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  • TGIF freedom. #shredon
  • How to find your line? Find out in the next issue of The Yodel, dropping to the public tomorrow! Also: What does the 'private' in private heli-skiing mean? The DOs and DONTs of heli-skiing, your October desktop calendar and more. Use the link in our bio to make sure you grab yours. #apresskistories #backcountryinspiration
  • You may have noticed: It is NOT easy to compare all the different heli-skiing packages you can buy out there. Small group, smaller group, runs, vertical metres, private, semi-private, lodging, no frills, unlimited, single-day, multi-day…. Yikes. Can we just break it down and compare clearly? I’ve been talking to people about this stuff for ten years now. The struggle is real. They’re all trying to do the same thing: get a handle of what they should even ask about. What makes these packages different from one another – and how are those things are going to affect their experience? For years I’ve been trying to make The Ultimate Master Spreadsheet, where everything would be broken down in a nice apples-to-apples comparison. I…… couldn’t do it. Whatever’s the digital version of the waste paper basket filled with crumpled false-starts? That’s all I made. So. I got smarter, to help you spend smarter. Instead of giving you the fish, I’m teaching you how to fish. I’ll show you how to make sense of the variability, since we can’t smooth it out. I made a free guide for you that lays out the key factors that will affect the pricing of a heli-ski package – the variables that make one option pricier or less pricey than another. Because when I’m shopping for something, what I really want to understand is the trade-off. I don’t mind paying more if I know I’m GETTING more. Spot the best value. Love the trip you say yes to. Free download. No sign up required. Link in bio. Go get it! @iamkylehamilton
  • His radness in action from the archives. #Repost @theboldandcold ・・・ Rudi Gertsch was one of the forefathers of North American heli skiing, owner of Purcell Heli Skiing and a founder of Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Here he is aid climbing out Gonda Roof on Tunnel Mountain above Banff 50 years ago. The climb now goes free at some tough grade. Photo Bruno Engler #climbing #legend #banff
  • Cannot. Even. Contain. #Repost @philblester_photo ・・・ Who is getting stoked for winter... I know I am! @purcellheliski @westcomb @hellobc #skilife #powdertothepeople #powderhounds #powdernuts #themountainiscalling #thecanadiancollective #mountainculture #mtnfolk #mountainlife #depthobsessed #alpineclubofcanada #avalanchecanada #skiuphill #stayandwander #humanpoweredadventures #heliskiing #greatnorthcollective #freeride #liveyouradventure #natgeoyourshot
  • The happy dance is tough to do in ski boots, but some people pull it off. #itdoesntgetbetterthanthis
  • The powder whisperer, still at it. #rudi #neverstopskiing @dibbledibble
  • When you find nature’s half pipe, you hit it. (Pssst! There’s fresh snow on the peaks this morning.) #backcountrysnowboarding #yeehaw @hellyhansen @jeffgertsch
  • The Yodel is back, dropping tomorrow! A New Zealand-inspired edition from an incredible trip getting some winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Featuring: The Benefits of Being Unusual, more Q&A, Zen and the Art of Guiding and more. Link in bio to grab it #weliveforthis #theyodel #apresskistories @jeffgertsch
  • Window shopping. #illtakeoneofeverything
  • New Zealand, you were unforgettable. We now have no idea what time or day it is (jet lag, you beast) but we’re home and ready to get back to prepping for winter in the northern hemisphere. Having skis on our feet in August was incredible. Countdown to our season is ON. #moreplease #weliveforthis
  • #Repost @jeffgertsch ・・・ Well that was a pretty fantastic start to our ski trip. Fun times exploring @trebleconenz yesterday, couple days since the last dump and we were still finding great turns in the sunshine #weliveforthis #stoked

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