Dream Catcher Heliskiing
About Dream Catcher Heliskiing
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Our skiing terrain is 80% open and 60% of that is glaciated. We have poor weather and tree skiing minutes from the front door of the hotel / lodge or boat. 20% of our terrain is treed or below the tree line. Dream Catcher Heliskiing has three separate operations that run simultaneously. One is based out of a hotel in Bella Coola, one is based out of a lodge across from Bella Coola and our third is based off a ship, the MV Ocean Explorer II. Packages run from 3 - 8 days and each day is a potential ski day. Arrival in Bella Coola form Vancouver is at noon and the first run for guests can be as early as 2 pm the same day. The last day of each package is a ski day and the return flight to Vancouver leaves at 12:30. The average ski day is 25,000 verical fett, and it is not uncommon to achieve well over 30,000 vertical feet. Because we operate woith only 2 groups / helicopter we can minimize waiting and m,maximize skiing. Even after 7 years we are still skiing new runs and going on terrain that no one has ever been on.
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Dream Catcher Heliskiing Quick Facts
| The Basics |
Terrain |
Season |
| Helicopter Trips: |
Yes |
| Snowcat Trips: |
No |
| Years in Business: |
7 |
| Capacity Per Trip: |
9 - 15 Maximum of 23 |
| Trips Per Season: |
8 to 16 per day |
| Guide to Client Ratio: |
1 to 5 |
| Packages start at: |
$1200.00 |
| Longest Run: |
5750 vertical feet |
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| Summit: |
8,024 Ft /
2,446 M |
| Base: |
1,200 Ft /
366 M |
| Vertical: |
5,775 Ft /
1,760 M |
| Acres: |
834,270 Ac /
337,629 Hc |
| Annual Snow: |
500" / 1,270cm |
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| Starts Around: |
1/26/2008 |
| Ends Around: |
4/15/2009 |
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Guide Certifications & Experience
| All guides are certified ACMG or UIAGM. As well as Level I and II Canadian Avalanche Association Certification and a minimum 80 hour wilderness first aid with recertification required every 2 years. |
Equipment Used
| Private and Semi Private trips are the norm with Dream Catcher Heliskiing. We use state of the art Bell 407 helicopters, and this year we will be introducing a new lodge based experience in addition to our hotel and ship based programs. At Dream Catcher Heliskiing every day is a ski day in our package prices. All tours start and end at Vancouver airport. |
Ski Areas Nearby
| Dream Catcher Heliskiing base is 250 Km (150miles) by air north-west of Whistler / Blackcomb. |
Booking Policy
| All guests are required to read and sign the booking information that is on the web site. A sample waiver of liability is required to be read before arrival. A deposit of $1000.00 /pax for hotel / Lodge, $2000.00 for boat is required upon booking. |
Packages & Pricing
| Our package prices include skis, return airfare from Vancouver, all food accommodation, safety equipment, Guides and local transport.
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What's New
| This year we are pleased to announce our own skiers lounge at the hotel, a serviced ski shop, a choice of 3 massage therapists and an expanded menu at the restaurant. The ship has a new bar and an on board massage therapist. |
Local Lodging
| All Packages are private accommodation. Hotel food is North American, Korean and Japanese cuisine. Lodge and ship has private chef. |
Nearby Recreation
| The hotel based guest has access to the first nation petrographs, all the amenities of downtown Bella Coola, fish hatchery tours, hiking and natural hot springs tour.
The ship based guest may have access to 3 natural hot springs, fishing and crabbing, boat trips to first nation petroglyph's that are over 8000 years old. |
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