How do cat skiing options work with heli ski or heliboard packages?
Snow cat skiing as a direct alternative to heli skiing is a rare find in the heli skiing industry anywhere in the world. An operator must have just the right location to make such a combined heli skiing – snowcat skiing operation work. We are aware of only one other operator in Alaska that has snow cat skiing as an option for its heliskiers at all. The difference is that they do not offer the backup as part of the package, If you want to snowcat ski as a weather day option to heli skiing with them, it cost around $250 extra just to have that option, and more to utilize it (current rates not available). They also do not provide enough snow cats or terrain to fully accommodate their heli skier capacity with the snow cat operation. At Valdez Heli-Camps priority seating in our snow cats is included with your helicopter skiing package. If we utilize snow cats for a day when helicopter skiing is scheduled your vertical guarantee account will only be charged a maximum of 9000 feet. If you do
