Heli skiing on the cheap

[Bumpsis]

http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/travel/escapes/20powder.html?pagewanted=1&8dpc

Article about Powder Mt, near Ogden, Utah. I always thought that to expereince heli skiing I'd have to dish out some major money, like $ 800 per day (I'm just taking a wild stab here). It turns out that at this place you can get to untracked powder for less. Quite encouraging.
This place is on my list now.

 

[kingslug]

1 lift ticket and 1 heli run for 150.00 cheapest deal around.

 

[SirShredsaLot]

Silverton Mountain remains on my must do list. From all accounts I've heard/read it's like lift served heli -skiing.

 

[kingslug]

Silverton Mountain remains on my must do list. From all accounts I've heard/read it's like lift served heli -skiing.

But part of the experience is riding in the heli!!!

 

[andyzee]

You can do the cat at Powder for like $8 a ride. Helicopter doesn't take you much higher than the cat. You can get some great pow that way as well.

 

[skimore]

That article is a little misleading. The author states the resort was sun baked . Getting dropped on James Peak and skiing back to the resort has the same sun aspect and is susceptible to the sun. You can skin to this same spot from the $10 cat ride drop in about 45 mins

 

[kingslug]

Save you're money........go to BC......and do it right!!!!!

 

[skimore]

Here's where they drop you.....it get's lots of sun

 

[Nick]

Save you're money........go to BC......and do it right!!!!!

I did it in 2001 with my dad (thanks, dad!... could never have afforded it on my own :smile: )

It's just amazing. This is with CMH in Revelstoke, British Columbia:

Me hanging out during lunch.. I forgot how much younger I look there, haha

My dad (left), me, and my sister with the guides

My dad & sister figure-8'ing it


one of these days i'll do it again....

 

[Cannonball]

Well it certainly wasn't "on the cheap". But 4 days of heli in Alaska was worth every single penny..... (see avatar also)........

 

[snoseek]

You don't at all need the heli for untracked there most of the time. Powder country and the stuff off the cat get it done most of the time. Cat drops are fifteen dollars, powder country bus is free. I like the stuff right off the paradise lift. Powder mountain is loads of fun!

 

[Nick]

Well it certainly wasn't "on the cheap". But 4 days of heli in Alaska was worth every single penny..... (see avatar also)........

That's gorgeous. Seriously half the fun of it is just enjoying the amazing views, (without having to put in any of the legwork to get to the top, hahaha)

 

[vdk03]

1 lift ticket and 1 heli run for 150.00 cheapest deal around.

sounds to good to be true