Cat Skiing Testimonials

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