What happens when you take CMH Heli Skiing’s Monashees heli ski area, which is world renowned for its steep tree skiing, and bathe it in glorious sunshine for a week?! Answer: you get to experience the (relatively) uncharted yet spectacular alpine heli skiing terrain above the tree line… As Rooster the maintenance guy told me when we …
Heli Skiing in the Monashees with CMH – out of the ordinary Read More »
Tommy Moe, the 1994 Olympic downhill champion, is skiing fluently on steep terrain on a descent called Bermuda Triangle in the Alaskan wilderness. Yet he’s on one ski, and clutching a broken pole. And it’s all my fault. I’m the one who broke a pole, and lost a ski. As a “guest” guide with Chugach …
Chugach Powder Guides – The Independent (15th October 2011) Read More »
As the new ski season draws closer, here’s a little preview of three of our favourite heli skiing spots to check-out… 1) The Monashees, British Columbia This place needs to be on your list…. It’s no exaggeration to say that the heli skiing available in the Monashees boasts the most unbelievable tree skiing of anywhere on the planet! If …
This is a guest post written by Topher Donohue for CMH in January 2011 Steepness in skiing is relative. A black diamond ski run in a resort is usually about 35 degrees. But in the backcountry of CMH heliskiing, the snow conditions have more to do with the perception of steepness than anything else. On …
For five days of non-stop action and adventure, you’d be hard pushed to find a trip that beats ‘Kings and Corn’ in Alaska. EXPLORE Featuring heli skiing, heli-assisted fishing as well as white-water rafting, bear spotting and BBQing, this is the ultimate outdoor adventure in the Alaskan wilderness. RELAXYou will fly from Anchorage by seaplane …
I got my answer on day three. As the helicopter banked steeply round we could see a tiny ridge with what looked like near vertical drops on every side. Surely not? I think all four of us were thinking the same thing; where on earth would we land – let alone ski!? Before we could do …
Ever Dreamt of Heli-Skiing? Considered by most to be the Holy Grail of skiing experiences, we touched base with Charlie Brooksbank, Director of Pure Powder, the UK’s leading heli-ski specialists, to get his insider views on tow world famous heli-skiing destinations…
Two feet in La Grave For the best off-piste skiing in France, go one step beyond the black run – and don’t forget to rope up. It’s one way to get the attention of your group: to announce on the first morning that the couloir into which you are about to ski has killed several …
Pure Powder Off Piste La Grave – The Independent (16th October 2010) Read More »
