Alterra Mountain Company has closed on the purchase of Purcell Heli-Skiing in British Columbia, Canada, which will now be incorporated into the company’s premier mountain experience, “CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures.” This purchase adds nearly half-a-million acres to the already largest heli-skiing operation in North America.
This decision to buy the nearly 50-year-old family business is rooted in company’s quest to “offer guests unique mountain experiences and exceptional service,” said Rusty Gregory, president and CEO, Alterra Mountain Company, in a press release. “We found that ideal combination in Purcell Heli-Skiing.”
Purcell Heli-Skiing is the closest major heli-skiing offering to Calgary and includes a 13-acre lot with a day lodge and heliport, and a tenure license for 495,000 acres of wide-open glaciers, high alpine bowls and gladed subalpine forest in Golden, BC, adjacent to CMH’s current Bobbie Burns tenure.
Current Purcell trips include one-, two- and three-day packages for up to six people with two guides, excluding lodging and transportation. All confirmed bookings will be honored and managed by CMH, and any available spaces will be incorporated into CMH’s current product offerings and sold for upcoming winter seasons. CMH president and COO Rob Rohn will oversee the transition and all operations. “The CMH team will observe and assess current operations to determine our long-term plans after the first winter season,” he said.
Alterra Mountain Company’s destinations offer ski, snowboard and all-season activities. Its mountain destinations are spread throughout six states and three Canadian provinces: Steamboat and Winter Park in Colorado; Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, Mammoth Mountain, June Mountain and Big Bear Mountain Resort in California; Stratton and Sugarbush in Vermont; Snowshoe in West Virginia; Tremblant in Quebec, Blue Mountain in Ontario; Crystal Mountain in Washington; Deer Valley Resort and Solitude Mountain Resort in Utah; and CMH Heli-Skiing & Summer Adventures in British Columbia.
Alterra Mountain Company introduced the "Ikon Pass" for winter 2018-19, which offers skiers and riders access to 45 mountain destinations throughout the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, including 15 Alterra Mountain Company destinations, plus 30 global partner destinations.
For more information, visit www.alterramtnco.com.
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