CMH Heli-Skiing or Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing: which is better?

No score and no verdict of ours: what CMH Heli-Skiing and Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing each publish on their own websites, read 10 November 2026, topic by topic, each line linked to the page it came from.

CMH Heli-Skiing or Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing: which is better?

Neither is better for everyone: CMH Heli-Skiing and Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing differ on terrain, group size, vertical, prices and terms, set out below from each operator's own website.

What is each operator?

CMH Heli-Skiing runs heli-skiing under the name CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures from 11 destinations, each with its own lodge or in-town base. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing runs heli-skiing and cat-skiing under the name Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing from its Blue River Heli Village and Albreda Lodge in British Columbia. Source

Where does each operator ski?

CMH Heli-Skiing runs heli-skiing in British Columbia's interior from a head office in Banff, Alberta, with destinations including CMH Valemount, Revelstoke, Galena, Purcell and Bobbie Burns. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing skis the Cariboo, Monashee and Rocky mountain ranges of British Columbia, Canada, from Blue River. Source

How much terrain?

CMH Heli-Skiing says it holds a private claim to 3,000,000+ acres of terrain across its 11 destinations. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing says it has more than 1,500,000 acres of terrain and over 1,000 peaks, from high alpine glaciers to forested valley glades. Source

Helicopters or snowcats?

CMH Heli-Skiing flies a combination of Bell 212, Bell 407 and A-Star B3 helicopters. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing flies Bell 212 or Eurocopter A-Star helicopters with Yellowhead Helicopters pilots depending on group size and runs a Pistenbully 300 snowcat. Source

How many skiers share a guide?

CMH Heli-Skiing skis in personalised groups of up to 11 people, with Small Group trips of you, four friends, your guide and a heli. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing runs its Elite A-Star package with 4 guests, 3 groups and 1 guide per group. Source

How much vertical is included?

CMH Heli-Skiing says vertical is unlimited and that skiing or riding extra vertical costs nothing extra. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing includes unlimited vertical on its Deluxe, Elite and Super Elite packages and does not charge more for skiing beyond the guaranteed vertical. Source

What if weather stops flying or you ski less?

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing refunds nothing for unused days or no-fly days but credits unskied guaranteed vertical at $30 (no season given) per 1,000 vertical feet on the current trip or $40 (no season given) per 1,000 vertical feet towards a Deluxe or Elite seat the following year. Source

CMH Heli-Skiing does not publish this on the pages read.

Who guides?

CMH Heli-Skiing has more than 150 guides, all certified through ACMG, IFMGA or CSGA. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing uses guides qualified through the CAA, CSGA, ACMG or an international equivalent and the CSIA, with one named guide holding IFMGA/ACMG and CSGA III. Source

What safety programme and gear?

CMH Heli-Skiing runs mandatory safety training on arrival and dedicates a snow safety team and a separate helicopter to monitoring snow safety; every guest carries a transceiver, probe, shovel and handheld two-way radio in an Arc'teryx safety pack. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing has its guides review snow pit and weather station data each morning and evening in the Guides Haus and issues each guest an Ortovox Diract Voice transceiver and a light shovel pack with shovel and probe. Source

Where do you stay?

CMH Heli-Skiing houses guests at remote fly-in lodges or in-town locations across its 11 destinations. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing houses guests at Albreda Lodge, a 20 person lodge 45 km north of Blue River, or at its Blue River Heli Village on Eleanor Lake with a 22,000 square foot main lodge and 22 guest chalets. Source

When is the season?

CMH Heli-Skiing runs from December to May, with winter 2026/27 open to book. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing runs weekly tours from 5 December 2026 to 10 April 2027. Source

How long are the trips?

CMH Heli-Skiing's packages include 1 day Day Heli-Skiing and Signature trips of 4, 5, 6 and 7 days. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing sells Deluxe packages of 3, 5 and 7 days, Elite A-Star, Super Elite 212, Semi-Private and Private packages of 5 and 7 days and a 1 day cat package. Source

What does a trip cost?

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing lists its Deluxe 7 day package at CAD 13,160 to 19,992 per person depending on the week, 2026/27 season, with unlimited vertical. Source

CMH Heli-Skiing does not publish a dated price on the pages read.

What does the price include?

CMH Heli-Skiing's trips mostly include lodge accommodation, food and non-premium non-alcoholic beverages, certified guides and pilots, safety training, transportation and heli-skis; CMH Purcell day heli-skiing comes without transportation, food or accommodation. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing includes unlimited vertical, 3 gourmet meals a day, powder-specific skis and snowboards, personal safety gear and log chalet accommodation (double occupancy) on its Deluxe, Elite and Super Elite packages, with prices subject to applicable taxes. Source

How much is the deposit?

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing takes a deposit per seat for 2026/2027 of CAD 1,700 on Deluxe, CAD 2,700 on Elite and CAD 5,500 on Private, with the final payment due 10 weeks before the first day of skiing. Source

CMH Heli-Skiing does not publish this on the pages read.

What happens if you cancel?

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing refunds the deposit less an administration fee ($500 (no season given) on Deluxe and Elite) when cancelled more than 6 months ahead, keeps the deposit inside 6 months and keeps full payment inside 10 weeks. Source

CMH Heli-Skiing does not publish this on the pages read.

What insurance do you need?

CMH Heli-Skiing: Strongly encourages all guests to buy trip cancellation or interruption insurance and medical travel insurance. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing: Strongly recommends trip cancellation and interruption insurance and charges injured guests for helicopter and ambulance evacuation and medical care. Source

What level do you need?

CMH Heli-Skiing asks guests to navigate at a minimum the terrain typically found on black diamond rated runs. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing asks for at least an intermediate skier or boarder who can ski every run in a major ski area. Source

Can teenagers come?

CMH Heli-Skiing runs a Family Heli-Skiing trip for groups of up to 11 on 5 and 6 day trips. Source

Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing welcomes intermediate skiers of all ages, schedules Holiday Kids Camps at Christmas and in the spring and provides no childcare for children too young to ski. Source

When is each not the fit?

The limits below are published by each operator on their own websites.

• CMH Heli-Skiing: not the fit if you cannot at a minimum navigate the terrain typically found on black diamond rated runs. Source
• Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing: not the fit if you are below intermediate level. Source

How do their reviews compare?

Their figures per platform, read 10 November 2026, from listings under the operator's own name; a whole-company listing is marked. Figures are never added together.

• Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing: Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 255 reviews. Read 10 November 2026.

The operators at a glance

One card each, as on every Uncompromised Travel heli-skiing page: what each sells, why to choose each, what to ask for and the limits each publishes.

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Richard Jasinski · Uncompromised Travel · written from Valencia · first published 10 November 2026 · updated 10 November 2026