| Description: |
Terrain: |
| Great value at only $975 per day (min 3 day trip) for the 2009 season. Best suited for strong skiers with good stamina. Skiers looking for a more edgy experience.
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Monashees/Selkirks.
720 sq miles (1155 sq. km) – 230 runs
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| Helicopters: |
Group/Lift Size: |
| Bell 212 and Bell 407 depending on trip
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3 groups of 10 in a Bell 212, or 3 groups of 5 in a Bell 407. Varies - depending on weather, group abilities, daylight hours
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| Location: |
Closest Major Airport: |
| Nakusp, British Columbia
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Calgary International Airport and the Spokane Airport
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| Standard Packages Offered: |
Packages Include: |
| 7 day, 4 day, 3 day all inclusive packages available (10 skiers in 3 groups). Powder Max - 7 day package 5 skiers in 3 groups
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All meals, snacks and non - alcoholic beverages; Full lodge accommodations, Ground transportation to/from Calgary or Spokane; Heli-Skiing with IFMGA or ACMG heli-ski guides; use of specially designed heli skis; training in and use of avalanche transceivers
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| Average Vertical: |
Price of Extra Vertical: |
| 100,000 guaranteed vertical feet of skiing is provided on a 7 day trip
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$95 per 3280 vertical feet (1000 vertical meters)
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| Average Snowfall: |
Maximum number of guests: |
| 700 inches at elevation of 5,900 feet
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45 people at the Kuskanax Lodge in Nakusp
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| Minimum age requirement: |
Powder skis required: |
| Min age 18, younger ages may travel with an accompany parent - based on ability
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Provided |
| Level of skiing/snowboarding required for first timers: |
Hotels recommended for pre & post accommodation: |
| Strong intermediate or advanced skier. Good fitness level is key
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Delta Calgary Airport Hotel
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| How guests arrive: |
The best time to arrive: |
| Ground transportation provided from both Calgary and Spokane
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Trip starts at the Calgary or Spokane Airport
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| Year-round services: |
Why Us: |
| Fishing, curling, hot springs, cross country skiing, snow shoeing. Friendly, small town atmosphere & amenities.
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Forty-one years of accumulated experience let us speak with confidence. Our staff and guides, some of them veterans from the very early days, will proudly show you the friendliness, hospitality and great times in the mountains that bring 70% of our guests back every year.
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