Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures co-owner Scott Sundberg once again is applying for a permit to establish a heliport near Chilkat Lake Road. Sundberg said in an interview Tuesday that the heliport is integral to plans for a $5.5 million “eco-lodge” recreation village that would offer guided fishing trips, mountain biking trails, Nordic skiing and other activities in addition to […]
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SEABA agrees to pay $21K to BLM
A Haines helicopter skiing company has agreed to pay more than $21,000 in fines and fees for flying on federal lands closed to the activity 54 times during 78 days of operation during the past two years. Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures signed a plea agreement containing the allegations, which was filed recently in federal district […]
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SEABA loan aids Klondike Relay team
I would like to thank Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures for sponsoring our Klondike Road Relay team. We wouldn’t have had so much fun and success without the use of the van that SEABA so generously loaned us. Also, a special thanks goes out to our awesome driver who stayed up all night keeping us motivated, and to all the […]
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SEABA fined for landing at fatal accident site
The Haines Borough fined Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) $500 last week for operating on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) property without a permit during the March 3 heli-skiing accident that killed a guide and injured two others. Manager Mark Earnest, who can fine heli-skiing companies up to $1,000 per violation, said he decided on $500 because the company […]
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SEABA: Rescue call a false alarm
An avalanche in the Kicking Horse area triggered a “false alarm” Friday when a Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) employee called Haines emergency services without following protocol, SEABA co-owner Scott Sundberg said this week. Sgt. Simon Ford said dispatch received a call reporting five people were unaccounted for following the avalanche. The ambulance tone-out sounded, but minutes […]
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SEABA: Rescue call a false alarm
An avalanche in the Kicking Horse area triggered a “false alarm” Friday when a Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) employee called Haines emergency services without following protocol, SEABA co-owner Scott Sundberg said this week. Sgt. Simon Ford said dispatch received a call reporting five people were unaccounted for following the avalanche. The ambulance tone-out sounded, but minutes […]
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SEABA guide dies, 2 injured on cornice
A 34-year-old guide was killed and two clients were injured in a March 3 backcountry heli-skiing accident near Haines. Christian Arcadio Cabanilla, a guide for Haines-based Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA), died Sunday after an accident in the upper Kicking Horse drainage on a ridge near Garrison Glacier, said state trooper spokesperson Megan Peters. […]
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SEABA’s heliport permit appeal nixed
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 5-1 on Tuesday to uphold a planning commission decision denying Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures a permit to use its 26 Mile property as a heliport. In a split 3-3 vote in January, the borough planning commission rejected a conditional use permit for a heliport at .6 Mile Chilkat Lake Road. SEABA appealed the decision to the assembly […]
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Assembly agrees to hear SEABA permit appeal
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Feb. 28, will rehear a planning commission decision that denied a company’s request for a permit to use a 26 Mile heliport for commercial helicopter skiing. Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) is seeking a conditional use permit for a heliport at .6 Mile Chilkat Lake Road, across the steel bridge. “We’ve displayed clear intent for […]
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SEABA offers best alpine skiing in world
For the last two years I’ve been able to come to Haines to helicopter ski with Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures. I’m 49 years old and have skied with the best heli-ski operations in Canada and Valdez. The SEABA operation is the equal of any in the world in terms of professionalism and safety, and when combined with […]