Wintertime Heli-Skiing and Heli-Snowboarding Trips
In the winter CMH offers a variety of week-long heli-ski and heli-snowboarding weeks for advanced intermediates to expert skiers and snowboarders. Most of the trips are to remote lodges in the Bugaboos, Cariboos, Monashees, Purcells and other mountain regions in British Columbia, just on the western side of the Continental Divide.
Even strong intermediates may take the Powder Introduction packages. At the beginning of the traditional HeliSki weeks, the skiers and snowboarders are divided into groups according to skill level and comfort on backcountry terrain. In addition to these traditional HeliSki Weeks (7-day trips), CMH also offers 3-, 4-, and 5-day heli-skiing and heli-snowboarding trips at a selection of different lodges throughout the season.
Holiday Season Family Heli-Skiing Trips
CMH had so many requests that the company is offering family heli-ski trips to three different lodges during the December, 2007 holiday season. The week-long trips, Dec. 22-29, will be at three different lodges - the Bugaboo Lodge, the Adamant Lodge and the Gothic Lodge, all in Canadian mountain ranges on the western side of the Continental Divide. The trips are open to parents (or grandparents, aunts and uncles) and children between the ages of 12 and 17. Prices start at CAN $5,278 for adults and CAN $2,639 for children.
Summertime Heli-Hiking, Climbing and Mountaineering Trips
In the summer, the heli-hiking trips are designed to accomodate novices to experienced hikers. At the beginning of each vacation week, the guests are divided into groups according to their skill level. Certain weeks are set aside for Family heli-hiking trips.
CMH also offers mountaineering experiences in the sub-ranges of the Columbias, which are a climber’s paradise. Climbing and mountaineering guests may be assigned a private guides, if they are at the lodge during the heli-ski weeks.
