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Island Lake Lodge was first on the list of only 13 in Canada.

“It really is great being recognized by such an outstanding magazine” says Steve Kujit, Island Lake’s General Manager.

“We also received a letter from the Honorable Diane Ablonzy, Federal Minister of State Small Business and Tourism, saying she had read the article and thanking us for our outstanding contribution to the Tourism Industry” added Kujit.

Read more here:
http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/stay-list/canada-text

“It really is great being recognized by such an outstanding magazine” says Steve Kujit, Island Lake’s General Manager.  “We also received a letter from the Honorable Diane Ablonczy, Federal Minister of State Small Business and Tourism, saying she had read the article and thanking us for our outstanding contribution to the Tourism Industry” added Kujit.

Read more here:
http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/stay-list/canada-text

Set in the Lizard range of the Canadian Rocky Mountains and only 10 kms from Fernie B.C., the 7,000 acres of private land seems about as remote and peaceful as anywhere you can imagine. The old growth forest, which covers the valley bottom is reminiscent of a coastal rain forest and holds the most eastern stands of Western Red Cedar in Canada.  Add in alpine flower meadows, spectacular peaks and a subalpine lake and you see why this is truly a unique setting.  The Lodge itself offers guided hiking, fine dining, cozy lodges, fly fishing and a full spa.

Visit www.islandlakelodge.com for details and reservations.

For press inquires or media visits please contact Mike McPhee
Journalists on assignment are welcome to visit!

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 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

Rip Curl, Oakley South Pacific, DC and Billibong athletes; Chris Booth, Andrea Berchtold, Jordan Houghton, Ryan Tiene, Mitch Allen & Robbie Walker traveled around the globe to shred the Legendary Island Lake Lodge.   The guys had an epic trip, got some great lines and rode some sweet powder.

Pro photographers Tony Harrington (who’s photos you see here) and Johnny McCormack took photos for feature articles coming later this year in Australia’s Transfer Snowboard Magazine & ChillFactor Skiing Magazine.

Look for the gallery feature extension on www.Transfersnowboard.com & on www.Chillfactor.com websites. BC cinematographer Clayton Larson was there to capture some live action for Sandbox Films and www.Mountainwatch.com.

The Island Lake Group offers some of the world’s most exciting private heli ski tours and untouched powder snowcat skiing in Canada. Visit Island Lake Lodge today for a perfect hiking & mountain spa getaway!

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Mica Heliskiing is 100% small group heliskiing – operating three “semi-private” groups of four guests in one A-Star helicopter and one “private” group of four in a second Bell 407 helicopter. Only 16 people and a quarter million acres of terrain on the western slope of the BC Rockies. “When skiing, riding or touring in small groups of four, guest can access a much wider variety of terrain, tailored to what their individual group desires, intermediate to expert. No waiting, no jockeying for first tracks, we take you to the goods!” says Darryn Shewchuk, Mica Heli Guides Director of Marketing.

Mica Heli Skiing near Revelstoke, B.C. is one of three operations in the Island Lake Resort Group; the others being Powder Cowboy Catskiing and Island Lake Lodge near Fernie B.C. For more information on small group heliskiing contact Darryn Shewchuk at 1.877.837.6191 x2002.

Mother Nature was kind to the competitors and provided 40-50 cm of fresh snow
over the 3-day event. Many of the photographers took advantage of the stormy weather
producing moody, atmospheric images that impressed the judges and crowd. An afterparty
followed each day of hard work, where prizes were awarded and a slideshow of
the photographer’s best shots were displayed. The event has given some
experience and exposure to up and coming photographers in Western Canada.
Island Lake General Manager Steve Kuijt said: “I was very impressed with the
creativity and talent shown by all of this year’s photographers…I thought I knew all the
great photo spots and angles up there, but I guess I was wrong!” Planning for next
year’s event has already begun.

Monday’s winners were:
Best Scenic: Kyle Hamilton
Best Composition: Chris Messervey
Best Athletic Performance: Sam Guther (shot by Aaron Whitfield)
Tuesday’s winners were:
Best Scenic: Mark Gribbon
Best Composition: Mark Gribbon
Best Athletic Performance: Mikel Witlox (shot by Ben van der Valk)
Wednesday’s winners were:
Best Scenic: Kyle Hamilton
Best Composition: Aaron Whitfield
Best Athletic Performance: Martin Gallant (shot by Mark Gribbon)
Best Overall Portfolio ($2,000) went to: Mark Gribbon
Best Overall Team Went to: Aaron Whitfield, Sam Guther, Marni Wilson and Derek Root
Sponsors for the event were: K2 Skis, The North Face, Smith Optics, Spy Optics, Peak
Performance, Hestra Gloves, Solomon and Icebreaker Clothing.

A Slideshow of the submitted images can be found at:
http://www.islandlakeresorts.com/winter/photo_video.html

The Ride Guide is one of the most popular snow shows on the planet and regular guests to the Island Lake and Powder Cowboy catskiing operations. This segment will feature Atomic pro skiers Julian Carr and Tim Durtschi enjoying all that the terrain and lodges have to offer.

Watch for the episode next fall!