Chatter Creek Helicopter Skiing

A summary of the interesting points about the inagural helicopter skiing program at Chatter Creek in March/April 2006:

1. Ony 8 groups of 5 skiers are planned over a 2-week period from March 24 through April 7 2006.

2. The Bell 407 is a quiet, comfortable and very fast machine that will give very good turn-around. There should be no waiting time while the machine transfers the other group.

3. The skiing group is very small, providing intimacy, faster skiing, flexibility and aiding in the quick turn-around of the machine.

4. The standby backup snowcat has guests skiing right away, when weather comes in. Chatter Creek knows all about cat skiing and has great cat skiing terrain.

5. Much of the heli-terrain lies east of the cat skiing terrain, even closer to the cooling effect of the many Rocky Mountain icefields. There are high mountains and huge snowfields in the area. The high-altitude snow in March and April is usually very light and dry.

6. Heliskiing guests will use Chatter Creek's large and comfortable Vertebrae and Solitude Lodges. These are located central to the cat skiing tenure and relatively close to the heliskiing terrain.

7. Considering the luxury helicopter used, the snowcat backup and the very small skiing groups, the cost of the program is very competative.
8. This is an inagural program and an opportunity to be among the first to explore this very remote Rocky Mountain terrain, so close to Banff National Park and in the midst of the dramatic and spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery. This is an opportunity to experience the very heart of the Rocky Mountains.