Reconnaissance objective
In the summertime of 2002, Gasser invested a month on the ground in the location, treking the valleys, evaluating the regional centers as well as taking flight over the hills - the greatest which is actually Kaçkar Dagi at over thirteen,000 feets (3,962 meters).
"The form of the hills is actually ideal for heli-skiing," states Gasser, that is actually located in Verbier throughout winter season. "In every valley it is feasible to perform greater than fifty operates if you desire as well as it is extremely near to the foundation - lower than 5 mins taking flight. For the visitors, it is ideal."
He zeroed know the little hotel of Ayder, a conventional "yayla" or even summertime highland pasture town, along with wood pitch-roof homes as well as sheds, bordered through yearn woodlands as well as falls.
The town - in a rich, slim valley sculpted due to the Firtina stream - is actually prominent in summertime along with local travelers as well as site guests coming from the Center Eastern along with tasks like warm springs, rafting as well as treking.
In winter season, damp sky coming from the Dark Ocean blends along with chilly hill sky towards create abundant powder snowfall at elevation coming from January towards April.
"It is simply legendary snowboarding," states Oliver Evans of Elemental Experience, a London-based heli-skiing company which arranges journeys for little teams as well as personal customers towards greater than a lots unique hill places around the world.
"You simply do not recognize you've obtained this Canadian-style heli-skiing precisely the doorstep of Europe.
"You've obtained these little bit of towns up certainly there certainly which are actually deserted in the wintertime along with deeper snowfall on the roofing systems, as well as mosques. It is rather unique towards get up in the early morning as well as listen to the contact us to petition taking place outdoors the resort. It is the final location you anticipate to become snowboarding."
Gasser ran his very initial journeys coming from Ayder in 2005 along with one chopper, leased coming from Sky Zermatt in Switzerland.
"They opened up the roadway as well as opened up one resort only for our team," stated Gasser.
"Our team were actually alone within this particular town. Currently at the weekend break lots of individuals happened certainly there certainly towards view the snowfall, towards participate in in the snowfall along with sledges or even along with tubes, illumination a terminate or even have actually a barbeque on the snowfall, along with singing as well as dance. However when our team began, no one existed in the winter season."
