Heli-skiing in Canada in January

Photos that will make your powder skis jealous

January 30, 2025 | Words by Kelsey Verboom

ARTICLES > Heli-Skiing • 2 min read

Image by David Tracz

Is January the best month to heli-ski?

Everyone has their own answer to that question, but it might just be if you like light, blower snow, crisp temperatures and big turns under big skies.

This January has delivered just that. With consistent refreshes of snowfall punctuating some truly classic bluebird days in the wide-open alpine, it has turned out to be a month we’ll be revisiting in our minds for a long time to come.

Oh, and there’s more snow in the forecast, so February is shaping up to be a banger. Translation: get in on the action with any of these available trips, this year or next.

If you need extra inspiration, here’s a visual recap of January 2025, straight from the cameras of our guests, guides and staff.

A skier takes flight in the Cariboos. | Image by Geoff Ruttan
A group pauses to soak in the moment after descending from the helicopter drop-off. | Image by Bradley Lorriman
Andi, CMH Guide, leads the way under picture perfect conditions. | Image by Brad White
This way to alpine nirvana -> | Image by Stu Mclean
A guide’s view from the cockpit. | Image by Ashleigh Donaldson
A group of skiers check out the mouth of an ice cave. You won’t find that on a groomer! | Image by Philipp Schaedler
A group waits for their heli lift in the most epic location at CMH Cariboos. | Image by Jeremy Laporte
Lunch is served; guests wrap up a scenic lunch in the alpine with the helicopter shut down nearby. | Image by Jeremy Laporte
A skier makes fresh tracks at CMH Cariboos. | Image by Brad White
A snowboarder is enveloped in a cloud of powder. | Image by Bradley Lorriman
It’s tough to stay focused with a view like that in front of you! | Image by Travis Aback
The moment after you get dropped off at the top of the run is full of stoke and anticipation. | Image by Lindsay Andersen
Sunrise casts a warm glow in the alpine for the day’s first of group of skiers and riders. | Image by Davis Fowler
A set of tracks snake through the landscape at CMH Bobbie Burns. | Image by Lindsay Andersen