Touring & Fusion Heli-Skiing

Heli-assisted ski touring

Pristine terrain while you earn your turns

Skip the below-treeline sufferfest with a heli-bump to get straight to the best part of touring: the alpine. More wilderness, less slog (don't worry — there’s still some slog).

Propel yourself

Work for your turns and explore untouched terrain, without the all-day ascent. A morning helicopter ride will drop you above bushwhacking territory, so you can spend the rest of the day exploring high alpine runs, glaciated landscapes and sub-alpine bowls. Your legs might burn after enjoying so many well-deserved powder turns, but at the end of the day, there’s a lodge for you to call home. The lodge, which you’ll share with other CMH guests, maintains a rustic backcountry feel but isn’t short on luxuries. Relax in the sauna, enjoy a cocktail from the bar, and fuel your climbing muscles with a chef-prepared meal — it sure beats a sweaty hut! 

There are two versions of CMH touring trips to choose from:

 

Heli-assisted ski touring trips

Nothing but earned turns

These trips focus exclusively on heli-assisted ski touring. The more the merrier, and don’t worry — there’s plenty of powder to go around. Whether you’re a backcountry vet or a strong skier who is newer to touring, this is a great way to experience the high alpine.
 

Ski fusion trips

The best of both worlds

Why compromise when you can do it all? Spend half your trip heli-assisted ski touring and the other half regular heli-skiing. It’s the perfect way to switch things up and enjoy both. 

Group Size

Customized groups of up to

11 guests* + 2 guides

On a typical Touring or Fusion trip at CMH, you’ll get to ski or ride in personalized groups of just 11 guests or less. When you think about sharing resort groomers with up to 20,000 skiers on any given Saturday, 11 is a magic number. 

*Varies by destination 

 

Helicopter

Daily flights in a

Bell 212

Our Touring and Fusion trips use the powerful Bell 212 — the classic machine that heli-skiing was built on. 

Heli safety 

Skiable Terrain

CMH has exclusive access to:

3,000,000 acres

CMH's total terrain is bigger than all North American ski areas put together. That’s not a typo. Our exclusive three-million-acre territory is 20x larger than all the combined chairlift skiing on the continent. Woah. It would likely take several years to ski all our runs more than once — but we’re happy to help you try. Just throwin’ the challenge out there. 

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Average vertical

On an average 7-day trip, expect to ski & ride up to:

17,500m / 57,000 ft

On a 7-day CMH Fusion Trip, you'll log around 57,000 vertical feet of skiing. (This amount will vary based on trip length, run length, group dynamics, weather, etc.). 

Vertical guarantee 

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Heli-assisted ski touring in the Bugaboos

Guest perspective 

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Safety & risk awareness

Safety & risk awareness

Learn more about the inherent risk of heli-skiing, what CMH does to reduce that risk, and what your responsibility is as a guest. 

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