It is another bluebird day in British Columbia?s Kuldo Valley as the Astar B2 helicopter soars over oceans of evergreens and glistening glaciers. I have come to this powdery Valhalla to explore the 3,677-square-mile domain of Skeena Heliskiing, an adventure outfitter with exclusive rights to the remote valley. Soon enough, I am swooshing down runs with adrenaline-inducing names like Eye of the Tiger, plunging off mountaintop ridges, cruising twisty rollers, and navigating tight tree lines. By day?s end?when we retire to Skeena?s new Base Camp (skeenaheliskiing.com)?my fellow skiers and I have completed no fewer than 20 runs in 8 hours of sunlight.

Accessible by a short chopper ride from Skeena?s luxurious Bear Claw Lodge, Base Camp is a unique concept among Canadian heli-skiing operations. Composed of arctic-inspired tents, the camp is erected at the start of each ski season and dismantled when the snow melts. The temporary accommodation?which opens for the season in January?sits on a bank above the Kuldo River, offering prime access to long glacier runs and steep chutes that promise to challenge even the most seasoned skiers. ?We wanted to provide something new to heli-skiing, a package that is truly a wilderness experience,? says head guide and Skeena co-owner Giacum ?Jake? Frei. To that end, Base Camp forgoes the usual hot tub and spa treatments of other lodges in favor of an encompassing, yet comfortable, alpine immersion.

Still, Base Camp?which offers 6-night p...