Mica Heli Guides launched their new full video website www.micaheli.com on Friday, a collaboration with Sitemasher, Hitman Media and Mobile Rider.

Six months in the making the new Mica Heli Guides web site incorporates some state of the art features; full screen video on the home page (courtesy of MobileRider), Google Earth terrain map allowing you to fly through the terrain to view famous runs and terrain, photo galleries featuring the world’s top ski photographers, video galleries including a feature for guests to upload their personal Mica Heli ski movies, all in an SEO friendly CMS (content management system) provided by Sitemasher.

“We are absolutely ecstatic over the new Mica web site” says Darryn Shewchuk Mica’s Director of Marketing “When Jarret Kusick of Hitman Media and I set out to build something new and different, I had three main goals; Full screen video home page that loads instantly, CMS so I can change content at any time from any web device and, to maintain the Micaheli.com onsite SEO, a challenge with flash video sites. Sitemasher and MobileRider were able to deliver exactly what we needed to accomplish our goal.”

The new Mica Heli Guides website is ground breaking in two ways:

1. Flash video sites loose onsite SEO as HTML is no longer there for the Google crawler.

2. Flash video sites require a flash / web designer to make any changes needed to the site. Both scenarios are show stoppers for companies thinking about Flash sites but needing to hold on to their Google ranking and keep their web development costs down. The new Mica Heli / Sitemasher website is great news for companies looking to build flashy AND affordable websites.

Sitemasher in Vancouver BC provides a fully managed, hosted website solution that seamlessly integrates a website building and publishing environment, a content management system (CMS), analytics, and search engine optimization (SEO)…all within a single platform.

MobileRider in Salt Lake City UT is a Cross Platform Media Management and Publishing company. Using MobileRider™ platforms and networks, video, music and photos are managed, published and delivered to Web, Mobile, and Wireless devices, effortlessly, and in Real-Time.

Hitman Media is a full service design house based out of Vancouver BC and San Francisco CA.
Mica Heli Guides near Revelstoke, B.C. is a helicopter skiing operation, one of three backcountry operations in the Island Lake Resort Group; the others being Powder Cowboy Catskiing and Island Lake Lodge near Fernie B.C. For more information contact Darryn Shewchuk at 1.877.837.6191 x2002.

The 2009 Cat and Heli Ski season has come to a close and WOW did it ever go out with a bang! All through March, Mother nature dumped deep dry powder on the BC Rockies – conditions were epic!

All three operations had a safe season, seats were full, the skiing and boarding were fantastic and our guests were stoked with their experience!

The main message from our guest comment cards was that Island Lake Resort Group (Mica Heli, Powder Cowboy and Island Lake) have the best staff in the industry offering great guiding, fantastic food and top shelf service.

We are happy to report that the pricing for Catski and Classic Heliski tours has not increased for 2010 however the value continues to improve on our tour packages. US guests have the added bonus of 20% on current exchange rates!

Another positive note is that bookings are already stong for 2010. Our Catskiing deposits have been lowered for 2010 and early booking specials are in effect.

Mica Heli Guides has added a new Premium tour so guests now have the option of skiing in one, two or three groups of four per helicopter.

There are still some prime seats available so give us a call toll free, send us an email or visit our websites to reserve your spot for 2010.

From all the staff here “thank you for skiing or boarding with us!” We welcome you back for some more deep dry powder next season.

Now Booking 2010

US residents save 20% with current exchange rates!

Catsking 1-888-4CATSKI (422-8754) info@islandlakeresorts.com
Helisking 1-(877 or 250)-837-6191 info@micaheli.com