Skydiving & Gliding
Pemberton Airport is home base to Pemberton Soaring Centre and Whistler Skydiving, two operations that virtually guarantee airborne thrills.
Cayoosh Paragliding Expeditions take visitors up to various launch sites for tandem paragliding rides.
Pemberton Soaring Centre
As the province's only commercial soaring operation, Pemberton Soaring Centre flights go from mellow 30-minute flightseeing tour with unobstructed views over the mountains to longer gliding experiences across deeply creviced glaciers. For head-spinning adventure, the 15-minute aerobatic flight delivers non-stop action.
It's not for the faint-hearted, though kids love this stuff, especially when combined with a glide over the glaciers – the ultimate mountain-air experience.
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Whistler Skydiving
Even though skydivers are harnessed to an experienced instructor, falling headlong out of an aircraft is a sport with serious adrenaline factor. With Whistler Skydiving, the climb up to 3,200m/10,500ft is the prelude, freefall speeds of up to 193kph/120mph are the rush, and once those parachutes open, it's an amazingly gentle descent to the valley floor. Spend a few dollars extra and ask for the custom video – proof positive that secures brave-heart bragging rights.
Cayoosh Paragliding Expeditions
Having led expeditions to all corners of the globe, Cayoosh Expeditions' guides know how to pick Pemberton's best paragliding routes.
Expeditions start with a 4x4 up a forestry road to various launch sites, the most popular being a 20-minute drive up to Mackenzie mountain, some 686m/2,250ft above sea level. For extreme enthusiasts there are hike-in launch sites on the other side of the valley. All paraglides are tandem rides, suitable for children aged eight to well seasoned seniors.
For more information on these and other tours, contact the Pemberton Visitor Centre.
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