Cat skiing guides from the lodge

Answers to the questions guests ask before they book, from the people who run the basin.

  1. What a cat skiing week costs all in

    Every line of the bill, with tax, in CAD.

  2. What happens to your money when weather stops the cats

    Storm days, grounded helicopters and short days, in dollars.

  3. Am I good enough for cat skiing? How groups get sorted

    Three groups by pace, and how we place you.

  4. Cat skiing vs heli skiing

    What each costs and how each day feels.

  5. Your first cat skiing week: what to expect

    Day one to day five.

  6. How fit do you need to be for cat skiing?

    The legs a full day asks for.

  7. What to pack for a cat skiing trip

    The list, and the 23 kg duffel it fits in.

  8. How cat and heli operators manage avalanche risk

    The morning meeting, explained.

  9. Planning a private cat for your group

    The whole cat, up to 12 guests.

  10. Why Kootenay snow is what it is

    Where 9 to 12 m a winter comes from.