Heli hiking

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photograph of five people walking in a row on a snowy glacier with an helicopter visible in flight in the background
A tour group hiking over Victoria Flat, Fox Glacier, after being dropped off by helicopter.

Heli hiking is a

adventure or activity-based tourism.[3][4][5] It is a seasonal commercial backcountry industry, which also includes mountaineering and kayaking.[6]

Heli hiking is a form of mountain recreation in the mountainous regions of New Zealand and the Bugaboos in Canada.[7][8] It is a form of glacier tourism in locations including Glacier Bay National Park, Westland Tai Poutini National Park, and Ilulissat Icefjord.[9]

History

The first heli hiking tour took place in the summer of 1978 at the Cariboo Lodge, operated by Canadian Mountain Holidays.[10] It was introduced as and continues to be the summer counterpart to heli skiing.[10]

Marketing

Heli hiking has been marketed toward women.[11] It is popular among young female tourists in New Zealand.[12]

The activity is advertised as a luxury tourist attraction.

Environmental impact and regulation

Due to the disturbances caused by helicopter overflights, heli hiking is considered by authorities to be a possible cause of the decline of the mountain goat population in southeastern British Columbia and is opposed by the East Kootenay Environmental Society.[13][14][1] It has also impacted British Columbia's Graham caribou population through displacement and interruption of migratory cycles.[15]

In the North Cascades, heli hiking has been discouraged by the United States Forest Service.[16] However, there is still minimal regulation of heli hiking and other mountain recreation activities for environmental protection.[4]

References

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  2. ^ Thirkell, K. (1999). View from the top. The Ottawa Citizen, October 2, K1.
  3. ^ Shephard, Graham, and Sarah Evans. "Adventure tourism–hard decisions, soft options and home for tea: adventure on the hoof." Niche Tourism. Routledge, 2007. 210-218.[1]
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  8. ^ Moure, Celeste. "Heli-Hiking in the Canadian Rockies". National Geographic. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016.
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  14. ^ Poole, K. G., and Ian Adams. "Mountain goat monitoring in Canadian Mountain Holidays’ Bugaboo and Bobbie Burns heli-hiking areas, East Kootenay, September 2002." Unpublished report for Canadian Mountain Holidays, Cranbrook British Columbia (2002).
  15. ^ Culling, Diane E., and Brad A. Culling. SEASONAL HABITAT USE AND MOVEMENTS OF GRAHAM CARIBOU 2001 to 2003. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wildlife/wsi/reports/4552_WSI_4552_RPT_2001-2003.PDF
  16. ^ Burr, Eric. "Heli-Ski Survival Guide." https://arc.lib.montana.edu/snow-science/objects/issw-1996-207-208.pdf
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