This is the season to come and experience the world-renowned snow that is British Columbia’s backyard.
After something of a worldwide pause on winter; possibilities are re-opening. We’re thrilled to invite you to explore the high-mountain terrain and famously deep snowfalls that have earned B.C. a hallowed spot on the map since the inception of mechanized skiing.
This is it: your winter.
Perhaps you’ve always wanted to cat ski. Run after run of snow so deep that you finally, truly understand the definition of the term “white room”, punctuated with comfortable rides in the warmth of the snowcat to catch your breath and laugh over those last turns with your family.
Or maybe heliskiing is on your bucket list, thousands upon thousands of vertical feet skied courtesy of a mechanical bird. Lunch served in an alpine dream scene to you and your best friends, and vista after aerial vista of the jagged ranges that make B.C.’s skylines so captivatingly beautiful.
Or maybe you already have a favorite lodge or operation that you’ve been visiting year after year. You can be sure: they missed you just as much you missed them, and they’re looking forward to welcoming you with open arms and untracked lines.
Yes, some things might still look a little different than in seasons past, and it’s a good idea to check each operation’s guidelines and stay updated on local travel recommendations. But here’s the thing about this year: we took last winter as an opportunity to fine-tune the beauty and execution of the small-group experience for this winter. In fact, that’s what makes heli and cat skiing so attractive. You have the option to keep it small, and share it with your most important people.
Dream it, just for a moment. You wake up in a cozy timber-frame lodge deep in the quiet wild. Your only task for the next hour is to enjoy coffee and breakfast together, watching last night’s snowfall glitter in the sunrise. Then you gear up for a day in the mountains, the gear room buzzing in anticipation, the clicking of ski boots, and the swish of jackets. You step into your chosen chariot—snowcat, helicopter—and head off for one of the most scenic rides of your life.
And then. Then, the skiing begins. You might weave through behemoth old-growth trees, or a series of magical glades. You might ski a glacier, sublime in its age and slow movement, and mistake your turns for flight. You might get to really open it up in a wide-open alpine bowl, the horizon of mountains laid out before you in endless potential. Maybe you’ll even ski all three, and every combination in between, over your multiple runs.
Back at the lodge, you sink your blissfully tired body, still high on endorphins, into the hot tub. Maybe you sip a happy hour drink in the bar with your après appetizers. Then, showered and snug, you relive the best moments of the day over a five-star dinner with your ski buddies, the fire-lit room warm with laughter. Or perhaps you’re staying in one of B.C.’s mountain towns after a day out cat or heli-skiing, many of them storied meccas in their own right with plenty of character-rich hospitality to explore.
If a heli or cat ski trip has been on your bucket list. If you’ve always wanted to bring your family to B.C. for a special experience beyond the ski resort slopes into the vast wonder of the backcountry. If you’ve been aiming to get your closest shredder friends together to ski some dream lines. If you’ve wanted to put together a women’s-only weekend. From day trips to multi-day stays at lodges, B.C.’s heli and cat ski operations are ready for you.
This is your winter to do it.
Welcome. We can’t wait to take some turns with you out here.
