THE WORLD VERTICAL
HELI-SKIING RECORD HAS BEEN BROKEN !
THE WORLD VERTICAL
HELI-SKIING RECORD HAS BEEN BROKEN !
Two San Francisco business women, Jennifer Hughes (skier - left) and Tammy McMinn (snowboarder - right), went to Klondike Heliskiing in Atlin, B.C., Canada to set the benchmark vertical in women's heli-skiing and boarding! On April 20th,1998 a historic day, not only were three new world records set by these women, but four existing world records were either broken or bettered! They set the first women's heli-skiing, snowboarding, and group record. They also broke the world vertical heli-skiing record set by Mark Bennett. Klondike Heliskiing now owns the women's, men's, and consequently all world heli-skiing records. In addition, their vertical achievement surpassed both the men's and women's 24 hours of Aspen totals.
The next chapter in vertical history has been written !
| Total vertical |
305.525
feet
|
| Vertical Distance |
3.025
feet
|
| Number of runs |
101
|
| Total time |
14
hours 50 minutes
|
| Average speed |
40
MPH
|
| Total miles |
232.5
miles
|
Sponsors:
Klondike Heliskiing Ltd.(host), Subaru, Atomic, K2 Snowboards and Clicker, Bay Club at Bank of America Center, Oakley, Nevica Skiwear, Betty Rides (clothing), Arcerbis (helmets), GU, Reusch (gloves), Smartwool, Cytomax, Löffler, YMCA, CamelBack