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Ahh, Heli-skiing, the ultimate way to go snowboarding! The tension was mounting throughout the holiday. Here's the chopper we went up in, a Bell 212:

NOTHING beats heli-skiing! Half the thrill is the actual helicopter ride itself through a snow covered valley:

You can make out where we were staying in this pic:

Packed into the helicopter. You see the red ladder on the roof?! That's what you user if the helicopter tips over and you need to get out:

When you jump out, you all squat about 1 meter away from the helicopter and wait for it to take off again. Here's a snap of Matt cradling Pete, who was giggling so nervously there was yellow snow everywhere:

After a run, ready to go up again:

Powder, powder, everywhere and not a drop of rain:

Here's a snap I took in one of the other guys goggles that went up with us, showing our guide, Pete, Matt, myself and Crazy:

Of course, pictures just don't do heli-skiing justice one little bit, for that, you'll just have to check out the video below!

 

Video of Heli-skiing in Panorama

Seriously, I love this video! Crank up the volume...

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or just hit play below!

 

They were selling off snaps that they took of the group in front of the helicopter as well. Being a cheeky baastard I just took a snap of it on the wall (hey, I would've brought the thing if they would only supply a digital version of it!):

On our last day after the heli-skiing, Ian, Matt and I decided to go on a nature walk instead of spending it on the slopes (which looked slushy anyway, Crazy and Pete went up). Basically, us 3 could've thrown our snowboards in the river after heli-skiing and never go again, what the hell can top it?!

We were treated with some fantastic views during the day wandering around:

Stopping for a nice feed along the way:

Of course, no photo set would be complete without another "man of the Mountain" pose from myself:

There was some ice about during our walk:

And we finished the holiday off with a final soak in the hot tub and a glass of Champaign. We were really roughing it:

 

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