Selkirk Tangiers Heli Snowboarding (STHS) has partnered with Kelowna, British Columbia-based Wildcat Helicopters. The strategic partnership offers STHS unique entry to Wildcat Helicopters’ state-of-the-art fleet, together with their twin-engine Bell 212 and Airbus H125 helicopters.
The Airbus H125 is supplied with a strong Safran Arriel 2D engine and has a cruise velocity of 136 knots and a variety of 340 nautical miles. It might probably carry 4 passengers with one pilot and one information.
The Bell 212 is a bigger helicopter able to carrying as much as 12 passengers—together with one pilot and two guides—and touring 270 nautical miles at round 100 knots. On its web site, STHS writes that the Bell 212 is “well-suited for transporting bigger teams to ski locations effectively.”
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Each helicopter sorts will embark on quite a lot of journeys with STHS.
Based by Peter Schlunegger, a fourth-generation Swiss mountain information, STHS has served skiers seeking to snag powdery traces in British Columbia’s Selkirk and Monashee Mountains because the Nineteen Seventies. However the firm’s roots go deeper. Schlunegger’s great-grandfather, Karl, was one of many first guides to work out of the historic Glacier Home Lodge in Rogers Cross, which winds via the Selkirk Mountains. STHS was acquired by Revelstoke Mountain Resort in 2007.
In whole, STHS’ tenure covers 500,000-plus acres of unspoiled wilderness, permitting skiers to entry quite a lot of terrain by air, from alpine cols to rolling meadows.
Wildcat Helicopters—STHS’ not too long ago introduced associate—doesn’t simply function inside heli snowboarding. The Kelowna outfit gives a number of companies, together with firefighting and heavy lifting.
“This partnership with Wildcat Helicopters is a game-changer for us,” mentioned Dave Pehowich, the final supervisor of STHS. “Their popularity for security and operational excellence aligns completely with our dedication to offering our friends with the final word heli-skiing expertise.”
“Partnering with Selkirk Tangiers is a pure match for us,” added Mike Westie, director of operations for Wildcat Helicopters. “We share a ardour for the mountains and a dedication to excellence.”
The collaboration formally launches in December of this upcoming ski season.
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