Meet the team
Get to know the members of our team!
Jan Neuspiel
Head Guide - Pantheon Heli Ranch
Jan's guiding career has spanned over 25 years and just about that many mountain ranges. Most of this time has been spent working and living in the Himalaya; guiding, climbing and trekking in Nepal (he speaks fluent Nepali) and running a helicopter skiing operation in India...
Peter “Swede” Mattsson
Co-Owner, President and Operations Manager
Swede is a character of some renown in the skiing business, and is currently the driving force behind Bella Coola Heli Sports. He started his professional career in the hospitality industry....
Beat Steiner
Co-Owner and Business Manager
"It's all about the skiing" says Beat Steiner. He has been actively involved in the ski industry since 1983. First as a ski model, then a ski cinematographer and now co-owner of Bella Coola Heli Sports....
Christian Begin
Co-Owner / Not-So-Silent Partner
A household name for anyone keen on ski & mountain bike films, Christian has been professionally involved in the ski industry for over 25 years. His passion for skiing and the mountain....
Tim Wilkinson
Director of Marketing
Tim could be referred to as a “professional ski bum” who is thrilled that he has managed to turn his passion for powder into a career. He has worked in ski resorts in British Columbia, Alberta, Colorado, Utah, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand. Over one nine-year stretch, Tim managed to ....
"Woody" Tribe
Head Guide - Tweedsmuir Park Lodge
Like many of us at Bella Coola Heli Sports, Woody started his ski industry "career" as a professional ski bum, having worked for many years in some of the world's best ski areas such as Chamonix....
Fredrik Grim
Scandinavian Representative
Jag som representerar Bella Coola I Sverige heter Fredrik Grim och bor i Täby norr om Stockholm. Det var under en cykeltur, på en lerig stig....
Steve Whittall
Head Guide - Eagle Lodge
Steve grew up in Eastern Canada, but after seeing the mountains for the first time at age 12, he knew right away he was moving west. Landing in Whistler in the late 1980s, Steve started his guiding career over thirty years ago…
Richard Lapointe
Chief Heliski Pilot & Base Manager
Richard is recognized by the industry as one of the best film pilots in the world. He has worked with Warren Miller, Seth Morrison and the late Shane McConkey. It was on his first shoot that he met Swede....
John Furneaux
Director of Guiding Operations
John has guided three expeditions to Mount Everest with two summits. However, the breadth and depth of his other adventures extends far beyond Everest. John has guided expeditions in places such as Alaska, the Yukon, Tibet, Pakistan, Russia, Baffin Island, Africa, Patagonia ....
