North Cascade Heli is working with SkiWashington.com and Washington ski resorts to offer season’s pass holders from any Washington resort our “ski industry” rate of $700 per person per day (plus tax). That’s $225 off a single day program and $450 off a 3 day program- one heck of a deal!
This offer is good this season only and is valid for any peak season 1 or 3 day heli ski/ride program (peak season is from January 20th, 2009 to the end of the season on March 15th, 2009). This rate applies to both new and existing bookings and you must present your pass upon arrival to take advantage of this special offer. Call the office at 800-494-4354 to secure your dates.
Given the slow start to the winter, we’ve decided to push our season opening back until the new year in order to give Mother Nature a chance to catch up. We’ve been getting snow from the recent storms, but wanted to build a better base before we opening for the season. The heli will be here around the 28th, so check back for field reports from NCH recon missions before the end of the year.
While we’re on the subject of the Powder train, Larry Schick at Skiwashington.com has recently revised his forecast to indicate we “have moved from a neutral to a neutral/weak La Nina condition in the tropical Pacific. Recall last seasons moderate La Nina which produced exceptional Cascades snow. I think what this implies is a more robust snow pattern for the Cascades for the next few months.” We couldn’t have asked for a better early Christmas present!
We always love it when we see videos our guests have put together from their trips with us. We just found this video from last season on YouTube and thought we’d share the fun.
After fits and starts, it looks like the collective snow dance has paid off. The data from Washington Pass is reporting cold temps and 20″ at the Pass, with more up high. And what has fallen is nice light fluff.
We also have a nice blanket of white here at the barn. All signs point to some great skiing up high by opening day (Monday 12/29/08). We’re expecting the heli here this coming weekend, so expect some field reports from staff recon missions once we have the bird.
And it looks like our wish will be granted in partnership with Classic Helicopters, out of Woods Hole, Utah. In speaking with Seamus, we’re lucky to have this brand new bird, which is currently being outfitted for its maiden heli-season. He’s very impressed with the ski set up, avionics package, and power this bird can muster (and he’s one to judge a heli after 40 years of flying them).
We’ve been poking around on a variety of snow toys up in the mountains and have been able to get some turns in this past weekend up high. We have cold temps, so let’s keep doing the percipitation dance.
We were fortunate enough to have Dan Barth and the Outdoor Story Tellers crew from KLXY TV in Spokane here last season. The video story from Seamus is below- enjoy!
We are asked frequently if we do gift certificates and the answer is yes! All of our programs from the Nordic Super Tour to an exclusive use charter can be given as a gift certificate. We hear from many folks that giving the gift of a heli skiing or riding program elevated them to “best gift giver ever” status, forever remembered for giving a day of fantastic powder riding.
The way it works is that we create a certificate good for the 2008-2009 season and the lucky recipient can select from dates where we have a seat open- some flexibility is very helpful.
You can simply call the office 800-494-HELI (4354) and we can create one for you and either email you a PDF or send hard copy via snail mail. All standard NCH policies apply to gift certificates.
Just a reminder some of the NCH crew will be at the Seattle showing of Teton Gravity Research’s new film Under the Influence this Friday the 14th at Neumos in Seattle. Stop on by and say hi.
North Cascade Heli is proud to be co-offering a 4 day AIARE Level 2 Avalanche Training Course with North Cascades Mountain Guides this winter. The course will base out of the Heli ski yurt at Windy Pass near Indiana basin, high in the North Cascades. This location will allow us to work indoors in the morning and tour in the afternoon. The backcountry location will allow for optimal learning as well as some opportunities for some great skiing! Not to mention fully-catered meals, 4 days in remote setting and talented instructors. Due to the cost of heli flight, we will need 4 or 8 participants to allow the course to run at the advertised price of $1,200 per person, plus tax. Course dates are scheduled for February 6th-9th, 2009.
For detailed information on the course, curriculum, etc, please check this page NCMG Level 2
They also offer Level 1 Courses and re-freshers Level 1 Course.
