Heliski crash Terrace BC

[malabo]

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7091705

Agusta 119. Late afternoon Jan 22. Operated by Northern Escape Heliskiing.

METAR CYXT 230000Z 05005KT 20SM FEW015 OVC032 M00/M02 A2951 RMK SC1SC8 SC TR SLP006=

[206Fan]

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/351112

[albatross]

Sad news.

[Bksmithca]

To my knowledge, the aircraft registration in the accident database entry is not correct. C-GSLB may have responded to the accident but was not involved. Per the flight aware track in the link, it was still flying at 5:15pm, over an hour after the reported time of the crash
According to the link posted by 206Fan it was C-GSLY

[lelebebbel]

According to the link posted by 206Fan it was C-GSLY
Yes it was amended.

[malabo]

Are those Skyline's machines (out of Kelowna)?

Update:
Police and coroners will fly to the scene of a deadly helicopter crash in northwestern British Columbia Tuesday to investigate the incident that left three people dead and four others in critical condition.

The downed aircraft was one of three helicopters carrying heli-skiiers into the remote and mountainous backcountry when it went down around 4:15 p.m. Monday approximately 50 kilometres west of Terrace, according to the RCMP.

Mounties say communication was lost with one of the helicopters before a debris site was discovered in a snowfield.

The two remaining helicopters landed and were able to shuttle the four survivors from the crash site to paramedics who transferred them to hospital.

Promo picture from better times, shows snow conditions pilots land in. Some "seating" required to get the belly in the snow, tailrotor nice and clear. Tricky flying, note reference post pilot has his hand on.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1333/img_0243_d4aa470a455716fd2801f812ca3de48cb969616a.jpeg

[noooby]

Are those Skyline's machines (out of Kelowna)?

Update:
Police and coroners will fly to the scene of a deadly helicopter crash in northwestern British Columbia Tuesday to investigate the incident that left three people dead and four others in critical condition.

The downed aircraft was one of three helicopters carrying heli-skiiers into the remote and mountainous backcountry when it went down around 4:15 p.m. Monday approximately 50 kilometres west of Terrace, according to the RCMP.

Mounties say communication was lost with one of the helicopters before a debris site was discovered in a snowfield.

The two remaining helicopters landed and were able to shuttle the four survivors from the crash site to paramedics who transferred them to hospital.

Promo picture from better times, shows snow conditions pilots land in. Some "seating" required to get the belly in the snow, tailrotor nice and clear. Tricky flying, note reference post pilot has his hand on.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1333/img_0243_d4aa470a455716fd2801f812ca3de48cb969616a.jpeg
Yes, I'm afraid it is a Skyline machine.

:(

[Ascend Charlie]

Is that machine fitted with bear paws? If so, how much further would it sink without them?

Vent lines fill with snow/ice?

[Bksmithca]

Is that machine fitted with bear paws? If so, how much further would it sink without them?

Vent lines fill with snow/ice?
could never afford Helisking but did get to go cat sking once. Area I was at the tree wells were over 15 feet deep. Hard to say this year given our lack of snow

[Fun_police]

Bearpaws are a must during ski operations. Any Canadian operator that I ever worked for had bearpaws on year round which is not my experience in the US.
Reports saying the aircraft was found in a “snow field”…does anyone know extensive it was?
The METAR posted above suggests overcast skies with not much of a dew point spread…
Very sad regardless and condolences to the families (both personal and work) of all involved and best wishes for full and speedy recoveries to the injured.
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