August 14, 2024
How Good Do You Need To Be To Go Heli-Skiing?
How good do you need to be to go heli-skiing? We recommend a strong intermediate ability That is usually the first question I receive when a new guest contacts me – How Good do I Need to Be? There is nothing truly like Heli Skiing. It is the ultimate skiing experience with untracked snow, long runs amongst the high glaciers and through old-growth forests,…
January 20, 2015
Understanding Camber & Rocker
Sometimes it can be difficult to keep up when discussing ski and snowboard profiles. To make it a little easier we have created a simple breakdown of the three most popular profiles to help you in understanding…
December 14, 2014
All Quiet on the Northern Front – Snow Magazine
We arrive in the rough and tumble Northern British Columbia community of Terrace on a rare, clear evening. High pressure along the Pacific Coast during the two-hour-ish flight from Vancouver afforded views…
December 10, 2014
Record Snowfall in Terrace
From February 5-7 we received a record snowfall in Terrace. We recieved over 200 cms of snow in the mountains and 112 cms in the valley almost breaking the national snowfall record!! It was a hectic time…
November 24, 2014
Prior Ski Factory Tour - Handcrafted Skis and Snowboards
With the growing number of snowboarders joining us each year at Northern Escape Heli Skiing (in BC, Canada), we are yet again expanding our snowboard fleet. We have been using Prior Khyber and Prior Spearhead…
November 15, 2014
Five Ski Films to get you Stoked
The days are getting colder and as the snow-line creeps further down the mountains the excitement for winter is mounting. What better way is there to fuel the stoke than to watch this year’s snowboard…
October 15, 2014
Selective glading improves heli skiing runs; results in completely changed feel
With the ski season just around the corner, we at Northern Escape are getting excited. It’s the time of year where the staff all come together with stories of off-season pursuits and ideas for a great…
September 17, 2014
Chad Sayers Epic Trip – Patagonia at its finest
In the pouring rain and stone cold winds, myself and two very humble yet well experienced friends, Steve Ogle and Kari Medig, set out in kayaks from the small fishing village of Puerto Cisnes, Chile. We…