SNOW AND TERRAIN

Heli Skiing

in the Selkirk Mountains, Nelson, West Kootenays

ALL SNOW IS NOT CREATED EQUAL.

The product that falls in the West Kootenays is the lightest, softest and purest variety that often measures over 35 feet per year.  It's referred to locally as COLD SMOKE.

"There is no where else in the world where there is a concentration of deep powder that can be accessed by so many different methods of transport, " writes Keith Carlson of POWDER MAGAZINE. 

We have an average annual snowfall of approximately 42 ft.   Our average snowbase is  12 feet or 4 metres deep!  Our goal is to find you the best snow conditions every day.

STUNNING TERRAIN

Our terrain, simply put, is WORLD CLASS. 

Encompassing over 150,000 acres we have a huge amount of skiable area that guarantees untouched powder runs all day long every day.  Big and open, leg-burning long, steep and deep - we've got it all.

We highly recommend you are an advanced to expert skier eager to s

TYPICAL WEATHER

Winter temperatures range between -15 and + 15 degrees celcius (5-59 degrees farenheit).  Our average daily temperature is between -1 and -7 celcius (in the 20's Farenheit).

Remember when you are reading weather reports that we are considerably higher in elevation than valley bottom so our temps are colder than you might think. That said, we can get any type of weather in the course of a season.

While January 15 to March 15th is generally considered the heart of winter, December and later March have seen huge dumps and cold temperatures.