HELICOPTER INFORMATION
HELICOPTER INFORMATION FOR YOUR SKI TRIP WITH WELLS GRAY ADVENTURES
Weight and Volume restrictions
Packing Guidelines and Extra Gear
Price
Gear Flights or Single Flights
1) WEIGHT AND VOLUME RESTRICTIONS-
WEIGHT AND VOLUME OF GEAR-
The helicopter takes four people. Each person can bring: 1. Their backpack. 2. Their ski gear 3. A small box (fruit or liquor box) with food in it. The total weight allowed is 275 pounds per person. This includes the person’s weight!! Your allowed weight needs to be packed in SMALLER bags and boxes. These are easier to fit into the helicopter. No huge duffles or backpacks. Obviously lighter folks make up for heavier ones- use this as a guideline.
2) PACKING GUIDELINES & EXTRA GEAR-
If you go over this amount, and another flight becomes necessary you will be charged for any extra flights. These restrictions are not so hard to meet if you are a bit careful. As a suggestion, don’t carry jugs of juice or milk. Take powder or concentrate. Make sure you are carrying the portions that you need for you planned meals and not the whole bag. Decide on which skis you are going to use for your trip and only bring one set.
If you follow these guidelines, there will be a bit of room for extras such as beer or wine.
PACK ALL OF YOUR GEAR- LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS BAGS AND CLOTHING ARE NOT SAFE ON THE HELICOPTER PAD.
3) PRICE
The helicopter takes 4 people. All costs are one way.
Two Flights (8 people) - $230/person or $920/flight
Three Flights (12 people)- $200/person or $800/flight
At the time of booking we will offer you dates when other groups will be flying into other cabins to help minimize the cost for smaller groups. Any in and out flights that are overlapped, ( eg. one flight flying into Discovery Cabin dropping skiers off and then picking up skiers to come out on the return flight) will be discounted by 25% lowering the overall price for your group. We will charge for the helicopter flights on the flight day.
4) GEAR FLIGHTS OR SINGLE FLIGHTS
With less than two flights the ferry time has to be compensated. For this reason a single flight with gear, food or people flies by the hour and MAY cost more than the contract rate. It is usually a .6hr which is $1000 + HST, but this cost may go up depending on weather etc.
If you have any questions about this, please do not hesitate to call us at 1888 SKI TREK.