The beautiful shades of red and gold Maples, the enchanting Northern Lights, the stunning Rockies, acres of amazing ski bowls and perfect powder skiing -- these are some of the first few things that come to mind when you think of Canada. A popular tourist destination, Canada draws scores of tourists thanks to its rich, unique history. After all, Canada is home to 13 UNESCO World Heritage Sites and nearly 850 National Historic Sites! However, a sizable chunk of those who pick Canada as their travel destination, visit the country for the remarkable, almost matchless powder skiing it has to offer. This is not surprising when you consider that some popular ski areas in Canada get up to 40-60 feet of perfect, dry powder every year!
Despite a generous sprinkling of ski and snowboarding resorts offering cat powder skiing and snow boarding opportunities across Europe, New Zealand, Argentina and even Alaska, ski resorts offering Canadian powder skiing options are, to date, the most popular. Home to the great Canadian Rockies, this vast winter wonderland offers you the best opportunities to try dog-sledding, snow-shoeing, ice fishing, heli skiing, cat powder skiing, or downhill and cross-country skiing. It is estimated that Canada has over 540 ski areas, spread across British Columbia (known for heli skiing, cat powder skiing, snow boarding), Manitoba (known for cross-country skiing), Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario (popular for skiing and snow boarding) and Saskatchewan (known for cross-country skiing).
One of the most popular amongst ski regions across Canada, British Columbia draws the maximum number of local and international ski enthusiasts. Not only does the region have some of the best slopes and powder skiing in the entire country, it also boasts of a number of highly recommended, experienced organizers like Mica Heli Skiing.
Mica Heli Guides, perhaps one of the very few ski tour organizers who take very small groups (four people per ski tour package) are known for the high quality and intimate experience they offer to their clients. The smaller groups ensure that each guest gets personalized attention and a high quality of service.
Mica Heli Skiing's beautiful backcountry lodge too has been created to give you the peaceful comfort of a luxury home away from the noise and crowd of a typical ski resort. The backcountry lodge, with a magnificent view of the impressive Kinbasket Lake, comfortably accommodates up to 12 guests. The lodge, reachable only by helicopter in winters, stays well beyond the reach of other groups vacationing in the area. So, you can be sure about having the best powder skiing all to yourself! Though remote, the lodge is equipped to with all the right gadgetry like wireless Internet service, satellite TV and an emergency telephone access to keep you connected to the outside world.
Mica Heli Guides backcountry lodge offers you all the classy comfort of an exclusive lodge. Built in the summer of 2002, the lodge has beautiful river-stone fireplaces, heated tiled or carpeted floors, an outdoor hot tub, huge windows, large dining and relaxing areas and spectacular views from every suite.
Mica Heliskiing has a number of packages that offer the best powder skiing in Canada and also suit different budgets. With over 470,000 hectares (more than 1 million acres!) of spectacular peaks, huge alpine cirques and bowls and massive glaciated runs, Mica Heliskiing offers you the best powder skiing at the most competitive rates. As 50 percent of our terrain consists of steep tree slopes, Mica Heliskiing assures you of the most exciting ski runs you would have ever imagined.
With a number of powder skiing areas like the Molson Valley, Harvey Valley, Dawson Valley, Wood River Valley, Kinbasket Valley, Tsar Valley and the Hugh Allen Valley, to choose from, guests at the Mica Heliskiing resort never run out of options. Having skied only about 15 percent of the total terrain area to date, Mica Heliskiing is now offering the unique opportunity to each visiting group to be the first to ski a new run -- and to NAME the new run -- for the 2006-2007 season!
With a host of options to make your powder skiing vacation truly exciting and customized, powder skiing in Canada with Mica Heliskiing is an experience that is guaranteed to thrill! |
