Fall is in the air and we’ll be skiing soon!

North Cascade Heli

With the end of August, we’re enjoying the cooler temps and the first signs that fall is on its way, followed soon by our favorite season: winter.

With a bullish forecast for heavier than average precipitation and lower than average temps for the PNW, we’re planning to open up a bit earlier this winter to extend the opportunists to ski and ride untracked in the North Cascades.

We’re opening on Saturday January 14th and running until March 26, 2017. Many select weekends are booked and only a handful of openings to mine pow at the Barron yurt remain.

Contact the office for the most up to date availability.

Who wants to come get some of this this winter?

The "Access" in Backcountry Access means a lot more than just getting after it in the mountains. Since 1994, our avalanche safety gear has been designed to make backcountry riding and snow safety more accessible: more widely available, affordable and easy-to-use. The "A" in access also stands for access for all backcountry users, no matter what the means of travel. Our discretionary spending goes into promoting avalanche education, not restricting access to the backcountry. Great products, great value, and a balanced perspective: that's how BCA has become the most trusted name in backcountry safety.

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Blue Star Coffee Roasters is located in Twisp, Washington. We are a wholesale provider of world-class, hand-roasted coffee to the Methow Valley and beyond. Voted one of the top three micro roasters in North America by Roast Magazine in 2017, and winner of America’s Best Espresso at Seattle Coffee Fest in 2012, we bring over twenty-five years of award-winning coffee experience to the region.

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From our home in Norway, Helly Hansen has been making professional grade gear to help people stay and feel alive for almost 140 years. It all started in 1877 when sea captain Helly Juell Hansen found a better way to stay protected from the harsh Norwegian elements. Soon thereafter, Captain Hansen and his wife Margrethe launched a business producing waterproof oilskin jackets, trousers, sou’westers and tarpaulins made from coarse linen soaked in linseed oil – and the legend was born!

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Since 1936, Hestra has been solely devoted to one thing: preserving and practicing the rare art of glove making by crafting the world's finest ski gloves. Inspired by our natural surroundings, our master certified glove cutters use the finest leathers and materials to craft gloves that balance skier needs like warmth, dexterity, and protection.

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Morez in the valley of the French eyewear industry, a Jura native launched a brand which would not yet be called Julbo, but almost… thanks to the name of its founder, Jules Baud. He started his business designing optical eyewear with one idea in mind: innovation. in the early 20th century, at the request of Chamonix crystal hunters wanting to protect their eyes in the mountains, he designed the first «Cristalliers» sunglasses, marking the start of Julbo’s optical sun protection story.

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K2 Skis has been seeking fun through innovation since 1962. Our all-mountain philosophy and technological advancements continue to lead the ski industry.

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K2 Snowboarding has supported riders globally for over 25 years with authentic, innovative snowboards, boots, and bindings to create epic days in the snow.

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Precision is an aerospace company headquartered in McMinnville, Oregon. We have offered unmatched manned and unmanned operations for over three decades. We're a team of pilots, gearheads, veterans and logistics experts who bring reliability to every expedition. From heliskiing in the PNW, to unmanned surveillance overseas, we're voyagers of all things airborne in any environment.

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North Cascade Heli, Inc. is an equal opportunity provider and operates under special use permit with the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest.

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