PROGRAM AND TERRAIN The
interior mountains of British Columbia - the Selkirk and
Purcell (Bugaboo) Mountains- are possibly the most
famous skiing Mountain Ranges in the world. They can
offer phenomenal amounts of light dry powder snow.
SLIDE SHOW
Ski on
phenomenal amounts of light dry powder snow, good
flying conditions and skiing weather, and tens of
thousands of square kilometres of wilderness. GCH has an
exclusive license to almost two thousand square
kilometres of the Selkirk and Purcell Mountain Ranges,
along the north and east borders of Glacier National
Park.
There are hundreds of ski runs
exclusively for your use, offering every type of
terrain - glaciers, open bowls, gladed trees - and
every slope angle and exposure. Many new runs
still await their first tracks. What also makes
our operation stand out is the quality and
accessibility of our terrain above our base at
Heather Mountain Lodge. This accounts for a
minimal annual average of two full days a year
when we are unable to ski due to flying
conditions. Runs vary in length from 500 to 2100
vertical metres (~ 1500-6900 feet).
SNOWFALL
Average annual snowfall is over 33
feet (10M) and will typically build a base of more than
10 feet (3 M).
TEMPERATURES
Winter
temperatures on average range between -7° to -15° (20°
to 5° F). On occasion temperatures fall below these
ranges producing very cold weather up to -30° C (-18° F)
for short periods of time. The guides provide a weather
report every morning to help you decide on how many
layers to add each day.
SNOWFALL
The
Selkirks and Purcells are renowned for the deep,
consistent snowpacks that are ideal for heli-skiing. Ski
conditions can range from wind packed crust or a few
centimetres of "diamond dust", to legendary untouched
blankets of deep, dry bottomless powder.
HELISKIING CANADA
The
interior mountains of British Columbia - the Selkirk and
Purcell (Bugaboo) Mountains- are possibly the most
famous skiing Mountain Ranges in the world. They can
offer phenomenal amounts of light dry powder snow.
