-Skiing.

Guaranteed footage for your 4 days of Heli-Skiing is 17,500 metres (57,000 feet).