Canada Pics
Here Are Some Photos from my Tandem-Flying Experiences in Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
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Here’s the kiosk at the bottom of Blackcombe Mountain, where we used to ply our trade. | |
| These are the main 3 mountains we fly. Top left is Wedge; top right is Blackcombe; and bottom right is Whistler Mountain. | ||
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Tandem launches are on snow with a light catabatic downflow, so you need a committed passenger. | |
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Just look at this awesome scenery... Below I’m thermalling above Whistler Mountain with Black Tusk in the background. | |
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Left is the Blackcombe launch. | |
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Thermalling over the Whistler village. | |
| When going XC, one gets to explore the glacial lakes hidden in the countless valleys. Just don’t land!!! There’s NO recovery here, unless you can afford a helicopter. | ||
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| Claude occasionally attempts a spiral until his wingtip touches the ground. Often with highly amusing results... As they say; practice makes perfect. | ||
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| At play. | One of the locals. | Heli - Paragliding off Mnt. Currie at 9000’. |
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Approaching and landing on the beach at Lost Lake. This stunt normally goes down really well with the tourists. |
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Left we’re camping at 6000’ on Birkenhead. Right we’re preparing to launch at 9000’ off Mt. Currie. We got up there by Helicopter. |
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Left: Andre’ approaching Wedge Mountain during a XC. Right: A view down the valley, looking on to Alto Lake. |
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