The short answer
A private charter means the whole operation is yours for the day: your group, your pace, and your run picks within the terrain the guides judge sensible for the conditions. It suits a family, a crew of friends, or a small company that wants the mountain to itself. Our charter frame starts from $9,800 a day, and it books best with a few months of lead time on the dates you want.
The groups who do this
Who charters
Three kinds of groups tend to charter. Families who want to ski together at a pace that works for a range of ages and abilities. Crews of friends who have skied together for years and want a whole tenure to themselves. And small companies who use a couple of days on the mountain the way others use a boardroom, except that nobody checks their phone.
What they have in common is that they would rather be a group of their own than share the day with strangers. A charter buys exactly that.
How the whole-machine day differs
On a normal day you join a group set by the morning board. On a charter the machine is yours, so the day bends to your group instead. You can ski a shorter day or a long one, take a leisurely lunch or push straight through, and lean toward the terrain your group most wants, all within the guides' calls on what the snow allows.
That last part does not change on a charter. The guides still choose terrain to match the day's conditions, and the pilot's read on the weather is still final. What a charter changes is everything inside those calls: the pace, the priorities, and who you spend the day with.
Book earlier than you think
Lead times
Charters take the whole operation off the board for a day, so the good dates go early. A few months of lead time is comfortable; peak-season dates and holiday windows can go sooner than that. If your dates are flexible, tell us the range and we will find the best day inside it. If they are fixed, the sooner you ask, the better your odds.
The price frame
Charter pricing starts from $9,800 a day and scales with the size of your group and whether you want the heli in the mix. As a concept build, treat that figure as illustrative of how charter pricing is structured rather than as a live quote. When you enquire we give you a real number for your group, your dates, and your plans, with no hidden line items.
How to ask well
What a good charter brief tells us
The more we know up front, the better we plan your day. A good charter enquiry tells us most of this.
- Who is in the group and roughly how they ski, from strongest to least experienced.
- Your dates, and whether they are fixed or flexible.
- Whether you want cat only or a heli day in the mix.
- What the day is for: hard skiing, a relaxed family day, or something in between.
- Any dietary needs and whether you want lodging and meals included.