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Keep
up with what the press is saying about Valhalla
Powdercats:
"...so
we headed up there knowing we'd be in an amazing mountain range.
We weren't disappointed. We found legendary Kootenay snowpack with
rugged peaks for backdrops..."
-Snowboard Canada Magazine
"...
a vast expanse of alpine, with saliva-worthy chutes and peaks and
gullies in every direction... deep in the Valhalla's, the southern
Selkirk's aesthetic front line. Massive granite walls and steeply
angled forests positioned to suck nearly 1200 centimetres a year
out of westward traveling storms make the Valhalla's worthy of their
moniker... one of the sweetest, pow-infested, north facing valley's
in all of British Columbia.
...a five kilometre wide north facing bowl, with runs delivering
up to 1,000-metres of uninterrupted vertical....And yes, it is sick,
it is steep..."
-Skier Magazine
"Good
skiers will appreciate the strong terrain and snow quality"
-Ski Canada
"Valhalla's
priority is on safety and getting skiers ample access to some of
the most rugged and dramatic terrain any snowcat skiing operation
has to offer"
-Powder Magazine
"...30
minutes west of Nelson in the legendary Valhalla Mountains, [Valhalla's
tenure] is blessed with some of the deepest, lightest and most consistent
snowfall in Canada... In one run we skied everything from mellow
alpine pow to natural halfpipes and cliffs... it was easy to see
why Valhalla Powdercats caters to advanced clientele...Face shots
billowed overhead as we skied what could be called one of the best
tree runs in a region known for its steep and deep tree skiing....Once
again the snow and terrain were incredible."
-Biglines.com
"...offering
slopes as long as 3,300 feet through mighty old growth spruce, none
of it logged. What's more, over a third of the operation's stuff
is in the alpine."
-Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine
"In
North America, the best powder is in southeastern British Columbia.
Here, the 2,600-metre-high slopes of the Selkirk and Monashee ranges
chill the moist Pacific air. The precipitation falls as snow, lots
of it, averaging an astounding 16 metres a year. Here, downhillers
can sate their appetite for pristine powder.
This is the snowcat skiing capital of the world, where enormous,
tank-like vehicles work the slopes, hauling skiers and boarders
up to choice remote slopes. Snowcat operators are drawn here for
two reasons: the light and dry "champagne" powder snow,
and the terrain. The bowls, ridges, gullies, glades and trails make
the slopes a natural winter playground, offering the possibility
for more fun than most adults probably deserve."
-National Post
"Americans
know their dollar is going to go a lot longer when they're up there
They're doing the calculations and looking at what a cat skiing
trip costs and doing the conversation and realizing it's a great
deal."
-Skiing magazine Executive Editor Helen Olsson
"...the
average tourist in Whistler will spend $648 a day...."
-Skier Magazine
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