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Ski area

One hundred times bigger than Whistler or Vail, TLH’s massive ski terrain is mostly made up of glaciers and gladed woods. The area typically gets 50–60 feet (15–20 m) of snow in the winter, which gives an average base of 10–12 feet.
 

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With over 830,000 acres (336,150 ha) of terrain and 300 “controlled” runs at their disposal, TLH heliski guides have immense scope to deliver an unforgettable experience. The terrain varies from huge, glaciated descents to long runs through gladed woods, and it is usual to ski many different but exciting conditions every day.

A good day offers up to 12 runs and around 25,000 vertical feet with it not uncommon to ski over 35,000 feet on a long, spring day. The record for a Deluxe party is just over 39,000 vertical feet. Average days rack up between 20,000 to 25,000 feet, but you should remember that notching up vertical isn’t a competition, honest. That said, the average vertical skied on a Deluxe package is 130,000 feet and that extra vertical makes for extremely cost-effective heliskiing.

In good weather it’s usual to ski the glaciers, keeping the lower and treelined runs for poorer weather days. Glacier skiing is immensely dramatic—huge runs sweeping down open bowls—and typically the runs are longer than those into the trees. For safety reasons, however, you will ski less extreme gradients.

In snowy or cloudy conditions skiing will normally be through the trees, bounding down through gladed areas with plenty of natural obstacles to avoid. Bark munching, as it’s known, is made a lot easier by TLH managing the trees to open up areas where the forest density would otherwise make skiing tricky. You can often ski steeper slopes through the trees, as they tend to hold snowpack better. Perhaps surprisingly, many veteran heliskiers consider tree skiing to be the best you can get.

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