Brought to you via a formal request under the “Freedom of Information Act.”
This is the document that the Wasatch Powderbird Guides gives to the Forest Service every year to outline how they will (or more likely, won’t) be behaving. In turn, the Forest Service often defaults to this whenever there is a complaint. For example, if you were out skiing and the WPG landed close by or dropped bombs right in front of you on a dawn patrol, the WPG Operating Plan says they will try, whenever possible to avoid doing that, but leaves the option open to do so at any time. Sorry Charlie.
Wasatch Powderbird Guides Operating Plan 2009 – 2014
The Operating Plan also contains details like Rusty, Kevin and Olie’s cell phone numbers, as well as the WPG radio frequencies and the names of the helicopter companies (and pilots) they work with.
I thought they had to update this every year, but it appears they are now allowed to do it in five-year chunks. Awesome.
They do have a heliport at the canyons. they’ve been dropping clients off on the ridge line adjacent to Murdock Peak.
Thanks for the update Matthew. While I’m not psyched to hear this, it does however mean that WPG is having issues with their Snowbird area, which is good to here.