Saturday, January 22, 2011

Canadian Mountain Holiday

"A person should have wings to carry them where their dreams go, but sometimes (a helicopter and) a pair of skis makes a good substitute."  Hans Gmoser
















Wes spent this past week helicopter skiing in Kootenay, British Columbia.

















His group was disappointed that they could only ski 2 days out of the 4 because of low visibility.  But they skied hard the days they went.  Wes got over 40,000 vertical feet in those 2 days and had a great time.
















Wes went with his brother Erick, Erick's son Brady, and a few other people that they have gone with before.


















I don't know why I can't get Brady's photo to upload correctly, but this is the best I could do!
Here is Bob the guide:
















Some skiing pics:


















This is looking up from where they started on a run called Batman.
















And a tiny video of Brady and Erick skiing.  You can hear the helicopter in the background:
It sure is pretty up there!

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