Day Heli Skiing - The Experience
The opportunity to go heli skiing/boarding has never been so easy. The Experience is a single day option ideal for people who want to try this sport for the first time. A relaxed pace to the day allows you to discover just how fantastic heli skiing really is. Experience your first helicopter flight, unbelievable vistas, legendary powder, and the thrill of skiing untouched terrain. This program runs out of our base at the Coast Hillcrest Hotel. We use the Bell 205 helicopter which accomodates ten skiers and two guides.
Available Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday each week, beginning December 15, 2010 to April 9, 2011
Package Includes:
- Three runs
- Full buffet breakfast, gourmet mountain lunch and après ski snacks
- Powder ski or snowboard rental
- Avalanche beacon rental and related safety gear
- Backcountry safety briefing and beacon training
Price: $725.00 plus tax per person
Rates are quoted in Canadian Dollars and are subject to 12% HST (Harmonized Sales Tax).
Additional runs can be purchased on site at a cost of $64.00 plus tax per run (group consensus required).
Your Day
At 7:30 am, day skiers need to register at Guest Services, located on the lower level of the Hillcrest Hotel, to fill out waivers and check in with our ski technicians for high performance rentals. Your morning also includes breakfast and safety training prior to boarding the helicopter. We break up the ski day with a delicious lunch in the mountains and continue skiing until it is time to enjoy apres snacks and beverages back at the Hillcrest Hotel.
*Snowboarders should bring their own bindings if using one of our performance powder boards.
*Day skiers are welcome to check-in before 6:30pm the evening prior to their trip to set up ski gear and sign a waiver.
Cancellation/Refund Options
Sometimes the weather does not cooperate and we are unable to fly on your scheduled Heli ski date. Here are the options if poor weather does not allow us to ski:
- Full refund or rebooking if the decision is made the previous day based on poor weather or avalanche conditions.
- Full refund or rebooking if the decision is made by the time you show up in the morning. Rebook your Day Heli trip at this time and enjoy your breakfast and a bagged lunch on us.
- If the decision is made after your breakfast and morning safety briefing, we charge $38.00, and will provide you with a day ski pass for Revelstoke Mountain Resort and a bagged lunch.
- If we start skiing but the guaranteed runs are not reached, we refund at the extra run rate of $64.00 for each run not achieved.
Trip Insurance
Trip cancellation insurance can be purchased through your preferred insurance provider, or through Selkirk Tangiers at the time of booking. The rates vary based on the length of your trip, age, and type of package you have chosen. For more information please give us a call at 1.800.663.7080 or email us at dayheli@selkirk-tangiers.com.
For further information on our Day Heli packages, please contact us at 1.800.663.7080 or by email at dayheli@selkirk-tangiers.com.