Welcome by Bob Shafto

As president and owner of Heli Canada Adventures, I would like to welcome you to our corner of the world. Some of the best mountaineering, hiking and climbing in the world happens in the mountains of Rogers Pass, and it is our mission to help you experience what the Selkirk and Monashee mountains have to offer. Many of our customers are yearly guests, returning to experience yet another amazing summer adventure. We aim to fully satisfy the needs and desires of our customers by providing exclusive adventure experiences. We invite individuals, couples and families to enjoy the friendly and professional service of our highly trained and qualified staff and guides who are each here because they love what they do.

We here at Heli Canada Adventures are focused on safety first at all times. This is our summer home; we know these mountains well and the challenges they put before us. It's our job to make sure that your job is to relax and have fun. Customer satisfaction is everything to us, so we make sure that the behind-the-scenes work is mostly unseen, as vital as it is. We enjoy working to make your adventure unique to your group; we are very flexible and able to accommodate various requests and wishes. By the time you and your group arrive, it's full steam ahead on the fun and adventure! I have a fantastic team to work with here at Heli Canada Adventures. The guides are top-rate in both their professionalism and their knowledge of the outdoors. We also work alongside three different helicopter companies in Revelstoke, who each employ pilots with over 5000 hours of accident-free flying time. Navigating these mountains is second nature to them, and their expertise will make you feel comfortable right away.

I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results of our efforts here at Heli Canada Adventures – an adventure to remember, creating lasting memories, with friends or family.
Sincerely,
Bob Shafto

Born to be Outdoors . . .

Rumour has it that Bob Shafto's parents found him as a baby, high up in the alpine, his little body swinging gently from a rope, firmly attached to the rock with an anchor. O.K., you know we're just joking, but we truly can't imagine him anywhere else but outdoors. Yes, he does office work when he has to, and yes, he occasionally attends a music concert or a play. But Bob is in his element, hands-down, when there is fresh air to breathe, a view that stretches forever, a gorgeous day, and a mountain in front of him just asking to be taken on, whether it involves mountaineering, rock climbing, backpacking, or just enjoying a tasty picnic at the top.

Bob was born into a large family, the youngest of six children, with parents who nurtured that budding sense of adventure and the love of nature they saw in their offspring. Leading the family on hiking trips in the summer and skiing trips in the winter firmly planted the outdoor seed in Bob. Living in both Calgary and Banff and exploring the surrounding mountains, many of their friends and acquaintances were mountain guides and park wardens. Early exposure to this line of work further encouraged Bob in thinking that outside was where he belonged. Unfortunately, school often got in his way when it came to finding skiing and climbing time! His education included some international schooling, which luckily provided him with opportunities for ski trips to places like Austria.

On Bob's return to Canada, he attended university for a while, but the call to be outside doing what he loved was too strong, and he decided to pursue a career in outdoor adventuring. He has been based in Revelstoke since 1989, after falling in love with the area and all that it had to offer. In 1994, Snotech Services Inc. was created. After five successful years, Bob decided to branch out into Heli Canada Adventures, providing the public with the same kind of outdoor adventures that he grew up loving. Just recently, it was decided that the summer and winter activities provided by Heli Canada Adventures should be separate and now there is Revelstoke Ski Touring as well.

Bob continues to live with his family, Deb and Matt, in Revelstoke along with his faithful dog Big Eddy, who has been on countless outdoor expeditions with Bob and the team. Bob's son Matt often works alongside his dad. In Bob's spare time, he likes to . . . well, we think you already know the answer to that!