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You Can Go on the Ultimate Heli-Skiing Trip in Greenland with Bode Miller and Chris Davenport This Spring

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For many, a week of heli-skiing is the ideal ski trip. When you add doing it in Greenland, staying on a luxury yacht, and rubbing elbows with Bode Miller and Chris Davenport, it becomes the ultimate trip. That’s exactly what EYOS, a private superyacht charter company is offering. Highlights of the trip include staying onboard a former Arctic Research Vessel […]

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Brent Thomas | October 10, 2022
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What’s In The Pack? | Alaska Heli-Ski Guide Backpack

Why do heli-ski guides complain about their backpacks? What’s in a helicopter ski guide’s backpack? What’s in their pockets? A lot… My heliski guiding backpack weighs 30+ pounds. I’m carrying about 60 pounds of gear overall when I drop in. Check out this video to see exactly what I carry on a day out heliski guiding in Alaska. I guide […]

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Miles Clark | April 30, 2022
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Come Heli-Ski Alaska With SnowBrains & Black Ops Valdez in April 2020 For 25% OFF!

Black Ops Valdez Contact:  907.831.2339 | info@blackopsvaldez.com Come ski with SnowBrains and Black Ops Valdez in Alaska from April 5th-11th, 2020 at 25% off! This is a TRULY ALL-INCLUSIVE TRIP: ALL ground transportation ALL safety Gear ALL meals and drinks (Alcohol available but not included) ALL access to a slew of down day options (if unable to fly) *some activities […]

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SnowBrains | March 4, 2020
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Carving Her Way into an Industry: Black Ops Valdez Heli Ski Owner Tabatha Swierk

Brought to you by Black Ops Valdez Tabatha Swierk isn’t your typical Heliski Operation owner. Tabatha started and runs Black Ops Valdez, one of the premier Alaskan heliski operations. Not only is she responsible for reservations, answering phone calls and emails along with other daily business operations, she’s also one of those people that will jump in wherever needed. You […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | January 22, 2020
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Heli-Ski Expert Nicolas Gaide Killed in Horrific Ski Accident on Mont Miravidi

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The Times reports that seasoned French ski professional and father of one, Nicolas Gaide, has been killed in a fall while attempting to ski Mont Miravidi on the Italian-French border. Gaide, 43, was participating in a safety training exercise with other heli-ski guides on a 3,000m (9,842′) helicopter-accessed slope on Mount Miravidi when the unthinkable happened. Gaide and other guides landed […]

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SnowBrains | January 9, 2020
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BLACK OPS SnowBrains Week: 10% Off Alaska Heli-Skiing With SnowBrains in April 2020!

Come ski with SnowBrains and Black Ops Valdez in Alaska from April 5th-11th, 2020 at 10% off! This is a TRULY ALL-INCLUSIVE TRIP: ALL ground transportation ALL Safety Gear ALL Meals and drinks (Alcohol available but not included) ALL access to a slew of down day options (if unable to fly) *some activities are an additional cost SnowBrains has reserved […]

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SnowBrains | December 11, 2019
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Come Heli-Ski With SnowBrains In Alaska This Season!

Come ski with SnowBrains and Black Ops Valdez in Alaska from April 5th-11th, 2020 at 10% off! This is a TRULY ALL-INCLUSIVE TRIP: ALL ground transportation ALL Safety Gear ALL Meals and drinks (Alcohol available but not included) ALL access to a slew of down day options (if unable to fly) *some activities are an additional cost SnowBrains has reserved […]

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SnowBrains | December 3, 2019
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Heli-Paddling, The World’s Newest Extreme Sport

  We’ve all dreamed of going Heli-Skiing before. Untouched faces, remote cliffs, and fresh snow all day is a fantasy of many. Besides the huge financial restriction (a 3 run package through Whisler Blackcomb runs well over $1,000 per person), heli-skiing requires years of experience to handle the backcountry. Deep powder, avalanche danger, and steep terrain make it an expert-only […]

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Joseph Phillips | August 23, 2019
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