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New Zealand offers tourists tanks for their memories
The island nation has marketed itself as a spiritual home for the white-knuckled traveller with rafting, bungee jumping, heli-skiing or "zorbing" — rolling downhill in an inflatable sphere resembling a giant hamster ball. "New Zealand is arguably the …
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BC's interior mountains 'close to tipping point' says Canadian Avalanche Centre
30: Ronald Greg Sheardon, 45, died after he and three others were swept away by an avalanche while heli-skiing about 32 kilometres southeast of Revelstoke. — Jan. 6: An avalanche at Molars Bowl, just west of Golden, buried a skier.
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Grenzenlos: Heliskiing in Kirgisistan
Und dann noch Heliskiing. Mehr geht nicht. Das Land, das ein russischer Forscher treffend als die Schweiz Zentralasiens bezeichnete, ist eines der am wenigsten bekannten Länder der Erde. Dafür kommt es dem Skifahrer entgegen wie kaum ein anderes: 90 …
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Anti-Heliski-Demo erfordert Einsatz eines Rettungshelikopters
Nach einer Kundgebung gegen Heliskiing-Flüge auf der Äbeni Flue BE hat sich am Sonntag eine Teilnehmerin am Knie verletzt. Die Demonstrierenden mussten deshalb einen Rettungshelikopter anfordern. Dieser Vorfall gebe der Alpenschutzorganisation Mountain …
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Heliskiing versus šlapání. Vrcholem freeridingu je obojí
Na druhou stranu heliskiing je zcela jiný rozměr lyžování. Nechci říct, že je lepší, ale kdykoli nastupuji do vrtulníku a sníh se pod točícím se rotorem zvedá, člověk má pocit, že se prostě bude dít něco velkého, i kdyby vás pak vysadili na nějaké …
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The white peaks of Rainier and St. Helens rose through the clouds as our flight neared Seattle. It was late December of ’06, and a few hours earlier myself, Señor Wanrooy, and his wife Kathy had taken off from dreary Michigan in search of some snow. We would be skiing with Trevor Holsworth, lead wrangler at the Wildhorse Cat Skiing & Powder Mining Company in Ymir, British Columbia.

After a quick hop back to Spokane, we headed north for a scenic three-hour drive into BC. The landscape quickly transitioned from rolling hills with minimal snow cover to gorgeous forested mountains with plenty of fresh powder. After a stop at a remote Customs outpost that seemed like a scene out of a James Bond film, we rolled into the one-horse town of Ymir (pronounced “why-mur”). Cue the banjo music. Kidding! Ymir is a neat little town engulfed by mountains. In town you’ll find a bar, a couple of inns, a grocery store, and very friendly people. We checked into the recently renovated Ymir Palace Inn which, as a converted brothel, is the obvious choice. No word on how long ago the Palace functioned as a brothel, but rest assured that no funky smells linger. Belinda and Roscoe, owners of the inn, warmly welcomed us and suggested that we head to the bar/restaurant, about a 30 second walk down the street. After a burger, beer, and some chatting with a colorful local named Jay, we hit the sheets.

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