November 27, 2025
Cat-Ski Weather Insurance: Northern Escape Keeps You Skiing!
Heli-skiing in BC is about deep powder, big terrain, and making the most of every day in the mountains. Across all of BC, heli-ski operators typically see one day of weather that limits flying every week or two. That’s just the nature of big mountains and deep snow. Northern Escape Heli Skiing is no different—we don’t have more down days than anyone…
November 21, 2022
Northern Escape Awarded World’s Best Heli Ski Operator
It’s official. Northern Escape is the World’s Best Heli Ski Operator. At last week’s World Ski Awards, we took the title and are celebrating right now! Our whole team of passionate mountain people, many…
July 17, 2022
Winter 2023 Heli Skiing
The Lowdown on Trip Planning, Predictions and Travel Advice for the Upcoming Heli Ski Season For first time bucket listers and seasoned shredders alike,…
January 27, 2022
Heli Skiing vs Cat Skiing: Which Winter Vacation is Best for You?
What is mechanized Skiing? Mechanized skiing is a type of skiing that uses either a helicopter or snowcat to take skiers and snowboarders up remote slopes…
April 26, 2021
2022 and 2023 Heli Skiing Bookings
Last Chance to Save on 2022 Heli Skiing Trips Demand has been extraordinarily strong for 2022 heli skiing and boarding trips and we are well over 90% sold out at this point. BUT, there are still some…
April 19, 2021
What Is Heli Skiing?
A Brief History of Helicopter Skiing Hans Gmoser usually gets credit for being the father of the sport of heli skiing. The enigmatic Austrian moved to Canada at a young age and began guiding in the Rocky…
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…
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…
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…