PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, HELENE STEINER
CANADIAN ADVENTURE TOURS INC. (CAT)
Founder (1993) and Managing Director of this company which specializes in 'Meet & Greet Services' and ground handling for Tour Operators as well as organizing conferences, meetings & incentives.
WHISTLER HELISKIING, WHISTLER
Heliskiguide, Leadguide, Marketing (ongoing)
KLONDIKE HELI SKIING, ATLIN
Heliskiguide, Leadguide and Operations Manager during winter season 1997
Consultant
TYAX HELI SKIING, WHISTLER
1994 - 1996 Director of Marketing, Heliskiguide, Leadguide
MIKE WIEGELE HELI SKIING, BLUE RIVER
Marketing Director for Europe - May until November, 1988 - 1993
Heli-Ski Lead Guide December until April, 1988 - 1994
INDEPENDENT MOUNTAIN GUIDE, EUROPE 1985 - 1988
- In 1987 First Austrian certified female international mountain- and ski-guide.
- Guiding groups and individuals on rock- and ice-climbs throughout Europe.
- Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Austrian Mountain Guide Associations.
- Filming features for Austrian and German TV, as well as press work.
- Training sales personnel in handling climbing equipment.
- Mountain-guiding in international promotion events for the Austrian National Tourist Office
Sitting 3000 vertical feet above a glacier in Austria
CITY TOURIST OFFICES in SALZBURG and ZELL AM SEE 1981 - 1987
For 2 years I worked for the City of Salzburg, before changing to the City of Zell am See both well-known tourist centers in Austria. Some of the involvements are outlined below:
Exclusively marketed City of Salzburg in southern France
Conducted international familiarization trips in Salzburg
Maintained reservations department - Headed one of the branches of the tourist office in Zell am See
EDUCATION
Graduated as "Tourism Manager" from Tourism College "Klessheim" in Salzburg, Austria. On the way to this graduation I actively worked in all aspects of running a hotel, travel agency and/or tourist office. Attended business course at Open Learning Agency in Vancouver (A+). Ongoing training as professional mountain and heliski guide as well as professional speaker.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES
Member of CAPS (Canadian Association of Public Speakers, BC Chapter)
Member of ACMG (Association of Canadian Mountain Guides)
Member of the CAA (Canadian Avalanche Association)
Member of Tourism Whistler
Instructor with the CSGA (Canadian Ski Guide Association)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born in a small mountain town called Leogang in the middle of the Austrian Alps in the Province of Salzburg. Formerly Austrian, now Canadian Citizen and resident of Whistler, BC, Canada.
Fluent in German, English, French. Working knowledge of Spanish and Italian.
As certified mountain guide Helene is highly competent in all aspects of mountaineering in summer and winter. She is also active in tennis, squash, yoga, ocean-kayaking, sailing, mountain-biking, jogging, horseback riding, in-line-skating, windsurfing, surfing, snowboarding and above all, golf.
