Call Me Crazy – The Legend of Mike Wiegele
When you have a vision that goes beyond the popular imagination, people tend to think you’re crazy. Mike Wiegele is no exception.
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Category: Heli Operators
Heli Ski Mystery Mountain
Mount Waddington, once known as Mystery Mountain, is the highest peak in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia. Although it is lower than Mount Fairweather and Mount Quincy Adams, which straddle the United States border between Alaska and British Columbia, Mount Waddington is the highest peak that lies entirely within British Columbia. It and the …
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Mike Wiegle receives honorary doctorate
Congratulations to Dr. Mike Wiegele! Thompson Rivers University conferred an Honourary Doctor of Laws degree on June 7th, in recognition of Mike’s groundbreaking work and lifetime of leadership in the snow sports industry. Mike also addressed the joint convocation of the Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts and Tourism, and the Faculty of Law. “It’s an …
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Northern Escape Announces $4.2 million investment
Northern Escape Heli Skiing announced the construction of a new remote lodge opening for the upcoming 2020 season.
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Chatter Creek is a Powder Skiers Dream
The pillow skiing and terrain is the best and their powder snow is dry and plentyfull. To any snowcat connoisseur, there is no doubt that Chatter is the pinnacle of cat skiing!
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Bella Coola Heli Sports adds Location
Bella Coola Heli Sports is stoked to announce that they are operating out of a fifth location and that the skiing is reported to be absolutely phenomenal.
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Three Days with Powder Matt
Illustration: João Fazenda, Words by: Tim Johnson You’ll like Powder Matt—he’ll make sure of it. Even if you cringe at first. His motivational speeches can sound like something borrowed from an inspirational poster but delivered in the voice of a fiftysomething ski bum. One day, after a hike, over coffee at a long wooden table, …
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Dave Brownlie heads to Revelstoke
Dave Brownlie has has returned to the ski industry as the new President of Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
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Bella Coola Heli Voted #1
Bella Coola Heli Sports was named the “World’s Best Heli-Ski Operator” at the 2017 World Ski Awards in Kitzbühel, Austria.
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Heli-skiing Avalanche death
The man was skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH) in the Goldsteam area of the North Columbia mountains, North of Revelstoke.
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Heli crash changes policy
On low density days when there is very powdery snow, pilots must land on a site that's been previously staked out
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For the Love of Our Clients
The allure of wilderness skiing for work is obvious. It is a promise of a lifetime of powder turns where your job is to always go first, without question.
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