"If you're a connoisseur of the high and wild, just hearing the
name Bugaboos is enough to make you feverish with wanderlust.
Topher Donahue captures not just the landscape but the people and
dreams that shape these otherworldly peaks. " -John Flinn,
Executive Travel Editor, "San Francisco Chronicle" "Bugaboo Dreams"
is a marvellously detailed account of the evolution of heli-skiing
and -hiking in the Canadian Rockies. More importantly, however, it
is the story of the remarkable man behind the business, Hans
Gmoser, whose passion and commitment to mountain environments led
to a lifetime of bringing others to recreate in these places he
loved the most. -Rebecca Martin, Executive Director, Expedition
Council, National Geographic Society "The stars were aligned to
create this remarkable story: a vast mountain wilderness of rock
spires and undulating glaciers and a visionary individual who
inspired others to help transform his Bugaboo dreams into reality.
Topher Donahue has captured the tale in an engaging manner that
makes for a great read. -Bernadette McDonald, author and former
Director of The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festivals. "It was an
honour and one of the highlights of my youth to be part of the
beginnings of the Bugaboos. Skiing with Hans Gmoser and the
wonderful guides who joined him became an indelible experience, not
only for the ultimate thrill of skiing in deep powder through the
trees and vast open areas of untracked territory, but it also gave
me an insight into the true qualities of leadership. Topher Donahue
beautifully captures the essence of the experience and the hearts
and souls of the pioneers who have made helicopter skiing a passion
for so many. "-Isadore Issy Sharp, founder, chairman and CEO of
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts and Companion to the Order of the
Canadian Business Hall of Fame. Take the snowiest mountains in
Canada, add two Austrian immigrants, an army of adrenaline-addicted
skiers (kings, queens, billionaires, average people and everyday
ski bums) and throw a helicopter into the mix for an unforgettable
story of mountain adventure. The tale begins when two childhood
friends-Hans Gmoser and Leo Grillmair-leave postwar Austria and
travel to Canada in search of adventure. They stumble upon
employment taking skiers across the vast glaciers and through the
thick forests of Western Canada. When skiers start asking the
immigrant mountaineers if it would be possible to use a helicopter
to reach the best high-altitude powder, the two find themselves
catapulted into a project brimming with more adventure, success,
tragedy and fame than they could have dreamed. Complete with
archival and contemporary photos, this is the inside story of the
people, thrills, accidents and innovations behind the evolution of
a sport from a dangerous, ramshackle and lawless enterprise into a
multi-million dollar industry offering reliable access to one of
the world's most exciting forms of recreation.
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