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How to fly: A peek behind the curtain at heli-ski piloting, one of Revelstoke’s biggest industries

Mountain Mavericks was featured in the latest edition of the Revelstoke TIMES magazine
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but at more than 8,000 feet in the air, Ryan Doty’s lunch is often the biggest for him — at least in elevation.

Revelstoke’s atmosphere in the winter could be defined by a few things: snow, warm pubs, and the whir of helicopter blades cutting the crisp mountain air from sunrise to sunset.

Ryan Doty enjoying a break more than 8,000 feet up. (Ryan Doty)

In 2014, the New York Times described Revelstoke as “home to some of the planet’s best heli-skiing” — it was true then and it has only grown.

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