Risk Management

Prospecting was inherently gambling. Miners during the gold rush were the greatest gamblers the world had ever seen. They lived on luck and the hope that the next shovel might be that paystreak they were so long looking for.

At Gold Rush Heliskiiing we don’t rely on Lady Luck. Safety is our number one priority and we’ve taken the back breaking effort out of prospecting for you.  We’ve found your “white gold” and developed the most productive terrain for powder enthusiasts looking for adventure.

If you were going to be a gold miner and stick with it, that required a level of endurance and fortitude that’s found in very few other professions. The same is true with heli skiing as it requires a lot of behind the scenes planning and a commitment to excellence. Our season may only be a few months long but we work and plan relentlessly and to provide the perfect blend of safety and adventure.

Safety First…and Always

The northwest corner of British Columbia is a wild place. The mountains are massive and our tenure is remote.  Activities like heli skiing and boarding have inherent risks. While we cannot eliminate all risk, we can do as much as possible to mitigate it while still being able to deliver an adventurous and exciting experience for our participants.

Upon arrival at Moose Hill Lodge we will begin a thorough and educational safety orientation for both helicopter safety and fundamental avalanche rescue techniques. All guests are provided with an avalanche transceiver, avalanche floatation pack, probe, shovel and personal radio. On your first run, we’ll introduce you to the basics of heli skiing so that you become comfortable traveling with a guide in the mountains.

Our risk management program starts very early in the morning with our guide meeting where the guides and pilots review regional snowpack, weather and avalanche information in order to produce a mountain hazard forecast. Run options are coded open or closed for the day, based on the forecasted hazard and once in the field the guides are constantly assessing hazard, monitoring conditions and making appropriate adjustments to terrain choices according to conditions.

At the end of the day, the guides and pilots meet again to review, assess and make adjustments to the forecast and risk mitigation strategy for the following day. At Gold Rush Heliskiing we take safety very, very seriously so we employ some of the best and most experienced guides and support staff in the business.