Heliskiing reunites people and their enthusiasm

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November 27, 2011

Helicopter skiing is easily the most memorable experience for skiing enthusiasts. It is about downhill skiing that is accessed by a helicopter, not a ski lift. It’s all happening into environment without the efforts essental to hiking in to these hardly accessible areas. Heliskiing is definitely an exciting, often heart pounding and thrilling adventure that has become an increasingly popular activity since its inception in the 1960s. It’s originated in Bc, Canada, where Hans Gmoser, a mountain guide and Austrian immigrant, had a major pioneering role in heli-skiing by creating Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH). In 1965, in the Bugaboo Mountains of Bc, Gmoser started this great adventure with his company. After a few years, he also experienced with helicopter accessed skiing in the Canadian Rockies west of Calgary.

The recognition of heli skiing BC Canada has been increased through the Warren Miller movies. People were impressed by those fantastic skiers from the films which were making the impossible seem possible in extreme conditions. Even when it’s been spread all over the world and it’s established operators in the continental USA, Alaska, Iceland, Greenland, Russia, Nepal, Nz, Indian Himalayas, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Argentina, Georgia, Chile and Switzerland, B. C. Canada remains the capital of heli-skiing world. This is not just an impression, but a fact too: recent statistics have proved that Canada has over 90% global share of the market and 95% of all heli-skiing in the world occurs in British Columbia. This province it’s a true paradise for helicopter skiing fans: there are countless heli sky operators and millions of hectares of backcountry terrain all dressed up in the special moment B. C. Powder.

The biggest inconvenience would be the high prices and because of that not all the passionate fans can afford to practice heliskiing. This expensive activity has various prices depending on the length of stay, the amount of people per helicopter and per guide (a group size of 4 or less is very good); vertical covered; and whether transport to the lodge (via road, cat or air). These types of included in the cost. For a single day, 3 run package costs about $690-$770, and 5 runs about $810-$825. A 3 day package that includes accommodation and meals costs about $2,750 to $4,880. A standard week long experience can differ from about $7,590 to as much as $11,860 for twin share. Helicopter skiing Canada is considered very safe because all the operators have many years of heli-ski experience. The guides need to be licensed with appropriate bodies like the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG), the Association of British Columbia Heliski and Snowcat Operators, and/or IFMGA (International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations). Their long history in this domain has helped them to develop and to iprove every small detail. If you’re a powder hound you should never miss this lifetime experience. Helicopters will drop you right in the snow and after that, all you’ve got to do is to stick to the guide and to admire the unreal landscape that you normally get to see in to the pictures.

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