Alterra Mountain Company Acquires Purcell Heli-Skiing to Add to CMH Heli-Skiing in British Columbia Guests Will Have Access to More Terrain and More Offerings with CMH Purcell Alterra Mountain Company announced today that it has closed on the purchase of Purcell Heli-Skiing in British Columbia, Canada. The business and ski tenure will be incorporated into the company’s premier mountain experience, CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures, adding nearly half a million acres to the already largest […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 30, 2021 0 Comments
Man Celebrates 95th Birthday by Setting Guinness World Record as Oldest Heliskier SnowBrains | June 23, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Is Heli-Hiking Worth It or Just a Gimmick? Heli-Hiking. That’s right folks. The Heli-skiing craze has now pushed its way into the summer months with this new phenomenon. The concept is quite simple and similar to that of Heli-Skiing and Heli-Biking. Put people in a helicopter, drop them off in a remote location to partake in an absurdly gorgeous hike, pick them up and take them back to a […] Jack Conroy | August 13, 2019 2 Comments
CMH Virtual Reality Heli-Skiing Landing in Squaw Valley, CA this Spring Join CMH as they land their ‘heli’ at the base of Squaw Valley, CA this spring. Using footage filmed entirely at CMH Cariboos over the course of one incredible winter, this cinematic piece is the first of its kind in both the tech and the ski industries. Step into the heli, soar above the glaciers, and drop into the best […] SnowBrains | March 22, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: CMH Galena Was Out Heli Skiing In British Columbia, Canada Yesterday The team at CMH Galena in British Columbia, Canada was out skiing yesterday. They took the heli out of hibernation and tested out the goods. A recent storm left the area buried in snow, which is a great kick starter to the season. ** Video Courtesy of: CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures/Marty Schaffer Backcountry Chris Wallner | October 31, 2017 0 Comments
Austrian Man Suffers Fatal Cardiac Arrest In Avalanche Near Revelstoke A 52 year-old Austrian man has been pronounced dead after an skier-triggered avalanche in Revelstoke, BC. The exact cause of death appears to be a cardiac arrest suffered during the avalanche that caught three heli-skiers in the Goldstream area, 100 km north of Revelstoke, on Monday afternoon. The government initially withheld the name of the heli operator, although Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) have […] Avalanche Sergei Poljak | March 10, 2017 0 Comments
One Dead in Selkirk Heli-Skiing Avalanche One Killed in Selkirk Area Avalanche| A 45 year old German man visiting the region to ski has been killed in an avalanche on March 24th. The avalanche occurred around 11:30 am. The skier was in a party of five heli-skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH). The incident occurred while the four guests and guide were waiting for heli pickup on the valley floor. The slide was triggered near 2,550 meters and cut a path 250 meters wide, leveling mature timber as it plowed to the safe pickup spot […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 25, 2014 1 Comment
Were These Enormous Class 4 Avalanches Set off by CMH Necessary? Skip to 1:48 for the avalanches. At 6:20, there is a class 4 avalanche that runs 3,300 vertical feet and 2.2 miles. It’s one thing to control avalanches and make sure terrain is safe for skiers and riders. It’s another thing to set of class 4 avalanches with enormous destructive potential hurdling down and destroying 300-year-old forests. If the avalanches […] Avalanche Miles Clark | April 11, 2013 4 Comments
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