Life

Part one of two regarding the bicentennial of David Thompson’s visit to our region David Thompson could be the world’s most accomplished geographer having mapped more ground than anyone else.

Peter Schlunegger’s great-grandfather Karl was one of the first Swiss Mountain Guides in Rogers Pass in 1899. Almost 70 years later, Peter continued his legacy, becoming one of the first heli-ski guides in Canada and a decade later founding Selkirk-Tangiers Heli-skiing – Revelstoke’s first heli-skiing operation. We look at his story and that of Swiss Mountain Guides in Canada.

Traditional techniques inspired by local nature’s raw power guide unique synthesis