JASON BILEK
HELI-SKI GUIDE
(Chef, mechanic, Blazeking technician, shuttle driver, hot fueler, ski patrol @ Eyak, bar assistant, server, dispatch, stoke Broker, shoveler, Cordova tour guide)
With over 30 years on a snowboard and 15 of those spent guiding clients to the best days of their lives, PNH guide Jason Bilek is an Alaska legend. Born in Chicago, Jason started with us in 2001 as a cook in the NEFCO. He eventually became a tail guide, and then pushed himself to gain the high levels of education and training required to become a Heli-Ski US Level 3 mechanized ski guide in 2013. Clients come back year after year to ski and board with Bilek. He knows the Zone like few others, and can always sniff out the goods. Back home, Jason is an avalanche forecaster with the Sierra Avalanche Center in South Lake Tahoe, and an avid backcountry traveller. He is an all around athlete; you can find him skateboarding, mountain biking, rock climbing, snow skating, camping, hiking, and exploring in the summer time. Bilek is also a talented fabricator, who loves to build and work with his hands. He still keeps his culinary skills sharp though, and makes a mean rack of ribs.
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2007 thru 2018 - American Institute Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE) Levels 1,2, and 3 avalanche awareness and rescue certifications.
2007 to present - Wilderness First Responder.
2012,15,21,22 Advanced Crevasse Rescue Certification.
2016 graduate at Lake Tahoe Community College: Associates degree in Wilderness Education with an emphasis in snow science.
2020 graduate at Sierra Nevada University: Bachelors degree in Outdoor Adventure Leadership and Environmental Science.
2020 – Level 1 / 2 AIARE Instructor Certification.
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15 years guiding in Chugach
30yrs of snowboarding
2019-present: professional observer for Sierra Avalanche Center
Heli Ski US Level 3 Mechanized Guide
AIARE Avavlanche instructor level 1+2 and rescue courses .
Adjunct Faculty @ Lake Tahoe community college for Wilderness Education Outdoor Leadership Degrees (WEOL).
Points North Heli adventures employee since 2007.
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1993/96- USASA competitor: in big air, slope style and half pipe. Finished in top three in all disciplines over that time span.
2003 - 3rd place triple big air at Mt. High, Ca.
2010 - Appeared in Warren Miller’s “Dynasty”
2012 - 17th place in Subaru extreme contest at Kirkwood, CA.
2014 - Featured rider in a National Geographic photo contest.
2021- The NDF Schmidt Award – commitment to avalanche education.
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