Whistler Backcountry Helicopter Snowboarding

http://LosBadicales.com

Early March 2009,
Los Badicales go snowboarding in the Canadian backcountry with Whistler Heliskiing
( http://www.whistlerheliskiing.com ).

Also joining us were the Yeoman brothers (Andrew, Adam, and Thomas). Rounding out the group was Wade, our guide for the day.

The craziest part of the day was when we landed on a knife-edge ridge; There was almost no room to gather when we got off the heli. This is documented at minute 4:40 in the video.

I think we estimated 17,000 vertical feet were snowboarded that day.

All of the footage was filmed using my VIO POV1 helmet cam.

I made the soundtrack from 4 different songs. In order, I used;
1. Title track from "For a Few Dollars More", by Ennio Morricone,
2. Arizona Bay by Soulsavers,
3. Main Title from "A Fistful of Dollars" by Ennio Morricone, and lastly
4. Sixty Seconds to What? from "For a Few Dollars More", by Ennio Morricone.

Enjoy

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[daffke]

I am going to Whistler in a few weeks, and I am going to book the helilift.

What package did you go for? The Ultimate Excursion or the Elite Adventure?

[LosBadicales]

@daffke Hi, we did the Ultimate Excursion which was a full day of snowboarding. It was unbelievable. We have also gone heli boarding with the guys at Powder Mountain Catskiing and Heliskiing. At the time we went with Whistler Heliskiing, the guys at Powder Mtn weren't running their heli operation yet, but now they do. We've gone with them for the past 3 seasons. Hope this helps! Let me know if you need any other info,

[ARP3]

How much does this cost?

[LosBadicales]

Hi,

As I recall, the price was appx $700-$800 per person for the whole day. For the 2009/2010 season, the Olympics are in Vancouver/Whistler, so the prices will be a bit higher than usual.

[lukeadventures]

fantastic video.. one day i will do it.

is there anything you need to do in terms of avoiding avalanches? did you have to let off explosives or anything?

[LosBadicales]

Hi, thanks for the comment. While in the backcountry, we try to take every precaution we can to be safe. That said, there's not much a small group of us can to to control nature, but be can prepare ourselves and use good judgment.

We all wear transceivers in case we get buried, and our guide constantly assesses the snowpack. We stay on slopes where the risk is minimized (the right pitch, proper daylight exposure, etc...).

Unfortunately, no explosives are allowed in the helicopter.

[raginh8r]

It's like a clown helicopter. People just keep getting out.

[majorlazor7]

Gorgeous stuff!! Thats definately on the do before i die list, riding the the alps in two weeks yeaaa

[blackhawkanimator]

just jump out at 50 feet

[zcsnow]

ahhh shhiiitttt. that helo pilot is a carzy mofo. That looks like so much fun though. waiting to get out of engineering school so I can make the big bucks and do this. Been snowboarding for years on the mountains..

[xMaaze]

i was just in panorama BC, and i saw the heli ski place and i was so tempted to do this. This video inspired me and i am going to go heli boarding next year forsure. the helicopter looks so surreal when its flying away and towards you.

[MrHankyTheXmasPoop]

How experienced do you have to be to do this?

[wesleythorsen]

i salivated while i watched this video

[kalebiscool]

Helicopter takes off, Board goes down the mountain cuz you dropped it

NOOOOOOOO@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

[DanJVintage]

wow. love whistler.