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,…
April 07, 2021
Best Time to Go Heli Skiing in Canada
BC is the birthplace of heli skiing (or heliskiing or helicopter skiing as it’s variously known) and is home to more heli ski operators than anywhere else in the world. The rugged, majestic mountains,…
February 24, 2021
Heli Skiing Helicopters
Around the globe, many different types of helicopters are used for heli-skiing. In the Far East, you might find a Russian built Mi-8 helicopter, a beast capable of carrying 22 skiers. In Europe, the most…
February 19, 2020
Planning Your First Heli-Ski Trip? Everything You Need to Know
This guide is going to cover every detail of your heli-ski trip to BC, so you get the most out of this bucket list experience. Let’s start by dispelling a myth…you don’t need to be an elite skier to go…
November 01, 2019
Northern Escape Heli-Skiing – Freeskier
One of Northern Escape Heli-Skiing’s three Bombardier birds. | PHOTO: Aaron Whitfield The further north you venture up Canada’s west coast, the bigger the mountain ranges, the deeper the snow and the…
October 16, 2019
Mountain Heli Skiing Lodge Building?
For most people, building a new house is a big project. Building a Lodge might seem a little more daunting. But, put that lodge at the end of a remote logging road in the middle of some of the most remote…
May 08, 2019
New Remote Mountain Lodge
Northern Escape Heli Skiing, in its 16th year of operations, is pleased to announce the construction of its new remote mountain lodge opening for the upcoming 2020 season. Construction began in the spring…
April 24, 2019
The New Lodge Will be Ready for this Season!
New Lake Front Heli Skiing Lodge! We are very excited to see all the progress on the new lodge build. It is exciting to know that we will be getting the keys in time for the next winter season and that…
March 21, 2019
Long Range Forecasts
Ah Long Range Weather Forecasts… What can we say, we take it day by day or better yet minute by minute! This year’s long-range forecast for the winter couldn’t have been more wrong. In the fall they were…
November 22, 2018
Introducing the Blizzard Rustler 11 for 2019!
Northern Escape Heli Skiing is excited to introduce the Blizzard Rustler 11 to our already stacked ski fleet. With so many amazing skis to choose from, let us help you make the right decision with some…