# Probably the greatest life experience

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2017-02-15

british-columbia, heliboarding, life-experiences, powder-day, snowboarding, uncategorized, whistler

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I’m in Whistler right now and I went heliboarding for the first time yesterday. It had been on my bucket list for maybe 10 years and so it feels fantastic to check it off. 

Here’s what I can tell you: WOW. It did _not_ disappoint. 

It was easily one of the greatest life experiences I have ever had. We also got lucky with a crystal clear [bluebird day](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bluebird%20Day).

I don’t do many photoblog posts here on this blog, but I’m going to do one today, because I think the occasion demands it. But of course, even these photos don’t do the experience any justice.

View from the helicopter:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/bb79e30cfb070f49bccc7c006ac01f43.jpg)

View over the pilot’s shoulder as we were about to land:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/74305bb847d04288a5696c28fd7ec7ec.jpg)

Sampling of the terrain and conditions:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d0170c6401f5eb347052a7ee11e7735a.jpg)

Shot of our helicopter when we broke for lunch:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0457dddd39cb55c4deed33b98d79df64.jpg)

Greatest turns:

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/caf8771fa98ab1f424f2f7f4e9e94299.jpg)

I also posted [a video of the above](https://www.instagram.com/p/BQeeiHtDt_e/?taken-by=donnelly_b) to my Instagram.

Regular scheduled programming will resume tomorrow.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/probably-the-greatest-life-experience)*