Alaskan Private Heli Charter-Space Available
That's right, we're renting a heli. :fmicon:
Actually, there are five guys springing for a private charter and they're looking for 2 more people to fill the trip.
You need to be a strong skier for this trip.
The heli rental is for 7 days and comes with 2 guides, a van, and a fuel truck. 10 hours of flight time is part of the package. That is a ton of heli time.
Accessable terrain will include anything that Chugach Powder Guides has permits for, including the Chugach mountains surrounding Girdwood, the Chugach mountains surrounding Seward, and parts of the Alaska range.
The private allows complete and total control of where we ski, what we ski, the timeframe we ski it in, and how much we ski. For example, if we like a zone that has a run that we want to lap for 5 quick runs, we simply bust it out with the heli waiting at the bottom landing zone with the engine running-barely time to breathe before we're wisked to the top. No waiting for the Heli, ever. Or for example if we want to put in a landing zone on top of a peak that takes some time and logistics to accomplish, we simply do it(If the guides say it's a go). You're never going to get to do that without a private charter because the heli needs to concern itself with the other groups.
In other words, this is exactly the program that the boys of TGR, MSP, etc. run-only we don't have to worry about setting up for filming(except for Conway or I with our handheld digi-cams).
Our guides will be Jim Conway(lead guide for TGR) and Virgil Hughes(co-lead guide for CPG). These two have among the most experience of any heli guides in Alaska. If they can't safely open a peak for skiing, no-one can.
The dates are March 4-12, 2006.
To see more photos from last year's non-private trip to Alaska go to my Website, click on the Alaska license plate and check them out: www.straightlineadventures.com.
To read about last years trip go to Arty 50's post in the Hall Of Fame entitled 1st Annual Straightline Camp: AK Edition (sorry for some reason the address to the post won't show up for me to hotlink it)
If you want more info, contact me at gordy100@msn.com
