I-Northern Escape, Umqhubi we-heli-skiing ohamba phambili waseCanada wethula indawo yokuhlala entsha, ewubukhazikhazi ekude ngesizini ezayo ka-2019/2020. I-Northern Escape Lodge entsha isendaweni ekahle endaweni ehlanzekile engamahektha angu-50 engaphambili emanzini ejule ezintabeni ze-Skeena e-British Columbia.
Leli yithuba lokunqoba i-heli-skiing terrain engavamile ukusuka kugridi ye-heli-skiing evamile nge-Northern Escape.
Inamafasitela aphakeme abheke i-Treston Lake emangalisayo, indawo yokuhlala entsha inikeza ukubukwa okushiya imihlathi ezindaweni eziphakeme ezimbozwe yiqhwa kanye nendawo eseduze yokushushuluza/yokugibela. Ukuba kude nokukhethekile kwendawo yokulala kuthuthukiswa ukufinyelela kokundiza/ukuphuma nezihambeli ezihambayo futhi ezibuyela ngqo/zisuka esikhumulweni sezindiza i-Terrace ngendiza yendiza enophephela emhlane eyimizuzu engu-15. Nakuba ingekho kugridi ngokuphelele, indawo yokulala entsha inikeza izinsiza zezinkanyezi ezinhlanu endaweni enzima, kodwa ewubukhazikhazi. Ukudla okuhle, hlola. okuhlanganisa i-inthanethi enesivinini esikhulu kulabo okumele bahlale bexhumekile.
I-Lodge izohlinzeka ngokufinyelela kwesimo sezulu sonke endaweni yokugcina i-catskiing ye-lodge nama-snowcats ukuze isuke ngqo endaweni yokulala uma izindiza ezinophephela emhlane zingakwazi ukundiza. Konke lokhu okuqinisekisa ukuthi izivakashi zizokwazi ukushushuluza futhi zigibele zonke izinsuku zokubaleka kwazo. Ikhophi yasenqolobaneni ye-catskiing yakhiwe ngaphezu kwe-50 km yemigwaqo yeqhwa endaweni engu-29 square kms futhi inikeza ukufinyelela ekushibilileni kwezihlahla okuhambisana nesimo sezulu uma kuneqhwa eliqine kakhulu noma isimo sezulu sisibi kakhulu ukuthi ungandizisa indiza enophephela emhlane ngokuphepha.
I-Northern Escape Lodge
Ngokutholakala ngenkokhiso, manje isikhathi esihle sokuvikela isikhala sohambo lwempilo yonke phakathi nesizini ezayo. I-intimate lodge inamakamelo ayi-10 kuphela, ngakho ukuhlela kusenesikhathi kunconywa ngezinsuku ezikhethwayo. Kunama-helipad ama-3 kanye ne-helishack yokusevisa izindiza ezinophephela emhlane kanye nendawo yokugezela kanye nendawo yokulungisa inqwaba yamakati eqhwa.
I-Northern Escape Heli-Skiing inikeza amaphakheji amathathu: Eyakudala, Eyi-Elite kanye Neyangasese, enendawo yokuhlala yezivakashi okwamanje e-Yellow Cedar Lodge kanye ne-Pioneer Lodge. Le nkampani ijabulele ukukhula okuqhubekayo ngenxa yezindawo zayo ezinde, ezinkulukazi ze-alpine, kanye nokushushuluza kwezihlahla okumangalisayo, kanye ne-snowpack edumile ethembekile. Izivakashi zithanda ukufinyelela okulula, ukonga isikhathi sohambo nezindleko, kanye nesipele se-snowcat esihamba phambili embonini, okugcina wonke umuntu eshushuluza/egibela kukho konke ngaphandle kwesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu.
Ngokutshalwa kwezimali kwezigidi ezingu-4.2 zamaRandi, indawo yokuhlala entsha izoba yikhaya le-Elite Package, ithathe indawo yePioneer Lodge esetshenziswayo njengamanje. Iphakheji ye-Elite iyiphakheji eyimfihlo engabhukhwa ngayodwa noma ngamaqembu. Inikeza okukhethekile kwamaqembu amabili kuphela ezivakashi ezi-5, ngalinye liphelezelwa umhlahlandlela oqinisekisiwe endizeni enophephela emhlane i-Bell 407. Njengoba kunezivakashi ezifinyelela kweziyi-10 endaweni yokulala, kuyithuba elihle kakhulu lokuba amaqembu, izindawo zokuhlehla zenkampani noma imindeni ibhuke indawo yokuhlala ephelele, inikeze indawo yokuhlala yangasese efunwa kakhulu kanye nolwazi lwendiza enophephela emhlane eyabantu abambalwa abanenhlanhla kuphela.
Nakuba inkathi yasebusika kuyiyona nto okugxilwe kuyo kakhulu, ngokufinyelela kwezivakashi zayo ngendiza enophephela emhlane kuphela, izinhlelo zasehlobo ziyaqhubeka. Njengoba indawo yokulala isezingeni eliphezulu enhloko yoMfula iKalum, amathuba amangalisayo okudoba aqondiswayo kokubili okusekelwe phansi kanye ne-heli asize ukudoba kwanda.
Ukufinyelela ehlobo kuhlanganisa inketho yokundizela, izindiza ezinophephela emhlane zisuka e-Terrace Airport ziqonde ngqo endaweni yokulala ngendiza eyi-15 min eduze kwesigodi esiluhlaza saseKalum. “Sisebenzisana nezinkampani ezikhona ukuhlinzeka ngemisebenzi yasehlobo. Asifuni ukudala ukuncintisana okwengeziwe, sifuna ukweseka abaqhubi abakhona nethuba lezindawo zokuhlala ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye nosizo kumakhasimende abo,” kusho uJohn Forrest, uMongameli. “Kuyithuba elihle lokuba amabhizinisi endawo andise” kuphawula uForrest.
I-IDL Projects yaklonyeliswa ngenkontileka njengoSonkontileka Jikelele. Ukwakhiwa kwendawo yokulala kuzoqedwa ukuze kuvulwe mhla zi-5 kuZibandlela wezi-2019.
UJohn Forrest, iMenenja-Jikelele iNorthern Escape Heli-Skiing uthi: “Siseduze neTerrace ekhoneni elikude elisenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeBritish Columbia, eCanada, samukela izivakashi ezivela emhlabeni wonke. Izivakashi zethu ziyakwazisa ukufinyelela kwethu kalula okuzilondolozela isikhathi sohambo nezindleko. Indawo yethu ewudedangendlale, enezitsha ezinkulu ze-alpine kanye nommango, ukushushuluza kwezihlahla okuvulekile kunikeza amathuba angapheli okushushuluza nge-heli nokugibela endaweni ejulile engalandelwanga.”
Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi thintana neNorthern Escape Heli-Skiing ku- +1 250 615-3184 [i-imeyili ivikelwe] Noma vakashela neheliskiing.com
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- With a maximum of 10 guests at the lodge, it is the perfect opportunity for groups, company retreats or families to reserve the full lodge, providing a highly sought-after private lodge and helicopter experience exclusively for a lucky few people.
- The catskiing backup is comprised of over 50 km's of snow roads in an area of 29 square kms and offers access to all-weather tree skiing when it’s snowing too hard or the weather is too poor to fly a helicopter safely.
- The summer access includes the option to fly in, with helicopters departing the Terrace Airport directly to the lodge for a 15 min flight along the lush Kalum valley.
