Early season rates from opening day to mid-January are $700 per
person for one day or $1,950 for three days (midweek or weekend).
3-DAY
PROGRAM
Our most popular trip is the one that maximizes your experience
in Mazama with three days of heli-skiing or heli-riding.
Make the most of your journey to the end of the road
and optimize your adventure for endless turns of untracked
powder. Many of our guests come back year after year
for their three-day powder feast. Some even tack on
another day or two to the program.
With a minimum of 36,000 vertical feet guaranteed, this
is an excellent way to experience our vast permit area in
the North Cascades. Each day includes guide services, demo
powder boards, avalanche equipment and a tasty lunch.
The three-day program is available Friday through Sunday
and Tuesday through Thursday. Custom dates are available.
Cost: Weekend
(Fri–Sun) is $2,600 per guest.
Midweek (Tues–Thu) is $2,400 per guest.
Required deposit: $900. Inquire about this program
3-DAY
PACKAGE
This is our three-day program that includes meals and lodging at the world-renown
Freestone Inn. Luxuriate in the alpine splendor of the inn while carving through
some of the finest powder in the world over three incredible days.
The NCHS heli-barn is conveniently located on the premises of the Wilson Ranch
right next to the Freestone Inn. Guests may choose from a cozy room in the lodge
or a charming cabin. Sumptuous breakfasts start your day off before cruising
the mountains in the heli then its back to the inn for a soak, perhaps a massage
or drink near the fire, followed by a satisfying meal in the inn’s impressive
dining room. Repeat for two more days.
Cost: Weekend (Fri–Sun) varies by lodging preference. Please call or email for rates.
Midweek (Tues–Thu) varies by lodging preference. Please call or email for
rates.
Required deposit: $900 Inquire about this program
1-DAY
PROGRAM
Enjoy a full day in the mountains and a minimum of 12,000 vertical
feet guaranteed with guide services, demo powder boards, avalanche
equipment and lunch included. We meet early at the heli-barn,
run through our safety briefing and avalanche transceiver instruction
and then load up to spend the day shredding the kind. It’s
the best way to have the greatest ski day of the season, or
decade, or maybe, lifetime. The One-Day package is available
throughout the week.
Cost: Fri-Sun is $925 per guest.
Mon-Thu is $875 per guest.
Required deposit: Full payment. Inquire
about this program
1-DAY PACKAGE
This package takes care of it all: one night at the Freestone
Inn, breakfast and dinner at the Inn, and all the features
of our one-day program. A great way for those with limited
time to sample the hospitality and charm of the Methow Valley
along with the stunning snow and mountains of the North Cascades.
Cost: Weekend (Fri–Sun)
varies by lodging preference. Please call or email for rates
Midweek (Tues–Thu) varies by lodging preference. Please
call or email for rates
Required deposit: TBA Inquire
about this program
1-DAY SKIING/RIDING PACKAGE WITH WESTSIDE PICK-UP
All the features of the One-Day package (demo skis not available
unless pre-arranged) with helicopter roundtrip transportation
from our pick-up landing (only 2 hours from Seattle)
on the North Cascades Highway. With a good weather
forecast, we’ll meet a party of four with guide,
pilot and heli at our landing zone near the town of
Marblemount. An unbelievably spectacular 20-minute
flight across the North Cascades National Park puts
your group on the top of the first of many runs. At
the end of the powder session, we whisk you back to
your car and you will be home that evening. Not bad
for a day’s outing!
Our Westside pick-up option is similar to traveling
to a ski area for the day except for your chairlift
is a helicopter with no lift lines and plenty of untracked
slopes at your disposal.
Custom dates available.
Cost: $1,750 per guest.
Required deposit: Full payment.
Inquire
about this program
EXCLUSIVE
USE
The helicopter is yours for the day. This is an excellent option for private
groups who either charge hard all day or want the freedom and privacy that
only a private charter can offer. Do the math (we can help!) and you’ll
see that if you want to ski an incredible amount of vertical, the exclusive
use charter just might be your ticket to ride. Includes exclusive use of the
helicopter, guide services, avalanche equipment, and demo powder boards.
Cost: $4,000 per flight hour. A minimum of 1.5 hours of flight time per day
is required for the first load, 2.5 hours per day for two loads and 3 hours
per day forthree loads. Single load exclusive use is available only when approved.
Required
deposit: $4,000. Inquire
about this program
1-DAY BACKCOUNTRY TOUR
Spend a full day touring for turns after a helicopter drop-off
early in the morning at a spectacular and remote highpoint
in the mountains. Forget about the three to five hour uphill
approaches – we leave the climbing skins in the pack
on this tour because soon after departing the heli-barn,
we’re taking a run!
Following your guide, you and your group will tour to your heart’s
desire while covering backcountry travel skills. If pounding
out the vertical is what you want, then have at it! Or perhaps
an adventurous tour among the peaks is more your cup of tea.
We can curtail the day to fit your dreams and desires.
At the end of the day and one last run, the helicopter arrives
to whisk the group back to the barn for a few pints of some
Twisp River Pub ales. Now that’s a tour!
Includes guide services, avalanche gear and roundtrip helicopter
shuttle.
Custom options are available.
Cost: $375 per guest.
Required deposit: Full payment. Inquire
about this program
1-DAY
NORDIC SUPER TOUR
This is the classic tour that started it all. A fun and exciting
outing that is particularly popular with cross-country skiers.
We fly 4,000 feet above Mazama to Goat Peak then spend the day
making runs and touring before skiing back down to our base
area via groomed forest service roads. Includes one-way helicopter
flight, guide services, and avalanche gear.
Cost: $225
Required deposit: Full payment Inquire
about this program
4-DAY BACKCOUNTRY YURT TRIP
This is a superb adventure that allows our guests to really
enjoy the backcountry experience. We fly to our cozy yurt
located deep in the Cascades at 6,000 feet, unload our gear
and fly up to a nearby peak for a quick run since we have
the heli there. After that it is four days of skiing and
exploring some of the finest touring terrain around. Includes
roundtrip helicopter flight, guide services and three nights
at the yurt with delicious wholesome meals. You and up to
seven friends bring your own assortment of beverages, clothes,
equipment and a sleeping
bag for mining in the goods at our backcountry stash. Escape
to the Barron yurt and see what brings groups back year
after year.
Custom dates available.
Cost: $900
Required deposit: Full payment Inquire
about this program
FLIGHT-SEEING
Take an excursion into the skies over the majestic North Cascades
in wintertime. No skiing skills required! After a safety
briefing, your group of four or five will liftoff over the
valley for an incredible scenic flight. If conditions allow,
we’ll land and bask in the views. This is a stunning
way to celebrate a winter visit to the Methow Valley.
Cost: $175 per person.
Required deposit: Full payment. Inquire
about this program