Kevin Quinn - Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player, All-Around Certified Badass

Episode #57

My guest today is Kevin Quinn,

Kevin is the founder of Points North Heli in Cordova, Alaska

He's been a heli-ski guide for over 20 yearsKevin is an avid STOL and STOL Drag small plane pilot

He also played professional hockey for a while

Kevin is a myriad of other things as well and I'll just rattle off a few:

1. EMT


2. WFR


3. Rope Werks High Angle Rescue Technician (2012)


4. American Avalanche Institute Heli-Ski Guide Level lll Avalanche Certified


5. President of Heli Ski US for 10 years


6. US Heli Ski Association Level 3 Mechanized Ski Guide


7. Butte County Sheriffs Dept. Certified in helicopter short-haul rescue


8. All Mountain Ski Pro’s Certification


9. P.S.I.A. Instructor, level lll


10. U.S.S.A. Race Coach, Level ll


11. U.S.H.G.A. Certified Paraglide Pilot


12. U.S.P.A. Certified Sky Diver


13. Swift Water Rescue Technician


14. Licensed Big Game Guide, State of Alaska (Dept. Licensing & Transportation 1994)


15. American Technical Rescue Institute, Ropes & Rigging for Rescue


16. Rope Works Industrial rigging for Helicopter Ski Guide


17. Department of Transportation – FAA Commercial / Instrument Rated Pilot


18. Level 2 Crossfit Trainer (Olympic Lifting, Mobility, Strongman)

This dude has done it all...

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Kevin Quinn - Episode 57 -Points North Heli Founder, 20-Year Heli-Ski Guide, STOL Pilot, Former Pro Hockey Player, All Around Certified Badass

Recorded on December 1, 2023, in Park City, UT (Miles Clark) and Lake Tahoe, CA (Kevin Quinn).

This episode was edited by Jared White

Music by Chad Crouch

Host, producer, and creator = Miles Clark