Preview: Filming at Ripley Creek After a 7 year hiatus, we hosted a small film crew in February with the goal of producing a new promo video. This year we chose to spend the entire week at Ripley Creek. As with all heliski trips the weather has a big influence on these shoots – and we had it all.  New for this project was the introduction of FPV drones. For those of you who haven’t seen these things in action, they fly VERY fast and to the uneducated eye appear to be out of control most of the time – which they are not! We are definitely set to see some unique angles. Grant Baldwin who ha ..read more

February Ski Report Our crew worked hard to navigate unseasonably warm conditions during the last week of January. Despite some down days, we managed to push through this period without the widespread shutdowns that plagued anything ski related further South. February brought cooler temps and blue skies. In fact, records were set for the number of bluebird days, allowing us to venture to runs less skied. We’ve averaged 53,000 vertical meters [174,000’] of skiing during the three week stretch into February 23rd. Despite lower than average snowfall, conditions in the alpine have remained very go ..read more

January Ski Report Our 2024 heli skiing season kicked off in late December with a record snowbase and plenty of deep storm skiing. As we transitioned into January the skies cleared and we got into alpine terrain rarely skied in the early season. On January 5th Ripley Creek had its earliest ever opening and we are approaching three weeks of uninterrupted skiing [no down days]. Over at Bell 2 Lodge we welcomed the return of the Heligrass Crew and their vibrant live music performances. There was no shortage of stoke and this year’s event turned into the most successful to date. If you have an int ..read more

November Snow Update In the past week a massive Pacific frontal system delivered 100cm [40”] of storm snow. Our remote weather plots are showing accumulations of between 143 and 155 cm [56 to 61”] of settled snow at around 1,000m [3,300’] in elevation with considerably more higher up. This is above seasonal and the forecast looks very promising for Northern BC. Temperatures have dropped below freezing all the way to sea-level and we already have a deep 65cm [25”] valley bottom snowpack. Stay tuned for periodic updates via our social channels with weather reporting resuming in mid-December on o ..read more

2023 Season Recap Slideshow Our 2023 heliski season came to a close in April and in the usual Last Frontier Heli tradition, we’ve put together some of the memories in slideshow format. Enjoy the show. To all those that visited last winter: THANK YOU for choosing to spend your precious holiday time with our family at Bell 2 Lodge and Ripley Creek. We recognize it takes a lot of time, effort and resources to bring a trip like this to fruition. Our team is extremely grateful for each and every one of you that made the pilgrimage. Hopefully we will be able to greet many familiar faces in the comin ..read more

Bell 2 Lodge Summer Operations Update Our heliski season came to a close in mid-April and the lodge team transitioned quickly to welcome our off-season guests. At present 4 helicopters are stationed at Bell 2 Lodge to assist mining exploration companies. Tourism has made a strong rebound this Spring and there’s already been a big increase in road traffic; tour buses, motorcycle groups, cyclists, classic car rallies – we see it all. It’s great to see the hive of activity in and around the grounds. The finishing touches are just being put on a completely overhauled cafe. Road guests and on-site ..read more

Statement from Last Frontier Heliskiing Regarding April 11, 2023 Incident On the afternoon of Tuesday April 11, 2023, there was an avalanche incident at our Bell 2 Lodge operation. Five people were caught in the slide — three people were unharmed, one person sustained minor injuries and tragically one guest died. Our thoughts continue to be with the families and friends impacted by this tragedy. We thank our guests, team members, colleagues and nearby operators who assisted with the response. Our focus continues to be the wellbeing of our guests, their families, and our team members. We are wo ..read more

March 2023 Ski Report The relentless storms in February gave way to a run of favorable weather conditions in March. A handful of storms in between long stretches of calm, clear skies created ideal conditions to explore the furthest reaches of our tenure. New runs were conquered and some of our more adventurous groups took advantage of exceptional snow stability to ski the steeps. For weekly recaps, head over to our ski conditions portal here. March 2023 Snow Stats Snowbase: 288 to 327cm @ 1,100m Elevation [114 to 128″ @ 3,600ft] Monthly Snowfall: 127cm [50″] Average Weekly Vertical: 67,500m [2 ..read more

February 2023 Ski Report LaNina storms have delivered over 5.8m [229”] of fresh snow to our tenure since mid-January. Week after week we have been pounded with incoming systems creating epic deep conditions. Our snowpack now sits well above seasonal levels and is providing stellar ski conditions deep into valley bottoms. Thanks to our abundant tree skiing options, we’ve averaged less than half a down day per week in February. In between storms, we made the most of the available sunshine to seek out big classic alpine lines. For a more in-depth week by week recap, head over to our ski reporting ..read more

January SKi Report It’s hard to believe we are already five weeks into our 2023 heliski season. 50cm of storm snow arrived just in time for Christmas providing super fun tree skiing. When the skies cleared, we enjoyed that magical January light and great snow up high. Low visibility made for some challenging conditions but the guides and pilots managed to keep the ski program uninterrupted into the middle of January. From January 8-13th the acoustic melody of bluegrass reverberated through Bell 2 Lodge in our 3rd HeliGrass week. As we head into the tail-end of January, we have been blessed wit ..read more