Commercial Services

Alpine Helicopters has been providing commercial helicopter solutions to the public, industry and government since 1961. From bases strategically located throughout BC and Alberta, our management team will work with you to ensure that you are provided with the aircraft and equipment best suited to your specific needs.  

Our highly skilled aircrew and engineering staff have years of operational experience in all aspects of the helicopter charter business. This expertise allows Alpine to manage operations in a way that affords customers the highest industry standard of helicopter utilization, safety, and customer service. Our experience and capabilities include:

MOUNTAIN RESCUE

Alpine is the exclusive helicopter provider for mountain rescue work in Banff National Park and Kananaskis Country. Alpine is called upon by various governmental agencies to conduct mountain rescues primarily due to Alpine’s mountain flying expertise, skilled pilots and safety record. Alpine utilizes the Bell 407 helicopter for mountain rescue missions as it is fast, has the ability

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CONSTRUCTION

Alpine Helicopters is experienced in many types of construction lift operations where it is impracticable or too costly to use a crane. Our experienced ground crews are well versed in the proper rigging of the loads to provide the most cost effective service.

These services include:

HVAC placement and removal
Back country lodge construction
Foundation concrete pours
Ski lift tower construction/placement
Cell tower placement
Power line tower construction/placement
Emergency debris removal
Steel beam placement
Power pole placement in urban and rural settings
Antennae placement
Antennae placement
Landscaping material transfers
Construction material transfers
Pier piling placement

Please contact us to discuss specific details of your next construction project.

Forest Fire Suppression

Alpine Helicopters has extensive experience providing forest fire suppression support services throughout Canada and the western United States. Our pilots are experts in long-line precision placement of fire fighting equipment, rappel operations, fire bombing, water bucketing, heli-torch/aerial ignition machine operations, hover exit, toe-in landings, crew transport and medivac services.

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PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMING

Whether it is a single shot aerial photograph or a full length feature film, Alpine Helicopters has all your solutions. We have extensive experience in all facets of the film business and have worked with a variety of camera mounts and configurations, including

Cineflex/ Cineflex Elite
Space Cam
Wescam
Tyler Mounts

POWER LINE

Tower construction
Power pole placement in urban and rural settings
Sock line pulling
Concrete pours
Standard aerial patrols
Hands-on inspections
Detailed aerial patrols (DAP)
Infrared and Corona camera inspections
Marker ball replacements
Insulator change outs
Retro-fits
Cross arm replacements
Crew movement
Line repair
Emergency response for natural disasters
Vegetation management

Aerial Applications

Alpine Helicopters has been involved in the Aerial Application business since 1965. The work has involved both dry and wet application for forestry, mosquito abatement, industrial and municipal applications. It includes experience with conventional, accu-flow, microfoil and thru-valve (T.V.B.) spray configurations along with Satloc GPS flight tracking systems.

Please contact us to discuss specific details of your aerial application needs.

Back Country Lodge Support

Alpine Helicopters has a long and distinguished history in back country lodge support. From back country lodge transfers to remote lodge construction through guide training, Alpine has been a leader in this service in both British Columbia and Alberta since 1961.

We currently provide support and heli transfers to more than a dozen back country lodges throughout the Canadian Rockies.

If there is a particular area or back country lodge you are interested in flying you or your guests to please contact us to see how we can get you there.

Resources

Alpine Helicopters provides an array of services in support of our resource industries, including Mining, Oil & Gas, and Forestry.

From precision long-line delivery of equipment into remote locations, to crew movements, to infrared scanning and GPS mapping, Alpine has the equipment and crew to support your projects. We offer a full package service from front end work through to heli-portable services.