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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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 Iâ€...
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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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On March 5th, 2010, Vancouver snowboard icon, original Seymour Skid and part owner of Sandbox, Kevin Sansalone, came to shred the pow of Bella Coola. During his time here he was testing a prototype board, from a relatively new snowboard company, WhiteGold Snowboards and managed to get some great shots while here. (more...)...
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