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 HELISKIING CANADA
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TERRAIN
 We operate in seven different
valleys, each with its own character and terrain style,
each contributing to the custom, diverse ski
experience. The
Kinbasket Valley contains, huge, open, glaciated
terrain ranging from 3,000 vertical foot mellow
cruisers to 3,000 vertical foot extreme
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Operating Area
The
operating area is blessed with the convergence of three
weather phenomena that provide us typically with deep,
light powder and excellent weather for flying.
The topography of the Monashee and Selkirk
ranges channels storms from the Pacific directly at Mica
Creek. Because Mica is only 10 miles away from the heart
of our operating area, we usually get pummeled with
snow. This helps us builds the deep snowpack that is
typical of heli-ski areas in the region, and of other
places with legendary snowfall, such as Roger's Pass.
When there are no storms coming in from the
west, lake effects provide moderate snowfalls on a
regular basis. As wind moves along the Kinbasket
Reservoir, it gathers moisture. When the moist air
collides with cold air flowing down Columbia-Clemenceau
Icefield System, it snows in the convergence zone,
directly over our operating area. Lake effect snows from
the reservoir usually drop the champagne powder that you
are after. Because we
are in the Rockies, clear weather dominates when it is
not snowing. When it is snowing, the systems are broken,
so there are usually multiple valleys that are clear
enough for flying. |
The
Dawson Valley
Has the big wide open cirque at
the valley's end with enough room for a thousand skiers
a day. Take a jump run over the northeast corner of the
Dawson onto the Iroquois glacier. The mile wide north
facing run drops 5,000 vertical feet at a constant 35
degrees. Numerous 2,000 vertical foot old growth tree
runs await their names in the surrounding
valley. |
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The Tsar
Valley
Contains 10,000 acres of the coolest 35 degree
tree lines in BC. Take your pick; they are all
good. |
The Wood
River Valley
Is home to over 30 huge alpine bowls, each
over 2,000 vertical feet. Many lead into old growth
forests that extend another 3,000 vertical feet to the
valley bottom. Do you have the legs for 5,000 vertical
foot runs? |
The Molson
Valley
Is the bread and butter. Located minutes away
from the lodge site, 15,000 acres of old growth, chutes,
bowls, peaks and faces, all about 2,500 vertical feet.
That's three times the size of Whistler and Blackcomb,
for you and 11 others, in only one valley. Mount
Clemenceau looms in the distance. |
The Harvey
Valley
The icing on the cake. The next valley up from
Molson, the goods are definitely here. Huge bowls and
tree lines, of up to 4,000 vertical feet, litter the
back end of the valley. |
The Hugh
Allen Valley
Breathtaking - a series of huge bowls in
the 4,000 vertical foot vicinity separated by more epic
tree lines. We still need to cut some pick-ups here to
maximize the potential of this valley, but once you go,
you will want to stay. |
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