Heliski Area

LATITUDE 52°29' LONGITUDE 126°44'

Dream Catcher Heliskiing ski area is 337,600 hectares, or 1,243 square miles (3,376 square km) in four zones.

The land area for heliski operations in Canada is licensed through the provincial government of British Columbia. The mountain ranges and ski slopes are for our exclusive commercial use by our company for the purposes of heliskiing.

From a base in Bella Coola, we spend most of our skiing time in Zone 1 and 2 closest to Bella Coola. Our boat tours make extensive use of all the ski zones which span a 105 km distance from north to south.

Here is how our heliski area compares to other ski areas you might be familiar with:

Compare Areas Km2 Hectares Mi2 Acres
Dream Catcher 3,376 337,761 1,243 834,270
Val d'Isere, FR 100 10,000 37 24,700
Vail, USA 32 3,194 12 7,889
Mammoth, USA 14 1,417 5 3,500


Dream Catcher Heliskiing Fast Facts:

  Feet Metres
Hightest Drop-Off 8,000 2,439
Lowest Pick-Up 1,200 366
Average Run Length 2,400 732
Average Snowfall 45-80 15-25
Average Daily Vertical 24,600 7,500
Longest Run 5,650 1,722
Elevation in the Village (asl) 80 24