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Daredevil heli-ski pilots brave treacherous conditions

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    Aviators drop skiers, snowboarders atop mountains in the most dangerous conditions

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Yeah.

It.

This is not normal helicopter work it's very -- find more so than anything ever done.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- We can penetrate into environments of very unfriendly flying.

-- which is much worse.

126 yeah.

Rescue pod serve at least five to 101000 hour -- -- parts that they're not new -- there's fifteen million.

Turning bolts and pieces they don't want to fly to different attractions at the same time.

Helicopters when they're open here they want to -- No we're not planning on an airport.

We're -- is offering a Marshal -- abilities.

Every landing that we do is in the white out conditions.

And we averaging eighty and -- -- -- today so are at risk exposures quite high.

This -- -- much everywhere and every kind of condition -- so there desert and mountain.

Jungle been apparent effort going on grueling years.

Last year I was flying in Afghanistan after the US -- offense.

That was challenging but not nearly as challenging as finally -- That the helicopters it is for the -- to twelve.

The original version was used in Vietnam that was adopted Canadian military seventies.

While the media -- Stevenson and -- -- ski industry.

Wouldn't you just get out of the helicopter it -- sea -- -- a war zone.

It's windy it's loud it's noisy it's crazy feels like chaos.

When you're sitting in that helicopter and you get the top of the mountain.

He had no idea where you're going are where you guys can -- he just know it's going to be the best eventually -- -- been on.

And all of sudden the helicopter les and you're standing on top of mountain instead quiet.

Companion.

It's just here in the mountains and it's exhilarating.

It's Iraq's.

So small they feel like you're on top of the.

My role as a helicopter.

The pilot -- entry into the.

Film business.

The last documentary I was involved with was the -- like.

Helicopters.

Are an amazing tool that can go to amazing places and get special shots.

And -- me documentary what you see is the perfect -- You do a little cowboy normally you read beauty crank that thing around for life she's on and at the bottom come out of it.

It does look good on field.

The environment is very harsh.

You definitely can appreciate -- -- their skills and training if something goes wrong we'll soon find out who is boss.

-- guys -- snow and nothing but mountains.

Truly well that was built for.

And helicopters particular.