100 km Marked ski routes
1500 m - 2700 m
Test report Mazama/North Cascade Heliskiing
Skiresort.info Test of the ski resort Mazama/North Cascade Heliskiing
Total result: 3.2 out of 5 stars
Test Mazama/North Cascade Heliskiing
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Further evaluation criteria
Evaluation criteria for special interests
In detail: Test report for ski resort Mazama/North Cascade Heliskiing
Top evaluation criteria
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Additional runs
Altitude difference
1200 m (Valley 1500 m - Mountain 2700 m )
Lifts/ cable cars
Heli-skiing
Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
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Number of lifts to get from one end of the ski resort to the other
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Additional runs
Marked ski routes
100 km
Longest run
5 km
Run location
above tree line, under tree line
Worth knowing
- Valley run available
Photos
Number of ski lifts
Heli-skiing
Lifts and cable cars
Additional
1
Photos
Worth knowing
- No artificial snow-making
- The valley run is practically always open.
The slopes are barely or not prepared at all in the ski resort.
Tip: By new snow, an optimal slope prepartion is not always possible, even with a large effort. In addition, the new snow can not combine with the snow lying underneath and moguls are created quickly. For safety reasons, usually no slope preparation is possible during operating times.
Further evaluation criteria
Access via Freeway 90 Seattle-Spokane, Ausfahrt 84 Cle Elum
- Helipad Mazama (Mazama, WA), Ideal entry for day visitors
Distance: 279 km · approx. 259 Minutes driving time
Parking spaces: enough available, Tarred parking lot, free of charge
Public transportation/ on-site mobility
- No direct train connection
- No ski busses
- No scheduled busses
Ski-in/Ski-out
There is only one accommodation with direct access to the slopes and to lifts (Ski-in/Ski-out)
Towns/villages
- Mazama
Distance to ski resort fewer than 1 km
Note: For the evaluation, only the accommodations which are located directly on the slopes and lifts, or have very easy access to the ski resort have been considered.
Photos
Evaluation criteria for special interests
Information for advanced skiers, freeriders
- very many freeride / deep snow areas
- no mogul slopes
- very many extremely difficult, steep and unprepared runs (Double Diamonds)
Slope offering advanced skiers
Additional runs
Marked ski routes
100 km
Note: Always mind the avalanche warnings and barriers, please. Never ski into a closed and unsecured area.
Information for Snowboarders
- no cat tracks
- no runs with ascent
- very many freeride / deep snow areas
Offering snow parks
Detailed description of the ski resort
Approx. 15 miles northwest of Winthrop, the Freestone Inn and the heliport are located in Mazama at the end of, Washingtonon State Route 20. During the winter the highway is closed due to the high risk of avalanches. Next to the Freestone Inn is the helipad of North Cascade Heiskiing located. In a nice and cozy cottage is the check in and you can coose a pair of nice fat boy skis and then you can dress you up. It is very familiar atmosphere as there can ski only a maximum of 12 guests per day. Snacks and water are offered complimentary and also during the day you can have sandwiches, drinks and chocolate...
You get in the helicopter right in front of the cottage and then you fly up to the breathtaking "Alps of America". The runs are fantastic, via wide deep snow slopes and through steep canyons. There is so a lot of snow that you can ski or ride riskless on the deep powder runs and through steep canyons...
The mountains are very similar to the Alps and sometimes you think that you are skiing below the Matterhorn or the Zugspitze. The guides and the experienced pilot permit their guests an unforgettable ski day. If you are back in the valley you sit with a beer together and you think back to the wonderful day of freh powder and the magnificient runs...
"It was a fantastic day, without stress and hectic, but with a lot of freh powder runs and ingenious runs..."
Test Report issued on 2008-02-10
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