Are gratuities included in the trip price? 

They are not included, and they're not expected. If you think the service you've received during your stay deserves a gratuity, please feel free to include one at the end of your trip when you settle incidental expenses. All gratuities are divided equally among the lodge staff.

Do I have to sign a waiver? 

Yes. Our first and number one priority is to provide you with a safe, enjoyable skiing experience and our guides and pilots are rigorously trained to optimize the program's safety and quality. The safety meetings and training you'll get on arrival are designed to explain heliskiing's risks and to bring you into partneship with us in managing them to the fullest extent possible. But while some aspects of risks are manageable, others are not, and heliskiing - can't be completely eliminated. We ask you to understand and accept this fact in writing prior to your trip by signing the CMH Heli-Skiing waiver. We can't accept your booking if  we have not  received your properly completed and witnessed waiver including full contact information, .

How are groups set up? 

After your arrival at the lodge, you will be asked at what pace you would like to ski, and our guides will make groups of compatible ability, to make the skiing as enjoyable as possible for everybody. It's completely at the decision of the guides to decide which group you will ski with and to make changes during the week if required.

 Skiers often arrive as part of a group which hope to ski together. If the group is evenly matched in skills, this may be possible. However, in forming the groups, we have to balance the abilities of all the skiers at the area and we also need, for helicopter safety reasons, to balance the weights of the flight groups.

Pre-formed groups arriving at the area can say they don't mind if their group isn't evenly matched. But when one group is badly matched it often causes the other groups to be mismatched too, seriously affecting everyone's safety and quality of experience. So even if you come as part of a group hoping to ski together, for the safety and comfort of all our guests, we must reserve the right to make the groups as we see fit, optimizing the compatibility of skiing skills and balancing the weights of all the groups.

Are there many non-skiing days? 

Because we ski in such a variety of terrain and at so many different altitudes, we can usually find a perfect area for skiing. On average, we aren't able to ski at all only about half a day every week. But should you meet a difficult week, you have the guaranty of the best refund policy in the Heli-Skiing business.  

What is tree skiing like? 

Tree skiing in Canada is a unique experience. We ski in natural, mature forests where the huge spacing between very large trees makes for unforgettable skiing. Over the past four decades we've built many runs with good tree-spacing even in thick forests. Our experience and knowledge of the woods allow us to ski satisfyingly during periods of bad visibility and when the avalanche risk is high on the open slopes. Since a part of your Heli-Skiing trip will be spent by tree skiing, you should remember that exciting as it is, tree skiing is also difficult and exhausting.