Fly like an eagle: Heliboard Week in B.C.

Eagle Pass is quickly gaining a reputation among the snow-sliding elite as a place to access dream lines without going to Alaska and will be partnered with Tailgate Alaska's new B.C. event for 2012.

If that's not enough for you, "The Art of Flight" filmed at Eagle Pass over the last two winters, too: "I really enjoyed working with The Brain Farm crew," says Newsome. "To me, Travis Rice represents a new breed of freerider more powerful and creative than anyone before him. It is the progression that I have always envisioned for the sport since I started snowboarding as a kid. Over the years I have ridden in some of the best locations in the world but honestly the best terrain is all in my back yard."

Eagle Pass' mix of terrain is defined by alpine AK style spines, ramps and open bowls along with mellower tree line rippers and virgin pow natural halfpipes. Oh, and awesome naturally-spaced old growth and pillow lines and some of Eagle's runs are in excess of 5,000 feet.

Riding in a heli to go rip untouched pow is fun whether you're with skiers or snowboarders but these special shredder weeks are a golden opportunity for regular joes to ride like -- and maybe even with -- their heroes: "There is a whole other group of snowboarders emerging: people who've been snowboarding for 10 to 20 years and are now successful professionals that dream to have a backcountry experience away from the lift lines and crowds," says Newsome. "I represent a new generation of guide along with that new breed of clientele, with a big mountain background and an understanding of the type of terrain and specific natural features that the new generation would expect of their heli experience."

Guest pros are still subject to filming and competition schedules but Nicolas Müller, DCP and Johan Olofsson are confirmed, so who cares who the others are?! That's like going to church with God right there...

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