Vertical skiing:  30,500 vertical metres (100,000 vertical feet). Skiing Gear Junkies: K2 ski demos. Dreams of deep snow: Heli-Skiing. All of it only for the small price tag of $9,075 US. Desire: Priceless.

Attention ski gear junkies with disposable income, the details for CMH’s 2010 Heli-Ski demo trips for the newest K2 skis have just been announced.
The trips are Heli-Skiing from the Monashee Lodge in the Canadian Rockies next March and Helicopter Assisted Ski Touring from the Adamants Lodge in April.
The earlier trip features a skiing guarantee of 30,500 vertical metres (100,000 vertical feet) and daily K2 ski testing. Cost per person is $9,075 (US) based on twin occupancy. The Monashee mountains are world renowned and admired for their long, consistently steep-pitched runs, offering some of the best tree skiing on earth.
The later trip features a daily helicopter drop in the mountains for a full day of backcountry ski touring and K2 ski testing. Each evening guests will be picked up and flown back to the lodge for a relaxed dinner, soak in the hot tub, and drinks by the fire. Cost per person is $3,215 (US) based on twin occupancy.
On both trips guests will get the experience of participating in the testing and design of K2 prototype backcountry skis that will be released to the general public for the 2010-2011 winter season. Guests will have the opportunity to demo different skis throughout the trip, provide real-time and valuable feedback on the performance of the skis they have tested, and learn about the process of ski design from on-site K2 designers and engineers. In addition, once the skis are perfected and put into production for the 2010-2011 season, participants will be the first to receive a free pair of these K2 Skis compliments of CMH.
Both ski trips include accommodation at casually luxurious lodges, meals, snacks and non-alcoholic beverages, ground transportation from Calgary International Airport, the services of certified ski guides, training in the use of avalanche transceivers, powder skis, and helicopter transfers.

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