Heli Ski / Heli Hike Adventure

After a hearty breakfast, enjoy an amazing, adrenaline filled day of heli-skiing in the Purcell Mountains! Whether you are an intermediate or advanced skier/boarder, you will love the vast slopes and untracked powder on gladed tree runs in the breathtaking Purcell Mountains. This is sure to be an exciting, often heart pounding and thrilling adventure that offers you the ultimate powder experience. You will be accompanied by a certified guide and will be given a lesson on how to navigate in deep powder so that you are comfortable. You'll be given an avalanche transreceiver and helicopter safety training. Enjoy a picnic lunch on the mountain and soak in the unparrelled views all around. You are guaranteed vertical on this tour! There is the option of doing 3 or 5 runs - please let your Sales Advisor know which one you would prefer.

Outside of Winter months, the heli-skiing activity is replaced with a heli-hiking activity. Enjoy the thrill of being airlifted to high ground by helicopter before starting off on a guided hike for the day. Throwing your day pack on your back, with your freshly-prepared gourmet lunch and water, you’ll walk on meadows, over rock, and step across creeks, all with panoramic views. At the end of your hike, the helicopter will come and pick you up for your second flight of the day. You’ll walk as few or many hours as you’d like, stopping for photos, lunch and snacks. Your day might even include a fun bum slide on lingering summer snow! At the end of the day, the helicopter will come and pick you up to take you down to Banff again.

Enjoy an another amazing day of heli-skiing or heli-hiking (depending on season) For heli-skiing, you can look forward to exploring the powder filled bowls and mountain faces as you spend the day with your certified guide. Both breakfast and lunch are included on your tour. On the heli-hiking option you can look forward to two short helicopter flights at the start and end of the day with a stunningly beautiful hike through lush alpine meadows, with mountain streams and the majestic mountains all around.

Enjoy any number of optional tours in and around Banff. Consider a discovery tour to see and learn about Banff's wildlife behaviour, habitat, and their winter survival adaptations. Visiting Banff's landmarks and historic places. Hear how the 11,000 year old human history of the Bow Valley changed when three railway workers rediscovered the Cave & Basin, now a National Historic Site. Your time will be spent enjoying the sights, taking photos, and participating in short walks to view points, on the many stops of the 3 hour tour. Consider a 4 hour hike through Johnston Canyon Icewalk on steel walkways built into the canyon walls that give an airy view of the canyon below. Travel through prime wildlife habitat on your way to the trailhead and learn the clues to how Johnston Canyon was formed. This popular walk will lead you past the lower falls and to the breathtaking upper icefalls. Consider a fun filled day dogsledding (including a panoramic flight if you wish), snow shoeing, snow mobiling, heli-skiing or heli-sightseeing or a sleigh ride. Please speak to your Sales Advisor if any of these activities are of interest.

Finish off the perfect day by joining a shared, guided 2 km walk and campfire session at Lake Minnewanka on the outskirts of Banff. Walk the shoreline by headlamp and listen to the crackling of the frozen lake. Take time to stargaze as you make your way to the campfire site where you can try roasting marshmallows and warm up with hot chocolate around the fire as your guide entertains you with stories of the wild. Ski wear including hats, mitts, and warm boots are recommended.

Enjoy a private transfer from Calgary (airport or downtown) to Banff. The travel time is approximately two hours.