What Makes A Great Heliskiing Vacation

 When you visit a typical ski resort, your trip's success invariably depends on your luck with the weather and whether or not you get some fresh powder runs. Not wanting to leave the powder to chance, more and more skiers are heading into the backcountry. One of the main places they go is British Columbia, and more specifically Revelstoke. Situated in the Canadian Rockies, among the Monashee and Selkirk mountain ranges, Revelstoke has great mountains for skiing of any kind. However, if you're looking for the best, you'll need to head up the mountain on a helicopter. Only a helicopter gives you access to the best terrain in a timely manner. Now the question is, with which helicopter do you go touring.

While there are many heliskiing operators in Revelstoke and throughout B.C., if you ask anyone in the know, you're bound to find Mica Heli Guides at the top of the list. Mica is one of the preeminent heliskiing operators in the world, and with good reason. First and foremost, their tenure amazingly covers more than 177,000 acres of prime B.C. backcountry. However, that terrain is useless if the weather isn't nice enough for the helicopter skiing to venture out. This is why anyone giving you advice on heliskiing tours will start to talk about down days - the bane of a heliskier's existence. Many operators have nothing better to offer on a down day than to play cards in the lodge. This is not only boring, but frustrating as well. Mica conveniently dodges the problem by and large thanks to their tenure. Due to the way that the main valleys Mica operates are situated, they have been able to boast a ridiculously low 1.5 down days per season. Better yet, if you have the misfortune to visit them for one of these days, they have a snow cat skiing ready to hit the slopes near their secluded mountain lodge. This means that no matter what, you'll be skiing every day. That is something not many heliskiing operations can offer. If you're ready for the best heliskiing vacation possible, book now with Mica before their tours fill up.