Valdez Heli-Camps Caters to Aspiring Athletes

November 17th, 2006 at 11:10am Post Staff 3

VALDEZ, Alaska (Post Times News)--Helicopter and snowcat skiing firm Valdez Heli-Camps (VHC) announced new options for skiers and snowboarders looking to enter the elite league of steep mountain free riding.

Valdez, Alaska, world-renowned for the hair-raising descents first seen in World Extreme Skiing Competition, has become a right-of-passage for big mountain ski professionals and a top destination for industry-leading ski filmmakers alike. "With the rising cost of fuel we have seen a steady increase in all of our costs in our remote area of Alaska," said VHC owner Matt White, "pushing heli-skiing further away from just the aspiring athletes that we love to guide through this amazing terrain. The staff and I put our heads together to find a way to assist those riders like ourselves not so many years ago, that have more time to dedicate to their sport than money."

White announced a new program just for those most avid students of the big mountains with limited pocket books. Those formerly spurned by the high price of the sport, with costs now topping nearly $1,000 per day at most operations throughout North America, now have opportunities with Valdez Heli-Camps.

The new Valdez Vertical Punch Card Program is designed specifically with the aspiring athlete in mind. "This program will allow big mountain free riding athletes to train and base in Valdez and take advantage of the optimal on-mountain conditions as they become available to them," White said. "We want to do everything we can to foster the up-and-coming athletes in the sport that has given us so much over the years. We have several visiting pros and organized clinics scheduled for the 2007 season with big mountain skiing legends Dan Egan and Gordy Peifer hosting their own programs with us during March and April."

Founded by Matt White, Valdez Heli-Camps has provided adventure skiing and snowboarding packages by helicopter and snowcat in Alaska's Chugach Mountains since 1995.

For details contact Valdez Heli-Camps at:
(907) 783-3243 EXT 210
(907) 783-3513 (fax)
Info@valdezhelicamps.com (email)
www.valdezhelicamps.com

Entry Filed under: Freeskiing, Extremes, Adventure Sports, Alaska