TR: old rich gaper heli-skiing ...

[The Suit]

Sick!

How many feet descent did you guys get each day on average? ( sort of a question in response to Adam's poke).

It varies a lot with weather and program. I try not to obsess too much on the numbers, but as I remember it our biggest day in the Bugaboos was about 25K, average around 18K. For the Nomad/Kootenay trip, our big day was 33 or 34K, and the average was around 27K.

kickass, thanks for the quality stoke. Was it one of your kids that shunned poles for years? A trip like that is strong medicine in family fun...

They still shun poles, although the older one uses poles about half the time we're at the Village. The younger one is almost always pole-free at the Village.

They're both almost completely clueless about what a skewed point of view they have. Their skiing experience consists of Teton Village, Teton Pass, heli-skiing, a few days at Targhee, and a couple of days in Little Cottonwood Canyon that they barely remember.

[skifishbum]

Fkna good shit bump.
I can't believe some asshat with no idea of the location and what it would take to acess that sweet terrain would pipe in but thats what this place has become.
Thanks for bringing the stoke and posting a cool tr.

[polariso]

Thanks for sharing.

[homemadesalsa]

Nice job, team! Great to see you all, but especially the young ladies, ripping it up. Now they will NEVER want to slog uphill on their own steam again.

[DasBlunt]

Yeah, 20k to 35K in a heli is the reason this TR is BAD FUCKING ASS....talk about pow and faceshots like a porno star!

thanks for the stoke....

[Slaag Master]

gee - the pic with the couple holding hands is just to cute.

[adam]

Fkna good shit bump.
I can't believe some asshat with no idea of the location and what it would take to acess that sweet terrain would pipe in but thats what this place has become.

Yeah, I wish people would get back to the old days of TGR. Where are the shots of some old stoner's dog?

[OSECS]

Great shots. Most excellent that you can share that experience with the family. Great memories are created on those types of trips !

[abe froman]

+1 for CMH Kootenay.....great skiing! Can't wait to get back up there again. Thanks for posting the CMH stoke!

[halfduz]

Bump

Looks like a great place to be.

[plugboots]

Nice, suit. Lotus or Lhasas?

[drdevon]

Excellent stoke, thanks

[SKIORFORGETIT]

I am richer than you!!!!!

[Danno]

damn, I wanna be a rich old gaper

[splitter]

a lotta nice shots and a great lookin' trip

[montanaskier]

winner winner

[freshie247]

Yeah, I wish people would get back to the old days of TGR. Where are the shots of some old stoner's dog?

There's no correlation between your recent remark & prior statement. My experiences heli skiing in BC had me wondering about the thought process behind your statement. You've been around long enough to know which way is up & the inexorable fact that this place has a surfeit of ignorant nouveau-posters that is becoming increasingly execrable.

In regards to this statement,Yes,I personally liked it better when my friends, that I met through TGR ,who used to post great things, frequented this place more often, or at all.I find far too much of today's contagion posting of ignorant questions of the most basic nature, & sanctimonius,bombastic,narcissistic,"Hey look at me Daddy" style to be fatuous.Now,If you'll excuse me ,I'm back to my critique of Grapes of Wrath.

[BrianH]

Your daughters are doomed!

Doomed to a lifetime of checking the next weather report.

Doomed to wondering "will the birds fly this day?"

Doomed to thinking about the next big heli-trip.

Doomed to a lifetime in search of the Deep.

[The Suit]

Nice, suit. Lotus or Lhasas?

I only took the 186 Lhasas for both trips. Three years ago we totally stuck out with our Pontoons & Lotuses and Lhasas, and the only skis CMH had for their guests were Heli & Snoop Daddies. It's still unusual to see "indie" skis up there (although one of our guides was on Praxis Protests), but now CMH has Pontoons, K2 Darksides, S7s, and S110s for the women, and a lot of guests are trying them out.

[Hugh Conway]

Nice pics, definitely better.

[Pinner]

They're both almost completely clueless about what a skewed point of view they have. Their skiing experience consists of Teton Village, Teton Pass, heli-skiing, a few days at Targhee, and a couple of days in Little Cottonwood Canyon that they barely remember.

So awesome.

[Roo]

Nice work, Frank. Girls look like they're having the time fo their lives.

[BeanDip4All]

Such a cool family trip! Looks like you all had a blast. Love all the bright colors of their gear!

[The Suit]

Bump 'cuz we had a great family trip to CMH Galena last month.

My daughters are all grown up now. A few years ago the older one declared that one of her requirements for a boyfriend was that he had to either be able to keep up skiing, or be OK with sitting at home while the rest of us skied. Sure enough, she found a serious boyfriend who didn't really ski, but was game to learn. A couple years ago, while we went to Canada over Christmas/New Years, he stayed in Jackson to train. When we got back I used my tractor to make an obstacle course in the backyard, with steep icy faces to sidestep up or sideslip down, a gnarly traverse with dips and bumps, and a spot to practice bundling skis to load into the helicopter. They got married last summer at the top of the Jackson Hole gondola, and last month he joined the heli trip and hardly slowed us down.

So for all of you looking to get adopted or whatever, that's how it's done.

[ski_the_fraulein]

Thanks for the bump and exposure to this thread and TR. my previous attempts at search re:CMH hadn’t uncovered it.

Enjoy reading past and current reports from places and an operation I enjoy visiting often too. It’s an addiction!

Made my first trip - a once in a lifetime experience - Ha ha! - in 1999 to Kooteney with my Dad, Brother, and college friends from Utah. Paid my own way. Have been scraping the nickels and dimes since to return as often as possible and thankfully things have worked to make 17 trips, many to the places referenced above (Adamants is my favorite, and I have done a Ski-Fusion trip where we toured for 1/2 the week). Not a single regret!

As a guide friend, Luke Griffith (son of longtime guide and Seven Summiter, Dan) shared - rather than investing in EFTs, we’re collecting GFTs (Great Fucking Times)! Couldn’t agree more!!

Thanks for sharing!


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