Kevin Quinn - Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player, All-Around Certified Badass
JAN 18, 2024103 MIN
Kevin Quinn - Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player, All-Around Certified Badass
JAN 18, 2024103 MIN
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<p><strong>Kevin Quinn - Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player, All-Around Certified Badass</strong></p>
<p><strong>Episode #57</strong></p>
<p>My guest today is Kevin Quinn,</p>
<p>Kevin is the founder of Points North Heli in Cordova, Alaska</p>
<p>He's been a heli-ski guide for over 20 yearsKevin is an avid STOL and STOL Drag small plane pilot</p>
<p>He also played professional hockey for a while</p>
<p>Kevin is a myriad of other things as well and I'll just rattle off a few:</p>
<ol>
<li>EMT</li>
<li>WFR</li>
<li>Rope Werks High Angle Rescue Technician (2012)</li>
<li>American Avalanche Institute Heli-Ski Guide Level lll Avalanche Certified</li>
<li>President of Heli Ski US for 10 years</li>
<li>US Heli Ski Association Level 3 Mechanized Ski Guide</li>
<li>Butte County Sheriffs Dept. Certified in helicopter short-haul rescue</li>
<li>All Mountain Ski Pro’s Certification</li>
<li>P.S.I.A. Instructor, level lll</li>
<li>U.S.S.A. Race Coach, Level ll</li>
<li>U.S.H.G.A. Certified Paraglide Pilot</li>
<li>U.S.P.A. Certified Sky Diver</li>
<li>Swift Water Rescue Technician</li>
<li>Licensed Big Game Guide, State of Alaska (Dept. Licensing & Transportation 1994)</li>
<li>American Technical Rescue Institute, Ropes & Rigging for Rescue</li>
<li>Rope Works Industrial rigging for Helicopter Ski Guide</li>
<li>Department of Transportation – FAA Commercial / Instrument Rated Pilot</li>
<li>Level 2 Crossfit Trainer (Olympic Lifting, Mobility, Strongman)</li>
</ol>
<p>This dude has done it all...</p>
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<p>Kevin Quinn - Episode 57 -Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player, All Around Certified Badass</p>
<p>Recorded on December 1, 2023, in Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Kevin Quinn).</p>
<p>This episode was edited by Jared White</p>
<p>Music by Chad Crouch</p>
<p>Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark</p>
