Adventures Heli-skiing
Rank 04
CMH Heli-Skiing — Bugaboos & Bobbie Burns
Category origin story with current CNT/Robb coverage — still the reference network, not a boutique one-off.
Photograph by ImagePerson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized
Why it is here
Condé Nast Traveler (Mar 2025) walks through CMH's 60-year SOPs, hazard assessment, and Purcell acreage as the alternative to Whistler day-trip novelty. Robb Report Monaco (Sep 2025) features Bugaboos and Bobbie Burns as luxury heli destinations inside the CMH lodge network. NUVO (2025) adds lodge-based alpine program color. Exclusivity sits slightly below pure Alaska buyouts because lodge culture is shared — experience and setting remain elite.
Who it is for
Serious powder skiers and boarders (confident intermediate+) who want legendary tenure and lodge immersion, not day-trip novelty.
Sources
- Think Heli-Skiing Is Only For the Experts? Think AgainCMH pioneering ops; safety SOPs; Purcell acreage vs Whistler.
- Discover Canada's Untouched Peaks in Ultimate LuxuryCMH lodges including Bugaboos and Bobbie Burns as luxury heli destinations.
