NORTH CASCADE HELI

John Stifter busts through the pow on a pair of K2 Pon2oons. Great snow conditions at North Cascade Heli and the storms keep coming!

(Photo: Bob Legasa)

2′ of new in our parking lot since this morning. Out skiing in the cat today!

Happy snowboarders from snow starved Cali. Boot-top and fun to ride.

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More snow in the forecast starting this weekend!

Just had a cancellation for Feb 10/11th. Now have space for 2 groups of 4 each day- the only availability we have in February. Any one want to get their heli on?

Get in touch soon- these dates won’t last.

Well we’re grateful our zone isn’t getting skunked like others. We’ll definitely keep doing our snow dance, but we’ve doubled our snowpack in the past week and have 75″+ in our alpine zone.

Here’s longer video from Jeff, shot last weekend/week in our terrain.

The B3 from JR helicopters gets here towards the end of the week for our annual guide training and set up- we can’t wait to hear the sound of the blades!

We open on the 13th of January and have good availability still through the 1st of Feb.

La Nina is back. We’ve doubled our snowpack in the alpine in the last week and it’s skiing mighty fine.

Here’s a a video shot by Jeff December 30th.

Still good availability opening weekend and though most of January. Unlimited vertical + deep pow? What’s not to like about that equation?

The word is out on our powder mine at the Barron Yurt! For the first time ever, it’s almost booked for the entire season! We have one trip left from Feb 5-9th available. Given the strong return demand, now may be the time to book for 2013- all dates are currently available.

For our standard heli-skiing programs (if you can ever call heli-shredding “standard”), other than Feb 1, we’re completely booked for the month but we have openings still in January, an excellent time to visit the North Cascades. Later in the season, availability is scarce in early March, but there is decent availability mostly near the end of our season (March 25th). These spots are not going to last long so give us a shout soon because this year is going to be epic!

To sweeten the deal in January, we’re offering unlimited vertical after our guarantee of 7 runs has been reached. How it’s work? If time allows, we’ll make a few more runs at no extra cost to you. Call or email the NCH office to arrange your January powder party. We have good availability other than Jan 21-22 which are fully booked.

We can run heli-assisted ski tours in February and March on many dates still, so call the office if you are interested in booking a heli-touring program.

Well, we aren’t in panic mode yet, but it would sure be nice to see some snow for Xmas. We think we have been good but just to make sure we are going to be on extra good behavior mode for the next few days. Trying to channel some powder imagery may also help….

Some big storms rolled through the North Cascades the last few days. The highway is officially closed, and the ski season is on! It’s a bit warm and sloppy here in Mazama, but as in the mountains, this makes for a nice snow base.
More storms are headed our way. There should be a good six to seven feet up in the alpine.
From all of us here at NCH, here’s to a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving!

Wow. The word is out on our powder mine at Barron. We’re looking forward to welcoming back a host of returning guests and many news ones to the yurt this upcoming season.

Time lapse on a starry night Photo credit: Sean Sullivan

We’re down to 1 trip available:

Feb 5th-9th- up to two groups of 4

If the yurt has been in your thoughts- don’t delay in calling to reserve this last trip!