| Heliskiing – it's like normal skiing, but instead of | | | | which is similar to downhill skiing and you don't |
| of going up a mountain by ski lift, you do it in a | | | | need to know any special techniques but you |
| Helicopter! Heliskiing is a way of skiing without | | | | must be an intermediate skiier or more advanced |
| putting in the strenuous effort of climbing with all | | | | to do these runs, while the European Heliskiers |
| your gear and having to wait for others who will | | | | need to have decent ski mountaineering skills, |
| be in your way, also some of the most desirable | | | | meaning they should be able to climb uphill on skis |
| skiing conditions can only be found by using a | | | | and using ropes, ice axes and crampons. All |
| helicopter as they can reach the most natural | | | | Heliskiers should be able to ski across all types of |
| terrain that is quite hard to copy on the highly | | | | terrain, and not only that but also be able to get |
| modified slopes at various ski resorts. | | | | down a hill in various snow conditions. |
| You can find Heliskiing all over the world as it has | | | | Recently in Lake Tahoe it was announced that |
| become more popular as time has gone by. In the | | | | Heliskiing was coming back to the region after a |
| beginning you would only find it in Canada, as that | | | | 40 year absence, for the 2010-2011 ski season. |
| is where it started and still the most popular place | | | | Pacific Crest Heli guides are going to be the |
| to go to for it. It is said that 95 percent of | | | | company that will tackling skiers and |
| Heliskiing (and Cat skiing) takes place in British | | | | snowboarders to their preferred destination, as |
| Columbia, Canada. | | | | the company has access to over 100,000 acres |
| The mountains vary in shapes and size so runs | | | | of snow to ski on. Lake Tahoe is home to some |
| are not the same, some have alpine glaciers whilst | | | | of the beautiful mountain tops maybe you would |
| others have steep chutes and glade trees. The | | | | like to stay at one of the Lake Tahoe vacation |
| average vertical height of runs is roughly 2,000 | | | | rentals - the Lake Tahoe area is so beautiful and |
| feet, but some can go up to about 10,000 feet. | | | | that's not even mentioning the mountains that will |
| It is said that Hans Gmoser is the man behind | | | | be in the backdrop. |
| heliskiing. He was a mountain guide from Austria, | | | | With new the new incentive of Heliskiing Lake |
| who had immigrated to Canada and started | | | | Tahoe should be getting a lot more visitors after |
| heliskiing in 1965 in the Bugaboo Mountains of | | | | the first take off in December happens. Who |
| British Columbia with Canadian Mountain Holidays, | | | | knows what will happen - there might be enough |
| which he owned. | | | | interest in the near future to hold special events |
| There are variations in skills when it comes to the | | | | on the glorious mountain, and this will surely open |
| way you heliski - there is the Canadian way, | | | | doors. |