Whatwe can do is operate with a margin of safety, in terms of where, andhow, we ski - based on our evaluation of risk. Survival hasboth short term andlong term aspects. Long term survival is key to answering environmentalist critics of heli-skiing, andeven nordic skiing. Here is a concise summary of ours. Experienced guides are our key risk management tool.
Senior guides go out with any group, and new guides go along as spacepermits.
That is simply a fact of life for our small operation. Wecull the long list of wanna-bes, to pick the very best, with potential for long term relationships. Welike to teach helicopter safety at the machine itself, with hands-on practice, and beacon drill out in the snow too, while we're there. Our safety record includes no burials or avalanche re- lated injuries. Perhapswe'vesimply been lucky.