Northern Escape Heli-Skiing to be Featured in Upcoming Ski Films by Standard Films and Matchstick Productions
Released on: July 29, 2011, 10:31 am
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Terrace B.C. - Northern Escape Heli-Skiing has announced that
after hosting several film crews comprising world-class skiers and
snowboarders in their Skeena Mountains playgorund this past winter,
Northern Escape Heli-Skiing has announced that they will be featured in at least two upcoming ski
films by Standard Films and Matchstick Productions
Standard Films landed at Northern Escape to capture the extreme skiing footage. The
crew of riders and pro-skiers included Mark Carter, Sammy Luebke, Aaron Bittner,
Blair Habenacht and lastly perhaps the most performing rider Kazu Kobiko. Kazu may
be the most talented rider of any style. The professionals at Northern Escapes were
all taken aback by Kazu’s choice of lines, from tech pillows to big mountain spine
freestyle. He amazed on watchers with 80 foot trick airs to stomp. Lucky for us,
Kazu’s talent has been captured by a film crew. Some familiar faces from Standard
Films were Travis Robb and Ondo filming as well Mads Jonsson, Lonnie Kauk, Torstein
Horgmo, Mathieu Crepel.
Both the film crew and the riders had tough challenges to face in the Skeena
Mountains. The weather was tough on everyone. They started the month long tour with
some clear, cold bluebird conditions which made for long days. Then some high
pressure winds blew in from the North with some severity and affected almost every
piece of exposed terrain so the crew was forced to move to sheltered tree runs. A
couple tricks the riders use to maintain their energy on icy cold days are to pack
and extra pair of goggles, wear mitts instead of gloves, snack often, and stay
hydrated.
What makes Northern Escape so desirable to film crews is the diversity of terrain.
In any condition they can get into the mountains and put together a day of filming.
Mark Carter stated “It’s like being in AK but you have the advantage of having
reference points so things aren’t so scary. The guiding policy when things are tough
and we are getting pushed around by weather is to break the terrain down and isolate
features instead of looking at a whole mountain.”
TB20 will be released for premiere viewing in September, so stay tuned for the
trailer. Standard Films has always been known for putting together solid productions
with a compliment of great music and historical footage. This DVD will be a must-see
for extreme ski fans. It will be shot in mostly digital, so a wide screen TV will
transport you to the scene. Riders were also shooting POV with Contour so you’ll
feel vertigo while you watch from home.
Before the heliskiing season was over, Matchstick Productions also visited Northern Escape’s heli-ski resort to catch some amazing video. One member of the crew was Henrik Windstedt from
Sweden. He was a professional male model, which never hurts a movie, and he is a Big
Mountain free-ride skier. He got in touch with Matchstick productions at a World
Free-ride Extremes circuit in Europe some years ago and has been doing segments for
Matchstick for the past couple seasons. Another member of the film team was Rory
Bushfield, who had been to Northern Escape twice before. Rory is big on freestyle
tricks, such as jumping off bridges into freezing cold rivers and crashing through
some kind of inferno.
Matchstick Productions team had Quantum Helicopters fly a B2 A-Star for their
journey to collect great skiing action shots. The footage will be featured in an
upcoming film titled, “Attack of La Nina” Watch the preview here.
About Northern Escape Heli-Skiing:
Nestled in Northern British Columbia's famous Skeena Mountains and centered in the
picturesque town of Terrace, Northern Escape offers an intimate Heli-Skiing/Boarding
experience that will make for lasting memories.
Northern Escape Heli-Skiing provides a safe and exciting skiing/boarding experience.
You'll fly in cohesive groups of four to six in one of their "Italian Stallions,"
the Koala helicopters. Each helicopter services a maximum of three groups in order
to allow greater mobility and to increase the terrain selection to enjoy.
The guides, aircrew, and lodge staff at Northern Escape’s are amongst the finest in
the industry and look after both your safety and enjoyment. Northern Escapes invites
you to escape the crowds, escape the norm and join them for the holiday adventure of
a lifetime. http://www.neheliski.com/
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