Go backcountry

Ever sat through your average ski movie watching professional skiers carve through untracked power at seemingly 90-degree angles and say to yourself, "I can do that?" Suffice to say heli-skiing isn't for everyone, but it is more accessible -- and affordable than you might think. Unless you go all out. Corral nine of your friends and Canadian Mountain Holidays will bring the lot of you on a private week in Revelstoke. Prime-time fees can go as high as $192,140 for 10 skiers or fewer. Almost makes rationalizing that $1,700 Stowe pass a little easier with the spouse.