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FAQ |
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| Skiing & Boarding
Sessions |
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| Skeena Heliskiing uses a
Aerostar helicopter B2 or B3. These machines where chosen for it's
exceptional lift and smaller size. This gives you a more
personalized ski vacation with four or five skiers to
one or two guide(s) depending on which type of ski session
you prefer.. |
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offer two types of ski vacations for you to choose from: |
- The semi private session is a ski adventure
comprised of two groups of four-five skiers/boarders.
- The private session is designed to
meet your specific needs. Up to four skiers will join
two guides for a discovery session of a lifetime.
Give us a call and we will be glad to design a trip
to suit your wishes.
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Semi Private Sessions 7 day all-inclusive package. |
- Return flight from Vancouver to Smithers with Air
Canada.
- One night stay in one of the Fairmont Hotels in
Vancouver with breakfast.
- All shuttles to and from Bear Claw Lodge.
- Rescue practice and training.
- Six full days of skiing
- A guarantee of 30,480 meters (100,000 ft). Extra
vertical is charged at 95.00 CAD (GST not included)
per 1000 vertical meters.
- Seven nights stay at Bear Claw Lodge (double occupancy,
enquire for single room)
- All meals snacks and non-alcoholic beverages.
- Full use of all lodge facilities: Whirlpool, Laundry
facilities, Games room, Cross-country skis and snow
shoes, Wireless internet, (Satellite phone is charged
at $4.00 CDN per minute)
- ACMG and UIAGM certified guides
- Use of powder skis, poles, avalanche transceiver
and pack with avalanche shovel and probe.
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The Semi Private Session 5
day package.
This package is a 4 day and 5 night package that skis
Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. This Package begins
on Friday at the Smithers airport and finishes on Wednesday morning in Smithers.
- All shuttles to and from Bear Claw
Lodge.
- Rescue practice and training.
- 4 full days of skiing
- A guarantee of 17,500 meters (57,500
ft). Extra vertical is charged at 95.00 CAD (GST not
included) per 1000 vertical meters.
- 5 nights stay at Bear Claw Lodge (double
occupancy, enquire for single room)
- All meals snacks and non-alcoholic
beverages.
- Full use of all lodge facilities: Whirlpool,
Laundry facilities, Games room, Cross-country skis
and snow shoes, Wireless internet, (Satellite phone
is charged at $4.00 CDN per minute)
- ACMG and UIAGM certified guides
- Use of powder skis, poles, avalanche
transceiver and pack with avalanche shovel and probe.
Alternate Package Options .
These are available upon request and can be taylored to suit your needs, depending on occupancy.
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Lunch, Schedules and Other Info.
Lunch will be served picnic style outdoors or in a mountain style Yurt built purley for your comfort.
The ski day starts at 8:30 - 09:00 am and last flight
is at 4:00 - 4:30 pm, daylight and weather permitting.
The ski session price does not include alcoholic beverages,
all airport taxes and the recommended trip cancellation,
short term medical and personal insurance
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| The
Guarantee |
| At Skeena Heliskiing we are getting away
from the traditional heli-ski packages and offer you a
guarantee that gives you more of what you want. Whether
you want a more relaxed vacation or are after as much
skiing as your legs can handle, our guarantee is sure
to suit your needs. We are offering an experience of a
life time. We are not rushing you to go skiing and our
guides will offer a casual and considerate approach to
building your ski day |
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The Semi
Private ski session guarantees:
5 nights & 4 full days of skiing 17,500 m (57,500’)
7 nights & 6 full days of skiing 30,480 m (100,000’)
Extra vertical is charged only after exceeding the given
number for the package vertical meters. Vertical meters
are calculated by the personal actual vertical skied.
Extra vertical is charged at $95.00 CDN per thousand meters.
If the guarantee is not reached due to weather or mechanical
or technical problems you will be refunded at a rate of
$50.00 CDN per thousand meters of the unused guarantied
vertical. Flying time is limited from 8:30 am until 4:00
pm depending on time of sunset and weather permitting. |
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Personalized. Made to Measure Service
We have arranged for guests that arrive in Vancouver to
stay at the Fairmont Waterfront or Airport Hotels. More
info is available at: |
http://www.fairmont.com/vancouverairport/
http://www.fairmont.com/waterfront/ |
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| All packages include double occupancy in
the Fairmont suits. For upgrades to deluxe or gold room
and for single occupancy please inquire for prices and
info. |
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| Terrain |
| In the heart of Northern British Columbia
lie the Skeena, Atna and Sicintine Mountain Ranges where
8250 km2 of remote wilderness and untouched Canadian powder
await. The heliskiing area boasts countless new runs to
be explored.. This, coupled with breathtaking alpine runs
make Skeena Heliskiing one of Canada’s premiere
heliskiing areas. Add a 300 to 400+ cm base and you have
a skier’s nirvana. |
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| Safety
(Guides, Air Crew and Associations) |
At Skeena Heliskiing we strive to give
you an enjoyable ski vacation tailored to suit your needs.
Our primary concern, above all else, is your safety and
the safety of our staff.
The Skeena guiding team and aircrew have been selected
for their professional excellence. They are a rare group
of individuals that have had the good fortune to blend
their love for the mountains and a passion for skiing
or flying into a career.
All of our guiding team is either UIAGM or ACMG certified.
Before each season the Skeena guiding and pilot team attends
additional training seminars to supplement and review
certain skills. Ongoing training includes snow, weather
and avalanche training, rescue training, first aid courses,
heli safety, wildlife observation skill development and
Environmental Management Systems training. Both Guides
and pilots receive additional preseason training.
Upon arrival you will be instructed in a series of rescue
techniques and safety protocols. Every guest is issued
an avalanche transceiver and a small pack containing an
avalanche probe and shovel.
Guides and pilots follow stringent operational procedures
as outlined by HeliCat Canada. This organization provides
stringent safety and operational criteria which all operators
must meet in order to obtain membership. Daily weather
and field observations are made and along with a detailed
stability forecast are submitted to the Canadian Avalanche
Association. This information exchange is a collaborative
effort on the part of all operators to make better and
more informed decisions on snow stability. Despite our
continued efforts the mountains have the final word. We
can not control the environment. The mountains and weather
pose certain risks, which can not be eliminated. These
risks are above normal risks in day-to-day life. For this
reason we ask that you accept these risks in writing by
filling out and signing a waiver prior to your trip. |
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| Snowboarders |
| If you are considering taking your snowboard
along or if you are a boarder at heart, no worries, we
have enough terrain to provide you with the right choice
of runs. |
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| Professionally
Selected Equipment |
| We have a wide
variety of equipment to choose from. Avalanche transceivers
are the new mammut barryvox. Skis we use mainly use "Atomic"
Sugar Daddy 153 cm - 183 cm , also we have the "ZAI"
Enado 180 cm, Odavon 182cm, 165cm, see www.zai.ch
. We have a selection of clothing and other articles available for purchase in-house. |
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