Single heli runs cost $184 per person per run. If you have a reservation and would like to add a heli run, please call our office at (970) 387-5706.
In the U.S., Colorado's Telluride Helitrax and Utah's Powderbirds deliver day packages that start at about $1,235 per person and deliver six runs, ski and avalanche gear, and chow. Silverton in southwest Colorado serves up what might be the best deal in ski country: a single heli bump for $179 per person per ride.
Here are the options for snowcat and heli skiing tours in Colorado, in alphabetical order:
Arapahoe Basin 's Pallavicini Lift serves some of the steepest terrain in Colorado's central mountains, with Gauthier clocking in as the most extreme pitch, at about 46 degrees. Locally known as the 5th Alley, Gauthier dives down a gulley at the far west boundary of the ski area.
Typically, Heli Skiing clients will be comfortable tackling red runs and will be reasonably fit. Some off piste skiing experience is a bonus but not essential. Quite simply if you are a strong piste skier and want to ski powder snow then you are ready for heli skiing.
In no particular order, these are 12 of the world's best heli-ski spots:
Public Heli
Additional skiing $185 per run. $750 deposit per person required.
Snowcat skiing is where the skiers and snowboarders ride in a 20 person cab on the snowcat machine and are taken to a remote mountain. ... The benefit of Cat skiing is the ability to enjoy pristine terrain with just a few other people in a true wilderness setting.
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