{"id":19588,"date":"2011-02-01T14:59:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T12:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpinelegends.se\/heliski-in-uzbekistan\/"},"modified":"2011-02-01T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T12:59:45","slug":"heliski-in-uzbekistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpinelegends.se\/en\/heliski-in-uzbekistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Heliski in Uzbekistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

First time for the Alpine Legends in Uzbekistan in the middle of Asia. The capital
\nTashkent is half way on the ancient silkroad between Venice and Beijing and these
\nmounatins are 100 km east of the capital.<\/p>\n

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The Tien Shan Montains are roughly on the same latitude as Barcelona and the same
\nlongitude as Kabul. Uzbekistan is one of only two countries on the planet that is
\nlandlocked between landlocked countries. Closest neighburs to where we were are
\nKazakstan and Kirgistan. The western part of China is less than 400 km away.
\nNeedless to say the mountains are magnificent.<\/p>\n

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First day we could not fly due to fog and snow. So we took a look at the helicopter
\nin package.<\/p>\n

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Next morning started well looking very good with 40 cm of fresh snow.<\/p>\n

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The giant helicopter had 2 pilots and a mechanic. We were 8 in our group as well as
\n4 very sympathetic russians + 2 extra guys from another group + 3 heliguides. We
\nflew very comfortably for 25 min to the first peak at 3270 m.s.l.<\/p>\n

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They said it wasn’t much snow but I can assure you it was more than enough.<\/p>\n

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Endless runs in deep powder is nothing short of a very physical activity. I felt that
\nmy fat skis were to short and to narrow for this kind of deep snow.<\/p>\n

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We were told that this was the next run seen from half way down.<\/p>\n

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The giant helicopter is said to be one of the most built aircrafts, but i’m afraid i cannot
\ncheck the validity of those words. The russian guys flying it were extremely calme
\nand had very polished shoes, if you see what I mean and again someone said they
\nhave been flying in Afganistan during an unnamed war many moons ago.<\/p>\n

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They were excellent pilots holding the 13 tonnes aircraft very steady on top of a peak
\nwith only 1 or two wheels touching the ground.<\/p>\n

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We spend much of the day getting in and out of the giant machine. In between we
\nskied a bit… We did 5-6 runs of 700-900 vertical meters per day.<\/p>\n

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Two happy snowboarders from our brotherland in the east.<\/p>\n

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Flying back home we could se our little mountain lodge with a lakeside view. 208 rooms
\nbuilt for summer tourism when it gets too hot (45-50 degrees Celsius) on the plains of
\nTashkent.<\/p>\n

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Here is part of the team that did. A very special trip to a very remote area.<\/p>\n

Keep heliskiing
\nand exploring the world<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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