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TOP, FROM LEFT: Talk about 360-degree views. The helicopter is barely visible among the magnificent alpine landscape before
dropping photographer Zach Almader and cinematographer Jeff Wright off, allowing them to find their angles and set up their gear
before the skiers dropped in; Howard Peak soars out of the surrounding glaciers and plays host to Ceccanti as he shreds a steep,
snowy line. If you squint, you can see him ripping down the mountain early on in his run, not another soul in sight; Ceccanti and new
friend Sasha explore the land around Bracewell’s Lodge. The lodge was established in 1918, and the current owner, Alex Bracewell,
has lived in the area his entire life.
WHERE TO GO:
GETTING THERE
Bella Coola Heli Sports caters to skiers and
boarders who have experience heli-skiing as
well as those who don’t. Despite a truly remote
and rugged location deep in the Coast Range,
the heli op’s base is only a 70-minute flight
north of Vancouver. There are numerous flight
options out of Vancouver International Airport,
and transfer flights to Bella Coola Heli Sports
is included in most multi-day packages. Visit
bellacoolaheliskiing.com for info.
LODGING
Bella Coola Heli Sports is known for offering
excellent small-group heli-skiing over 3.25
million acres in the Coast Mountains of B.C.
Skiers lodge at one of five properties: Tweedsmuir
Park Lodge, Eagle Lodge, Pantheon
Heli Ranch, Mystery Mountain Lodge, and
Terra Nostra Guest Ranch. Bracewell’s Lodge,
featured in the film, is not currently open to the
public, but plans are underway to add it to the
operation’s lodging portfolio in the future.
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