Untracked: Powder Skiing Camp at Monashee Powder Snowcats w Demelza Clay SOLD OUT

Skiing powder is easy…

The real challenge? Gaining access to fresh snow and a low-pressure setting where you can focus on learning and get plenty of good quality practice. Resorts make this tough: powder days are scarce, lift lines are hectic, and it’s usually tracked out after 2-3 runs. And while cat and heli-ski lodges offer awesome access to untouched snow, they often place novice skiers in fast-moving groups on advanced terrain. I’ve seen it time and time again—eager first-timers are overfaced, overwhelmed which can often lead to injury.

That’s why I’m hosting an immersive powder skiing camp at one of North America’s top cat skiing lodges. This is more than a dream trip - it’s a transformational leap in your skiing journey. 

We have a private cat filled with a supportive group of like minded skiers who are there to learn—not chase vertical. You’ll progress at your own pace, on terrain that matches your ability, with coaching tailored to help you unlock your confidence and technique.

Skiing powder is often considered the pinnacle of the sport, and I've spent decades helping skiers access this incredible experience. This camp will provide the ultimate environment to help skiers build confidence and rapidly progress for future backcountry, cat/heli, and resort powder days.

What you get:

• 3 days of guided cat skiing (includes a Lead Guide & Tail Guide)

• All-Inclusive experience: Gourmet meals and comfortable lodging.

• Pristine terrain; Access thousands of acres of untracked snow via snowcat—no lift lines, no pressure, just pure powder.

• 2 coaches; Demelza Clay and Darren Richmond

  • Progressive learning; tasks and exercises to help you improve your pow turns

  • Terrain specific coaching

  • Video feedback session during the ski day (in the cat on the way to the top)

  • Lots of practice time and feedback, approx 10 runs per day!

  • Video review session after skiing

  • Indoor technique simulation session

  • A safe and stress free environment; a fun focused experience and lots of good vibes.

• Max 11 skiers in our group (5-6 skiers per coach)

• Evacuation coverage

$4100 CAD per person

About Monashee Powder Snowcats

Monashee Powder is one of our favorite cat-skiing operations, offering ideal terrain for novice powder skiers—from mellow alpine slopes to wide-open tree runs. The lodge has a relaxed, cozy vibe, great food, hot tubs, and exceptional guiding staff who help make your trip safe and comfortable.

Click here for information about Monashee Powder Snowcats:

www.monasheepowder.com

About Your Coaches; Demelza Clay & Darren Richmond

Demelza is a high-performance coach with extensive heli, cat, and backcountry guiding experience in BC and Japan. She knows the challenges people face learning to ski powder and how to help skiers progress. An APSI Level 4, National Team alumna, and former Examiner/Trainer, she also holds a, Exercise & Sports Science degree, majoring in biomechanics and coaching sciences. Find her coaching content on Instagram: @demelza.clay, @bigpictureskiing, @carv.ski, and on YouTube: @BigPictureSkiing and @CarvSki.

Darren Richmond is a high performance coach, CSIA Level 4, CSIA National Team Alumnus, Former Snowsports Director at SilverStar BC Canada and Former CSIA Examiner/Trainer. Known for his smooth, dynamic ski technique and his positive, inspiring coaching style, Darren is widely regarded as one of the CSIA’s top demonstrators.

Ability Requirements

Whilst you do not need to be an aggressive skier, you do need to have some experience skiing powder and in offpiste terrain. Some indicators that you are the right ability:

• You can make short radius turns down a steep blue groomer with speed control.

• You have skied bumps (it might not be pretty, but you can confidently link turns down a blue/black bump run.)

• You have tried cat or heli skiing before! Maybe you didn’t have the best day, maybe the group was way too fast, but you could link turns in powder, especially in open terrain.

• You know how to pole plant and you use your poles when you ski.

• You’ve skied some resort powder days; you were linking turns very comfortably on steep blue or black terrain, maybe you had shot at a powdery off piste/bump run.

This is a very limited opportunity! Email demelza@bigpictureskiing.com for more information or to arrange a time to chat and figure out if this is a good fit for you.