Elias Ortner to head Mike Wiegele
Alterra Mountain Company has promoted Elias Ortner to president and COO of Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing
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Category: Heli Operators
Northern Escape Victims Named
Pilot Mark McGowan and guide Lewis Ainsworth were named today in a joint statement from Northern Escape Heli-Skiing and Skyline Helicopters.
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Northern Escape Helicopter Crash
Northern Escape Heli Skiing confirmed that three people died when one of its helicopters crashed in the Skeena Mountains north of Terrace around 4pm Monday, January 22nd.
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Travis Rice – Longest Pillow Line Of My Life
Travis Rice rides Velvet Castle top to bottom, what he calls the "Longest Pillow Line Of My Life!"
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Pandemic Heli Ski Shutdown Doubled Range of Caribou
Studies by University of British Columbia Okanogan Campus (UBCO) have shown that the Pandemic Heli Ski Shutdown doubled the range of caribou. During the 2020 “anthropause,” when COVID-19 travel restrictions nearly grounded heli-skiing, both movement and mean home-range of the caribou groups increased dramatically compared to years when normal heli ski operations dominated. The anthropause …
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Northern Escape Voted World’s Best Heli Skiing
Voters at the 12th Annual 'World Ski Awards' have spoken and for a second year in a row, Northern Escape Heliskiing has been voted World's Best Heliskiing Operation.
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Alterra to Acquire Mike Wiegele Heli Skiing
Alterra Mountain Company has announced its intention to purchase Mike Wiegele Heli Skiing in Blue River.
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World’s Best Heli-Ski Operator 2023 Up for Grabs
It is no surprise that seven of the eight shortlisted finalists of heli-ski companies nominated for the World's Best Heli-Ski Operator are from Canada.
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Heli-skiing Pioneer Leo Grillmair Passes
Leo Grillmair founded Canadian Mountain Holidays with his childhood friend Hans Gmoser.
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Last Frontier Heliskiing Avalanche
Last Frontier Heliskiing stated that the fatality and injuries happened when five people were caught in the avalanche at the remote Bell 2 Lodge
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Heli Skiing Avalanche kills three
Columbia Valley RCMP now confirm that three skiers were killed and four were injured.
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CMH Heli Skiing Avalanche Tragedy
An avalanche at near Mount McCrea, just south of Revelstoke, has claimed the lives of two guests, and a ski guide who was also caught in the slide remains in critical condition.
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