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CMH in the News
Keep up-to-date on media articles featuring CMH Heli-Skiing and CMH Summer Adventures.
"Paint, Shoot & Fly Into The Bugaboos For Canadian Art Workshops This Summer",
Forbes, April 25, 2012
Article By Janet Rodgers
Painters and photographers, here's the perfect summer trip for solo travelers: a chance to study with the masters in British Columbia’s immense and thrilling Bugaboos mountain range — some of the most extraordinary natural scenery in the Americas.
"Fred Noble's sold-out Ski to Defeat ALS on tap Saturday at Mt. Hood Meadows",
The Oregonian, April 11, 2012
Article By Terry Richard
Before the event has even started, Fred Noble has surpassed his goal of raising more than $100,000: Noble has raised $108,000 with his Ski to Defeat ALS, a fundraising event this Saturday at Mt. Hood Meadows.
Noble recently celebrated his 75th birthday by making the first helicopter sit-ski descent in the Bugaboo Mountains of British Columbia with Canadian Mountain Holidays....
"Heli-skiing is a downhill dream",
Canada's insider blog (from Canadian Tourism Commission), April 3, 2012
Article By Mark Sissons
Here I am, a normally cautious blue run skier with no backcountry experience riding around in choppers, about to cruise down untouched glaciers where a single "run" would hold entire ski areas in other parts of the world, and lay first tracks though dense evergreen forests half buried in the fluffiest, driest white stuff on Earth.
"If you're comfortable on intermediate runs at most resorts, willing to tackle the occasional black diamond run, and have a real sense of adventure, you're ready for Powder 101," the Canadian Mountain Holidays representative explained when I had enquired about their innovative new introductory heli-skiing course.
"Fly-In Hiking Takes Off",
Fodor's | Travel Intelligence, April 5, 2012
Article By Blane Bachelor
The late founder of CMH, Hans Gmoser, is known as the pioneer of both heli-skiing and heli-hiking. The Austria-born Gmoser realized the potential of mountain lodges when they weren’t being used for skiing; three decades later, heli-hiking is one of the main summertime activities in Western Canada.
CMH specializes in creating customized heli-hiking adventures that range from the easy (yoga-themed or family-friendly hikes) to the strenuous (navigating Canada’s Via Ferrata, a vertigo-inducing mountain route fixed with cables, ladders, and bridges).
"Powder Highway Part 3: Heli-Skiing in Revelstoke",
MatadorTV, Mar 14, 2012
Video and Article By Ross Borden
We were lucky enough to squeeze in a couple days of heli skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays. I've flown with a handful of heli outfits in Nevada and Alaska; I can say with confidence that CMH is the most professional heli operator I've ever come across.
First of all, they have all the non-skiing logistics down to a science. From group trainings in snow and avalanche safety to the lodge where you stay, from equipment to 5-star dinners, everything is convenient and you are getting the very best.
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"Focus Group",
British Columbia Magazine, March 2012
By Shanna Baker
Helicopter access and instruction from a master photographer help seven photo buffs elevate their landscape photography skills amongst the dramatic peaks of the Purcell Mountains.
"Heli-skiing course helps novice wilderness skiers master the steeps",
The Vancouver Sun, Mar 9, 2012
Article By Mark Sissons
"Never been glade skiing in the wilderness before? Just don't look at the trees and you'll do fine," instructs the man I've just met, who has my life in his hands for the next seven days.
"If you're comfortable on intermediate runs at most resorts, willing to tackle the occasional black diamond run, and have a real sense of adventure, you're ready for Powder 101," the CMH representative assured me.
"The Top 10 Heli-Ski Destinations in North America ",
OutsideOnline.com, Mar 7, 2012
By Tim Neville
Back in 1965 an Austrian immigrant to Canada, Hans Gmoser, thought it might be kind of cool to use helicopters to take skiers into the backcountry of the Bugaboos. The rest is history—heliskiing was born—and since then Canadian Mountain Holidays has become the largest player in the field.
"Real-Life Blade Runners",
Azumano Travel Show Radio Interview, Mar 4, 2012
By Mark Sissons
Helicopters and skis, the ideal pairing for winter!
Radio interview for Portland KPAM Radio Travel Show.
"Powder to the people",
Calgary Herald, Mar 3, 2012
By Mark Sissons
Innovative heli-skiing course helps novice wilderness skiers master the steeps
Since CMH practically invented the sport of heli-skiing in North America, and has been the undisputed industry leader for over 40 years, and has exclusive access to a wilderness area half the size of Switzerland, I figured I'd be in good hands on my first foray way, way out of bounds.
"Excessive grumpiness cured by (deep) BC powder",
Snowcountry.com, Feb 22, 2012
By Jamie Preston
We had never skied at the Galena Lodge before, but it gave us about all we could ask for as Duncan and Carri and the crew provided a great five days. The terrain is classic interior BC, and if you love tree skiing, pillow drops and abundant features, this is your place.
"Heliskiing Canada's Backcountry",
Huffington Post, Feb 18, 2012
By Mark Sissons
Helicopter assisted skiing and snowboarding in Western Canadian mountain ranges like the Cariboos, Selkirks and Bugaboos is hard to beat if you're looking for massive amounts of varied terrain and unmatched snow conditions. Still, powder pups like me have not generally made it so far off the grid.
"Flying High in the Bugaboos",
Great Outdoors - Feb 2012
By Peter Potterfield
The iconic peaks of Bugaboo Spire and Snowpatch Spire rise regally above the emerald green chasm of the Vowell Valley, showing more than 4,000 feet of relief. This 15 mile stretch of trail-less ridge crest may be one of the finest ridge walks in western Canada. And the best thing about this airy traverse is that it seems to go on forever, the view growing more sublime with each boot step.
"Heli-hiking in the remote Canadian Rockies",
National Geographic: Canada Travel Favorite - Feb 15, 2012
By Ellen Barone
Whether you're a rank beginner or seasoned mountain veteran, heli-hiking with Canadian Mountain Holidays is the ultimate summer adventure.
"Heli-hiking in the remote Canadian Rockies",
Fast:Track from BBC World News - Dec 19, 2011
VIDEO By Brandy Yanchyk
Brandy Yanchyk experiences a guided heli-hike in the mountains of British Columbia - an adventure which encompasses travelling by zip-lines, climbing a via ferrata, and visiting glaciers.
"World's Coolest Helicopter Rides",
Travel & Leisure - September 2011
The "Two Night Short Escapes" depart in early July, with guests staying at the Bobbie Burns Lodge. Included are transfers from Banff/Calgary, accommodations, all meals, hiking equipment, and guided tours by helicopter and on the ridgelines with certified guides.
"Bowlfuls of Bliss - Heli-Skiing in Southeastern BC",
Mountain Life Magazine - Georgian Bay
By Colin Field
The helicopter buzzes and vibrates to life and we lift off, leaving the logging road below. Swooping into the mountainous landscape of southeastern BC, the Swedish guy beside me yells over the thumping engine.
"This is the trip of a lifetime for us," he says, gesturing to his friend. "We've been planning this for years."
"Weekend Getaways - Climbing: Expose Yourself in the Burns Range",
National Geographic Adventure
Text by Contributing Editor Robert Earle Howells
Acrophobic? Get over any fear of extreme high-altitude exposure on Canadian Mountain Holidays' High-Flying Heli-Adventure. You'll not only get to rappel remote crags and traverse a glacier, you'll navigate CMH's new via ferrata network.
"Ultimate High",
Discovery (Cathay Pacific's Inflight Magazine), November 2011
By Bronwen Gora
Welcome to what snow lovers the world over often describe as the best way on the planet to ski or snowboard: by helicopter lift. The reason why? The ability to float through kilometres of deep, untracked powder snow amid the most spectacular mountain scenery on oᴀer, run after run, day after day, with just a few like-minded souls and a professional guide leading the way.
"Ride the rails, see the lights, and go extreme",
Boston.com, November 06, 2011
By Hilary Nangle, Boston Globe Correspondent
This winter, experience the chills, thrills, snow, and ice from a different perspective... Conquer any fear of steep and deep with a specialty ski or snowboard program.
"Taking Flight",
Skiing Mag, October 2011
By Majka Burhardt
First conceived to deliver A.T. skiers deep into the backcountry, Heli-Skiing returns to its roots.
...CMH now offers heli-assisted ski-touring trips for skiers who'd rather climb what they ski (or at least most of it) than simply be dropped off on a peak for a quick run.
"Wo die wilden Grizzlys wohnen",
Berliner Zeitung - Horizonte, October 2011
By Jorg Michel
IN GERMAN: Seit 18 Jahren arbeite ich als sogenannter Heli-Hiking-Guide und zeige Wanderern aus aller Welt die einzigartige Bergwelt im Westen Kanadas. Man nennt mich so, weil ich für meine Touren einen Hubschrauber benutze. Morgens fliegt ein Pilot mich und meine Gäste auf Gipfel, Gletscher oder hohe Gebirgskämme, wo wir tagsüber wandern und bergsteigen. Abends holt uns der Pilot wieder ab, und wir fliegen zu einer einsamen Lodge.
"Tyler Ceccanti skis 'Like There's No Tomorrow'",
KGW.com - October 27, 2011
By Aaron Weiss
VIDEO: Stephanie Stricklen chats with pro skier Tyler Ceccanti about the latest Warren Miller film, ...Like There's No Tomorrow.
"Heli-Hiking in the Columbia Mountains with Canadian Mountain Holidays",
CBC's End of Summer Travel Series, September 8, 2011
By Brandy Yanchyk
AUDIO: Today we are off to the Columbia mountains where Brandy goes to great heights heli-hiking.
"Trippin' | Heli-hiking with Canadian Mountain Holidays",
Anthology, August 25, 2011
By Kelsey Dundon
This summer, I went heli-hiking with the pioneers of the heli-adventure: Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH). I loved every single minute of it. Although some of those minutes, like the ones recounted below, were flat-out terrifying.
"Hitting new highs in Canada",
NEWS.com.au, August 21, 2011
By Rob McFarland
I'm huddled with a dozen others on an outcrop at 2500m in the Canadian mountains. After a glorious morning of hiking along high ridges, meandering through an eerie burnt-out forest and zig-zagging down steep snow-covered slopes, the weather has turned.
"Heli-Hiking in B.C.'s Purcell Mountains",
AOL Travel, July 29, 2011
By Michelle Hopkins
We experienced at least 10 helicopter rides over the three days, each one offering us unparalleled views of verdant meadows, incredible summits, wildlife, snowcapped peaks and crystal clear alpine lakes.
"Royal Stampede!",
TravelMail in The Daily Mail, July 6, 2011
By Sarah Merson
From the rodeo to the rockies, we opt for a three-day hiking trip with CmH Summer Adventures — one that uses a helicopter to take you to where even experienced mountaineers have rarely been. Prince William would approve.
"The Best Summer Getaways for Fitness",
Fitbie on MSN, June 15, 2011
By Alyssa Wells and David L'Heureux
Worried mountain climbing is out of your comfort zone? Think again. "I am so afraid of heights I can't look down from a three-story building but I was never scared once on the trip," says Dan Sherman, managing director of marketing for Ski.com, the exclusive U.S. travel partner of Canadian Mountain Holidays. "The guides are unbelievable professionals. It was definitely not just for the hard-core mountain climber. Anyone can do it."
"High Times in the Bugaboos",
Hawaii Reporter, May 13, 2011
By Allan Seiden
That sense of isolation and access offered by CMH to places that would have otherwise been accessible to only true mountaineers made every day memorable. Indelible images quickly come to mind: the ridgeline hike on a clear-sky morning that revealed the Rockies, some 125 miles distant; the cliff top lunch on a granite ledge sheltered from the icy breath of a glacier hanging from the mountain's 10,000-foot summit; the afternoon wandering flower-filled meadows beneath the thousand-foot rise of the Bugaboo Spires. And every day on the trail was followed by a deep-black night sky awash with stars, yet another reminder of nature's humbling grandeur and the Bugaboos enduring beauty.
"How could I have missed the Via Ferrata on Mount Nimbus?",
XtremeSports, May 19, 2011
By Lola Jones
The Mount Nimbus route is the most extensive route in North America. The route has re-bar steps drilled deep into the rock face and, maintaining an attachment to the steel cable for the duration of the route, climbers make their way up the steep (ok, near-vertical) rock faces and across suspension bridges. On the Mt. Nimbus route there is some down-climbing involved as well as an amazing 60 metre rapell down to terra firma.
This giant jungle gym, complete with swinging bridges, rappels and ladders, was designed and created by the Bobbie Burns Mountain Guides on Mount Nimbus in the Purcell Mountains. It is accessible only by helicopter from the Bobbie Burns Lodge, 35 kms south of Golden, BC.
"So That's What You Mean By Fat",
Outside TV, May 1, 2011
By Majka Burhardt
It's a week later and I am home in Boulder wondering if it is too soon to buy next years skis. I get it. The fat/phat revolution. I'm in. I'm converted. I like powder. It only took me 26 years. Now I'm ready for the next 26 and to ski without the lie.
"Heli-hiking Canada's mountains an uplifting family adventure ",
Chicago SunTimes, March 24, 2011
By Lori Rackl
A dozen of us huddle on the ground, hanging onto our baseball caps as the approaching helicopter whips up a wild vortex of wind. Even with earplugs, the rotor blades' unmistakable thwop-thwop-thwop sounds thunderous.
The 14-seat chopper touches down, the door slides open, and we file in.
I buckle up and steal a glance at my husband and 9-year-old stepson, who look part nervous, part excited. We all do.
Door shuts. Liftoff.
"How To Survive your first Heli Skiing Trip",
Ski Magazine (SkiNet.com), March 9, 2011
By Jerry Guo
Heliskiing's biggest misconception is that it's an extreme sport, but intermediates can enjoy it, too. Here's how to make the most of your trip.
"Heli Skiing Revelstoke",
Ski Magazine (SkiNet.com), February 25, 2011
By Jamie Preston
"You know the skiing is going to be good when your guide is as twitchy to ski as you are". Great photos and commentary on CMH Revelstoke.
"Numerology For Skiers How Your Ski Hill Stacks Up",
Skiing Interactive Daily - Feb 18, 2011
...you should put a heli trip on your bucket list. Now shut off your computer and go skiing.
"2011 Trips of the Year - The ultimate guide to finding adventure",
Outside Magazine - March 2011
#20 - Via Ferrata Jumped the Pond
"Family fun on top of the world: Heli-hiking holiday offers a chance to bond in B.C.'s Bugaboos",
Edmonton Journal, January 28, 2011
By Michelle Gurney
I was on a Canadian Mountain Holidays' Family Adventure — one of the legendary heli-hiking and heli-ski company's newest summer offerings. My six-year-old son and I had helicoptered into one of their decked-out backcountry lodges, set sweetly beneath the renowned Bugaboo Spires in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia.
...after three hours of easy-paced hiking, learning to bum-slide down the snow-covered slopes, a few impromptu snowball fights and the kind of views that leave you humble, Iain was euphoric. As he climbed out of the helicopter just before dinner, he turned and exclaimed, "That was the best day of my life so far!"
"How to Heli Ski: From the Pros at CMH",
Ski Magazine (SkiNet.com), January 10, 2011
By Roko Koell, CMH Director of Powder Performance
You don't have to rip to heliski. In fact, for intermediates and up who struggle with powder, the untracked wilds are the best place to learn.
"Heli Ski the Great White North",
Ski Magazine (SkiNet.com), January 3, 2011
By Joe Cutts
Endless powder. Lavish lodging. Divine cuisine. Yes, heliskiing at Canadian Mountain Holiday's Monashee Lodge is indulgent — and you deserve it.
"Heli-hiking a stairway to heaven in Canada",
SFGate, Home of the San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 2010
By John Flinn
For the last couple of hours, 10 of us have been ascending the unnervingly vertical face of a rock spire called Nimbus Tower. But we're the unlikeliest of rock jocks: None of us has Popeye-sized forearms, a devil-may-care attitude toward great heights or the names of any Sherpas in our Friends and Family Plans.
Instead of pulling ourselves up by tiny finger- and toeholds, we are ascending something called a via ferrata. Italian for "iron road," it's a series of metal ladder rungs, safety cables and bridges forming a pathway to the summit.
"Shakes and Ladders",
Westworld from BCAA, Fall 2010
By Ryan Stuart
Attention armchair Hillarys. It is now possible to bag a peak without having to train for years on ropes and cliffs. The magic words are via ferrata, which is Italian for "iron way".
"Bodacious in the Bugaboos: A Canadian Heli-Hiking Adventure",
Divine Caroline, September 8, 2010
By Ellen Barone
Turning intimidating concepts into inspiring life-enhancing adventures, in fact, is what Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH), has been doing since 1965 when they first started ferrying skiers by helicopter into the remote mountains of British Columbia.
"The Bugaboos",
CBC Radio Calgary, August 9, 2010
By Brian Keating
Brian speaks with guest host Ken Lima-Coelho about the scenery and wildlife he's seen hiking in the Purcell Mountains in BC.
"Family Travel Five: Canada offers outdoor adventure",
DallasNews.com, August 8, 2010
By Lynn O'Rourke Hayes
Excitement grows when your family boards a helicopter bound for a high mountain lodge.
"High Altitude Escape",
Glo.MSN.Com, August 8, 2010
By Amy Elisa Keith
Take the girls weekend up a notch with a helicopter ride up to the Columbia mountains for yoga, mountain hikes, zip-lining, climbing and a five-star dinner.
"Whirling Into the Forest Primeval",
The Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2010
By Stan Sesser
After landing on a ridge line, it was possible to walk far enough on bare ground to see that in fact it did resemble a sidewalk—a smooth mixture of lichen, moss and finely crushed rock. Hiking in the Canadian Rockies, even at lower levels without the aid of a helicopter, is a thrilling experience: thick forests, spectacular waterfalls and wildflowers everywhere. But the bonus of heli-hiking is the unparalleled views, which otherwise would take many hours or in some cases a couple of days slogging up the sides of mountains to get to.
"Hiking is better at the top of the world",
Canada Free Press, July 29, 2010
By Doug Firby
A collection of weekend warriors who have come here to achieve a new level of outdoor adventure are recovering from a half-day hike high in the Purcell Range of the Columbia Mountains in eastern British Columbia. Over the next three days, these hikers' extraordinary and vigorous trips deep into this remote range will bond them together like old friends and pump a new addiction into their veins – the rush of heli-hiking through this spectacular region.
"Getting high on heli-hiking",
The Calgary Herald - Travel, July 3, 2010
By Lisa Monforton
This all happened on a weekend trip lasting less than 72 hours: a marriage proposal overlooking a breathtaking valley in front of a group of strangers, a hiker overcoming her fear of vertigo and another climbing a rock face no wider than a five-foot coffee table using her bare hands. Most remarkable of all though was the discovery of a new "drug" that delivers sheer happiness, with no side-effects. Such is the powerful seduction of heli-hiking.
"Hiking is better at the top of the world",
Troy Media, July 7, 2010
By Doug Firby
Daily hikes often start with good-natured banter, but settle into long periods of quiet as hikers absorb the awe-inspiring grandeur of their surroundings. One day, we navigated across a broad scree face until we reached an icy pond that held the runoff from an ice-cave in the glacier we have traveled to. Taking off our sweaty boots, we dipped our toes into the ice water and sat in a sort communal reverence.
"Stunning scenery lures adventurers to British Columbia for helicopter hiking",
Oregonian, July 3, 2010
By Ann Britton Campbell
The hands-down highlight of our trip is the six-hour climb up, over and down the two granite towers that guides have named Mount Nimbus. (These mountains are so remote that many remain, officially, unnamed.) Mere mortals like my family are able to safely complete the climb, including the scary suspension bridge, thanks to the via ferrata (Italian for " iron road"), a high-alpine route equipped with fixed cables on to which we clip our safety ropes, and iron rungs that we use when hand and footholds are scarce.
"Upmarket-Facing Dog",
Newsweek, June 20, 2010
By Jerry Guo
Yoga devotees can do sun salutations beside zebras and giraffes in an African safari park, or fly by helicopter to the top of one of Canada's Rocky Mountain peaks for a picturesque session.
"With a helicopter's help, paradise found",
The Globe And Mail, May 28 2010
By Laurie Gough
The helicopter ride is an IMAX extravaganza of dizzying proportions before we land on a precipice at what feels like the edge of the Earth. Above us is the backside of the Bugaboos, a view we haven't seen. Below us is the gaping yawn of a canyon entirely devoid of human exploration. We tiptoe outside.
"Heli-Hiking Canada's Rugged and Remote Columbia Mountains",
The Daily Green, May 5, 2010
By Rebecca Rothbaum
The Bugaboos (so-named for a failed gold rush) are distinguished by striking granite towers (more Gaudi than Gothic), that were exposed and sculpted by glaciers. We see evidence of the glaciers everywhere, in the shale-walled cirques, turquoise tarns and gleaming ice fields.
"Healing Holidays",
Review, Spring/Summer 2010
By Alexandra Redgrave
Low energy, high stress and even disease can improve on vacation. A heli-yoga trip in the remote mountains of British Columbia shows how taking a break can help you heal.
"Heli-hiking takes visitors to dizzying heights",
Comox Valley Record, March 25, 2010
By Ann Campbell
My family trip is based out of the rustically elegant Bobbie Burns Lodge...Under the watchful eyes of our guides, we trek through alpine meadows, beside glaciers and along mountain ridges. At the end of each day the helicopter whisks us back to the lodge for rest, relaxation and delicious meals served family-style at long wooden tables.
"Solo travel works best if you have a focus",
Montreal Gazette, March 2010
By Judi Lees
I find it tricky booking a solo vacation. It is about defining your comfort zone -- and perhaps stepping out of it. It is about being independent but, at times, having company...For those who don't like large groups, yet yearn to mix and mingle a certain amount, here are some suggestions.
"After 18 years of traveling, 14 top hotels",
Los Angeles Times | Travel, March 14, 2010
By Christopher Reynolds
Since I started writing about travel for the Los Angeles Times near the end of the last century, I've slept in close to 500 hotels and bed-and-breakfasts, not counting rental houses and cruise-ship cabins, campsites and airport seating areas. Most of these places have faded and merged in memory, but some stay with you.
"Heliskiing at Revelstoke Lodge, B.C.: A Day in the Life",
Skinet.com, Feb 27, 2010
By Jamie Preston
"All CMH areas have stupendous terrain, but Revelstoke provides perhaps the best variety of terrain options in the CMH tenure. The tree runs may not be as long as those at the Monashees Lodge, but you are still getting sustained glades that magically continue to open up as you descend blower snow."
"Heli-Skiing",
Men's Health Adventure Guide, Feb 26, 2010
By Trevor Thieme
"...as I stand perched atop one of British Columbia's most remote ridgelines, ready to plunge into the treeless expanse below, I'm certain of one thing: I've found heaven at approximately 9,000 feet above sea level."
"Canadian Mountain Holidays – a beacon for sustainability",
Tourism Cafe, Jan 27, 2010
By Celes Davar
As tourism operators, we often are not equipped with the tools that help us to understand how sustainable our businesses are, pr how to measure sustainability and where to look for shining examples of sustainability.
Hats off to you Dave and the entire team at CMH! Canada leads the way through such innovations in engaging sustainability as a core component of tourism.
"Roller Coaster in the Rockies",
The Age, Jan 31, 2010
By Rachel Oakes
It is the best fun I have had since, well, since the last run and it is highly addictive. Day four and the sun comes up in a cloudless blue sky and we head to the open glaciers with rugged ridges and mammoth peaks as our backdrop.
"A via ferrata makes scaling a vertical face like climbing a jungle gym",
Los Angeles Times | Travel, Jan 17, 2010
By John Flinn
Bednar, 40, is the unlikeliest of rock jocks: She doesn't have Popeye-sized forearms, a devil-may-care attitude about great heights or the names of Sherpas in her Friends and Family Plan. She's never even set foot in a rock-climbing gym. Instead of pulling herself up by tiny finger- and toeholds, Bednar is ascending something called a via ferrata, Italian for "iron road." This series of metal ladder rungs, safety cables and bridges forms a vertical pathway to the summit.
"Canada with the Transworld Crew",
Tom Burt's Blog - Winterstick Snowboards, Jan 15, 2010
By Tom Burt
I made it back home from 5 days at the Monashees, CMH heli operation. I was there with the Transworld Shred Session.
"Season of snow setting up for 'unreal' Olympics",
www.weather.com, Jan 14, 2010
By Kelley McMillan
With 4 weeks to go until the Olympics, what can ski athletes expect when it comes to the weather at the Games? Ask Whistler local Dave Gauley who, as a ski guide for heli-ski operator Canadian Mountain Holidays and one of the top extreme skiers in the world, has spent his adult life reading and interpreting British Columbia's precarious weather patterns.
"Unusual Accommodations for Adventurous Travelers",
About.com : Adventure Travel, Jan 14, 2010
By Lois Friedland
Are you seeking adventure travel that involves unusual accommodations where you can spend the night? Here are three unusual lodging choices stretching from mountainsides to treetops to an ocean bottom.
"Six Reasons to Go Heli-Skiing",
www.SkiingMag.com - January 2010
By Kelley McMillan
Not that you needed any. But here are the six best things about booking a trip to CMH's Cariboo Lodge in BC.
"Peak Performance",
Celebrated Living, Winter 2009
For avid skiers, heli-skiing is the sport's Holy Grail, offering the best imaginable terrain and conditions -- minus crowds or lift lines. Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) is the world's premier heli-ski operator and has 12 wilderness areas with lodges throughout western Canada, ...
"Best Climbing Trip for Mortals",
Men's Journal, December 2009
The new cable- and ladder-assisted climb to Nimbus's needle-like summit is North America's first world-class via ferrata, with hundereds of feet of hand-and-foot scrambling and panoramic views of glacier-draped peaks.
"Take a Helicopter To Ski Where (Mostly) No One Has Skied Before",
Jaunted.com, December 2, 2009
By Omri
The Tour D'Adamants vacation package - guided by TV sports commentator Bob Roll and Tour de France competitor Ron Kiefel and presumably part of the company's Powder Masters program - revolves around a stay in the isolated Adamant Lodge.
"Test Drive Next Year's K2 Skis",
Skinet.com, December 1, 2009
By Kelley McMillan
...While heli-skiing in Canada. CMH and K2 partner up to offer two seven-day trips to be part of designing the next generation of K2 skis. Where do we sign up?
"Even You Can Heli-Ski!",
Skiresorts.com, November 23, 2009
By Crai S. Bower
"My apprehension about being "dropped" in unfamiliar territory (or feeling overwhelmed by a lack of heli-skiing experience) was quickly assuaged when I saw the level of detail in the preparations (and options) provided by the operator."
"Fear Factor",
Intelligent Travel Blog, National Geographic Traveler Magazine, October 1, 2009
By Andrew Evans
Andrew Evans confronts his acrophobia on Canada's
newest vertical challenge: the Via Ferrata.
"Vacations That Require You to Break a Sweat",
Details, October, 2009
By David Kaufman
The snow may be a few months away in most places, but the glaciers remain frozen year-round in the Canadian Rockies, where heli-hiking replaces heli-skiing in the warmer months.
"Summit of B.C.'s Purcell Mountains within reach",
www.thestar.com, September 17, 2009
By Mark Sissons
Stepping onto the hundred-foot long plank-and-cable suspension bridge, I feel like French tightrope walker Philippe Petit, star of this year's Oscar-winning documentary, Man on Wire.
"Feel 10 Years Younger in a Day",
www.more.com, September 16, 2009
By Susan Crandall
Conquering Mt. Nimbus is a top-of-the-world emotion that makes me feel like a kid again, with an afterglow that lasts and lasts.
"Walking with dinosaurs",
www.economist.com, September 9, 2009
By Zac Unger
Suddenly, western Canada's exquisite glaciers and high peaks are no longer the province of exhausted trekkers and grizzled trappers. Now any urbanite or retiree with two (more or less) working legs and the good sense to hire a helicopter can enjoy the simple freedom of a walk in the mountains.
"Canada: Short cut to the tops",
The New Zealand Herald (www.nzherald.co.nz), September 4, 2009
By Greg Dixon
It's quite some sight watching a helicopter moving quickly and noisily below you before rising up to where you wait, on a speck of ice in the middle of nowhere, with the cloud already obscuring the stunning mountain scenery and the wooded valleys below.
"10 Important Heli-Skiing Vacation Planning Tips",
Tourfolio (www.tourfolio.com), August 20, 2009
By Bryan Cassidy
I was researching my next potential heli-skiing trip based on the amount of fun I had on my first trip to Canada. As I surfed various websites, I realized that there really are no good lists of important information a person should know when planning their first heli-skiing trip. The websites I saw basically listed very generic tips that really leaned on the fact that these trips can be expensive. Thus, I decided to put a list together of ten tips that I knew prior too my trip and some that I learned on my first heli-skiing trip.
"From Banff to the Bugaboos: Nurturing in Nature",
www.creators.com, Aug 10, 2009
By Beverly Mann
Imagine meditating on a glorious 8000-foot glacier with verdant valleys and meadows below steeped in bright pink Indian paintbrushes and yellow daisies. Envision luxuriating in a warm mineral bath looking out toward snow-capped majestic peaks jutting into a powder-blue sky, backed by dense forested greenery.
"Three seasons in one day - Heli-hiking in B.C. offers dramatic changes in scenery and climate", Toronto Sun, Aug 5, 2009
By Diane Slawych
On a recent visit we hike in an alpine meadow filled with wildflowers, walk along a snowy ridge near a glacier, then pick wild strawberries in a dense forest, before hiking along a meandering river. Three completely different wilderness landscapes in what feels like three seasons -- all in one day.
"CMH Heli-Skiing Teams Up With K2 Skis", Travel Pulse, Aug 3, 2009
Two of the ski industry's most innovative companies, CMH Heli-Skiing, the company that introduced heli-skiing, and K2 Skis, known for its cutting-edge ski design, have announced a new partnership for the 2009-10 ski season.
"CMH Heli Skiers To Test K2 Prototypes",
SkiPressWorld.com, July 31, 2009
Aside from the "ordinary" thrill of backcountry skiing in some of the world's most pristine powder, CMH Ski Demo guests will also get the rare opportunity to go "behind the scenes" and be a part of the testing and design of the next generation of K2 BackSide skis, to be released in fall of 2010. K2 ski engineers will also be on-hand to gather real-time feedback from Heli-Skiers about the feel and performance of the skis, which will help fine-tune the prototype design. At the end of the trips, each CMH Ski Demo guest will go home with a certificate for a brand-new pair of K2 skis of their choice.
"Canadian Heli-Ski K2 demo trip details released",
Ski Rebel Magazine, July 30, 2009
Vertical skiing: 30,500 vertical metres (100,000 vertical feet). Skiing Gear Junkies: K2 ski demos. Dreams of deep snow: Heli-Skiing. All of it only for the small price tag of $9,075 US. Desire: Priceless.
« Sur la route » avec Christian Milette : Golden, Colombie-Britannique
C'est ça la vie, CBC Télévision, February 2009
*In French Only*
Notre explorateur Christian Milette continue son périple au coeur des Rocheuses canadiennes à Golden en Colombie-Britannique. Il nous amène vivre des sensations fortes sur le chemin de la « Via Ferrata » et sur les fameuses tyroliennes du « Bobbie Burns Lodge ».
Join CBC reporter Christian Milette at the CMH Bobbie Burns Lodge as he experiences Heli-Hiking for the first time. Glaciers, ridges, zip lines, and the world-famous Via Ferrata. In French Only.
"Travelgirls on Top of the World", Travelgirl, July 2009
By Maribeth Bond
Last summer, at the peak of the wildflower season, my college-age daughter and I flew to Calgary for an unforgettable adventure in one of North American's most dramastic settings: Canada's mini Himalayas in British Columbia.
"Hiking on the Wings of an Angel, OK, So it Was a Bell 212 Chopper",
an article on AOL Travel's Road Trip Guide, June 2009
By Debra Cummings
Cast together on CMH's three-day, all-gals hiking trip, dubbed Bodacious in the Bugaboos, I had initially been the suspicious one. Here to hike and practice high-altitude yoga, the all-gal component of this three-day getaway was secondary. But spend hours zigzagging along Grassy Ridge, learn to lock-step up a knife-edge lateral moraine and ... the camaraderie becomes thick.
"50 Tours of a Lifetime", National Geographic Traveler, May 2009
Rocky Mountain High
This hiking adventure packs a ton of thrills - via ferrata (mountain route with fixed cables), zip line, high mountain bridges, a glacier wak with crampons and harness - all in the magnificence of the Canadian Rockies.
"10 great places for memories with Mom", an article on USA Today, May 2009
Take Mom on a getaway for Mother's Day and the memories will keep on giving long after you return.
"We Have Lift Off!", an article on TravelRoads.com, April 2009
By Jim Farber
Experience the thrill of heli-hiking in the mountains of Western Canada
It seemed amazing. The day had dawned clear with only wisps of clouds against a blue August sky. We'd hiked all day in high-mountain meadows dotted with vibrant wildflowers and lunched at a glacier lake well above timberline. We'd seen soaring eagles, marmots, a snow-white mountain goat and one awe-inspiring grizzly bear.
"Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth 2009",
National Geographic ADVENTURE, February 2009
The February 2009 issue of National Geographic ADVENTURE issue has arrived on newsstands and includes the eagerly anticipated "Best Travel Companies on Earth" list. This year, Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) has been selected as the Best Heli-Adventure Company on Earth.
"Program takes heli-skiing adventure to a new level",
an article on thestar.com, January 2009
By Greg Coates
Adventurous skiers looking for something a little out of the ordinary can now tackle the Rockies' Bugaboos range with Canadian Mountain Holidays' (CMH) new Ski Touring program. After a day of skiing, guests return by helicopter to the Bugaboos lodge.
"Aerial Views", Coast Magazine, January 2009
By Steve Bramucci
Transported from the heart of suburbia to the wilderness of Canada's Purcell Mountains, one writer finds his inner frontiersman while heli-hiking in pristine terrain.
"For the Heli of it!", More Magazine, January 2009
By Louise Hudson
Having left behind boyfriends, husbands and children, our gang hit the helicopter pad with pretty parkas, excess baggage (which had to be trucked in separately) and non-stop chatter as we prepared to invade the traditionally male-dominated enclave of a heli-skiing haven.
"Five-Star Wilderness", The New York Times, September 2007
By Joe Nocera
Your pilot is weaving in and over and around snow-capped mountain peaks, maneuvering up and down verdant valleys, sliding past ... wait: are those glaciers out there? They certainly are.