24 Aug 2015

Should heliskiing industry provide airbag technology for its clients in case of avalanche?

From Nine To Noon, 9:15 am on 24 August 2015
The avalanche location Eyre mountains Queenstown.

The avalanche location Eyre mountains Queenstown. Photo: Supplied.

Queenstown man Guy Pope-Mayell nearly died in an avalanche four years ago, and who is calling for airbags to be used routinely by all heliski operators. Charlie Hobbs represents the Heliski Operators' group. Professor Pascal Haegeli is Avalanche Safety researcher and adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.