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A Day in the Life of a Heli Guide
By Manouane Deschenes
The alarm rings between 6 and 6:30am. It’s still dark outside. It’s time for the heli ski guides to roll out of bed. There is dampness in the air. A glance out the window of the cabin; it’s snowing lightly. Slip on dressy fleece attire and walk to the main lodge, climb the stairs to the guides’ office and sit down at the computer to start organizing the day ahead.
It’s quiet in the building, but there is already activ...
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Interview by Tom Jackson, HELISKI.com
Bella Coola Helisports offers heliskiing and heliboarding out of Bella Coola, BC ( 1 hour flight North of Vancouver) from three different lodges. We talked to owner Beat Steiner recently about the flagship operation at Tweedsmuir Lodge.
1. Beat, Bella Coola heli-skiing and heli-boarding is known for your terrain. Tell us about the Tweedsmuir Lodge area.
The Bella Coola area’s particular attraction is the unrivaled alpine terrain we can ac...
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Heli Skiing In Bella Coola, BC Canada - Nice Video
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Looking for a career change? Why not get a job that comes with a powder clause. We spoke to the people who hold some of the most desirable jobs in skiing — filmmakers, product designers, marketing managers — about how to get their job.
BY: Anna Baldwin of SkiNet.com
No. 1: Boutique ski maker
“When your passion is your job, you never work a day in your life,” says Jordan Grano, founder of Folsom Custom Skis in Boulder, Colorado. “To have a chance to affect the industry you love in ...
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Here is an interesting article that appeared on MSN.
By Diana Gialo
msnbc.com contributor msnbc.com contributor
updated 12/14/2010 10:21:20 AM ET
It’s silent. There’s an extraordinary sense of open space, and looking around, you see nothing but snow-covered mountains for miles. You’re 12,000 feet high, standing on one of the tallest, most vertical mountaintops in sight, and you’re about to ski down this thing.
“There’s not a day that goes by where I...
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Bella Coola Heli Sports have been busy training this week in preparation for the arrival their first group of skiers this winter. A variety of safety scenarios, training exercises and equipment testing has been priority, although some product testing has also been a necessary requirement!
On December 4th, the guides reported knee deep powder, sunny skies and a base of 180 cm snow pack in the lower alpine. Forecasts this week suggest over a metre of powder is on its way to the Mountains in Bel...
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We were recently thrilled to see the long overdue update to the EA Heli Skiing web site. Not only that there is a lot of great Canadian resort destinations featured. Sure enough both Bella Coola and Pantheon feature prominently as heli skiing destinations in Canada.
With a lot of great video and photography from Bella Coola featured the site is both informative and inspiring! There is a lot o great heli skiing out there that is for sure. Check it out here - more details about heli skiing in B...
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Heli Skiing in BC Canada
The combination of abundant snowfall, cool temperatures and regular breaks in weather systems make British Columbia, Canada ideal for heliskiing and snowboarding. Heliski operators are scattered throughout British Columbia north to south and east to west. In effect, all operators offer the same base experience: they all access vast expanses of terrain by helicopter in order to ski un-tracked snow!
If you can ski intermediate slopes at your ski area, then you can he...
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The History of Heli Skiing
By 1953, a mountain guide from Austria by the name of Hans Gmoser had saved enough money to move to Banff and begin a career as a guide in the spectacular wilderness surrounding 12,000-foot Mount Assiniboine, "Canada's Matterhorn." After a few years, he gained an intimate knowledge of the physical as well as spiritual aspects of the mountain. As Hans recalls of those early days, "I longed to share the natural beauty of the majestic mountains in Western Canada with eve...
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Last Spring I was lucky enough to join the first (inaugural) Heli Assisted Ski Touring Adventure run by Bella Coola Helisports. And what a great experience it was. BCHS are a fantastic company and their heli skiing product, service and safety record are second to none. So when the opportunity arose the choice was simple.
Arriving in Bella Coola on a bright Sunday afternoon the mountains were a sight to behold. With over 30cms of fresh snow having fallen the previous evening the stage was set....
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