Powder Mountain Cat and Heli Skiing

Powder Mountain Cat and Heli Skiing

Powder Mountain Cat and Heli Skiing
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2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2024 • Friends
Some buddies and I just went cat skiing with powder mountain last week and had an epic time! Joel who runs the office is a legend and a huge help! Our guides Don, Mack, and Ben were super cool, personable, very knowledgeable, and eager to help. Ben the cat driver did a great job as well and was very friendly. Duncan the photographer was also very friendly, a big help, and got some epic pics of everyone. Thanks for the awesome experience boys!! Five stars+! Stoked I could get a day in on the cat and can’t wait to do it again!

-Ryan
Written 31 January 2024
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Emily
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023
I jumped on the cancellation for 2 (cat) spots and had secured a booking for 1 (heli) for the following week. Joel was super helpful and communicated as soon as the spots opened up! We had absolute superb conditions for cat skiing, the guides were awesome and allowed us to have boundaries but alot of freedom to make line choices, overall the group skill level was solid. The lunch was delicious and our group got 7 runs in. The photographers were excellent and the shots were epic.

The following week, I went for a heli trip as I was so impressed with terrain and the extra money was defintely worth it. The views and terrain were spectacular, I had 2 different guides this time but again it was the similar style of line choice with instruction of how to get a more challenging line. The heli had 3 groups and the wait times were miminal and enough time to take a photo. My group was awesome, high level of skill and we decided on the extra runs as we had the heli time.
Written 27 March 2023
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Nick F
Abbotsford, Canada13 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2021 • Friends
Thanks Powder Mountain Heli. Best blue bird day I've ever had. Thanks to our guide Don for the best powder runs all day long and Jason our pilot for the smooth ride. A great company with friendly and professional staff. I will definitely return.
Written 27 February 2021
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Simon Bold
Whistler, Canada9 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2021
10/10 would recommend! Never ending bottomless powder within incredible terrain. I went today and was blown away about the whole experience. If you are looking for the one thing that Whistler can offer you that will make your day, trip, year, life memorable then look no further. A day like this i'll remember for the rest of my life. There wasn't anyone else on the mountain so we had fresh all day. Matched us with equal ability level skiers and we end up doing 9 runs. The guides were extremely professional, knowledgeable and friendly. I cant thank the team, Duncan, Nat, Max, Cristian and Pete for making feel at home and taking me to a surreal place both mentally and physically. Great service, great team with a guaranteed great time.
Written 7 January 2021
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Eric S
Vancouver, Canada6 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
I've included screenshots of our email exchange, and one of their cached website - BEFORE THEY PULLED IT DOWN AND DELETED THE GUARANTEE AFTER I COMPLAINED. Unreal.

So here's the story.

The website "used to" guarantee 7,000 vertical feet guaranteed for their cat skiing day. We had a very challenged cat group, with one person double heel ejecting on his first turn, and continued slow pace and falls throughout the day. Granted, this was a possibility when you can't fill the 12 person cat with your own friends / group all at the same high level. As a result, we were very slow, and people were tired.

So the guides shut down the day a bit early, BEFORE WE SKIED 7,000 vertical feet. They asked us if we wanted to ski down the cat road instead of riding in the cat. I recall 7 people rode the cat and and 5 skied the road, which amounted to about 1,200 vertical feet or so. CLEARLY, SKIING ON A CAT ROAD IS NOT WHAT WE PAID FOR.

That being said, we still had an "ok" day, given the non-high end cat cabin and basic lunch sandwiches. Its what happened when I contacted them asking for a credit or refund based on not hitting the guarantee. After working in the ski industry for nearly 20 years, and being a lawyer, what happened next was shocking.

I've attached screenshots of the email exchange, and captioned them. Essentially, I explained that I tracked the day on an app, and we didn't ski 7,000' vertical feet, except for the cat road ski out. They said "sorry you were disappointed, we can offer a 5% credit on your next trip." 5% = $30 CAD on a $600 day. Really? So I asked again, complained, and after asking what the status was almost 2 weeks later, they responded again - without even the courage so leave their name - and still said 5%.

Here's the kicker: THEY ADMITTED TO ALTERING THEIR WEBSITE TO DELETE THE GUARANTEE.

So, they have a guarantee, someone calls them on it, they offer a paltry 5% discount, then realizing they are now exposed, pull the guarantee.

Un-friggin' believable. While I'm sure SOME people have a good experience, this after-the-fact complete lack of a semblance of customer service, and, in my opinion, breach of contract, is appalling, and I CANNOT RECOMMEND this operation.
Written 3 March 2020
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Hi Eric, I'm glad you had such a great day according to your previous emails. I'm also glad the food was good and that our guides kept you safe in the backcountry. Yes we made a clerical error on the website which you pointed out and we fixed, thank you for that. Thank you for taking the time to write this in depth review and we will take it into consideration for the future. Have a great day.
Written 4 March 2020
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AlexandraShadow
Whistler, Canada1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
What a great day at Powder Mountain Catskiing and Heliskiing. Thank to the two stars of the day: our guides Mack and Phil, a great lunch prepared by Riverside Café and the best cat driver ever. What a great day and just 20 minutes from Whistler.
Written 15 February 2020
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Amanda D
Vancouver, Canada46 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Friends
Absolutely amazing. Our guides, Don & Rory were outstanding. And our cat driver Ace was stellar. We had an incredibly memorable day on the mountain. The views are spectacular, the snow is beautiful. I highly recommend it!
Written 14 February 2020
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Kevin M
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
Great guides and photographer. Got plenty of boarding in and the bluebird day didn't hurt. Lived up to expectations.
Written 13 February 2020
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Richard H
England, UK4 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
Did the Cat skiing / boarding on what turned out to be blue sky day.  Went out with a great group of skiers and boarders, who for the most part were of all good ability. This was my first time backcountry boarding and everyone was super supportive, especially Don who helped me out a number of times! 

Whilst I had read a number of reviews that criticised the short runs, whilst there were some, I didn’t feel they were too short and felt it was a good mixture. 

I definitely recommend Power Mountain Cat and Heli Skiing and will be back, just with a powder board next time!
Written 26 January 2020
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King B
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
In my time I have gone Cat-Skiing more than most people and I just have to say that none of those experiences come close to what PowderMoutain had to offer me. The snow conditions were deep and fluffy, the Guides were incredibly professional and kind, the lunches they offered were delicious, and overall the whole experience was just what I needed to bring in the new year. I highly recommend anyone to go Cat or Heli skiing here, if the Cat-Skiing was that good I can only imagine what the Heli-Skiing must be like. I will definitely be returning.
Written 11 January 2020
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