REVELSTOKE LAUNCH BRIEF · UPDATED 19 SEPTEMBER 2026
The next move is to turn interest into a compatible crew, a written operator offer, and one exceptional departure.
Download the research overviewFour ski days and a five-night planning rhythm.
Join an existing departure, bring friends, or fill a ski group.
Real conversations, then operator-confirmed bookings.
01 / THE OFFER
The operator supplies the aircraft, mountain expertise and its contracted hospitality. Kaz adds a personal reason to choose this departure: shared ski days, thoughtful introductions, easy evenings and a host people want to spend time with.
Begin with self-funded skiers who already trust Kaz or a mutual friend. Include physician peers and nonmedical skiers; occupation is not a substitute for ability, budget, compatible dates or good company.
A warm welcome, a daily moment to reconnect, shared tables and unhurried conversation. Ask guests whether they prefer early nights or lively evenings. Any venues, private meals or additional services must be priced and confirmed.
Confirm the host’s full name, approved biography, participation and media permission. An authentic 45–60 second invitation from Kaz would improve credibility far more than another fictional portrait.
02 / THE OPERATOR
Start with available places on a suitable departure with Kaz. A guest can come alone, bring friends, or help fill a ski group. Group size follows the interest and operator format; a private helicopter is an optional upgrade.
Four ski days, five hotel nights, and a published per-person price. Ask for available places with Kaz or a full ski group if there is enough interest. Other ski groups can share the helicopter. Obtain a separate private quote only when wanted.
Ask about places for Kaz and interested guests in a larger ski group. Downtown lodging supports walkable evenings, but other guests share the program. Obtain a dated quote and grouping confirmation.
Ask about joining Kaz in a four-guest ski group within the twelve-guest lodge program. Its advanced/expert requirements and prior heli, cat or backcountry experience must match the guests.
Get three proposals around the same actual dates and guest requirements. Compare full cost, seat/room inventory, single occupancy, guaranteed versus included flying, transfer timing, and cancellation exposure.
The earlier Northern Escape/Terrace model is superseded for this Revelstoke plan. No operator relationship, live inventory or reservation is confirmed. Download the detailed operator notebook.
03 / THE ECONOMICS
The planner starts with published per-person departure pricing. Bringing more friends does not divide that individual rate. An optional private-package comparison divides the group price among the chosen participants, including Kaz paying his own share.
Use the interactive budget plannerFor a service-fee experiment, retain a clearly hypothetical CA$2,500 coordination/acquisition budget across whichever number of guests actually join. This is a management assumption, not a supplier quote, and excludes everyone’s travel. The table illustrates how the break-even hosting fee changes; it does not set a minimum group size or an offered fee.
| Guests paying a hosting fee | Break-even fee / guest | Illustrative coordination budget |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $1,250 | $2,500 |
| 4 | $625 | $2,500 |
| 6 | $416.67 | $2,500 |
Before fee taxes, host compensation and unmodeled expenses; not a profit forecast. Funding Kaz’s package requires a different, explicitly disclosed allocation. No fee is offered or collected by this site.
The key question is what guests value beyond booking an operator themselves: the host, the compatible crew, easier coordination or a distinctive social program. Test that in conversations before assuming a premium.
04 / THE FUNCTIONAL PRODUCT
Capture dates, party size, ski/board experience, contact details and an optional budget or note. Save a private record, show a reference only after storage succeeds, and notify Joey. An inquiry is not a reservation.
Track New → Contacted → Fit discussed → Operator review → Written offer → Booked or Not proceeding. Each open inquiry needs an owner and next action. “Booked” requires actual operator confirmation.
Operator choices, a transparent budget illustration, real travel and conditions links, and a personal checklist. Guests can explore these now without being shown invented inventory.
Add the confirmed supplier’s booking route and exact deadlines after inventory, host participation, responsibilities and commercial terms are agreed.
Official Selkirk Tangiers, Eagle Pass and CMH inquiry flows support qualifying dates, group size and experience before a purchase. Newsletter consent should remain separate.
This is the delivery sequence, not a claim that every feature is live. The public form states its current submission behavior. Sensitive medical, passport and waiver information belongs in the operator’s appropriate onboarding process.
05 / THE LAUNCH
Approve the host role, two date windows, actual crew size, skiing requirements, media and payment structure. Obtain written proposals.
Over two weeks, start with trusted skier networks and opt-in personal introductions. Aim for eight substantive conversations and six qualified prospects.
Build a compatible group around actual dates and operator assessment. Give guests the full price, inclusions and governing terms.
One paying guest joining Kaz on a confirmed departure can validate the idea. Add people or fill a ski group when the interest and operator arrangement support it. Count actual bookings and a good guest experience.
Track response time, open inquiries without a next action, and why people hesitate: dates, cost, ability, travel friction, host interest or trust. Compare experience-led and host-led messages qualitatively; this small pilot will not establish statistical conversion uplift.
These are proposed management targets, not forecasts or industry benchmarks. No acquisition spending or outreach has been performed.
06 / BEFORE BOOKINGS OPEN
Evaluate operator-direct contracts and payments for the pilot, with any hosting service and compensation separately disclosed. That simplifies operations but does not itself establish a licensing exemption. Have the actual business location, entity, marketing, supplier contracts and money flow reviewed against applicable travel-selling requirements. Consumer Protection BC guidance.
Keep the offer recreational in substance. Personal payment does not automatically resolve every company–healthcare-professional interaction. No CME, clinical services, referral access or industry-sponsored skiing is promised. Review the actual relationships before any medical-rep or sponsor acquisition. AdvaMed Code · OIG framework.
Before collecting money, guests need the contracting supplier, confirmed dates/services, full price, payment schedule and applicable cancellation/weather terms. Published 2026/27 pricing and older policy pages can coexist; ask for the contract governing the actual departure.
These are researched questions for qualified professional and supplier review, not legal clearance. Read the full conversion and launch memo.
07 / THE NEXT DECISIONS
Deliver this departure, then measure referrals, willingness to return and willingness to pay for hosting again. Golf, Japan and other B Team experiences can follow after this repeatable service works.