Heli Gold Pass???

[Samwich]

I remember that sometime last season (or maybe the season before) there was a thread on Powder about a heli Gold pass... unlimited lifetime heliskiing for $50K or something. Do I remember that correctly? If so, which company offers that, and is it still available? I have a friend who is interested. Thanks!

[snorkeldeep]

im pretty sure its like 250k instead of 50k, and i dont remember who does it - but i did see something about it recently. 50k would be a great deal, pays for itself in like 10 trips.

[The AD]

PM joshbu, he might be able to give you the scoop.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Points North has it:
http://www.alaskaheliski.com/goldpass_lifetime.htm

85K gets you 1 month of heliskiing per year for the rest of your life. some other more expensive options too.

buy it why you're young Sammy....the younger you are, the better the deal is

[shamrockpow]

Step 1: find sugar momma

Step 2: register for wedding at Points North

[Skip Dooley]

85k, If I save $20.00 each month...

[mtbakerskier]

Humm, I could easily become a male jigalo for a few days to pay for one

[dipstik]

and to think some people blow 100k+ on an f'ing car....


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[meatdrink9]

Holy crap. That's just about do-able if you get a loan. Nobody buys a house without a loan. If you put 5K down and financed the other $80,000 over 15 years at 4.75% you would only pay $622.27 per month. If you've got some industry tax angle all of that could be written off. So roughly $7,500 per year for a MONTH of heli-skiing and it's paid for in 15 years. And you get to deduct that $7,500 from your income so if you're taxed at 33% it's really like you're only paying 5K per year for a MONTH of heli-skiing. Somebody with more money and less responsibility than I needs to jump on this.

[Blurred]

[captain obvious] BUY YOUR OWN HELI!!![/captainobvious]

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Holy crap. That's just about do-able if you get a loan. Nobody buys a house without a loan. If you put 5K down and financed the other $80,000 over 15 years at 4.75% you would only pay $622.27 per month. If you've got some industry tax angle all of that could be written off. So roughly $7,500 per year for a MONTH of heli-skiing and it's paid for in 15 years. And you get to deduct that $7,500 from your income so if you're taxed at 33% it's really like you're only paying 5K per year for a MONTH of heli-skiing. Somebody with more money and less responsibility than I needs to jump on this.

heh...I was running those same numbers through my head. paying for it is one thing....then you have to get the time off to use it Probably still worth for a week or two a year however, considering a full week of heli & lodging is prolly like 5K by itself.

there just better be some money back clause or something if they go out of business in a year or two or three

[Powdurr]

Why not just buy a crappy little house nearby and spend 150K on the all access and just go heliskiing every freaking day!!? it would be worth it in the long run. Hmm i need to think about this

[zion zig zag]

The best part is that it is fully transferable, and it's a month for two every year. So you get about 8 people together and for 10 grand you get a week of heli every year for the rest of your life. Who's in?

edit: I didn't look at it, but thats the way I remember reading it a while back.

[freshies]

ahh, if $ were no object! quesion: heli operations come and go, its a tough business to make $ in (just ask doug coombs)...what happens if you plunk down your $ and they go out of business?

[doofdoof]

Yep. Credit risk is the main problem. Cheaper than buying a lodge though. You could also buy it in a kids name (as it is fully transferable) and then they could use it for *their* lifetime

[Ski to Be]

Why why why do you have to post this just when I thought my life was complete?

[mr_gyptian]

Holy crap. That's just about do-able if you get a loan. Nobody buys a house without a loan. If you put 5K down and financed the other $80,000 over 15 years at 4.75% you would only pay $622.27 per month. If you've got some industry tax angle all of that could be written off. So roughly $7,500 per year for a MONTH of heli-skiing and it's paid for in 15 years. And you get to deduct that $7,500 from your income so if you're taxed at 33% it's really like you're only paying 5K per year for a MONTH of heli-skiing. Somebody with more money and less responsibility than I needs to jump on this.

if it's x-ferrable, $157/month for one week per share.

one helluva time share.

[joshbu]

Well, you need to keep in mind that the AK heli season is very short: last week of Feb till the end of April or first week of May at the most. That's it.

Also, you don't go every day. As the year goes on, you get a higher % of fly days (I ran much less than 50% during March last year,) but a generally lower quality of snow. (I've had 4 straight days of crust on dust, for example.)

Finally, no one is going to give you 4.75% on 5 grand down for 80K. You can get those kinds of loans for houses because there's something to repo.

But, as Feris says, "If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up... It's so choice..."

[shamrockpow]

Well, you need to keep in mind that the AK heli season is very short: last week of Feb till the end of April or first week of May at the most. That's it.

Also, you don't go every day. As the year goes on, you get a higher % of fly days (I ran much less than 50% during March last year,) but a generally lower quality of snow. (I've had 4 straight days of crust on dust, for example.)

Finally, no one is going to give you 4.75% on 5 grand down for 80K. You can get those kinds of loans for houses because there's something to repo.

But, as Feris says, "If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up... It's so choice..."

Yeah, but if you have a house already you can take out a credit line that is tax deductable...

[AKturnanburn]

land in the chugach: $50K
nice kit cabin: $13K
truck: $10K (maybe)
a couple of nice sleds with trailer: $12K

so many more turns wherever YOU want to go, whenever YOU want to go: priceless

[Samwich]

thanks, guys. I'll email my friend.

[tetonwilly]

I think a more accurate description is that passes are good for the life of the heli operation....

[ak_powder_monkey]

Hmmmm I might end up spending $80k on college, shit why should I go to college when I could heli ski for a month a year for the rest of my life

[joshbu]

Hmmmm I might end up spending $80k on college, shit why should I go to college when I could heli ski for a month a year for the rest of my life

What do you intend to do with the other 11 months of the year for the rest of your life?

[Ski Beaver]

What do you intend to do with the other 11 months of the year for the rest of your life?

He is going to be a maths tutor!---> Padded room

If that doesn't work out, I suggest he learns basic English.