Safety
PROFESSIONAL FOCUS ON ABSOLUTE SAFETY
Before booking your trip, we strongly recommend reading the "Safety & Risk Awareness" information by clicking here:
SÄKERHET ÄR VÅR PRIORITET
Det viktigaste för en guide är inte att hitta den mjukaste, fluffigaste snön och de bästa åken. Guidens viktigaste arbete är att riskminimera och maximera säkerheten! Nu går det oftast bättre i Bella Coola än på andra platser, att åka de bästa åken, med god säkerhetsmarginal. Snön i Coastal range, är stabilare än i Kanadas inland, eftersom temperatur variationerna inte är så stora.
Våra guider är alla ACMG certifierade. Alla våra helikopterpiloter har många års erfarenhet av flygning i bergen. Våra A-Star B2-helikoptrar underhålls och inspekteras dagligen av ingenjörer i en uppvärmd hangar och våra guider är följer väderutvecklingen kontinuerligt. Guiderna har oftast börjat sin dag med att gå igenom prognoser och planera dagen, innan du stigit upp.
Vi följer HeliCat Canada’s, en branschorganisation med decennier av erfarenhet, regelverk.
STRICT SAFETY STANDARDS
Surpassing the strictest standards in the industry.
Bella Coola Heli Sports is a member of HeliCat Canada, and we are regulated by the most comprehensive and exacting heli-skiing guidelines in the world.
In addition, our safety plan and operating procedures are audited every couple of years by an independent risk management evaluator.
HUGELY EXPERIENCED GUIDE TEAM
Our team of Guides are certified by the ACMG / UIAGM (Canadian and International Association of Mountain Guides).
When you heli-ski with us, you’re in good hands. Our guides are real people, dedicated to everyone's safety. They want you to go home to your family – safe and sound – just as they want to return to theirs.
COAST RANGE STABILITY
BELLA COOLA’S CONSISTENT AND TEMPERATE CLIMATE – COMBINED WITH PLENTIFUL SNOWFALL – RESULTS IN A GENERALLY MORE STABLE AND SETTLED SNOWPACK.
We are lucky to be located in British Columbia's Coast Range, which has a more stable and settled snowpack than what is common in other Canadian heli-skiing locations.
HELICOPTERS, PILOTS & ENGINEERS
Sleek machines & ‘high hour’ mountain pilots & engineers
We’ve worked with helicopters and pilots from West Coast Helicopters (WCH) for more than a decade.
All WCH pilots that fly for BCHS have many hours of flying experience, including special training in mountain flying and heli-skiing operations. They also participate in the annual Guides Training Program prior to the start of the heli-skiing season – including running through a mock rescue scenario.
Our engineers work in a heated helicopter hangar, which ensures rigorous maintenance schedules and inspections are always met, regardless of weather conditions.
INFRASTRUCTURE & BACK-UP SUPPORT
We’ve setup a network of additional help and safety.
Our concern for your safety goes way beyond giving you a transceiver and telling you how to use it. Find out how we have created infrastructure to help in an emergency.
TOP SAFETY GEAR
AN EXCEPTIONAL HELI-SKI EXPERIENCE DEMANDS FIRST-CLASS EQUIPMENT
Your safety really is our top priority. That's why the use of our safety equipment is FREE!
GUEST SAFETY TRAINING
YOU’LL BE TRAINED IN THE BASICS OF SKIING IN THE BACKCOUNTRY!
On Arrival Day, just before you head out skiing, our guide team will go over some safety basics – from using the supplied safety equipment, to understanding how to behave around the helicopter.