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Cat + heli. Deep all day.

Small-group cat skiing in BC's Selkirks, heli days on top. From $720 CAD a day.

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  1. Cat Three · Whisky · the first-week group
  2. Aino Rautio leads, with a second guide
  3. Coaching pace, wide glades · 8 to 10 runs a day
  4. One morning's list: blue square Juniper Trees · blue square Lantern Glades · blue square Creekbed
  5. Your weeks: early season and spring · open Dec 12, Dec 19, Jan 2, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27
  6. Cat week $4,100 CAD · $4,551 with tax
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The guides confirm your seat on the first morning's confirmation run. Anyone in the wrong cat moves, at no cost.

An example run list. The guides set a new one at every morning meeting.

  1. Cat Two · Juniper · the steady group
  2. Dev Tarrant leads, with a second guide
  3. Steady pace · 10 to 12 runs a day
  4. One morning's list: blue square Bellwether · black diamond The Long Spoon · blue square Lantern Glades · black diamond Second Breakfast
  5. Your weeks: any week · open Dec 12, Dec 19, Jan 2, Jan 9, Jan 30, Feb 27, Mar 6, Mar 13, Mar 20, Mar 27
  6. Cat week $4,100 to $4,950 CAD · $4,551 to $5,495 with tax
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The guides confirm your seat on the first morning's confirmation run. Anyone in the wrong cat moves, at no cost.

An example run list. The guides set a new one at every morning meeting.

  1. Cat One · Birch · the fast group
  2. Ren Marchant leads, with a second guide
  3. Fast pace · 12 to 14 runs a day
  4. One morning's list: black diamond First Call · black diamond Whiteroom Direct · blue square Bellwether · black diamond The Long Spoon
  5. Your weeks: deep season · open Jan 9, Jan 30, Feb 27, Mar 6
  6. Cat week $4,950 CAD · $5,495 with tax · heli add-on suggested, +$1,400 a flying day
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The guides confirm your seat on the first morning's confirmation run. Anyone in the wrong cat moves, at no cost.

An example run list. The guides set a new one at every morning meeting.

  1. Not this winter
  2. Take two powder lessons at a resort first
  3. Then come to Cat Three, the first-week group, next season
  4. Aino Rautio coaches that group at 8 to 10 runs a day
  5. Early and spring weeks suit a first week best
  6. Call us and we'll talk it through
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Your run from the Horn to the cat

Pick your group above and this becomes your group's run. Until then, here is Cat Two's list from the same morning.

The runs for Cat Two

  1. The Horn, 2,610 m, at first light. The run list was set at the 5:45 meeting.

  2. Blue square: Bellwether. Cat One skied it too.

  3. Black diamond: The Long Spoon, off the blue line. Steady pace, 10 to 12 runs a day.

  4. Blue square: Lantern Glades. Cat Three skied it the same morning.

  5. Black diamond: Second Breakfast, off the blue line. The last run on the list.

  6. The creek road, 1,540 m. The cat is waiting. Last pickup at 16:00.

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The runs for Cat Three

The Horn, 2,610 m, at first light. The run list was set at the 5:45 meeting.

  1. Blue square: Juniper Trees. Wide glades at coaching pace.

  2. Blue square: Lantern Glades. Cat Two skied it the same morning.

  3. Blue square: Creekbed. The last run on the list.

The creek road, 1,540 m. The cat is waiting. Last pickup at 16:00.

The runs for Cat Two

The Horn, 2,610 m, at first light. The run list was set at the 5:45 meeting.

  1. Blue square: Bellwether. Cat One skied it too.

  2. Black diamond: The Long Spoon, off the blue line. Steady pace, 10 to 12 runs a day.

  3. Blue square: Lantern Glades. Cat Three skied it the same morning.

  4. Black diamond: Second Breakfast, off the blue line. The last run on the list.

The creek road, 1,540 m. The cat is waiting. Last pickup at 16:00.

The runs for Cat One

The Horn, 2,610 m, at first light. The run list was set at the 5:45 meeting.

  1. Black diamond: First Call. The first run on Cat One's list.

  2. Black diamond: Whiteroom Direct. A whiteroom is snow deep enough to cover your goggles.

  3. Blue square: Bellwether. A blue square between the steep ones.

  4. Black diamond: The Long Spoon. Fast pace, 12 to 14 runs a day.

The creek road, 1,540 m. The cat is waiting. Last pickup at 16:00.

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What your week costs all in

Here is a cat week for your seat with GST and lodging taxes in the total. Add the shuttle, rentals or Snow cover with one tap each.

Cat weekEarly and spring
$4,100
GST, 5%
$205
Lodging taxes, about 6%
$246

Total, CAD$4,551

Tip for guides and staffnot in the total$410 to $615
ShuttleCastlegar or Trail, $180 · return, per guest
Rentals, powder skis or board$65 a day · boots are not rented
Snow cover7% of the package · refundable in cash to 14 days out

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If it storms

Pick what the weather did and see what comes back to you, in dollars.

What did the weather do?

A down day is a day the cats can't run: the road is closed or the avalanche hazard is extreme.

  • The helicopter couldn't flyYour heli add-on is refunded in full to your card. You ski the cat day.
  • The cat day stopped under 4 runsHalf the day comes back to you.
  • The cat day stopped at 4 to 6 runsA quarter of the day comes back to you.
  • The cat day stopped at 7 runs or moreThat counts as a full day.
  • The cats couldn't run at allYou choose: the whole day as credit, or 60% of it back in cash.

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Up to 28 guests a day in three cats

Each cat skis at its own pace. Pick the line that sounds like you, and we'll show you the weeks that suit your cat.

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