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BC Cat and Heli skiing/boarding. Book or review site?
Does anyone know of a book or a web site that offers detailed
reviews of the dozens of cat and heli-skiing sites in BC? We are starting to plan a trip for next year and although I find lists of many sites and their web pages, I haven't come across many reviews. It'd be nice to find out, for particularly the cat skiing operations; how much terrain they access, size, lodging, skill levels catered to, etc... Thanks, -todd |
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BC Cat and Heli skiing/boarding. Book or review site?
I am also interested in an independent description of the operators.
It seems there is nothing like this available. Older issues of the German - ADAC Ski Atlas http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...3.LZZZZZZZ.jpg and - DSV Ski Atlas http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P...3.LZZZZZZZ.jpg had only a few pages on BC heli-skiing without individual descriptions, comparisons, run maps etc. I don't have current 2004 issue, so I can not comment on today's status. I also don't know if there is something in "Where To Ski and Snowboard Worldwide: The Reuters Guide". Can someone report on this? At least a nice overview of all major operations can be found he http://www.bchssoa.com/, then read or download the 2 MB PDF document called "Socio-Economic Benefits of Helicopter & Snowcat Skiing in British Columbia - June 2002" and go to page 20. Tom On 5 Mar 2004 14:08:33 -0800, (toddjb) wrote: Does anyone know of a book or a web site that offers detailed reviews of the dozens of cat and heli-skiing sites in BC? We are starting to plan a trip for next year and although I find lists of many sites and their web pages, I haven't come across many reviews. It'd be nice to find out, for particularly the cat skiing operations; how much terrain they access, size, lodging, skill levels catered to, etc... Thanks, -todd |
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BC Cat and Heli skiing/boarding. Book or review site?
Tom Bertheau wrote:
I am also interested in an independent description of the operators. It seems there is nothing like this available. See my web page below for a couple of trip reports for Selkirk-Tangiers Heliskiing out of Revelstoke, BC, if that helps. The reports provide a review of what we experienced, which has been very positive each time we went. They are not vertical drivers like CMH. I do not believe they even keep track of your lifetime vertical nor do they encourage reaching vertical milestones. Instead of an awards banquet the last night to hand out vertical awards, we go partying with the group, guides and pilots. (Not affiliated) Mike... -- See my ski photography at: http://PowderDay.us Carpe powder-diem |
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BC Cat and Heli skiing/boarding. Book or review site?
I am also interested in an independent description of the operators.
It seems there is nothing like this available. See my web page below for a couple of trip reports for Selkirk-Tangiers Heliskiing out of Revelstoke, BC, if that helps. The reports provide a review of what we experienced, which has been very positive each time we went. They are not vertical drivers like CMH. I do not believe they even keep track of your lifetime vertical nor do they encourage reaching vertical milestones. Instead of an awards banquet the last night to hand out vertical awards, we go partying with the group, guides and pilots. (Not affiliated) Mike... So do Selkirk-Tangiers ski the steeper stuff? (As you need to spend more time to get down safe in steep terrain and will therefore end up with less vertical daily.) I even consider AK for one of my next trips, as there some operators say they ski mostly the steeps and this in a one by one fashion: In Alaska, we ski one by one, safe zone to safe zone and NOT like are Canadian competitors skiing down in a large group of 10-12 all at once. Sometime's runs can take up to 2 hours given all the mitigation that goes on, durring the given descent. Sounds really more interesting than the "snow farming" of the BC operators. Tom |
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BC Cat and Heli skiing/boarding. Book or review site?
Tom Bertheau wrote:
So do Selkirk-Tangiers ski the steeper stuff? (As you need to spend more time to get down safe in steep terrain and will therefore end up with less vertical daily.) Not really (40 deg). I believe in general, you will find interior BC operators not getting you on steep stuff just due to snow safety concerns. It is not the same snow pack as the coast. We get steep either in the trees or after long periods of stability. This last trip got us a couple 40+ degree open shots that were awesome. But, in general, if steep is your criteria, go AK. The heli-pitches are still plenty fun and will sort out your group. If you get up on the glaciers, you then substitute beauty for pitch. NOT like are Canadian competitors skiing down in a large group of 10-12 all at once. ... We never ski all at once. S-T generally always insists on spacing with larger amounts required as the exposure increases and it is our group's mindset. Some of us joined another less experienced group when we had exceeded our vertical and saw a different style. Once the guide took off, they all went (but is was in the trees). We just looked at each other and raised our eyebrows. :0 Mike... -- See my ski photography at: http://PowderDay.us Carpe powder-diem |
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