Safety and Risk Management
At Selkirk Tangiers, the safety of our guests, staff, and pilots is our top priority.
Our guides training
Selkirk Tangiers is committed to training and awareness so that guests will have a thorough understanding of the mountain environment they will be exposed to. All guests are required to attend a safety briefing and orientation prior to skiing or snowboarding. An experienced staff member will brief the group on the skiing agenda and expectations, and answer any questions or concerns that the group may have.
Each guest will be equipped with a Barryvox Pulse avalanche transceiver which they will be trained to use in addition to other safety equipment. Guests also have the option to rent the Snow Pulse Airbag Backpack. Your guide will provide an overview on skiing in powder, brief you on the natural hazards around you when skiing in the backcountry (i.e. trees, cliffs, crevasses), and how to be safe. While you are out skiing, your guide and several members of the group will carry backpacks with the necessary safety gear for traveling in the backcountry.
Our guides are trained to assess and manage avalanche risk. They monitor and test snowpack stability and use a variety of snow science and weather observation tools to gather data and formulate daily operation plans. Each morning our guides and pilots attend a comprehensive meeting to select the appropriate terrain for each group based on the current weather and mountain conditions. The guides and pilots are certified to the highest levels in their professions to negotiate your group through all that our terrain has to offer. They maintain constant radio contact with each other in the field, as well as with our base station through a radio repeater system.
Heli Skiing Introduction & Avalanche Safety
Helicopter Safety
Mountain Safety
Helicopters & Pilots
Mustang Helicopters of Red Deer, Alberta, is our preferred carrier with Bell 205 and Eurocopter A-Star helicopters. These helicopters are inspected and serviced by qualified Mustang Helicopter engineers at our Revelstoke base.
All pilots have extensive mountain flying experience and prior to each ski season they attend an annual certification for helicopter skiing. Before loading the helicopter for the first flight, the pilot will give a detailed outline of procedures and protocol that guests are required to follow when in and around the aircraft.