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WOW x2 HELI-BOARDING!

August 10th, 2005

The BEST DAY EVER! … the lift at TC didn’t open until 11am once they had fixed the electrical probs. But we didn’t care… we were heli-boarding! all day, and as there was fresh snow yesterday it was AWESOME!

I think the photos speak for themselves but we have some awesome footage and were waiting for the DVD from the heli-ski place too. Yes Helen I was in a helicopter all day! :) Rusty was our pilot (hope his name didn’t sugest his piloting ability! which it didn’t) some of his landings right at the top of the mountain had to be inch perfect! Some of the ledges were tiny! half the copter hanging off a vertical drop, at one point you could see the virtical drop from the foot well windows! crazy but amazing fun!

Some pictures from my Party last night:
Ma Party Ma Party 2 Ma Party 3

Well i’m going to let the photos speak. Hover over the images for descriptions!
Getting ready to get on the copter. "Wonder if the glue is stuck?" Our first drop off point Looking back up at the drop off point Tony one of our snowboard examiners from the US Looking back at one of the drop off points. Copter in view The money shot! :) Fatty another one of our examiners from the UK Fatty coming in after his run Dan wizzing down a face... Another shot of Fatty coming down Matt coming in after his fresh tracks Our helicopter parked up for lunch in the valley Some more fresh tracks Our two examiners Tony and Fatty Matt next to the copter! Pete and Dan by the copter Another one of me infront of the heli Loads of great food for lunch... Our last fresh tracks down before lunch at the heli Our lunch stop Another pic from our lunch stop Yet another photo from the lunch stop One of our guides for the day and her fresh track All the snowboarders who were on the heli-board Mike on one of the runs Tony on one of the runs Looking back at the mountains after our day with the weather coming in

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One Response to “WOW x2 HELI-BOARDING!”

  1. comment number 1 by: Francis’ Weblog » Blog Archive » RIP Tom…
    May 21st, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    [...] never forget when during heli-boarding in the Harris mountains in south island. The guide (a skier!) said that a ledge was fine to jump off, he ollied off it and [...]

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