Skiing by Helicopter in Canada’s Big White North

Like Uber, but faster: Heli-skiing means crouching on the snow while the helicopter comes to pick you up.

The helicopter descends, its landing so delicate that from the inside it feels like we’re still hovering. Five of us shuffle out into the snow, clonking ski boots and helmets against the doorframe, then yanking backpacks out of the helicopter’s back storage cubby while rotors still whir overhead. Flopping down on the pile of packs, we crouch until the helicopter lifts away, a sprightly exit followed by a face slap of frozen rotor wash.

Then we stand to look at the untouched powder in front of us. Canadian peaks

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