Article: Heli For The Holidays.(Features)(Heliskiing)(Canadian Mountain Holidays)

Byline: Joe Cutts

FAMILY HELISKIING? IT'S NOT AS CRAZY AS IT SOUNDS. IN FACT, IT'S SOMETHING OF A TREND. HOW ONE ENTHUSIASTIC DAD, ONE RELUCTANT MOM AND TWO JADED TEENAGE DAUGHTERS DITCHED TRADITION--AND SPENT THEIR BEST CHRISTMAS EVER.

The folks at Canadian Mountain Holidays had a problem. Not a bad one, really--everything being relative when you dwell amid the scenic splendor of the British Columbia wilderness and make a living skiing powder with ridiculously happy clients. Nevertheless, Christmas week, when the days are short but the powder is deep, was always a tough sell. Why? Look at the sport's demographics. It's mostly middle-aged and older men ...

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